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Wednesday, July 05, 2006
McEwen Wins 4th Stage of Tour de France, Boonen Remains Overall Leader By VOA Sports 05 July 2006 Australian cyclist Robbie McEwen has won the fourth stage of the Tour de France, but Belgian Tom Boonen remains the overall leader. McEwen of Davitamon-Lotto completed the 207 kilometer ride from Huy, Belgium to Saint Quentin, France at the head of a pack of riders that finished in 4:59:50. Spain's Isaac Galvez was second with the same time while Oscar Freire of Spain was third. Boonen finished fifth but retained the overall leader's yellow jersey, just one second ahead of Michael Rogers of Australia. American rider George Hincapie is third overall, five seconds off the lead. Thursday's fifth stage covers 219 kilometers, from Beauvais to Caen. The tour ends in Paris July 23. Some information for this report was provided by AFP.This story originally ran at VOANews.com This story was originally posted here. Blogger News Network is advertiser-supported, and your visits to our advertisers help BNN to meet its expenses. Help keep us afloat! posted by Robert at 7:13 PM |
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