On a day of little change in the general classification in the race, Estonian Mart Ojavee outsprinted Dominique Rollin (US Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada) on the uphill finishing straight to win the 138-kilometre fourth stage of the FBD Insurance Rás.
Rollin’s team-mate Jesse Anthony successfully defended his overall lead, staying two seconds clear of Brian Kenneally (Meath Myhome.ie/BDBC) in the general classification.
These three riders were part of a 60-man main field which sprinted it out for the win on the streets of Dungloe, with Irishmen Stephen Gallagher (Ireland Murphy & Gunn-Newlyn-M. Donnelly-Sean Kelly) and Eugene Moriarty (Meath Myhome.ie/BDBC) coming home sixth and ninth respectively.
All of the major contenders finished in this group, preserving the status quo in advance of tomorrow’s tough stage over the gruelling Gap of Mamore to Buncrana.
Stage Four Sligo – Dungloe:
1 Mart Ojavee (Estonia Estonia Kalev Chocolate) 3:14:4
2 Dominique Rollin (US Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada)
3 Tomas Hruby (Czech Republic Sparta Praha)
4 Marcel Barth (Germany Germany Thuringer Energy)
5 Yvo Kusters (Netherlands National Team)
6 Stephen Gallagher (Ireland Murphy & Gunn-Newlyn-M. Donnelly-Sean Kelly)
7 Ben Raby (US Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada)
8 Andrei Mustonen (Estonia Kalev Chocolate)
9 Eugene Moriarty (Meath Myhome.ie/BDBC)
10 Nico Graf (Germany Thuringer Energy)
all same time
General Classification after stage 4:
1 Jesse Anthony (US US Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada) 14:24:17
2 Brian Kenneally (Meath Myhome.ie/BDBC) at 2 secs
3 Dominique Rollin (US US Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada) at 4 secs
4 Yvo Kusters (Netherlands National Team)
5 Peter McDonald (Australia FRF Couriers NSWIS)
all same time
