C’est le « Cav » en personne qui règle sprint massif du peloton sur la 4 ème étape du Tour of Britain cet après midi. Au terme des 191 km , il remporte le sprint devant Elia Viviani (Cannondale Pro Cycling) dont le final était jugé à Llanberis dans le Pays de Galles.
Pourtant l’échappée de la journée menée par 11 coureurs dont l’Australien Michael Northey (Node 4 – Giordana Racing), le Belge Iljo Keisse (Omega Pharma-Quick Step), l’Italien Marco Canola (Bardiani Valvole), l’Espagnole Angel Madrazo (Movistar Team), le Britannique Alistair Slater (Grande-Bretagne), le Néo-Zélandais Aaron Gate (An Post Chain Reaction), et le Français Anthony Delaplace (Sojasun) a bien faillit arriver jusqu’au bout. Ils partent dès le début de l’étape et vont créer une très bonne entente . Ils vont compter jusqu’à 3 min 30 d’avance mais les Trains Omega et Sky vont faire échouer leur aventure juste sous la flamme rouge.
Le sprint est lancé par les Oméga Pharma mettant Cavendish parfaitement sur orbite. Il l’emporte devant Elia Viviani. A noter la belle 10 ème place de l’Irlandais Sam Bennett, omniprésent sur chaque étape de ce tour. Bradley Wiggins reste leader.
Classement de la 4 ème étape
| 1 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | 4:45:42 | |
| 2 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | ||
| 3 | Steele Von Hoff (Aus) Garmin-Sharp | ||
| 4 | Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) IAM Cycling | ||
| 5 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 6 | Owain Doull (GBr) Great Britain | ||
| 7 | Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) Sojasun | ||
| 8 | Scott Thwaites (GBr) Team NetApp-Endura | ||
| 9 | Chris Opie (GBr) Team UK Youth | ||
| 10 | Sam Bennett (Irl) An Post-Chainreaction | ||
| 11 | Marcin Bialoblocki (Pol) Team UK Youth | ||
| 12 | Ian Wilkinson (GBr) Team UK Youth | ||
| 13 | Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar Team | ||
| 14 | Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 15 | Nicolas Vereecken (Ned) An Post-Chainreaction | ||
| 16 | Alexandre Blain (Fra) Team Raleigh | ||
| 17 | Mathew Cronshaw (GBr) Team IG-Sigma Sport | ||
| 18 | Jack Bauer (NZl) Garmin-Sharp | ||
| 19 | James Williamson (NZl) Node 4-Giordana Racing | ||
| 20 | Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling | ||
| 21 | Peter Williams (GBr) Team IG-Sigma Sport | ||
| 22 | Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling | ||
| 23 | Enrique Sanz (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 24 | Mark McNally (GBr) An Post-Chainreaction | ||
| 25 | Aaron Gate (NZl) An Post-Chainreaction | ||
| 26 | Shane Archbold (NZl) An Post-Chainreaction | ||
| 27 | Alexander Wetterhall (Swe) Team NetApp-Endura | ||
| 28 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) MTN-Qhubeka | ||
| 29 | Andrew Tennant (GBr) Madison Genesis | ||
| 30 | Jonathan Dibben (GBr) Great Britain | ||
| 31 | Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | ||
| 32 | Yanto Barker (GBr) Team UK Youth | ||
| 33 | Martin Elmiger (Swi) IAM Cycling | ||
| 34 | Michael Cuming (GBr) Rapha Condor | ||
| 35 | Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | ||
| 36 | Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp-Endura | ||
| 37 | Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | ||
| 38 | Shem Rodger (NZl) Node 4-Giordana Racing | ||
| 39 | Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) MTN-Qhubeka | ||
| 40 | Wouter Sybrandy (Ned) Team IG-Sigma Sport | ||
| 41 | Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor | ||
| 42 | Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | ||
| 43 | Richard Handley (GBr) Rapha Condor | ||
| 44 | Jonathan Mould (GBr) Team UK Youth | ||
| 45 | Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team | ||
| 46 | Adam Yates (GBr) Great Britain | ||
| 47 | Lachlan Norris (Aus) Team Raleigh | ||
| 48 | Sacha Modolo (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | ||
| 49 | David Lelay (Fra) Sojasun | ||
| 50 | Sean Downey (Irl) An Post-Chainreaction | ||
| 51 | Steven Lampier (GBr) Node 4-Giordana Racing | ||
| 52 | Alistair Slater (GBr) Great Britain | ||
| 53 | Marco Coledan (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | ||
| 54 | Robert Partridge (GBr) Team UK Youth | ||
| 55 | Christophe Laborie (Fra) Sojasun | ||
| 56 | Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | ||
| 57 | Marc De Maar (AHo) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 58 | Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 59 | Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) IAM Cycling | ||
| 60 | Evan Oliphant (GBr) Team Raleigh | ||
| 61 | Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | ||
| 62 | Liam Holohan (GBr) Madison Genesis | ||
| 63 | Jacob Rathe (USA) Garmin-Sharp | ||
| 64 | Simon Yates (GBr) Great Britain | ||
| 65 | Thomas Moses (GBr) Team Raleigh | ||
| 66 | Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | ||
| 67 | Michael James Northey (NZl) Node 4-Giordana Racing | ||
| 68 | David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Sky Procycling | ||
| 69 | Juraj Sagan (Svk) Cannondale Pro Cycling | ||
| 70 | Meron Russom (Eri) MTN-Qhubeka | ||
| 71 | Will Stephenson (GBr) Rapha Condor | ||
| 72 | Luke Grivell-Mellor (GBr) Rapha Condor | ||
| 73 | Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Sojasun | ||
| 74 | Marcel Wyss (Swi) IAM Cycling | ||
| 75 | Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Sojasun | ||
| 76 | Erick Rowsell (GBr) Team NetApp-Endura | ||
| 77 | Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | ||
| 78 | Nicolò Martinello (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | ||
| 79 | Peter Hawkins (Irl) Team IG-Sigma Sport | ||
| 80 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Sharp | ||
| 81 | Ben Greenwood (GBr) Team IG-Sigma Sport | ||
| 82 | Alex Peters (GBr) Madison Genesis | ||
| 83 | Lucas Euser (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 84 | James Moss (GBr) Team IG-Sigma Sport | 0:00:12 | |
| 85 | Nicola Boem (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | ||
| 86 | Marco Canola (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | ||
| 87 | Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) IAM Cycling | ||
| 88 | Heinrich Haussler (Aus) IAM Cycling | ||
| 89 | Matthias Krizek (Aut) Cannondale Pro Cycling | ||
| 90 | Mark Christian (GBr) Team Raleigh | ||
| 91 | Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 92 | Songezo Jim (RSA) MTN-Qhubeka | 0:00:15 | |
| 93 | Thomas Scully (NZl) Team Raleigh | 0:00:24 | |
| 94 | Blaz Jarc (Slo) Team NetApp-Endura | 0:00:26 | |
| 95 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | 0:00:38 | |
| 96 | Joshua Edmondson (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:05:39 | |
| 97 | George Atkins (GBr) Great Britain | ||
| 98 | Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team NetApp-Endura | 0:06:38 | |
| 99 | Dean Downing (GBr) Madison Genesis | 0:07:15 | |
| 100 | Ian Bibby (GBr) Madison Genesis | ||
| 101 | Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Procycling | 0:07:42 | |
| 102 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling | 0:09:34 | |
| DNF | Roman Van Uden (NZl) Node 4-Giordana Racing |
Classement général provisoire
| 1 | Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling | 16:11:36 | |
| 2 | Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:00:37 | |
| 3 | Martin Elmiger (Swi) IAM Cycling | 0:00:47 | |
| 4 | Jack Bauer (NZl) Garmin-Sharp | 0:00:55 | |
| 5 | Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar Team | 0:00:57 | |
| 6 | David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Sky Procycling | 0:01:17 | |
| 7 | Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | 0:01:18 | |
| 8 | Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) MTN-Qhubeka | ||
| 9 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) MTN-Qhubeka | 0:01:21 | |
| 10 | Alexander Wetterhall (Swe) Team NetApp-Endura | ||
| 11 | Simon Yates (GBr) Great Britain | 0:01:23 | |
| 12 | Marco Coledan (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | 0:01:26 | |
| 13 | Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | ||
| 14 | Marcin Bialoblocki (Pol) Team UK Youth | 0:01:30 | |
| 15 | Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) Sojasun | 0:01:31 | |
| 16 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:01:33 | |
| 17 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Sharp | 0:01:38 | |
| 18 | Sacha Modolo (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | 0:01:39 | |
| 19 | Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | 0:01:41 | |
| 20 | Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) IAM Cycling | 0:01:44 | |
| 21 | Mark McNally (GBr) An Post-Chainreaction | 0:01:45 | |
| 22 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | 0:01:47 | |
| 23 | Marcel Wyss (Swi) IAM Cycling | 0:01:52 | |
| 24 | Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team | 0:01:56 | |
| 25 | Jacob Rathe (USA) Garmin-Sharp | 0:02:04 | |
| 26 | Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp-Endura | 0:02:11 | |
| 27 | Scott Thwaites (GBr) Team NetApp-Endura | 0:02:13 | |
| 28 | Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | 0:02:14 | |
| 29 | Alistair Slater (GBr) Great Britain | 0:02:15 | |
| 30 | Wouter Sybrandy (Ned) Team IG-Sigma Sport | 0:02:16 | |
| 31 | Blaz Jarc (Slo) Team NetApp-Endura | 0:02:19 | |
| 32 | Richard Handley (GBr) Rapha Condor | 0:02:21 | |
| 33 | Liam Holohan (GBr) Madison Genesis | 0:02:29 | |
| 34 | Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | 0:02:30 | |
| 35 | Andrew Tennant (GBr) Madison Genesis | 0:02:31 | |
| 36 | Thomas Moses (GBr) Team Raleigh | 0:02:34 | |
| 37 | Thomas Scully (NZl) Team Raleigh | 0:02:37 | |
| 38 | Steven Lampier (GBr) Node 4-Giordana Racing | 0:02:42 | |
| 39 | David Lelay (Fra) Sojasun | 0:02:47 | |
| 40 | Peter Williams (GBr) Team IG-Sigma Sport | ||
| 41 | Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | 0:02:51 | |
| 42 | Nicolas Vereecken (Ned) An Post-Chainreaction | 0:02:54 | |
| 43 | Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) IAM Cycling | 0:03:02 | |
| 44 | Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:03:04 | |
| 45 | Heinrich Haussler (Aus) IAM Cycling | ||
| 46 | Erick Rowsell (GBr) Team NetApp-Endura | 0:03:09 | |
| 47 | Robert Partridge (GBr) Team UK Youth | 0:03:14 | |
| 48 | Shem Rodger (NZl) Node 4-Giordana Racing | 0:03:24 | |
| 49 | Marc De Maar (AHo) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | 0:03:42 | |
| 50 | Evan Oliphant (GBr) Team Raleigh | 0:03:48 | |
| 51 | Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | 0:03:52 | |
| 52 | Sean Downey (Irl) An Post-Chainreaction | 0:04:32 | |
| 53 | Alexandre Blain (Fra) Team Raleigh | ||
| 54 | Yanto Barker (GBr) Team UK Youth | 0:04:41 | |
| 55 | Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor | 0:05:22 | |
| 56 | Marco Canola (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | 0:06:52 | |
| 57 | Owain Doull (GBr) Great Britain | 0:07:08 | |
| 58 | Lucas Euser (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | 0:07:24 | |
| 59 | Michael James Northey (NZl) Node 4-Giordana Racing | 0:08:03 | |
| 60 | Ian Wilkinson (GBr) Team UK Youth | 0:08:09 | |
| 61 | Steele Von Hoff (Aus) Garmin-Sharp | 0:08:20 | |
| 62 | Sam Bennett (Irl) An Post-Chainreaction | 0:08:32 | |
| 63 | Mathew Cronshaw (GBr) Team IG-Sigma Sport | 0:08:58 | |
| 64 | Meron Russom (Eri) MTN-Qhubeka | 0:09:25 | |
| 65 | Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Procycling | 0:09:42 | |
| 66 | Will Stephenson (GBr) Rapha Condor | 0:09:55 | |
| 67 | Aaron Gate (NZl) An Post-Chainreaction | 0:10:30 | |
| 68 | Jonathan Dibben (GBr) Great Britain | 0:10:51 | |
| 69 | Christophe Laborie (Fra) Sojasun | 0:11:05 | |
| 70 | Shane Archbold (NZl) An Post-Chainreaction | 0:12:17 | |
| 71 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | 0:13:03 | |
| 72 | Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:13:08 | |
| 73 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:13:37 | |
| 74 | Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quick Step | 0:13:40 | |
| 75 | Matthias Krizek (Aut) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:13:53 | |
| 76 | Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:14:11 | |
| 77 | Juraj Sagan (Svk) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:14:33 | |
| 78 | Enrique Sanz (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:14:41 | |
| 79 | Lachlan Norris (Aus) Team Raleigh | 0:15:00 | |
| 80 | James Williamson (NZl) Node 4-Giordana Racing | ||
| 81 | James Moss (GBr) Team IG-Sigma Sport | 0:15:04 | |
| 82 | Nicolò Martinello (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:15:09 | |
| 83 | Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) IAM Cycling | 0:15:16 | |
| 84 | Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team NetApp-Endura | 0:15:50 | |
| 85 | Alex Peters (GBr) Madison Genesis | 0:15:58 | |
| 86 | Michael Cuming (GBr) Rapha Condor | 0:17:33 | |
| 87 | Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Sojasun | 0:19:08 | |
| 88 | Ben Greenwood (GBr) Team IG-Sigma Sport | 0:19:50 | |
| 89 | Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Sojasun | 0:20:59 | |
| 90 | Chris Opie (GBr) Team UK Youth | 0:21:13 | |
| 91 | Luke Grivell-Mellor (GBr) Rapha Condor | 0:21:18 | |
| 92 | Mark Christian (GBr) Team Raleigh | 0:21:34 | |
| 93 | Dean Downing (GBr) Madison Genesis | 0:22:10 | |
| 94 | Joshua Edmondson (GBr) Sky Procycling | ||
| 95 | Ian Bibby (GBr) Madison Genesis | 0:23:10 | |
| 96 | Songezo Jim (RSA) MTN-Qhubeka | 0:26:22 | |
| 97 | George Atkins (GBr) Great Britain | 0:27:52 | |
| 98 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling | 0:31:17 | |
| 99 | Adam Yates (GBr) Great Britain | 0:32:30 | |
| 100 | Peter Hawkins (Irl) Team IG-Sigma Sport | 0:34:12 | |
| 101 | Nicola Boem (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | 0:37:18 | |
| 102 | Jonathan Mould (GBr) Team UK Youth | 0:38:29 |