Stage 4: Catenoy/Nogent Sur Oise (176.7km)
Steven Van Vooren wins the overall classification as Johansen uses experience to win the stage. Unfortunately no stage victory for Drapac Porsche but consolation as Peter McDonald fights back to reclaim KOM jersey.

Heading into the final stage there were 2 questions on everyone’s lips. Would Steven Van Vooren hang onto the leaders jersey? Would Peter McDonald reclaim the KOM jersey? The answer to one of those questions came half way during the stage when McDonald secured enough points to reclaim the jersey that he lost in stage 3.

Heading into the final stage, McDonald was 8 points behind leader Jonathan Thire (Auber 93). When the first climb came, McDonald attacked and gained 4 out of a possible 7 points. Over the next climb he sealed the win.

Similarly in the overall classification, Van Vooren (An Post Sean Kelly) only had a 5 second advantage over Mederic Clain (St. Cyr Tours) and needed to stay out of trouble and make sure that Clain wouldn’t throw any surprises. His team controlled the peloton and it was hard for Clain to attack.

With 40km to go, there was an attack. A group of 15 riders and some were; Allan Johansen (Designa Kokken), Joe Lewis (Drapac Porsche), Nadir Haddou (Auber 93), Nicolas Walker (Cinelli Down Under) and Tony Gallopin (Auber 93). Drapac Porsche were looking for a stage win and Joe Lewis was their man. Joe tried to attack his breakaway companions with 10km to go and couldn’t get clear. It was at this stage that the break started losing riders and with around 5km to go there were 8 at the head of the field. Lewis again tried to attack with 2km to go, but experience prevailed today with Allan Johansen showing that he still has the legs to take stage wins by outsprinting his rivals.

This was Johansen’s second win of the season after winning stage 4 in Rhone Alps Isere back in April. He has come to Designa Kokken with the aim of helping the young riders through his experience and when he retires, he will continue working with the team.

Drapac Porsche
Peter McDonald reclaiming KOM jersey. Joe Lewis gunning for stage win.

“My season in Europe could not have started any better,” commented McDonald, referring to his two King of The Mountain wins in two starts.

“I am still chasing a stage victory,” said McDonald. “That is always my goal going into a race.”

Joe Lewis had another great day on the road finishing seventh after attacking the leading group twice in the closing stages of the race. Lewis, who finishing sixth yesterday was penalised 20 seconds for riding in the convoy for too long after receiving mechanical assistance said today’s result, is of some consolation.

“I had a go at breaking away at 10 kilometres and then again at two kilometres from the line,” said Lewis.

“It’s a little disappointing not to win but I think now I have the confidence to go to the next level. Things are looking good for the races coming up.”

The Drapac Porsche Team return to their base in Belgium for two days before returning to France on Wednesday for Le Boucles de La Mayenne. The team welcomes Gene Bates and Mark O’Brien into the line up who have just arrived in Europe. Bates and O’Brien will be joined by team captain Stuart Shaw, Joe Lewis, Dean Windsor and Peter McDonald for the four day Tour which starts in Laval on Thursday.

STAGE 4 RESULTS
1 Allan JOHANSEN DEN TDK 03:56:39
2Alexandre FRA 2 LEMAIR RLM 03:56:39
3 HADDOU Nadir FRA AUB 03:56:39
4 Wallays Jelle BEL 03:56:39
5 LEFRANÇOIS Olivier FRA 03:56:39
6 Romain CHAUDOY FRA 03:56:39
7 Joseph LEWIS AUS DPC 03:56:39
8 Frédéric LUBACH FRA 03:56:39
9 Nicholas WALKER AUS CDU 03:56:59
10 Anthony COLIN FRA 03:56:59
11 Robert RETSCHKE GER 03:56:59
12 Thomas WELTER 03:56:59
13 Tony GALLOPIN FRA AUB 03:56:59
14 Alexandre AULAS FRA 03:56:59
15 DE JONGE Maarten NED 03:56:59
16 Jeremiah GALLAND FRA BCS 03:56:59
17 Sebastien FRA HARBONNIER CCD 03:56:59
18 Jan Ghyselinck BEL 03:56:59
19 Morgan CHEDHOMME FRA AUB 03:56:59
20 Johan Mombaerts FRA AUB 03:56:59
21 Fabien FRA TAILLEFER RLM 03:56:59
22 Ronan RACAULT AUS 03:56:59
23 René JOERGENSEN DEN TDK 03:56:59
24 Damien FRA MAS 03:56:59
25 Alexander WETTERHALL SWE CSP 03:56:59
26 Antoine FOULDRIN AUS 03:56:59
27 Nicolas BAZIN 03:56:59
28 Jonathan THIRA FRA AUB 03:56:59
29 Ryan NZL WILLS PCW 03:56:59
30 Klaas SYS BEL 03:56:59
31 Michael REIHER DEN TDK 03:56:59
32 Steven VOOREN VAN BEL SKT 03:56:59
33 Médéric CLAIN AUS 03:56:59
34 Georges FRA SETTING 03:56:59
35 Gil Suray RLM 03:56:59
36 Hannes BLANK 03:56:59
37 Nicolas BALDO 03:56:59
38 ROBERT Maxime FRA 03:56:59
39 Colin MENC FRA 03:56:59
40 Peter McDonald AUS DPC 03:56:59
41 Thomas DEGAND BEL WIL 03:56:59
42 DRESSLER Frank CCD 03:56:59
43 James VANLANDSCHOOT BEL WIL 03:56:59
44 Mickael LARP RLM 03:56:59
45 Florian FRA BCS MORIZOT 03:56:59
46 Romain MATHEOU BCS 03:56:59
47 SINNER Benoît FRA BCS 03:56:59
48 Delrot Bastien FRA RLM 03:57:05
49 Romain Zingle BEL WIL 03:57:24
50 Vincent FRA GRACZYK 03:57:24
51 Aleksejs SARAMOTINS LAT TDK 03:58:15
52 Tom SNAPE CDU 03:58:27
53 GAOUA Cédric FRA 03:58:39
54 Jimmy CASPER BCS FRA 03:58:39
55 Fredrik Johansson SWE CSP 03:58:39
56 Alexandre ROGER 04:01:39
57 Hadell Kévin FRA 04:01:53
58 Clement PENVEN 04:02:03
59 Davy COMMEYNE BEL 04:02:03
60 Tommy NANKERVIS AUS CDU 04:03:04
61 Matt GREEN GBR CDU 04:03:04
62 Filip SWE RUDENSTAM CSP 04:04:29
63 Clement FRA MAS 04:06:29
64 Julien GONNET 04:06:29
65 Romain FONDARD PCW 04:06:29
66 Dean AUS WINDSOR DPC 04:06:29
67 Rhys Pollock AUS DPC 04:06:29
68 Kenny LISABETH 04:06:29
69 O'BRIEN Paidi IRL SKT 04:06:29
70 Renaud VINCENT FRA 04:06:29
71 Cédric COLLAERS BEL WIL 04:06:32
72 Fabien FRA LEBEAU 04:06:43
73 Kasper DEN JEBJERG TDK 04:06:43

FINAL STANDINGS
1 Steven VAN VOOREN Belgium SKT 14:54:04
2 Médéric CLAIN France 14:54:09
3 Jeremiah GALLAND France BCS 14:54:11
4 Anthony France COLIN 14:54:15
5 Michael REIHER Denmark TDK 14:54:15
6 Johan Mombaerts France AUB 14:54:16
7 CCD France Nicolas BAZIN 14:54:16
8 Denmark JOHANSEN Allan TDK 14:54:24
9 Nadir HADDOU France AUB 14:54:27
10 Peter McDonald Australia DPC 14:54:27
11 Nicholas Walker Australia CDU 14:54:44
12 BLANK Germany Hannes CCD 14:54:52
13 René JOERGENSEN Denmark TDK 14:54:53
14 Nicolas BALDO CCD 14:54:54
15 Morgan CHEDHOMME France AUB 14:54:54
16 Colin France MENC MOLINA 14:54:54
17 Thomas DEGAND Belgium WIL 14:55:01
18 Tony GALLOPIN France AUB 14:55:08
19 SINNER Benoît France BCS 14:55:42
20 Jonathan THIRA France AUB 14:55:53
21 Alexandre LEMAIR France RLM 14:55:58
22 Romain CHAUDOY France 14:56:04
23 Wallays Jelle Belgium 14:56:04
24 Frédéric LUBACH France 14:56:04
25 Olivier France LEFRANÇOIS 14:56:04
26 Sebastien HARBONNIER France CCD 14:56:21
27 DE JONGE Maarten Netherlands 14:56:24
28 Cénéric RACAULT France 14:56:24
29 Robert RETSCHKE Germany CCD 14:56:24
30 France Thomas WELTER 14:56:24
31 DRESSLER Frank Germany CCD 14:56:24
32 Georges SETTING 14:56:24
33 Ryan WILLS New Zealand PCW 14:56:24
34 Joseph Lewis Australia DPC 14:56:24
35 Romain MATHEOU France BCS 14:56:24
36 Jan Ghyselinck Belgium 14:56:24
37 Fabien TAILLEFER France RLM 14:56:24
38 Gil Belgium Suray RLM 14:56:24
39 Antoine FOULDRIN France 14:56:24
40 Klaas SYS 14:56:24 Belgium
41 Mickael France LARP RLM 14:56:24
42 Bastien Delrot France RLM 14:56:30
43 Florian MORIZOT France BCS 14:56:42
44 James VANLANDSCHOOT Belgium WIL 14:56:44
45 France Alexandre AULAS 14:56:51
46 CASPER Jimmy BCS 14:57:10
47 Aleksejs SARAMOTINS Latvia TDK 14:57:10
48 Maxime France ROBERT 14:57:33
49 GAOUA France Cédric 14:58:04
50 Alexandre Roger France 15:01:04
51 Davy COMMEYNE Belgium 15:01:28
52 Alexander WETTERHALL Sweden CSP 15:02:04
53 Matt Greene Great Britain CDU 15:02:26
54 Vincent France GRACZYK 15:02:38
55 Damien France MAS 15:03:48
56 Kasper JEBJERG Denmark TDK 15:05:25
57 Romain FONDARD France PCW 15:05:54
58 Kenny LISABETH Belgium SKT 15:05:54
59 Julien GONNET 15:05:54
60 VINCENT Renaud France 15:05:54
61 Fabien France LEBEAU 15:06:08
62 Dean WINDSOR DPC 15:06:14
63 Clement PENVEN France 15:07:25
64 Tommy NANKERVIS Australia CDU 15:08:18
65 Romain Belgium Zingle WIL 15:10:23
66 Fredrik Johansson Sweden CSP 15:12:35
67 Clément France MAS 15:17:52
68 SNAPE Tom Great Britain CDU 15:17:59
69 Hadell France Kévin 15:19:13
70 Paidi O'Brien Ireland SKT 15:19:28
71 Filip RUDENSTAM Sweden CSP 15:19:32
72 Rhys Pollock Australia DPC 15:20:15
73 Cédric COLLAERS Belgium WIL 15:35:02

53rd Ronde de l’Oise Stages
Stage 1: Crevecoeur Le Grand – Saint Leu D’Esserent (116.3 km)
Stage 2: Le Plessis Belleville - Throurotte (182km)
Stage 3: Liancourt - Verneuil (180km)

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