Giro stage 4: Slow day for tired peloton;
Christian maintains 2nd place

David Millar looking a bit rugged after his epic day 3 at the Giro.

Tired from the long transfers and sore from all the crashes, the peloton took its time today on the flat, 187 km stage to Catanzaro Lungomare.

The average speed for the first four hours of the race was only 36 kph as the peloton let Verbrugghe get up to a ten-minute gap during his solo-break. Then, with about 10 km to go, the speed went up to 69 kph! as race entered the final finishing circuit.

Finishing in the main peloton, Christian Vande Velde, David Millar and Ryder Hesjedal all maintained their respective overall times with Christian still a second back in second.

**Photos coming soon.**

Slipstream Results Stage 4
1. Mark Cavendish 4:49′09″

41. Christian Vande Velde mt
51. David Millar mt
67. Ryder Hesjedal mt
166. Chris Sutton +10:18
176. Julian Dean +10:18
177. Magnus Backstedt +10:18
178. Pat McCarty +10:18
179. Danny Pate +10:18

Slipstream GC
1. Franco Pellizotti 16:41′26″
2. Christian Vande Velde +1″
3. Danilo Di Luca +7″
4. Morris Possoni +8″
5. Vincenzo Nibali +8″

76. David Millar +2′14″
85. Ryder Hesjedal +2′54″
178. Danny Pate +24′58″
180. Julian Dean +25′44″
184. Magnus Backstedt +27′08″
188. Chris Sutton +31′33″
190. Pat McCarty +31″51″