Dan Martin, Liege-Bastogne-Liege Race report from Johnny Weltz

With the first 100 km slightly downhill and a lot of riders with big time losses yesterday, it was a fast start with everyone trying to make the breakaway. A five-man break went pretty late with one rider - Flecha - high on GC. Their gap on the peloton came down fast in the final circuit.

Over the final category 2 climb, Tom Danielson gave a big hand to Dan Martin (right). Tom helped position Dan in the right place on the climb all the time. So when the race leader blew and a group of 15 took off, Dan was in it.

The climb was not long enough for Dan’s break to get a good gap, so it was caught by a bigger group that included Tom and Christophe Laurent. Meanwhile, a group of five managed to get and finish with a 10″ gap off the front group.

Slipstream stage 4 results
1. Pierrick Fedrigo 5:06′01″

41. Christophe Laurent +11″
51. Tom Danielson +11″
53. Dan Martin +11″
69. Blake Caldwell +2′55″
73. Tom Peterson +6′
103. Lucas Euser +10′25″
124. Trent Lowe +14′56″

Slipstream GC
1. Remi Pauriol 14:29′33″

28. Dan Martin +1′51″
65. Lucas Euser +13′17″
66. Christophe Laurent +13′30″
77. Blake Caldwell +17′05″
91. Tom Peterson +23′57″
96. Tom Danielson +24′43″
110. Trent Lowe +28′38″