Tour de France Stage 4: Nice > Nice, 25kms (TTT)

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Argos-Shimano took the wooden spoon in Nice, finishing last at 1' 47"...

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Euskatel were only a little better than Argos - they took 21st at 1' 24"...

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Cofidis looked very good, but took 20th at 1' 20"...

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Europcar had Arashiro pulling themn along, but they took just 19th at 1' 13"...

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Sojasun looked aggressive with Yannick Talabardon on the front, but they took 18th, 1' 10" down...

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Sebastiasn Minard led Ag2R towards 17th place, 1' 04" down...

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Jacob Fuglsang pulled Astana along, but into a lowly 16th place, 56-seconds down...

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FDJ took 15th, 42-seconds down...but they were the best-placed French team..!

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Laurens Ten Dam led Belkin towards 14th place, 37-seconds down...

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Peter Sagan led Cannondale towards 13th place, 34-seconds down...

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Ted King is in trouble with his damaged shoulder - he'll finish out of time and risk elimination from the Tour..!

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Vacansoleil took 12th, 33-seconds down...

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Radio Shack needed Jan Bakelandts to assist them, but they took 11th place, 29-seconds down...

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Katusha took 10th, 28-seconds down...and they almost lost Rodriguez along the way..!

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Cadel Evans pulled BMC towards 9th place, 26-seconds behind...

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Lampre pulled off a great 8th place, 25-seconds down...

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Movistar rode into 7th place, 20-seconds down...

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David Millar had most to gain, but Garmin-Sharp took 6th place, 17-seconds behind...

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Lotto used Marcel Sieberg to get 5th place, 17-seconds down...

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Michael Rogers pulled Saxo-Tinkoff to 4th place, losing just nine-seconds...

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Team Sky had Chris Froome doing long turns to get 3rd-place, just three-seconds down...

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Omega almost won the stage, but took 2nd-place, just one-second too slow...

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Albasini and Meyer took big turns to help win the stage for Orica-Green Edge - at a record speed of almost 58-kilometres-per-hour..!

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Orica-Green Edge celebrate a momentous victory in Nice..!

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Simon Gerrans has become the new race-leader for Orica-Green Edge - what a day for the Aussies..!

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