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2015 Amgen Tour of California, stage 4: Cavendish at sign-in
Mark Cavendish and the rest of the peloton signed in on the Pismo Beach pier.
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2015 Amgen Tour of California, stage 4: Pismo Beach
The pier at Pismo Beach provided a scenic start to Stage 4.
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2015 Amgen Tour of California, stage 4: Rob Britton
Smartstop's Rob Britton opened the day sitting quietly in third place in the GC.
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2015 Amgen Tour of California, stage 4: First attack
Cannondale launched the first attack of the day on the steep climb away from the coast.
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2015 Amgen Tour of California, stage 4: Fields
The break of the day rolled past freshly planted fields.
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2015 Amgen Tour of California, stage 4: Bridging the gap
Daniel Teklehaimanot bridged up to the break to make it a fivesome.
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2015 Amgen Tour of California, stage 4: Tepusquet Canyon climb
Riders worked their way up the Category 3 climb of the day, Tepusquet Canyon.
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2015 Amgen Tour of California, stage 4: Antlers
The usual antlered-flag-carrying fan showed up on the climb.
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2015 Amgen Tour of California, stage 4: Raspberry fields
The peloton streamed past the white canopies of rasberry fields.
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2015 Amgen Tour of California, stage 4: Setting the pace
Etixx Quick-Step shared the chase duties with the Hincapie team for the day.
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2015 Amgen Tour of California, stage 4: Twitchell Reservoir
The peloton rode past what is left of Twitchell Reservoir. Due to the drought, a huge lake is completely dry.
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2015 Amgen Tour of California, stage 4: Kings
Cannondale's Kings, Ben and Ted, kept Joe Dombrowski positioned near the front of the peloton.
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2015 Amgen Tour of California, stage 4: Anthony's attack
Jesse Anthony tried a late attack out of the break.
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2015 Amgen Tour of California, stage 4: Daniel's counter-attack
With a well-timed counterattack, Greg Daniel rode away from his breakaway companions.
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2015 Amgen Tour of California, stage 4: Aero
Daniel tried to stay out of a stiff headwind as he pedaled past vineyards outside Avila Beach.
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2015 Amgen Tour of California, stage 4: Battle for position
Sprinters' teams jockeyed for position at the front of the peloton with 10 kilometers to go.
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2015 Amgen Tour of California, stage 4: Staying safe
Jersey holders Toms Skujins and Daniel Oss stayed tucked into the peloton until the final kilometer.
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2015 Amgen Tour of California, stage 4: Finale
Daniel Oss led the peloton with 100 meters to go, but it wasn't enough to hold off Sagan.
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2015 Amgen Tour of California, stage 4: Sprint
Sebastian Haedo used a little headbutt to clear up his sprint lane.
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2015 Amgen Tour of California, stage 4: Finally victorious
After three second places, Peter Sagan finallly got his win with a wheelie across the line.
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2015 Amgen Tour of California, stage 4: Stage podium
Wouter Wippert and Mark Cavendish climbed the podium first and waited for the day's winner to take the top step.
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2015 Amgen Tour of California, stage 4: Most courageous
Greg Daniel received the Most Courageous jersey for his efforts.
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