Chicchi wins battle of sprinters in California

Francesco Chicchi (Liquigas-Doimo) emerged victorious from a sprint for the line to win the fourth stage of the Tour of California.

The Italian prevailed ahead of J.J. Haedo (Saxo Bank), Mark Cavendish (HTC-columbia) and Theo Bos (Cervelo) although Dave Zabriskie (Garmin-Transitions) retained the overall lead after the 121.5mile stage from San Jose to Modesto.