Bradley Wiggins - 'Still Early Days'

Stage four – Baza to Sierra Nevada, 170.2km

RESULTS

1. Daniel Moreno – Katusha         (4hours 51mins 53secs)

2. Chris Anker Sorensen – Saxo Bank-Sungard     (+3)

3. Dan Martin – Garmin-Cervelo    (+11)

18. Bradley Wiggins – Team Sky    (+11)

Daniel Moreno attacked on the final climb and out-foxed Chris Anker Sorenson to take victory on a gruelling fourth stage of the Vuelta a Espana. Sylvain Chavanel (Quick-Step) claimed the overall lead while Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) finished with the lead bunch and Mark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) abandoned the race.

Bradley Wiggins, Team Sky Rider:

"It was another good team performance today and Chris Froome rode his heart out for me again at the end there.

"He's looking really good at the moment and things are going well again. I was pretty happy with how I coped with the heat and am pleased to have finished where I did.

"Obviously, it's still early days in terms of the race though and we're just going to continue to take things day by day." 

Steven de Jongh, Team Sky Sports Director:

"It went very well today and I’m really happy. Brad and Chris were both to the fore again and the whole team were very active all day to combat the heat, fetching bottles and fuelling up. The temperature went up from 28 degrees to between 35 and 36 this afternoon so that’s a real challenge for everyone.

"It’s going to be an interesting day tomorrow. It’s pretty tough and it will be hot again.

"We’ve got a late climb which comes just 8km from the finish and then there’s a real ramp right up to the line so there are going to be splits once more."