Tour of Beijing stage 4: Lucky 13 for Viviani in Liquigas one-two

Stage 4: Yanqing Gui Chuan Square to Shunyi Olympic Rowing & Canoeing Centre, 189.5km

The fourth – and longest – stage of the Tour of Beijing finished in a regulation sprint after a six-man escape had broken away from the peloton for most of the day. Up-and-coming Italian sprinter Elia Viviani led teammate Peter Sagan over the finish line for a Liquigas-Cannondale one-two at the end of a stage which skirted along a long section of the Great Wall to the north-east of the Chinese capital.

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