If someone else wants to win the 2012 Tour of California, it would be in that person's best interest to break the stride of Liquigas-Cannondale's Peter Sagan sometime soon. On Wednesday, Sagan won his fourth consecutive stage of the race. Austria's Heinrich Haussler has now finished second in all four stages.
Here's a look at the top 10 finishers from Stage 4 today.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Team | Result |
| 1 | Peter SAGAN | SVK | LIQ | 5:18:08 |
| 2 | Heinrich HAUSSLER | AUS | GRM | +0 |
| 3 | Michael MATTHEWS | AUS | RAB | +0 |
| 4 | Tom BOONEN | BEL | OPQ | +0 |
| 5 | Roger KLUGE | GER | ARG | +0 |
| 6 | Jasper STUYVEN | BEL | BLS | +0 |
| 7 | Guillaume BOIVIN | CAN | SPI | +0 |
| 8 | Alexander CANDELARIO | USA | OPT | +0 |
| 9 | Leigh HOWARD | AUS | OGE | +0 |
| 10 | Lloyd MONDORY | FRA | ALM | +0 |
Related: Tour of California Standings 2012: Peter Sagan Wins 3rd Straight Stage
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