Sporting Digest: Cycling

Tour of Spain Fourth stage (235km Almendradejo to Cordoba): 1 E Leoni (It, Jolly-Cage) 6hr 36min 33sec; 2 J Skibby (Den, TVM); 3 L Jalabert (Fr, ONCE); 4 A Edo (Sp, Kelme-Surena); 5 J-P Van Poppel (Neth, Lotus-Festina); 6 O Chudja (Ukr, Castellblanch); 7 F Bontempi (It, Brescialat); 8 L Lom (Cz Rep, Navigare); 9 M Abreu (Por, Sicasal); 10 J Gonzalez (Sp, Euskadi) all same time. Overall standings: 1 T Rominger (Swit, Mapei-Clas) 17hr 15min 28sec; 2 Jalabert +25sec; 3 M Mauri (Sp, Banesto) +28; 4 A Zulle (Swit, ONCE) +29; 5 G Pierobon (It, Amore e Vita) +36; 6 M Alonso (Sp, Banesto) +37; 7 A Olano (Sp, Mapei-Clas) +38; 8 S Hodge (Aus, Lotus-Festina) same time; 9 J Montoya (Sp, Banesto) +42; 10 P Delgado (Sp, Banesto) 43.