Greipel benefits from Wiggins' burst of speed in Tour

Andre Greipel on podium after stage four, Tour de France 2012
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André Greipel rode the Lotto-Belisol train and in Bradley Wiggins' wake to win the Tour de France stage in Le Cap d'Agde today. Wiggins, in the race leader's jersey, led the peloton into the seaside town for Edvald Boasson Hagen, but Greipel benefited for his third stage win.

"Sometimes it's easier to make that effort than to chase from the back," Wiggins said. "You need to be careful it won't split, sometimes you can win the Tour by one second or lose it by one second."

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