Gallery: Huffman wins California’s stage 4 out of breakaway group

Scenes from the fourth stage at the Tour of California, which saw an escape group successfully finish ahead of the peloton.

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Photo: Casey B. Gibson
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Santa Barbara provided its usual scenic backdrop to the start of stage 4 in the 2017 Tour of California. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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The riders lined up across the road as the race rolled past the Pacific Ocean in Santa Barbara. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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LottoNL – Jumbo spent another day letting other teams do the work, waiting for the decisive stage to Mt. Baldy. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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Rally put Rob Britton and Evan Huffman in the break, rolling the dice to try to win what is usually a sprinter’s stage. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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Evan Huffman and Rob Britton drove the break from the beginning of stage 4 at Tour of California, putting nine minutes on the slumbering peloton. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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The Pope showed up to bless the break and guarantee its success. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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Peter Sagan showed his enthusiasm for one of the early climbs. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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The peloton spent much of the day relaxed and bunched up, waiting for the chase. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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The sprint teams of Marcel Kittel and John Degenkolb were on the front of the peloton for the chase, but their charge to the finish came too late. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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Rafal Majka wasn’t at his best while chasing down the break, but he hopes for more on Mt. Baldy. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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Splitting the KOM points with Evan Huffman, UnitedHealthcare’s Gavin Mannion worked hard to make sure the break made it to the finish. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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The peloton snaked down the descent from the Balcom Canyon KOM. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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With 50 meters left, Evan Huffman glanced back at the charging peloton. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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Evan Huffman and Rob Britton celebrated the breakaway win for the Continental Rally squad in stage 4 at the Amgen Tour of California. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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Rally’s Evan Huffman collected the most courageous jersey as well as the stage win for his ride. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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The stage 4 podium of Evan Huffman, Rob Britton, and Lennard Hofstede. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

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