Haller sprints to 1st pro win at Tour of Beijing
Updated: October 12, 2012, 8:55 AM ET
Associated Press
BEIJING -- Marco Haller of Austria won a mass sprint to the finish for his first professional victory in the fourth stage of the Tour of Beijing on Friday.
The Katusha Team rider overtook Italian sprint specialist Alessandro Petacchi of Lampre-ISD to win the 103-mile stage from Yanqing to Chang Ping. Liquigas-Cannondale rider Elia Viviani of Italy was third.
German world time trial champion Tony Martin retains a 40-second overall lead heading into Saturday's 113.5-mile final stage to Pinggu Centenary Square.
Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press
This story is from ESPN.com's automated news wire. Wire index
SPONSORED HEADLINES
ESPN TOP HEADLINES
- Rangers stay alive, drop B's on Kreider OT tally
- Pacers' Hibbert accuses Battier of 'dirty' play
- LeBron says Jordan's scouting report wrong
- Sources: Nets contacted Celtics about Rivers