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Stage 4: Photos from the finish at Jefferson City; tie-breaking system used to fullest extent
posted by Brent Hugh at 9/10/2009 08:27:00 PM
After the Stage 4 of the Tour of Missouri, won in a dramatic fashion by J.J. Haedo of Team Saxobank in an uphill sprint finish, the UCI's tiebreaking system (see p. E0109) came into full play.

Photos from Stage 4 finish area:









How did Haedo come out as both the stage winner and GC winner today?

Haedo, Hushovd, and some other riders all share the same official time--because all riders who arrive together in a group at the finish all receive the same official time.

So how is a tie like that broken?

There are four levels to the tiebreaking system:
  1. Time as recorded in all stages, including time down to the hundredths of a second as timed during any time trial. (No time trials yet and the official time granted to both Haedo & Hushovd so far is exactly the same--remember that all those arriving within the same group are awarded the same official time.)
  2. Total of all places, ie, who has won 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. (A tie! Haedo's & Hushovd's totals are both the same.)
  3. Who has won the most stages. (A tie--both Haedo & Hushovd have won one stage.)
  4. Who won the most recent stage. (Haedo.)
So right now J.J. Haedo is the yellow jersey bearer on the basis of the final level--level 4--of the tie-breaking system.
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