German rider wins fourth stage of Tour of Azerbaijan

German rider Linus Gerdemann of MTN-Qhubeka Saturday topped his successful comeback to racing by winning the fourth stage of the Tour of Azerbaijan, Xinhua reported.

The German won a two-man sprint against Rusvelo's Ilnur Zakarin of Russia, with third place going to Vitaly Buts of Kolss from Ukraine.

The race consists of five stages and involves some 150 riders representing 25 teams from 33 countries and regions. The race will pass 7 Azerbaijani regions and end up in the capital May 11.

--Indo-Asian New Service

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