The French cyclist, Amaël Moinard, seen in 2008.

The BMC club now holds the Point d’Appui and the Lanterne Rouge of the 2013 Tour Down Under. Amaël Moinard of BMC, who shared the cusp after Stage 3, sits atop the Point d’Appui after Stage 4. Moinard is 7 minutes and 55 seconds behind the leader, Geraint Thomas, and slightly more than 21 minutes ahead of the Lanterne Rouge, Martin Kohler, also of BMC.

Moinard had a very good year in 2008, finishing 15th in the Tour de France, but he has since seen his star dim a bit.

On the Stage 4 competition, William Bonnet of FDJ finished at the fulcrum spot, while André Greipel of Lotto Belisol racked up another stage win to become all-time leader in number of stages won at the Tour Down Under.

Another rider abandoned the tour, Nathan Haas of Garmin Sharp, leaving the field with 129.