Carlos Barbero finished 7th in stage 4 of the Tour of Turkey while his Caja Rural teammate Heinar Parra had an accident with a musette and and lost his 7th place in the overall standings. Lluis More still leads the sprints competition after he was caught just 500m from the line.

"It was a typical mass sprint," Barbero said. "The team helped me to get to the front. They were very attentive to me and in the end I was 7th."

"Every day I have better legs," Mas said. "I attacked near the top of the last climb to allow my team not to work at the front. I feel good, so I go for it. We were still ahead 500m from the finish line, but we were caught. Then, my sprinter, Carlos Barbero, went into action. From tomorrow, I’ll have one more rival [Mattia Pozzo] to keep an eye on for the White Jersey."

Josemi Fernandez, director of the team, said: "We're not having any luck. In the previous stage, Pello Bilbao punctured. Today Parra, who was 7th overall, had a problem with a musette in the last kilometers. It's a shame. Nevertheless we have fought for the stage but had no luck. We will still fight."