Oscar Freire claimed his first win in Katusha colours to win stage four of the Tour Down Under in trademark fashion.

Race report – Victory for Freire; Kohler back in ochre

Stage four saw the peloton tackle the 130km ride from Norwood to Tanunda

Greipel (Lotto-Belisol), winner of two stages of this year’s race, on the wheel of Martin Kohler (BMC), who regained the overall lead from the German

Edvald Boasson Hagen, who leads the sprint classification, and Geraint Thomas of Team Sky on the category one climb of Mengles Hill

Three-time world champion Freire (Katusha) survived the climb to contest the final sprint, with Gerald Ciolek (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) taking second and Daniele Bennati (Radioshack-Nissan-Trek) third

The win is Freire’s first in Katusha colours

Kohler leads the general classification by two seconds over Michael Matthews (Rabobank) and Freire. Saturday’s Queen Stage will see the peloton finish with the climb of Old Willunga Hill, set to provide a GC shake-up ahead of the final stage