Brent Bookwalter had his best stage of the Criterium du Dauphine on Thursday with a 12th place finish in the fourth stage. Bookwalter was part of a small peloton at the front of the race, just 21 riders deep, as he moved up five spots to 63rd overall, 6:17 back.  For the first time in the race two Americans were in the top 50, Alex Howes was 46th, nine seconds back, while Benjamin King and Alexey Vermeulen made it four Americans in the top 100 for the first time.

The Criterium du Dauphine continues Friday with the first mountain stage, 87 miles, and the overall race continues until Sunday.

Previous Criterium du Dauphine Coverage:
Preview
Prologue Recap
Stage One Recap
Stage Two Recap
Stage Three Recap