Cycling-Clarke wins Vuelta stage, Rodríguez is new leader

VALDEZCARAY, Spain, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Australian Simon

Clarke won stage four of the Tour of Spain on Tuesday while home

rider Joaquim Rodriguez took over as race leader.

Germany's Tony Martin came second to Orica-GreenEdge rider

Clarke on the summit finish at Valdezcaray. Kazakh Assan Bazayev

was third.

Rodriguez replaced Alejandro Valverde as race leader after

his fellow Spaniard crashed 20-km from the summit.

The race ends on Sept. 9.

(Editing by Tony Jimenez)