Belgian Wouter Weylandt (Quick Step-Innergetic) won the fourth stage of the Eneco Tour of Benelux on Sunday.

Weylandt crossed the line ahead of Norway's Thor Hushovd (Crédit Agricole) and Matthew Goss (CSC) after 182km of racing from Maldegem, Belgium, to Terneuzen, Netherlands.

Belgian Nick Nuyens (Cofidis) kept the leader's red jersey.

"It's revenge for the previous stages where I failed in the final meters," said Weylandt after his sixth success of the season. "I feared Thor Hushovd was coming back strong as we neared the line but I held on."

A breakaway containing Italian Roberto Longo (Lampre-Fondital), Russian Dmytro Grabowskyy (Quick Step-Innergetic), Frenchman Stephane Poulhies (Ag2r) and Belgian Nico Eeckhout (Chocolade Jacques) could not hold its lead as the sprinters’ teams of Weylandt and Nuyens bore down.

Nuyens admitted that he remained wary of the threat posed by British rider David Millar (Saunier Duval-Prodir) with three stages remaining.

"We had to go carefully because of the wind. But the team worked hard and I'm still in red. But I'm not dreaming - we still have a tricky stage and a time trial to go where I won't be the favorite," said Nuyens.

Eneco Tour of Benelux
Stage 4
1. Wouter Weylandt (B), Quick Step-Innergetic, 182km in 4:09:31
2. Thor Hushovd (Nor), Crédit Agricole, same time
3. Matthew Goss (GB), CSC, s.t.
4. Gorik Gardeyn (B), Unibet.com, s.t.
5. Fabio Baldato (I), Lampre-Fondital, s.t.
6. Luciano Pagliarini (Bra), Saunier Duval-Prodir, s.t.
7. Francesco Chicchi (I), Liquigas, s.t.
8. Saïd Haddou (F), Bouygues Telecom, s.t.
9. David Kopp (G), Gerolsteiner, s.t.
10. Steven Caethoven (B), Chocolade Jacques, s.t.

Overall
1. Nick Nuyens (B), Cofidis, 17:11:47
2. Thomas Dekker (Ned), Rabobank, at 0:10
3. José Ivan Gutierrez (Sp), Caisse d’Epargne, at 0:14
4. David Millar (GB), Saunier Duval-Prodir, at 0:16
5. Jurgen Van Den Broeck (B), Predictor-Lotto, at 0:25
6. Leif Hoste (B), Predictor-Lotto, at 0:37
7. Leon Van Bon (Ned), Rabobank, at 0:41
8. Bram Tankink (Ned), Quick Step-Innergetic, at 0:48
9. Paul Martens (G), Skil-Shimano, at 0:49
10. Piet Rooijakkers (Ned), Skil-Shimano, at 0:50