Vuelta 2023: Sprint triumph Groves, Evenepoel still in red

foto: Cor VosKaden Groves sprints to victory in the streets of Tarragona. The Aussie outguns Sebastian Molano and Edward Theuns, while Remco Evenepoel finishes safely in the bunch to extend his GC lead. (Slideshow route/profile)

Results 4th stage 2023 Vuelta

1. Kaden Groves (aus)
2. Sebastian Molano (col) s.t.
3. Edward Theuns (bel) s.t.
4. Milan Menten (bel) s.t.
5. Dries Van Gestel (bel) s.t.
6. Orluis Aular (col) s.t.
7. Hugo Page (fra) s.t.
8. Lewis Askey (gbr) s.t.
9. Sean Flynn (gbr) s.t.
10. Andrea Vendrame (ita) s.t.

55. Hugh Carthy (gbr) + 0.24
137. Santiago Buitrago (col) + 2.22

GC after stage 4
1. Remco Evenepoel (bel)
2. Enric Mas (spa) + 0.05
3. Lenny Martinez (fra) + 0.11
4. Jonas Vingegaard (den) + 0.31
5. Aleksandr Vlasov (rus) + 0.33
6. Cian Uitdebroeks (bel) s.t.
7. Romain Bardet (fra) + 0.35
8. Primoz Roglic (slo) + 0.37
9. Juan Ayuso (spa) + 0.38
10. Marc Soler (spa) + 0.42

Race report
Eduardo Sepulveda, Ander Okamika and David Gonzalez attack from the gun to open up a 2 minutes lead. That’s all they get. The three are reeled in just after the intermediate sprint, with 20 kilometres remaining.

Pre-race favourite Bryan Coquard and Santiago Buitrago, 9th on GC, hits the deck inside the last 4 kilometres.

Marijn van den Berg misses a corner in the finale and moments later it is Sebastian Molano who opens the sprint very early. He opens a gap and Kaden Groves is the only rider to match him. The Australian comes across on the home straight to take the win.

Remco Evenepoel finishes in the bunch to extend his lead on GC.

Another interesting read: route 4th stage 2023 Vuelta.