Results 4th stage 2024 Vuelta
1. Primoz Roglic (slo)
2. Lennert Van Eetvelt (bel) s.t.
3. João Almeida (por) s.t.
4. Enric Mas (spa) s.t.
5. Felx Gall (aut) s.t.
6. Matthew Riccitello (usa) s.t.
7. Mikel Landa (spa) s.t.
8. Antonio Tiberi (ita) + 0.18
9. George Bennett (nzl) + 0.28
10. Pavel Sivakov (fra) s.t.
GC after stage 4
1. Primoz Roglic (slo)
2. João Almeida (por) + 0.08
3. Enric Mas (spa) + 0.32
4. Antonio Tiberi (ita) + 0.38
5. Lennert Van Eetvelt (bel) + 0.41
6. Felix Gall (aut) + 0.47
7. Brandon McNulty (usa) + 0.50
8. Mattias Skjelmose (den) + 0.58
9. Mikel Landa (spa) s.t.
10. Aleksandr Vlasov (rus) + 1.00
12. Matthew Riccitello (usa) + 1.04
13. Sepp Kuss (usa) + 1.14
15. David Gaudu (fra) + 1.24
18. Carlos Rodriguez (spa) + 1.30
22. Adam Yates (gbr) + 1.56
23. Ben O’Connor (aus) s.t.
26. Richard Carapaz (ecu) + 2.02
30. Cian Uijtdebroeks (bel) + 2.16
33. Thymen Arensman (nld) + 2.57
Race report
In a fast start, Joshua Tarling, Lorenzo Germani and Mauro Schmid manage to get way. The trio is by Luca Vergallito, Simone Petilli, Bruno Armirail, Eduardo Sepulveda, Harold Martin Lopez, Antonio Jesus Soto, Dylan Teuns, and Xabier Berasategi before the peloton brings them back on the Puerto de Cabezabellosa.
An attack by Brandon Rivera, Bruno Armirail, Luca Vergallito, Eduardo Sepulveda, and Callum Scotson is also quickly neutralised.
Then it’s Bruno Armirail again. This time with William Junior Lecerf, Sylvain Moniquet, and Mikel Bizkarra, while Filippo Zana tracks them down. Pablo Castrillo replaces William Junior Lecerf at the front, and the five crest the summit 37 seconds ahead of the bunch. They add 3 more minutes to their lead, and then it’s Red Bull-BORA who takes the reins in the peloton.
Moniquet takes full KOM points on the first two summits; Armiral is the first rider to crest the Puerto de Miravete.
Armirail head out alone inside the last 40 kilometres, while Castrillo tracks him down.
The duo hits the finish climb 1.30 minutes ahead of the peloton. Red jersey Wout van Aert is dropped on the early slopes.
The two attackers are caught just after hitting the steepest ramps, with 4.7 kilometres to go.
Felix Gall opens up a gap inside the last 4 kilometres. Primoz Roglic, Enric Mas and Lennert Van Eetvelt overhaul him 1 kilometre later. The trio crawls away on the virtually vertical concrete, while Gall gets company from behind.
As the climb flattens out in the final few kilometres, Gall catches up at the front with Matthew Riccitello and João Almeida. When Mikel Landa shows up with 400 metres to go and attacks straight away, Van Eetvelt chases him down, closes the gap, and powers on. Roglic is the only one who can follow, and he comes across with a decisive jump in the last metres.
The Slovenian takes the lead, 8 seconds ahead of Almeida and 32 seconds ahead of Mas.
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