Max Richeze (Quick-Step Floors) emerged from the chaos of stage 4 at the Vuelta a San Juan on Wednesday to take the stage win in bunch sprint ahead of Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek-Segrafredo).
Wednesday’s stage 4 from San Jose Jachal to Valle Fertile-Villa San Agustin was the longest of the week at 182.2km, but heavy rains the night before caused multiple washouts of roads along the route, forcing organisers to delay the start by an hour so street crews could let water recede and clear debris.
The stage was marked by a serious crash 45km from the finish that took out stage 1 winner Fernando Gaviria (Quick-Step Floors) and two other riders, but Quick-Step persevered for the win.
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"I am very happy that I can win this stage," the 34-year-old Argentinean said in the post-stage press conference. "We have lost Fernando Gaviria in a crash and he has abandoned the race. But after that the team decided to prepare this sprint for me. What they do for Fernando they did for me. Maybe the perfect work for me, so I am happy I can win here in my home in Argentina."
In the closing kilometres Bora-Hansgrohe, Trek-Segafredo and Israel Cycling Academy battled for the win, with Richeze taking the lead early and holding off all comers as he crossed the line for the win. Bora's Matteo Pelucchi was third on the day, while Filippo Ganna remained in the overall race lead ahead of Rafal Majka (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Oscar Sevilla (Medellin-Inter).
How it unfolded
The peloton raced a decisive time trial during the previous day's stage 3 won by Irishman Ryan Mullen (Trek-Segafredo). The stage saw Ganna place second and move into the overall race lead ahead of stage 4. Rafal Majka (Bora-Hansgrohe) sat second overall, five seconds behind Ganna, while Oscar Sevilla (Medellin-Inter) moved into third overall, 11 seconds back, heading into the stage.
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via Cyclingnews Latest Race Results http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-ciclista-a-la-provincia-de-san-juan-2018/stage-4/results
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