Mikel Landa (Movistar) took the win on stage 4 of Tirreno-Adriatico after a hectic finale on the summit finish at Sarnano Sassotetto. He out-sprinted Rafał Majka (Bora-Hansgrohe) and George Bennett (LottoNL-Jumbo) after a hectic finish.
It’s the first win of the season for the Spaniard and Spain’s first victory at the race since Alberto Contador win at Guardiagrele in 2014. The Movistar man struck out on the final climb’s steepest section, chasing after Majka’s lead group, before powering round the outside of the final corner to edge to victory.
“I saw Sky had numbers and I decided to wait a little bit because we were a little far from the finish line when [Miguel Angel] Lopez attacked. I waited a little bit and kept the riders working and wait for the final attack,” said Landa. “I’m in a new team. I’m in good shape and when you start like this in a new team I think that it gives you more confidence.”
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BMC’s Damiano Caruso took over the blue jersey after race leader Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) suffered a mechanical problem heading into the final kilometre.
The result leaves Caruso just one second ahead of Michal Kwiatkowski, 11 in front of Wilco Kelderman (Team Sunweb), and 20 ahead of Landa in fourth overall, with three stages left to run including tomorrow’s hilltop finish in Filottrano and Tuesday’s closing time trial in San Benedetto del Tronto.
How it unfolded
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via Cyclingnews Latest Race Results http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tirreno-adriatico-2018/stage-4/results
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