Pogacar wins his third stage and reaffirms the lead; Landa, fourth
Euskaraz irakurri: Pogacarrek bere hirugarren stage irabazi du eta lidergoa sendotu du; landa, laugarren
the slovenian cyclist Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates) won this Saturday in the fourth stage of the 69th Tour of Andalusiadisputed over 164.2 kilometers between the town of Olvera in Cádiz and the Cordovan municipality of Iznájar, after beating the Spanish in the final sprint enric mas (Movistar), a result that strengthens him in the leadership of the general with only one day to go.
The Spaniard was the only one capable of responding to the Slovenian’s attack in the last of the four mountain passes of the day, Fuentes de Cesna, but, as in the second stage, he succumbed to the top speed of the two-time Tour de France champion. The Italian Lorenzo Rota (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty) completed the podium of the day nine seconds behind the winner.
In this way, Pogacar conquers his third partial victory of the Andalusian roundafter winning the first two stages.
Pogacar consolidates at the head of the general classification with 1:14 advantage over the Basque Mikel Landa (Bahrain Victorious), fourth this Saturday and that ascends from the third to the second place.
CLASSIFICATION OF THE FOURTH STAGE
1.- POGACAR Tadej (UAE) 4:01:11
2.- MORE Enric (Movistar) +0:03
3.- ROTA Lorenzo (Intermarché) +0:09
4.- LANDA Mikel (Bahrain) +0:12
5.- BUITRAGO Santiago (Bahrain) +0:21
6.- SCHULTZ Nick (Israel) mt
7.- GEOGHEGAN HART Tao (INEOS) mt
8.- KRON Andreas (Lotto) +0:24
9.- CARUSO Damiano (Bahrain) +0:33
10.- RODRIGUEZ Carlos (INEOS) mt
GENERAL RANKING
1.- POGACAR Tadej (UAE) 16:36:58
2.- LANDA Mikel (Bahrain) +1:14
3.- BUITRAGO Santiago (Bahrain) +1:19
4.- RODRIGUEZ Carlos (INEOS) +1:35
5.- MORE Enric (Movistar) +1:54
6.- GEOGHEGAN HART Tao (INEOS) +2:43
7.- CARUSO Damiano (Bahrain) +3:05
8.- ROTA Lorenzo (Intermarché) +3:23
9.- KRON Andreas (Lotto) +3:45
10.- SIVAKOV Pavel (INEOS) +3:53
Source: Eitb
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