The final hundred meters of the fourth stage of the San Juan Tour were no longer secret. The image of a perfectly straight finish line was the only moving image of the final saw.
As the drivers entered the picture, none other than Filippo Ganna was eliminated. You say the game is over. But Fernando Gaviria thought differently.
Trying to get back on track with his new team, Movistar, the Colombian sprinter got behind the wheel of the time trial racer and finished the race with determination.
Peter Sagan also showed something from his old class and finished second. Ganna had to settle for third place.
The way Gaviria and Sagan could run for victory had everything to do with the course of stage four. Halfway through the 196.5km road to Barreal, more than 30km had to be driven.
Bernal attacks
A year and a day after his horrific collision with a stationary bus, Egan Bernal attacked here. He even joined three adventurers, but was later overtaken by the severely weakened peloton.
Stage winner Fabio Jakobsen and championship leader Sam Bennett, who lost the lead jersey to Gaviria, went very fast. It was Gaviria’s 50th career win.
World Champion Remco Evenepoel was shocked by a fall before the sprint, but escaped injury and was placed in the leading group.
Source: NOS
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