Team Jumbo-Visma takes initiative in nervous fourth stage Tour Down Under
George Bennett has retained his fifth place in the fourth stage of the Tour Down Under. For a moment he seemed to be losing time due to a flat tire in the last ten kilometres. A good effort by Team Jumbo-Visma helped him to quickly return to the pack.
Soon after the start, five riders escaped. Because of the strong tail and side wind, they were swallowed by the peloton at about 25 kilometres from the finish line. At that moment the stage turned into a hectic affair. Team Jumbo-Visma was always attentive at he front and showed initiative by pulling the peloton into small echolons. Caleb Ewan eventually sprinted to his second victory in Murray Bridge.
“All in all, we came through the stage well. At 50 kilometres from the finish, the stage turned into a stressful ride”, sports director Addy Engels said. “We set things in motion when we had about twenty kilometres to go. Unfortunately, George got a puncture. We didn’t panic, but it happened at a very bad moment. Fortunately, the wind was turning a bit, which caused the peloton to calm down. The guys brought George back very well.”
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Santos Tour Down Under
Stage 4
Result
1
Caleb Ewan
Lotto Soudal
03:29:08
2
Sam Bennett
Deceuninck - Quick Step
s.t.
3
Jasper Philipsen
UAE-Team Emirates
s.t.
16
Timo Roosen
Team Jumbo-Visma
s.t.
27
George Bennett
Team Jumbo-Visma
s.t.
42
Chris Harper
Team Jumbo-Visma
s.t.
80
Taco van der Hoorn
Team Jumbo-Visma
+0:22
94
Bert-Jan Lindeman
Team Jumbo-Visma
+0:48
96
Antwan Tolhoek
Team Jumbo-Visma
+0:52
123
Lennard Hofstede
Team Jumbo-Visma
+2:03
Rankings
1
Richie Porte
Trek - Segafredo
13:39:32
2
Daryl Impey
Mitchelton-Scott
+0:03
3
Robert Power
Team Sunweb
+0:08
5
George Bennett
Team Jumbo-Visma
+0:14
20
Chris Harper
Team Jumbo-Visma
+0:33
45
Antwan Tolhoek
Team Jumbo-Visma
+1:36
52
Timo Roosen
Team Jumbo-Visma
+2:29
74
Lennard Hofstede
Team Jumbo-Visma
+5:39
107
Taco van der Hoorn
Team Jumbo-Visma
+11:22
116
Bert-Jan Lindeman
Team Jumbo-Visma
+13:00
