Mixed feelings for Team Jumbo-Visma after fast and hectic stage at Vuelta a España
As expected, the fourth stage of the Vuelta a España ended in a bunch sprint. Primoz Roglic and Jonas Vingegaard, Team Jumbo-Visma's leaders in the Spanish grand tour, crossed the line unscathed and in the same time as the day's winner, Kaden Groves.
The fourth stage saw a lightning start. "Very soon, a lead group of three got away from the peloton", sports director Marc Reef said. "The peloton decided to control the race. The stage had some nervous moments because of the wind, but there were no echelons. The pace was relatively high for most of the day."
"Luckily, he was able to continue"
In the final, Wilco Kelderman crashed. He continued but finished more than three minutes down and lost his place at the top of the general classification. "This loss of time is a big disappointment", Reef said. "But luckily, he was able to continue. Primoz and Jonas finished safely and without losing any time. The team kept them out of the wind all day. The focus is now on tomorrow."
La Vuelta Ciclista a España
Stage 4
Result
1
Kaden Groves
Alpecin-Deceuninck
04:05:41
2
Juan Sebastián Molano
UAE Team Emirates
+00:00:00
3
Edward Theuns
Lidl - Trek
+00:00:00
17
Jonas Vingegaard
Jumbo-Visma
+00:00:00
19
Sepp Kuss
Jumbo-Visma
+00:00:00
26
Primož Roglič
Jumbo-Visma
+00:00:00
47
Attila Valter
Jumbo-Visma
+00:00:00
93
Dylan van Baarle
Jumbo-Visma
+00:01:01
129
Jan Tratnik
Jumbo-Visma
+00:01:54
148
Robert Gesink
Jumbo-Visma
+00:03:02
160
Wilco Kelderman
Jumbo-Visma
+00:03:39
Rankings
1
Remco Evenepoel
Soudal - Quick Step
12:48:52
2
Enric Mas
Movistar Team
+00:00:05
3
Lenny Martinez
Groupama - FDJ
+00:00:11
4
Jonas Vingegaard
Jumbo-Visma
+00:00:31
8
Primož Roglič
Jumbo-Visma
+00:00:37
13
Sepp Kuss
Jumbo-Visma
+00:00:49
26
Attila Valter
Jumbo-Visma
+00:02:17
38
Wilco Kelderman
Jumbo-Visma
+00:04:16
40
Jan Tratnik
Jumbo-Visma
+00:04:28
63
Robert Gesink
Jumbo-Visma
+00:11:10
161
Dylan van Baarle
Jumbo-Visma
+00:28:21
