World road race champion Peter Sagan secured the overall lead after winning stage four of the Tour Down Under in Uraidla, Australia, today.
The Bora-Hansgrohe rider from Slovakia outsprinted South Africa’s Daryl Impey (Mitchelton-Scott) and Spain’s Luis León Sánchez (Astana Pro Team) in the race over 128.2km to take the win in 3:21:07.
Bora-Hansgrohe’s Peter Sagan, seen here during the 2017 Tour de France, secured the overall lead after winning stage four of the Tour Down Under today. Photo: Chris Graythen
Sagan was extremely satisfied with his first stage win.
“Every day it has been a different winner, which is great for the race.”
Impey remains second in the overall standings, and only two seconds behind the new leader. Sagan’s teammate Jay McCarthy of Australia is third, trailing by nine seconds.
South African Nicholas Dlamini (Dimension Data) holds onto the King of the Mountains jersey with 36 points.
Tomorrow’s stage will be contested over 151.5km from McLaren Vale to Willunga Hill.
View results below.
Stage four results
Elite men
1. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe, Slovakia) 3:21:07
2. Daryl Impey (Mitchelton-Scott, South Africa)
3. Luis León Sánchez (Astana Pro Team, Spain)
4. Diego Ulissi (UAE Team Emirates, Italy)
5. Jay McCarthy (Bora-Hansgrohe, Australia)
6. Dries Devenyns (Quick-Step Floors, Belgium)
7. Domenico Pozzovivo (Bahrain-Merida, Italy)
8. Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (UAE Team Emirates, Portugal)
9. Pierre Latour (AG2R La Mondiale, France)
10. Laurent Didier (Trek-Segafredo, Luxembourg)
General classification
1. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe, Slovakia) 14:19:49
2. Daryl Impey (Mitchelton-Scott, South Africa) +2″
3. Jay McCarthy (Bora-Hansgrohe, Australia) +9″
4. Luis León Sánchez (Astana Pro Team, Spain) +10″
5. Diego Ulissi (UAE Team Emirates, Italy) +14″
6. Robert Gesink (LottoNL-Jumbo, Netherlands)
7. Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (UAE Team Emirates, Portugal)
8. George Bennett (LottoNL-Jumbo, New Zeeland)
9. Dries Devenyns (Quick-Step Floors, Belgium)
10. Egan Arley Bernal Gomez (Team Sky, Columbia)
