Team Sky’s Wout Poels won the 18.5km time-trial in stage four of the Paris-Nice, which finished in Saint-Étienne today.
The Dutchman finished the route with a faster time than Movistar Team’s Marc Soler (Spain) and Quick-Step Floors’ Julian Alaphilippe (France), who came second and third respectively.
Team Sky’s Wout Poels won the 18.5km time-trial in stage four of the Paris-Nice today. Photo: @ParisNice
Although winning, Poels admitted the time-trial was tough. “It was quite a hard one, especially at the beginning with the uphill and then at the end with that little short kick.
“It was a really hard TT but it was really good for me.”
Astana Pro’s Luis León Sanchez still retains the yellow jersey, with Poels moving up to second on the general classification.
View more results below.
Stage four
1 Wout Poels (Team Sky, Netherlands) 0:25:33
2 Marc Soler (Movistar Team, Spain) 25:44
3 Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors, France) 25:49
4 Felix Grossschartner (Bora-Hansgrohe, Austria) 25:53
5 Ion Izagirre (Bahrain-Merida, Spain) 26:00
6 Gorka Izagirre (Bahrain-Merida, Spain) 26:00
7 Luis León Sanchez (Astana Pro, Spain) 26:01
8 Tim Wellens (Lotto Soudal, Belgium) 26:02
9 Sergio Henao (Team Sky, Colombia) 26:03
10 Esteban Chaves (Mitchelton-Scott, Colombia) 26:03
General classification
1 Luis León Sanchez (Astana Pro Team, Spain) 13:47:57
2 Wout Poels (Team Sky, Netherlands) 13:48:12
3 Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors, France) 13:48:23
4 Marc Soler (Movistar Team, Spain) 13:48:23
5 Gorka Izagirre (Bahrain-Merida, Spain) 13:48:31
6 Felix Grossschartner (Bora-Hansgrohe, Austria) 13:48:32
7 Ion Izagirre (Bahrain-Merida, Spain) 13:48:39
8 Tim Wellens (Lotto Soudal, Belgium) 13:48:39
9 Sergio Henao (Team Sky, Colombia) 13:48:45
10 Esteban Chaves (Mitchelton-Scott, Colombia) 13:48:45
