Danish cyclist Jakob Fuglsang claimed victory on stage four of the Tour de Romandie that started and finished in Sion today.
The Astana rider crossed the line after 149.2km in a time of 4:18:48.
Astana’s Jakob Fuglsang, pictured here during a Tour de France stage, won stage four of the Tour de Romandie in Sion today. Photo: Photo Credits
His teammate Primoz Roglic finished in second place 48 second later, with Team Sky’s Egan Arley Bernal in third.
UAE Team Emirates Rui Costa and BMC Racing Team’s Richie Porte claimed fourth and fifth respectively.
Roglic leads overall in a total time of 12:59:09. Bernal places second, with Porte in third.
Fuglsang lies in fourth place overall, with Costa in fifth.
Results were as follows.
Stage four
1. Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team 4:18:48
2. Primoz Roglic (Slo) Astana Pro Team +00:00:48
3. Egan Arley Bernal (Col) Team Sky +00:00:48
4. Rui Costa (Por) UAE Team Emirates +00:00:48
5. Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team +00:00:50
6. Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:02:09
7. Pierre Latour (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
8. Jaime Roson (Spa) Movistar Team
9. Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe
10. Merhawi Kudus (Eri) Dimension Data
Selected
78. Jaco Venter (RSA) Dimension Data +0:24:59
96. Nicholas Dlamini (RSA) Dimension Data +0:28:43
103. Johann Van Zyl (RSA) Dimension Data +0:28:43
General classification
1. Primoz Roglic (Slo) LottoNL-Jumbo 12:59:09
2. Egan Bernal (Col) Team Sky +0:00:08
3. Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team +0:00:35
4. Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team +0:01:16
5. Rui Costa (Por) UAE Team Emirates +0:01:23
6. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo +0:01:32
7. Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team +0:02:32
8. Pierre Latour (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale +0:02:49
9. Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe +0:03:09
10. Daniel Martin (Irl) UAE Team Emirates +0:03:12
Selected
87. Jaco Venter (RSA) Dimension Data +0:44:19
98. Nicholas Dlamini (RSA) Dimension Data +0:59:34
102. Johann Van Zyl (RSA) Dimension Data +1:07:28
