Movistar’s Carlos Barbero took the spoils on the fourth stage of the Vuelta a Burgos in Clunia, Spain, yesterday.
The Spaniard beat Italy’s Marco Tizza (Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini) and Nicola Bagioli (Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini) when he crossed the finish of the 165km stage in 3:55:44.
DiData’s Louis Meintjes lies ninth overall after stage four of the Vuelta a Burgos in Clunia yesterday. Photo: Stiehl Photography
South Africa’s Louis Meintjes (Dimension Data) finished 17th and Johann van Zyl (Dimension Data) 74th.
Columbia’s Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana Pro) maintains the overall lead in 15:33:58. He is trailed two seconds later by fellow countryman Ivan Sosa (Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec) and 27 seconds later by Eritrea’s Merhawi Kudus (Dimension Data).
Meintjies lies ninth at 01:36 and Van Zyl 67th at 13:39.
More results can be viewed below.
Stage four results
1. Carlos Barbero (Spa) Movistar Team 3:55:44
2. Marco Tizza (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini
3. Nicola Bagioli (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini
4. Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Team Sky
5. Merhawi Kudus (Eri) Dimension Data
6. Jonathan Lastra Martinez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
7. Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana Pro Team
8. David de la Cruz (Spa) Team Sky
9. Alex Aranburu Deba (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
10. Jérémy Leveau (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
*Selected
17. Louis Meintjes (RSA) Dimension Data
74. Johann van Zyl (RSA) Dimension Data +0:00:23
General classification
1. Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana Pro Team 15:33:58
2. Ivan Sosa (Col) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec +0:00:02
3. Merhawi Kudus (Eri) Dimension Data +0:00:27
4. David De La Cruz (Spa) Team Sky +0:00:34
5. Igor Anton (Spa) Dimension Data
6. Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Team Sky +0:00:42
7. Pello Bilbao (Spa) Astana Pro Team +0:00:47
8. Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA +0:01:08
9. Louis Meintjes (RSA) Dimension Data +0:01:36
10. Alex Aranburu Deba (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA +0:01:39
*Selected
67. Johann van Zyl (RSA) Dimension Data +0:13:39
