Spaniard Enric Mas won stage four and took over the race lead in the Tour of Guangxi that finished at the Nongla Scenic Area today.
The Deceuninck-Quick-Step rider completed the 161.4km stage in 3:52:53. EF Education First’s Daniel Felipe Martinez crossed the line one second later, with Ineos’s Diego Rosa completing the podium.
Jumbo-Visma’s Antwan Tolhoek and Bora-Hansgrohe’s Felix Grossschartner claimed fourth and fifth.
“The team did an amazing work today, protecting me and chasing the break, which at one point had a pretty big gap over the peloton,” said Mas.
“Thanks to the guys, I was well positioned at the start of the climb and I had Remi [Cavagna] to launch a probing attack and make others work. When he was caught with some 1 700m to go, I knew that it was up to me and that all I needed to do was attack and try to make the difference.
“There’s still two more stages left, but we will try to defend the jersey and bring it home.”
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Enric Mas won stage four and took over the race lead in the Tour of Guangxi at the Nongla Scenic Area today. Photo: Tim De Waele/Getty Images
Stage four results
| 1 | Enric Mas | Deceuninck-Quick-Step | 3:52:53 |
| 2 | Daniel Felipe Martinez | EF Education First | +0:00:01 |
| 3 | Diego Rosa | Team Ineos | +0:00:08 |
| 4 | Antwan Tolhoek | Jumbo-Visma | +0:00:12 |
| 5 | Felix Grossschartner | Bora-Hangrohe | +0:00:19 |
| 6 | Odd Christian Eiking | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | |
| 7 | Carl Frederik Hagen | Lotto Soudal | |
| 8 | David de la Cruz | Team Ineos | |
| 9 | Martijn Tusveld | Team Sunweb | +0:00:28 |
| 10 | Davide Villella | Astana Pro Team |
*Selected
| 19 | Louis Meintjes | Team Dimension Data | +0:00:43 |
| 30 | Jacques Janse van Rensburg | Team Dimension Data | +0:01:24 |
| 41 | Stefan de Bod | Team Dimension Data | +0:02:30 |
| 64 | Jay Thomson | Team Dimension Data | +0:06:32 |
| 70 | Nicholas Dlamini | Team Dimension Data |
General classification
| 1 | Enric Mas | Deceuninck-Quick-Step | 13:50:50 |
| 2 | Daniel Felipe Martinez | EF Education First | +0:00:05 |
| 3 | Diego Rosa | Team Ineos | +0:00:14 |
| 4 | Antwan Tolhoek | Jumbo-Visma | +0:00:22 |
| 5 | Felix Grossschartner | Bora-Hangrohe | +0:00:29 |
| 6 | Odd Christian Eiking | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | |
| 7 | Carl Frederik Hagen | Lotto Soudal | |
| 8 | David de la Cruz | Team Ineos | |
| 9 | Davide Villella | Astana Pro Team +0:00:37 | |
| 10 | Martijn Tusveld | Team Sunweb | +0:00:38 |
*Selected
| 23 | Louis Meintjes | Team Dimension Data | +0:01:19 |
| 26 | Jacques Janse van Rensburg | Team Dimension Data | +0:01:34 |
| 40 | Stefan de Bod | Team Dimension Data | +0:04:13 |
| 60 | Nicholas Dlamini | Team Dimension Data | +0:08:13 |
| 76 | Jay Thomson | Team Dimension Data | +0:10:13 |
