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Tuesday, August 28: Stage 4, Vélez Málaga - Alfacar. Sierra de la Alfaguara, 161.4 km

Stage 4 map & profile | Stage 4 photos

Ben King wins stage four.

Stage 4 rated ascents:

• Km 66.7: Alto De la Cabra Montés, 15.7 km @ 5.9% gradient. Cat. 1
• Km 161.4: Puerto de Alfacar. Sierre De la Alfaguara, 12.4 km @ 5.4%. Cat. 1

Weather at the finish city of Alfacar at 3:22 PM local time: 33C (92F), sunny, with the wind from the SSW at 19 km/hr (12 mph). No rain is forecast.

The race: All 176 stage 3 finishers started stage 4 at 1:22 PM.

Here's the organizer's stage four summary:

The first major mountain stage of La Vuelta 18 saw long range attackers succeed and especially Ben King, winner on Tuesday atop the Puerto de Alfacar. The 29 year-old American rider spent the whole day at the front and eventually dominated Nikita Stalnov (Astana) and Pierre Rolland (Education First-Drapac) to claim his maiden Grand Tour victory. Michal Kwiatkowski (Team Sky) retains the red jersey but Emanuel Buchmann (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) are threatening his leadership.

A hard day in the mountains saw Polka-dot jersey Luis Angel Mate (Cofidis) and his main rival for the KOM classification, Pierre Rolland (Education First-Drapac), attack again. The two men went from the start, as they already did in the previous two stages. Ben Gastauer (Astana), Nikita Stalnov (Astana), Jelle Wallays (Lotto-Soudal), Ben King (Team Dimension Data), Lars Boom (LottoNL-Jumbo), Oscar Cabedo (Burgos-BH) and Aritz Bagues (Euskadi-Murias) joined the move. Their lead was up to 4’30’’ as they faced the first slopes of the Alto de la Cabra Montés, 51km into the stage.

Luis Angel Mate summited the climb first and Ben Gastauer got in the mix, taking 6 points ahead of Pierre Rolland. Team Sky set a moderate pace in the peloton and the gap increased to 7 minutes at the summit, with 95km to go. No-one came to help Michal Kwiatkowski’s teammates and the attackers’ led kept rising, up to 10 minutes as they entered the last 40km. It was still around 8 minutes when LottoNL-Jumbo accelerated at the bottom of the Puerto de Alfacar, the 12.4km final climb.

After several attempts, Ben King and Nikita Stalnov managed to get away from their breakaway companions 10km away from the summit. They resisted to Pierre Rolland until the summit, where King outpowered Stalnov. Among the favourites, Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) attacked with 3 km to go to gain, along with Emanuel Buchmann (Bora-Hansgrohe), 27’’ on Michal Kwiatkowski, still in red.

Complete results:

Stage 4 photos

161.4 kilometers raced at an average speed of 35.447 km/hr

1	BENJAMIN KING	Dimension Data	4hr 33min 12sec
2	NIKITA STALNOV	Astana	@ 2sec
3	PIERRE ROLLAND	EF Education First-Drapac	00' 13''
4	LUIS ANGEL MATE	Cofidis	01' 08''
5	BEN GASTAUER	Ag2r La Mondiale	01' 39''
6	JELLE WALLAYS	Lotto-Soudal	01' 57''
7	OSCAR CABEDO	Burgos BH	02' 24''
8	SIMON PHILIP YATES	Mitchelton-Scott	02' 48''
9	EMANUEL BUCHMANN	Bora-hansgrohe	02' 50''
10	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	Astana	03' 07''
11	ARITZ BAGUES	Euskadi Basque Country-Murias	s.t.
12	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	Movistar	03' 13''
13	MICHAL KWIATKOWSKI	Sky	03' 15''
14	NAIRO QUINTANA	Movistar	s.t.
15	ENRIC MAS NICOLAU	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
16	THIBAUT PINOT	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
17	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
18	JON IZAGUIRRE	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
19	TONY GALLOPIN	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
20	WILCO KELDERMAN	Team Sunweb	s.t.
21	RIGOBERTO URAN	EF Education First-Drapac	s.t.
22	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	Sky	s.t.
23	GEORGE BENNETT	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
24	FABIO ARU	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
25	RAFAL MAJKA	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
26	LAURENS DE PLUS	Quick-Step Floors	03' 52''
27	SEPP KUSS	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
28	RICHARD CARAPAZ	Movistar	03' 57''
29	JESUS HERRADA	Cofidis	04' 21''
30	NICOLAS ROCHE	BMC	05' 07''
31	LOUIS MEINTJES	Dimension Data	05' 09''
32	HERMANN PERNSTEINER	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
33	DAVIDE FORMOLO	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
34	GORKA IZAGUIRRE	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
35	JACK HAIG	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
36	ANDREY ZEITS	Astana	s.t.
37	AMANUEL GHEBREIGZABHIER	Dimension Data	05' 47''
38	EDWARD RAVASI	UAE-Team Emirates	06' 01''
39	CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	06' 11''
40	RUDY MOLARD	Groupama-FDJ	06' 13''
41	HUBERT DUPONT	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
42	MIKEL BIZKARRA	Euskadi Basque Country-Murias	06' 53''
43	LARS BOOM	LottoNL-Jumbo	07' 18''
44	JOSE HERRADA	Cofidis	07' 20''
45	MIKEL ITURRIA	Euskadi Basque Country-Murias	07' 45''
46	JOSÉ MENDES	Burgos BH	s.t.
47	PAVEL KOCHETKOV	Katusha-Alpecin	08' 11''
48	ILNUR ZAKARIN	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
49	VALERIO CONTI	UAE-Team Emirates	08' 30''
50	SIMONE PETILLI	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
51	DANIEL MORENO	EF Education First-Drapac	09' 29''
52	MICHAEL WOODS	EF Education First-Drapac	s.t.
53	FRANCO PELLIZOTTI	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
54	DAVIDE VILLELLA	Astana	s.t.
55	FLORIS DE TIER	LottoNL-Jumbo	09' 38''
56	WINNER ANDREW ANACONA	Movistar	09' 49''
57	GIANLUCA BRAMBILLA	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
58	SERGIO LUIS HENAO	Sky	s.t.
59	IGOR ANTON	Dimension Data	s.t.
60	MERHAWI KUDUS	Dimension Data	s.t.
61	SIMON CLARKE	EF Education First-Drapac	s.t.
62	VINCENZO NIBALI	Bahrain-Merida	11' 04''
63	JORGE CUBERO	Burgos BH	s.t.
64	STÉPHANE ROSSETTO	Cofidis	s.t.
65	LUIS GUILLERMO MAS BONET	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
66	BRENT BOOKWALTER	BMC	s.t.
67	BAUKE MOLLEMA	Trek-Segafredo	11' 51''
68	SANDER ARMEE	Lotto-Soudal	12' 16''
69	PIETER SERRY	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
70	PELLO BILBAO	Astana	12' 19''
71	JAN HIRT	Astana	s.t.
72	TAO GEOGHEGAN HART	Sky	13' 12''
73	MAXIME MONFORT	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
74	THOMAS DE GENDT	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
75	TOSH VAN DER SANDE	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
76	BJORG LAMBRECHT	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
77	MICKAEL DELAGE	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
78	LÉO VINCENT	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
79	TIAGO MACHADO	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
80	GEORG PREIDLER	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
81	EDUARD PRADES	Euskadi Basque Country-Murias	s.t.
82	JOSEPH ROSSKOPF	BMC	s.t.
83	SERGIO PARDILLA	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
84	MAURITS LAMMERTINK	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
85	GARIKOITZ BRAVO	Euskadi Basque Country-Murias	s.t.
86	SALVATORE PUCCIO	Sky	s.t.
87	ALESSANDRO DE MARCHI	BMC	14' 03''
88	FRANCISCO JOSE VENTOSO	BMC	s.t.
89	DARIO CATALDO	Astana	s.t.
90	JOHANN VAN ZYL	Dimension Data	s.t.
91	RYAN GIBBONS	Dimension Data	s.t.
92	JAI HINDLEY	Team Sunweb	s.t.
93	OSCAR RODRIGUEZ	Euskadi Basque Country-Murias	s.t.
94	DANIEL MARTIN	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
95	NICHOLAS SCHULTZ	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
96	DAMIEN HOWSON	Mitchelton-Scott	15' 08''
97	SIMON GESCHKE	Team Sunweb	15' 11''
98	ROHAN DENNIS	BMC	15' 42''
99	ALEXIS GOUGEARD	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
100	FABIO FELLINE	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
101	MARKEL IRIZAR	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
102	JOHANNES FRÖHLINGER	Team Sunweb	15' 49''
103	MIKE TEUNISSEN	Team Sunweb	s.t.
104	NELSON OLIVEIRA	Movistar	17' 05''
105	ANDREY AMADOR	Movistar	s.t.
106	DRIES DEVENYNS	Quick-Step Floors	17' 16''
107	NACER BOUHANNI	Cofidis	18' 08''
108	ALEXANDRE GENIEZ	Ag2r La Mondiale	18' 35''
109	MIKAEL CHEREL	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
110	JULIEN DUVAL	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
111	NANS PETERS	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
112	MARTIJN TUSVELD	Team Sunweb	s.t.
113	JORDI SIMON CASULLERAS	Burgos BH	s.t.
114	RETO HOLLENSTEIN	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
115	DIEGO RUBIO	Burgos BH	s.t.
116	ANTOINE DUCHESNE	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
117	JON ABERASTURI	Euskadi Basque Country-Murias	s.t.
118	TIESJ BENOOT	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
119	JHONATAN RESTREPO	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
120	ADAM YATES	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
121	PETER SAGAN	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
122	THOMAS LEEZER	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
123	LUKA PIBERNIK	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
124	JOSÉ GONÇALVES	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
125	JESUS EZQUERRA	Burgos BH	19' 33''
126	MICHAEL ALBASINI	Mitchelton-Scott	20' 06''
127	MARK PADUN	Bahrain-Merida	20' 12''
128	BERT-JAN LINDEMAN	LottoNL-Jumbo	20' 17''
129	DANNY VAN POPPEL	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
130	FABIO SABATINI	Quick-Step Floors	20' 27''
131	MATTEO TRENTIN	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
132	DANIELE BENNATI	Movistar	s.t.
133	MATHIAS LE TURNIER	Cofidis	20' 29''
134	LOIC CHETOUT	Cofidis	20' 31''
135	MARC SARREAU	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
136	IMANOL ERVITI	Movistar	s.t.
137	OMAR FRAILE	Astana	s.t.
138	PAVEL SIVAKOV	Sky	s.t.
139	RICHIE PORTE	BMC	s.t.
140	NICOLA CONCI	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
141	JETSE BOL	Burgos BH	s.t.
142	LUKA MEZGEC	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
143	HECTOR SAEZ	Euskadi Basque Country-Murias	s.t.
144	NELSON ANDRES SOTO	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
145	DYLAN TEUNS	BMC	s.t.
146	ALEXANDER EDMONDSON	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
147	MICHAEL STORER	Team Sunweb	s.t.
148	BENJAMIN THOMAS	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
149	IVAN GARCIA	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
150	JONATHAN LASTRA	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
151	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	Sky	s.t.
152	JONATHAN CASTROVIEJO	Sky	s.t.
153	SVEN ERIK BYSTRØM	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
154	ALEX ARANBURU DEBA	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
155	ANTONIO MOLINA	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
156	KIEL REIJNEN	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
157	MITCHELL DOCKER	EF Education First-Drapac	s.t.
158	TOM VAN ASBROECK	EF Education First-Drapac	s.t.
159	PABLO TORRES MUIÑO	Burgos BH	s.t.
160	ELIA VIVIANI	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
161	GIACOMO NIZZOLO	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
162	LUKAS PÖSTLBERGER	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
163	SEBASTIAN LANGEVELD	EF Education First-Drapac	s.t.
164	MATTHIAS BRÄNDLE	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
165	VICTOR CAMPENAERTS	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
166	KENNETH VANBILSEN	Cofidis	s.t.
167	KASPER ASGREEN	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
168	IAN BOSWELL	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
169	JAY MC CARTHY	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
170	MICHAEL MØRKØV	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
171	STEPHEN CUMMINGS	Dimension Data	s.t.
172	SIMONE CONSONNI	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
173	VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
174	MICHAEL SCHWARZMANN	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
175	MARCUS BURGHARDT	Bora-hansgrohe	22' 29''
176	MAXIMILIAN WALSCHEID	Team Sunweb	s.t.

GC after stage 4:

• GC leader: Michal Kwiatkowski (Team Sky)
• Mountains classification leader: Luis Angel Mate (Cofidis)
• Points classification leader: Michal Kwiatkowski (Team Sky)
• Combination classification leader: Michal Kwiatkowski (Team Sky)
• Team classification leader: Astana

511.1 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 37.067 km/hr

1	MICHAL KWIATKOWSKI	Sky	13hr 47min 19sec
2	EMANUEL BUCHMANN	Bora-hansgrohe	@ 7sec
3	SIMON PHILIP YATES	Mitchelton-Scott	00' 10''
4	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	Movistar	00' 12''
5	WILCO KELDERMAN	Team Sunweb	00' 25''
6	JON IZAGUIRRE	Bahrain-Merida	00' 30''
7	TONY GALLOPIN	Ag2r La Mondiale	00' 33''
8	NAIRO QUINTANA	Movistar	s.t.
9	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	LottoNL-Jumbo	00' 37''
10	ENRIC MAS NICOLAU	Quick-Step Floors	00' 42''
11	RAFAL MAJKA	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
12	THIBAUT PINOT	Groupama-FDJ	00' 43''
13	GEORGE BENNETT	LottoNL-Jumbo	00' 45''
14	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	Astana	00' 46''
15	FABIO ARU	UAE-Team Emirates	00' 47''
16	RIGOBERTO URAN	EF Education First-Drapac	00' 48''
17	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	Sky	00' 53''
18	BENJAMIN KING	Dimension Data	01' 05''
19	LAURENS DE PLUS	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
20	JESUS HERRADA	Cofidis	02' 00''
21	NICOLAS ROCHE	BMC	02' 42''
22	JACK HAIG	Mitchelton-Scott	02' 44''
23	DAVIDE FORMOLO	Bora-hansgrohe	02' 50''
24	LOUIS MEINTJES	Dimension Data	03' 10''
25	RICHARD CARAPAZ	Movistar	03' 18''
26	BEN GASTAUER	Ag2r La Mondiale	03' 30''
27	ANDREY ZEITS	Astana	03' 31''
28	RUDY MOLARD	Groupama-FDJ	03' 46''
29	HERMANN PERNSTEINER	Bahrain-Merida	03' 54''
30	CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	05' 12''
31	AMANUEL GHEBREIGZABHIER	Dimension Data	05' 23''
32	HUBERT DUPONT	Ag2r La Mondiale	05' 58''
33	VALERIO CONTI	UAE-Team Emirates	06' 09''
34	ILNUR ZAKARIN	Katusha-Alpecin	06' 27''
35	GORKA IZAGUIRRE	Bahrain-Merida	07' 00''
36	DAVIDE VILLELLA	Astana	07' 15''
37	MICHAEL WOODS	EF Education First-Drapac	07' 21''
38	NIKITA STALNOV	Astana	07' 28''
39	SERGIO LUIS HENAO	Sky	07' 33''
40	GIANLUCA BRAMBILLA	Trek-Segafredo	07' 35''
41	DANIEL MORENO	EF Education First-Drapac	07' 54''
42	MERHAWI KUDUS	Dimension Data	08' 04''
43	WINNER ANDREW ANACONA	Movistar	08' 10''
44	SIMONE PETILLI	UAE-Team Emirates	08' 12''
45	JOSE HERRADA	Cofidis	08' 18''
46	IGOR ANTON HERNANDEZ	Dimension Data	08' 26''
47	PIERRE ROLLAND	EF Education First-Drapac	08' 27''
48	MIKEL BIZKARRA	Euskadi Basque Country-Murias	08' 58''
49	BAUKE MOLLEMA	Trek-Segafredo	09' 11''
50	PAVEL KOCHETKOV	Katusha-Alpecin	09' 33''
51	STÉPHANE ROSSETTO	Cofidis	s.t.
52	BRENT BOOKWALTER	BMC	09' 50''
53	PELLO BILBAO	Astana	09' 53''
54	FLORIS DE TIER	LottoNL-Jumbo	10' 10''
55	LUIS GUILLERMO MAS BONET	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	10' 43''
56	SIMON CLARKE	EF Education First-Drapac	10' 48''
57	EDWARD RAVASI	UAE-Team Emirates	10' 53''
58	TAO GEOGHEGAN HART	Sky	11' 47''
59	EDUARD PRADES	Euskadi Basque Country-Murias	11' 56''
60	SANDER ARMEE	Lotto-Soudal	11' 56''
61	SEPP KUSS	LottoNL-Jumbo	12' 05''
62	SERGIO PARDILLA	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	12' 18''
63	JORGE CUBERO	Burgos BH	12' 33''
64	VINCENZO NIBALI	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
65	ARITZ BAGUES	Euskadi Basque Country-Murias	12' 34''
66	SIMON GESCHKE	Team Sunweb	12' 54''
67	FABIO FELLINE	Trek-Segafredo	12' 57''
68	MAURITS LAMMERTINK	Katusha-Alpecin	13' 05''
69	OSCAR RODRIGUEZ	Euskadi Basque Country-Murias	13' 10''
70	SALVATORE PUCCIO	Sky	13' 28''
71	DAMIEN HOWSON	Mitchelton-Scott	13' 47''
72	FRANCO PELLIZOTTI	Bahrain-Merida	13' 55''
73	TIAGO MACHADO	Katusha-Alpecin	13' 57''
74	RYAN GIBBONS	Dimension Data	14' 09''
75	GEORG PREIDLER	Groupama-FDJ	14' 31''
76	DRIES DEVENYNS	Quick-Step Floors	14' 44''
77	JAI HINDLEY	Team Sunweb	15' 44''
78	MICKAEL DELAGE	Groupama-FDJ	16' 09''
79	DANIEL MARTIN	UAE-Team Emirates	16' 50''
80	MARKEL IRIZAR	Trek-Segafredo	17' 09''
81	NELSON OLIVEIRA	Movistar	17' 20''
82	MAXIME MONFORT	Lotto-Soudal	17' 34''
83	LÉO VINCENT	Groupama-FDJ	17' 37''
84	LUIS ANGEL MATE	Cofidis	18' 20''
85	JOSÉ MENDES	Burgos BH	19' 05''
86	ALEXANDRE GENIEZ	Ag2r La Mondiale	19' 20''
87	IAN BOSWELL	Katusha-Alpecin	19' 23''
88	JAY MC CARTHY	Bora-hansgrohe	19' 30''
89	OSCAR CABEDO CARDA	Burgos BH	19' 57''
90	RETO HOLLENSTEIN	Katusha-Alpecin	20' 00''
91	TIESJ BENOOT	Lotto-Soudal	20' 06''
92	TOM VAN ASBROECK	EF Education First-Drapac	20' 21''
93	NACER BOUHANNI	Cofidis	20' 31''
94	JETSE BOL	Burgos BH	20' 35''
95	MIKEL ITURRIA	Euskadi Basque Country-Murias	20' 58''
96	VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN	UAE-Team Emirates	21' 00''
97	ANDREY AMADOR	Movistar	21' 06''
98	BENJAMIN THOMAS	Groupama-FDJ	21' 21''
99	BJORG LAMBRECHT	Lotto-Soudal	21' 45''
100	IVAN GARCIA	Bahrain-Merida	22' 11''
101	JELLE WALLAYS	Lotto-Soudal	22' 35''
102	PIETER SERRY	Quick-Step Floors	22' 51''
103	JOSÉ GONÇALVES	Katusha-Alpecin	23' 09''
104	VICTOR CAMPENAERTS	Lotto-Soudal	23' 50''
105	JOSEPH ROSSKOPF	BMC	23' 56''
106	DYLAN TEUNS	BMC	24' 33''
107	GARIKOITZ BRAVO	Euskadi Basque Country-Murias	24' 39''
108	NICOLA CONCI	Trek-Segafredo	24' 42''
109	NANS PETERS	Ag2r La Mondiale	25' 30''
110	MICHAEL ALBASINI	Mitchelton-Scott	25' 37''
111	JAN HIRT	Astana	25' 41''
112	FRANCISCO JOSE VENTOSO	BMC	26' 04''
113	ANTONIO MOLINA	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	26' 22''
114	THOMAS DE GENDT	Lotto-Soudal	26' 41''
115	MIKE TEUNISSEN	Team Sunweb	26' 54''
116	DARIO CATALDO	Astana	27' 05''
117	MICHAEL STORER	Team Sunweb	27' 09''
118	DANIELE BENNATI	Movistar	27' 12''
119	JESUS EZQUERRA	Burgos BH	27' 19''
120	ALESSANDRO DE MARCHI	BMC	27' 20''
121	MARK PADUN	Bahrain-Merida	27' 34''
122	LUKAS PÖSTLBERGER	Bora-hansgrohe	27' 51''
123	MITCHELL DOCKER	EF Education First-Drapac	28' 26''
124	JOHANNES FRÖHLINGER	Team Sunweb	28' 40''
125	MATHIAS LE TURNIER	Cofidis	28' 41''
126	PAVEL SIVAKOV	Sky	s.t.
127	IMANOL ERVITI	Movistar	28' 54''
128	MATTEO TRENTIN	Mitchelton-Scott	28' 55''
129	DANNY VAN POPPEL	LottoNL-Jumbo	29' 06''
130	ALEXIS GOUGEARD	Ag2r La Mondiale	29' 09''
131	MARC SARREAU	Groupama-FDJ	29' 17''
132	MARTIJN TUSVELD	Team Sunweb	29' 19''
133	MIKAEL CHEREL	Ag2r La Mondiale	29' 25''
134	PETER SAGAN	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
135	KIEL REIJNEN	Trek-Segafredo	29' 46''
136	JONATHAN CASTROVIEJO	Sky	30' 00''
137	JORDI SIMON CASULLERAS	Burgos BH	30' 01''
138	JHONATAN RESTREPO	Katusha-Alpecin	30' 16''
139	LUKA MEZGEC	Mitchelton-Scott	30' 24''
140	JON ABERASTURI I	Euskadi Basque Country-Murias	30' 29''
141	LOIC CHETOUT	Cofidis	30' 45''
142	SEBASTIAN LANGEVELD	EF Education First-Drapac	31' 12''
143	ALEXANDER EDMONDSON	Mitchelton-Scott	31' 17''
144	ELIA VIVIANI	Quick-Step Floors	31' 20''
145	SVEN ERIK BYSTRØM	UAE-Team Emirates	31' 33''
146	SIMONE CONSONNI	UAE-Team Emirates	31' 43''
147	MICHAEL MØRKØV	Quick-Step Floors	31' 46''
148	GIACOMO NIZZOLO	Trek-Segafredo	31' 54''
149	KENNETH VANBILSEN	Cofidis	32' 01''
150	ALEX ARANBURU	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	32' 26''
151	LUKA PIBERNIK	Bahrain-Merida	32' 33''
152	OMAR FRAILE	Astana	33' 11''
153	TOSH VAN DER SANDE	Lotto-Soudal	33' 30''
154	NICHOLAS J SCHULTZ	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	33' 31''
155	ADAM YATES	Mitchelton-Scott	33' 40''
156	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	Sky	34' 20''
157	KASPER ASGREEN	Quick-Step Floors	34' 47''
158	ROHAN DENNIS	BMC	34' 53''
159	BERT-JAN LINDEMAN	LottoNL-Jumbo	35' 21''
160	DIEGO RUBIO	Burgos BH	35' 24''
161	THOMAS LEEZER	LottoNL-Jumbo	35' 28''
162	JONATHAN LASTRA	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	35' 31''
163	JOHANN VAN ZYL	Dimension Data	36' 06''
164	ANTOINE DUCHESNE	Groupama-FDJ	36' 09''
165	MICHAEL SCHWARZMANN	Bora-hansgrohe	36' 58''
166	FABIO SABATINI	Quick-Step Floors	37' 43''
167	STEPHEN CUMMINGS	Dimension Data	40' 11''
168	HECTOR SAEZ	Euskadi Basque Country-Murias	40' 32''
169	RICHIE PORTE	BMC	40' 33''
170	NELSON ANDRES SOTO	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	40' 48''
171	PABLO TORRES MUIÑO	Burgos BH	40' 54''
172	MAXIMILIAN WALSCHEID	Team Sunweb	42' 22''
173	MARCUS BURGHARDT	Bora-hansgrohe	42' 55''
174	MATTHIAS BRÄNDLE	Trek-Segafredo	43' 59''
175	LARS BOOM	LottoNL-Jumbo	52' 38''
176	JULIEN DUVAL	Ag2r La Mondiale	01H 15' 58''

Stage 4 map & profile:

Stage 4 map

Stage 4 profile

Stage 4 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

Alejandro Valverde leads a group up the final climb.

Ben King wins stage four.

Pierre Rolland finished third.

Alejandro Valverde looks back at GC leader Michal Kwiatkowski as he crosses the line.

GC leader Michal Kwiatkowski was 13th today.

Nicolas Roche has just finished this bear of a stage.

Stage winner Ben King

Michal Kwiatkowski's GC lead is now just seven seconds.

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