After a first explanation between leaders who led to the surprise of Javier Romo (Movistar) The day before, The 4th stage of Santos Tour Down Under promised to be indecisive this Friday between Glenelg to Victor Harbor. With the Mounted from Nettle Hill (1.9 km at 8.1% average) located 20 terminals from the finish, several race scenarios were indeed possible, and it is the most likely of them which was Finally produced, namely an almost massive sprint. Despite an animated finale which was notably the reason for the best sprinter Sam Welsford (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe), a distant, a strong platoon of 80 units presented itself for the win in the final stretch, and it is Bryan Coquard which has been the fastest of nothing ahead Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain Victorious) !
VIDEO – The summary of the 4th stage of the Santos Tour Down Under
And 2 for Coquard in Australia!
Already winner at Willunga in the sprint two years ago for his very first victory in WorldTour, the Frenchman of the Cofidis recalled that he liked Australia with this second success acquired after a superb sprint, despite a fall at the start of the stage. Surgpting at the top of the peloton at 200 meters to throw from afar, the tricolor sprinter then resisted on the right of the road, along the barriers, on the return of the German Phil Bauhaus. At the shoulder in the last meters, the two men concluded their duel from throwing a bicycle which proved to be favorable to the native of Saint-Nazaire, which perfectly launches its 2025 season and that of the team Cédric Vasseur.
Pithie 4th then downgraded, Narvaez grabliates bonuses
Behind them, Jhonatan Narvaez (UAE Team Emirates XRG) – which expressed its dissatisfaction by crossing the line, believing that it has been embarrassed – got involved in the sprint and dominated Laurence Pithie (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe), initially 4th then finally downgraded for having tank Henri Uhlig (Alpecin-deceuninck) against barriers. The Ecuador Champion takes advantage of it To slide on the podium and grab four precious seconds of bonus, returning to 4 “of the leader Javier Romo general. Dorian godon (Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale) includes the top 10 of the day of accuracy following the decommissioning of Laurence Pithie.
