Tour of the Alps: Simon Carr wins stage 4 as Juanpa Lopez responds to GC assaults

A forty five-kilometre solo break netted Simon Carr (EF Education-EasyPost) the toughest mountain stage of the 2024 Tour of the Alps, whereas a crash-marred however ferocious GC battle noticed Juan Pedro Lopez (Lidl-Trek) stubbornly cling on to the general lead. 

Carr took off alone when he senses his probability of victory, dropping fellow breakaway survivor Sergio Higuita on the rugged, poorly surfaced cat 1 Passo Vetriola climb. The British rider stayed away for the second Tour of the Alps stage victory of his profession by practically two minutes. 

Chris Harper of Jayco-AIUIa crashed on the high-speed descent off the second and final climb of the day, with the Australian pressured to desert the race. Ben O’Connor (Decathlon-AG2R) additionally crashed in the identical spot as Harper, however capable of proceed. 

On the flatter run-in, general contender Valentin Paret-Peintre (Decathlon-AG2R) launched an all-out assault with some 15 kilometres to go, obliging an remoted Lopez to chase him down in particular person. 

Yet extra challenges materialised on the run-in in a seven-rider GC group, with Michael Storer (Tudor ProCycling) and O’Connor snatching a couple of seconds within the finale. 

Lopez’ rivals largely neutralised one another, permitting the Spaniard to remain answerable for the race with simply someday of mountain racing remaining.

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