Pascal Ackermann won the fourth stage of the Tour of Poland, disputed this Tuesday between Lesko and Sanok, of 179 kilometers, in which the Colombian Sergio Higuita defended the leadership of the competition.
The day was dangerous, as it had three mountain passes, all second category, but far from the finish.
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Before departure the Alpecin team did not take the game, Well, five of his staff men tested positive for covid-19.
hard end
The squad clarified that none of the cyclists had the virus, but that they were leaving the test to comply with the protocol.
The day was characterized by a leak that was forged at kilometer 23 of the competition. In it they went Nans Peters, Mads Wurtz, Kamil Malecki, Rui Oliveira and Andres Skaarseth.
The escapees came to have a difference of 4 minutes 30 seconds over the Higuita lot.
The Bora, seeing the lead in danger, put his cyclists to chase and the difference was lowering each time the finish line approached.
The escape ended 15 km from the finish line, the result of the good pace imposed by the main batch.
Higuita fell with a kilometer and 200 meters to go, but he is still the leader because the accident occurred in the last 3 protected kilometers.
This Wednesday the fifth fraction will take place, which will unite Łańcut and Rzeszów, 178 km long, with two mountain prizes both in the third category, but far from the finish.
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Classifications
Stage
1. Pascal Ackermann 4hrs 21mins 46secs
2. Jordi Meeus mt
3. Jonathan Milan mt
4. Quinten Hermans mt
5. Olav Kooij mt
General
1. Sergio Higuita 19:52:46
2. Pello Bilbao at 4 s
3. Quinten Hermans at 6 s
4. Diego Ulissi at 10 s
5. Matteo Sobrero mt
6. Richard Carapaz mt
7. Mauro Schmid mt
8. Quentin Pacher mt
9. Felix Alex mt
10. Stephen Williams mt
23. Harold Tejada at 29s
90. Juan Molano at 11 min 29 sec
98. Diego Camargo at 16 min 35 sec
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