Guangxi Tour, stage 4: another sprint, another victory for Magnier
Vauquelin and Barrè try, but everything is decided in the sprint


Vauquelin and Barrè try, but everything is decided in the sprint

Paul Magnier wins the fourth stage of the Guangxi Tour, from Bama to Tian'e, 165.7 km.
A four-man breakaway consisting of Veistroffer , Ghys , De Bondt , and Paleni broke away early. On the ups and downs that characterize the stage, some sprinters struggled and dropped back, while at 36 km, Vauquelin and Barrè attacked and managed to regain the lead on the final climb with 24 km to go.
In the favourable final stretch it is above all the UAE that works to close and with 9 km to go the group regroups.
This leads to another sprint, with a crash that splits the group in the final hundred meters.
Decathlon tries to work for Bol , but Magnier has the winning streak by beating the Dutchman and Kanter .
The Frenchman also took back the red leader's jersey, with Biesterbos finishing in 4th place today.
ORDER OF ARRIVAL
1 MAGNIER Paul Soudal Quick-Step 3:41:55
2 BOL Cees Decathlon CMA CGM Team 0:00
3 KANTER Max XDS Astana Team 0:00
4 BIESTERBOS Frits Team Picnic PostNL 0:00
5 MIQUEL Pau Bahrain - Victorious 0:19
6 KOLZE CHANGIZI Sebastian Tudor Pro Cycling Team 0:19
7 GILMORE Brady NSN Cycling Team 0:19
8 VAN BELLE Loe Team Visma | Lease a Bike 0:19
9 MOLANO Juan Sebastián UAE Team Emirates - XRG 0:19
10 VAN DEN BERG Marijn EF Education - EasyPost 0:19
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