Joao Almeida won the 169.9km fourth stage of the Iztulia, from Beasain to Markina-Xemein.

The Uae Emirates rider attacked on the last climb of the day, leaving a gap. After a descent at full speed, the Portuguese arrived alone at the finish line, thirty seconds ahead of the small group of the best, regulated by his teammate Isaac Del Toro.

Almeida is the new leader of the general classification: now Maximilian Schachmann, third of the day, is 30 seconds behind.

Sprint Cycling Photo

Order of arrival:

1 ALMEIDA João UAE Team Emirates - XRG 3:52:39

2 DEL TORO Isaac UAE Team Emirates - XRG 0:28

3 SCHACHMANN Maximilian Soudal Quick-Step ,,

4 CHAMPOUSSIN Clément XDS Astana Team ,,

5 ARANBURU Alex Cofidis ,,

6 BERTHET Clement Decathlon Ag2R The World Team ,,

7 VELASCO Simone XDS Astana Team ,,

8 ONLEY Oscar Team Picnic PostNL,,

9 VAN WILDER Ilan Soudal Quick-Step ,,

10 MARTIN Guillaume Groupama - FDJ,,

General classification:

1 ALMEIDA João UAE Team Emirates - XRG 12:10:20

2 SCHACHMANN Maximilian Soudal Quick-Step 0:30

3 LIPOWITZ Florian Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe 0:38

4 VAN WILDER Ilan Soudal Quick-Step 0:49

5 SKJELMOSE Mattias Lidl - Trek 0:50

6 KELDERMAN Wilco Team Visma | Lease a Bike 1:11

7 ARANBURU Alex Cofidis 1:37

8 MAS Enric Movistar Team 1:48

9 CRAS Steff Team TotalEnergies 2:15

10 VELASCO Simone XDS Astana Team 2:18