Kaden Groves won a sprint finish at the Vuelta on Tuesday, taking the fourth stage as Remco Evenepoel maintained the red jersey.
Groves passed Juan Sebastian Molano just before the finish line after perfectly timing his sprint to catch the Colombian and earn his second career Vuelta stage win. Molano took off with about 350 meters left.
“I was patient enough and strong enough to close him with about 100 meters to go,” said the Australian, who rides for Alpecin-Deceuninck. “My team was fantastic today, super aggressive and we were always there on time. It paid off with a victory. Hopefully it’s not the last.”
The 184.6-kilometer stage into Tarragona included a crash in the peloton with four kilometers remaining.
Evenepoel avoided trouble, though, and the Belgian will begin Wednesday’s fifth stage with a 5-second lead over Enric Mas. Lenny Martinez is 11 seconds back.
Two-time Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard is 31 seconds off the lead in fourth place.
SPRINT‼️
?♂️⚡️ Día tranquilo en la lucha por la CG.
?? @EduSepulvedaARG hace historia para Argentina.
? Las caídas afectan al sprint final.?️ Revive YA la PELÍCULA de la etapa 4⃣#LaVuelta23 pic.twitter.com/wyfckwpfQJ
— La Vuelta (@lavuelta) August 29, 2023
