Buitrago’s bravery is rewarded and Evenepoel continues to attack Paris-Nice

Hard day at the office, the living in fourth stage of Paris-Nicewith a sporting proposal of 184 kilometers and seven mountains passing through the route, with the greatest difficulty focused on the last part, first climbing the Col du Fût d’Avenas -Les Chappes (1st category, 5.2 km at 7.2%) and then including the outcome in Mont Brouilly, second category. A final climb of 3 kilometers, with an average slope of 7.7%.

A rather nervous, cold stage, where Remco Evenepoel He took advantage of the opportunities he had to try to gain seconds from his likely main rival for victory, the Slovenian. Primoz Roglic, takes two seconds in the intermediate sprint dispute.

The stage has been decided in the last part. The group stretched out and the Australian champion took the lead Luke Plapp alone, until the Colombian reached his height Santiago Buitrago. One of the Bahrain-Victorius reached the height of relatively easily Jayco AlULAand both understand each other well and gain ground from their pursuers.

They took advantage of the doubts that existed between them and the difference was more than 40 seconds. Buitrago was left on the last descent to Plapp and he had enough of a margin to cross the finish line first, taking his first victory of the season and his fifth as a professional.

Both he and Plapp found reward for their bravery. Buitrago for success on stage and Plapp because he became the new leader of ‘Race of the Sun’with 13 seconds to Buitrago himself.

Evenepoel moved from behind and overtook Roglic for 40 seconds, waiting to see what happens in the coming episodes. This Thursday, the fifth round, with four third-category mountain passes, on a day where the stiffness goes from less to more and where the bonus sprint eleven kilometers from the finish line can end up shaking the race.