Tirreno-Adriatico 2026: Van der Poel powers to victory, Pellizzari new leader

fotobureau Cor VosAfter the steep climb to Tortoreto in the final 10 kilometres, only fourteen riders remain at the front. In the sprint, Mathieu van der Poel outclasses everyone to take his second stage win in three days. Giulio Pellizzari finishes second to move into the overall race lead. (Slideshow route/profile)

Results 4th stage 2026 Tirreno-Adriatico

1. Mathieu van der Poel (nld)
2. Giulio Pellizzari (ita)
3. Tobias Halland Johannessen (nor)
4. Clément Champoussin (fra)
5. Wout van Aert (bel)
6. Ben Healy (irl)
7. Andrea Vendrame (ita)
8. Alessandro Pinarello (ita)
9. Filippo Ganna(ita)
10. Isaac del Toro (mex)

42. Magnus Sheffield (usa) + 2:26

GC after stage 4
1. Giulio Pellizzari (ita)
2. Isaac del Toro (mex) + 0:02
3. Primoz Roglic (slo) + 0:21
4. Matteo Jorgenson (usa) + 0:34
5. Ben Healy (irl) + 0:39
6. Andres Vendrame (ita) + 0:42
7. Magnus Sheffield (usa) s.t.
8. Giulio Ciccone (ita) + 0:44
9. Alan Hatherly (rsa) + 0:46
10. Antonio Tiberi (ita) + 0:49

Race report
Once the flag drops, Tibor Del Grosso, Liam Slock, Jakub Otruba, Iván García, Laurenz Rex, Dries De Bondt, Mattia Gaffuri, Diego Pablo Sevilla, Timo Kielich, Larry Warbasse and Jonas Abrahamsen set off on the attack, before Rémy Rochas makes it a dozen riders at the front on the first major climb of the day.

The breakaway opens up a maximum lead of over 3 minutes, before it falls below 2 minutes on the Valico delle Capannelle. Back in the valley, the gap edges up again towards 3 minutes. The difference then hovers around that margin for a while.

When the peloton starts to make headway, the gap drops to 1 and a half minutes in the final 30 kilometres, inspiring Otruba to go off on his own. The Czech rider is caught with 14 kilometres remaining, just before the climb to Tortoreto.

At the top, the peloton is down to Mathieu van der Poel, Ben Healy, Filippo Ganna, Giulio Ciccone, Alessandro Pinarello, Primoz Roglic, Giulio Pellizzari, Wout van Aert, Matteo Jorgenson, Isaac del Toro, Tobias Halland Johannessen and Clément Champoussin, while Jan Christen and Andrea Vendrame join them shortly.

The final kilometre sees first Ganna and then Christen try their luck, but Van Aert neutralises their attacks. Van der Poel sits tight on the Belgian’s wheel before launching the sprint himself. He goes a bit early, with 300 metres to go, but opens such a gap that he crosses the line in celebration.

Giulio Pellizzari finishes second, and thanks to the bonus seconds he takes the blue leader’s jersey from Del Toro. The Mexican sits second, 2 seconds back, while Pellizzari’s teammate Roglic occupies third, 19 seconds further behind.

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