Tour de Suisse 2022: Impey outsprints Matthews, Williams keeps GC lead
image: Cor VosThe 4th stage of the Tour de Suisse comes down to a sprint of a decimated peloton. Daryl Impey takes the spoils, while Stephen Williams stays in the GC lead. (Slideshow route/profile)
Results 4th stage 2022 Tour de Suisse
1. Daryl Impey
2. Michael Matthews
3. Søren Kragh Andersen
4. Alberto Bettiol
5. Tom Pidcock
6. Alex Aranburu
7. Felix Großschartner
8. Gianluca Brambilla
9. Mathieu Burgaudeau
10. Stefan Küng
GC after stage 4
1. Stephen Williams (gbr)
2. Andreas Kron (den) + 0.06
3. Andreas Leknessund (nor) + 0.07
4. Geraint Thomas (gbr) s.t.
5. Stefan Küng (swi) + 0.10
6. Sepp Kuss (usa) s.t.
7. Marc Hirschi (swi) s.t.
8. Aleksandr Vlasov (rus) s.t.
9. Jakob Fuglsang (den) s.t.
10. Adam Yates (gbr) s.t.
11. Remco Evenepoel (bel) s.t.
12. Sergio Higuita (col) s.t.
Race report
The breakaway takes shape when Matthew Holmes, Markus Hoelgaard and Jimmy Janssens join forces after 18 kilometres of hard racing. The trio quickly opens a 5 minutes gap before the peloton takes control.
The catch is made on the last climb. Several riders can’t follow the pace and GC leader Stephen Williams is one of them. Sebastien Reichenbach opens a small gap, but he is brought back, while Williams regains contact before it goes downhill.
In the ensuing bunch sprint Daryl Impey outbests Michael Matthews, while øren Kragh Andersen comes hom in third place. The top of the GC remains unchanged, so Stephen Williams is looking forwards to another day in the leader’s jersey.
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