Tour of the Alps 2023: Mühlberger wins three-up sprint, Geoghegan Hart still leader

foto: Cor VosGregor Mühlberger wins the 4th stage of the Tour of the Alps from the breakaway. The Austrian outsprints his fellow-attackers Torstein Træen and Giulio Pellizzari. The GC remains unchanged with Tao Geoghegan Hart in the overall race lead. (Slideshow route/profile)

Results 4th stage 2023 Tour of the Alps

1. Gregor Mühlberger (aut)
2. Torstein Træen (nor) s.t.
3. Giulio Pellizzari (ita) s.t.
4. Patrick Konrad (aut) + 0.40
5. Stefan de Bod (rsa) s.t.
6. Óscar Rodríguez (spa) s.t.
7. Marco Frigo (ita) s.t.
8. FGieffrey Bouchard (fra) s.t.
9. Mark Nonovan (gbr) s.t.
10. Antonio Pedrero (spa) s.t.

GC after stage 4
1. Tao Geoghegan Hart (gbr)
2. Hugh Carthy (gbr) + 0.22
3. Jack Haig (aus) + 0.28
4. Jefferson Cepeda (ecu) + 0.36
5. Lorenzo Fortunato (ita) + 0.38
6. Lennard Kämna (ger) + 0.45
7. Aleksandr Vlasov (rus) + 0.49
8. Pavel Sivakov (fra) + 0.56
9. Santiago Buitrago (col) + 0.58
10. Felix Gall (aut) + 1.20

Race report
It’s a brutal fight to get in the breakaway on the Passo Sommo. Eventually, Donovan, De Bod, Carr, Mühlberger, Pedrero, Samitier, Bouchard, Frigo, Pellizzari, Mulubrhan, Rodríguez, Howson, Træen and Konrad make it. The thirteen open up a lead of more than 4 minutes.

Mühlberger and Pellizzari head out together on the Passo di Pramadiccio. Træen rejoins them, after which young Pellizzari goes solo with 5 kilolometres left to climb.

The three come together on descent before Mühlberger sprintt to triumh in the streets of Predazzo.

The peloton comes home 3.22 minutes later. Geoghegan Hart keeps the leader’s jersey.

Another interesting read: route 4th stage 2023 Tour of the Alps.