UAE Tour 2020: Sprint win Groenewegen, Yates keeps GC lead

Results 4th stage UAE Tour 2020

1. Dylan Groenewegen (nld)
2. Fernando Gaviria (col) s.t.
3. Pascal Ackermann (ger) s.t.
4. Sam Bennett (irl) s.t.
5. Caleb Ewan (aus) s.t.
6. Kaden Groves (aus) s.t.
7. Jakub Mareczko (ita) s.t.
8. Attilio Viviani (ita) s.t.
9. Rudy Barbier (fra) s.t.
10. Max Walscheid (ger) s.t.

GC after stage 4
1. Adam Yates (gbr)
2. Tadej Pogacar (slo) + 1.07
3. Alexey Lutsenko (kaz) + 1.35
4. David Gaudu (fra) + 1.40
5. Rafal Majka (pol) s.t.
6. Jesús Herrada (spa) + 2.05
7. Wilco Kelderman (nld) + 2.06
8. Diego Ulissi (ita) s.t.
9. Patrick Konrad (aut) s.t.
10. Eddie Dunbar (irl) s.t.

Race report
Will Clarke and Veljko Stojnic form the breakaway. The duo carves out a lead of more than 4 minutes.

Stojnic is caught with 34 kilometres to go, while Clarke pushes on alone. The Tasmanian is caught inside the last 8 kilometres.

In the ensuing sprint Dylan Groenwegen holds off Fernando Gaviria, while Pascal Ackermann takes third ahead of Sam Bennett and Caleb Ewan.

Adam Yates still leads the GC with a comfortable margin.

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