Mas takes stage win after uncertainty over Guangxi summit finish

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After a tough 2019 campaign, Enric Mas (Deceuninck-QuickStep) finally claimed a victory in his final race of the season, the Tour of Guangxi. The lightweight climber benefitted from a shake-up on stage 4, with the hilltop finish to Nongla Scenis Area lengthened with a steep final 1.5 kilometres to the line.

Mas, who is leaving the Belgian team after three years to head to his native Spain and Movistar, broke away on the steepest slopes of the hill, and out-kicked Daniel Martínez (EF Education First) and Diego Rosa (Team Ineos) on the final drag to the line.

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