Tour de Georgia stage 4: Finally Freddie

'Man of the match' to McCartney

The fourth stage of the Tour de Georgia turned out to be a day for the sprinters, as Fred Rodriguez (Davitamon-Lotto) finally got the victory that has eluded him for the last few months. On paper it was a day for the climbers, though, or perhaps for an epic solo breakway. That's certainly how it looked for much of the stage as Discovery's Jason McCartney took off on a solo adventure after dispensing with the company of the other eight riders from the early break.

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Kirsten Frattini
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Kirsten Frattini is the Deputy Editor of Cyclingnews, overseeing the global racing content plan.

Kirsten has a background in Kinesiology and Health Science. She has been involved in cycling from the community and grassroots level to professional cycling's biggest races, reporting on the WorldTour, Spring Classics, Tours de France, World Championships and Olympic Games.

She began her sports journalism career with Cyclingnews as a North American Correspondent in 2006. In 2018, Kirsten became Women's Editor – overseeing the content strategy, race coverage and growth of women's professional cycling – before becoming Deputy Editor in 2023.