Schafer makes it two from two.

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Stefan Schafer was able to conquer the elements on a rainy day in Marathon to take the fourth stage of the Tour of Helias . With the bonus seconds he took the in the final sprint the  LKT Brandeburg also moved in front of Ioannis Tamouridis in the general classification.

Speaking after the race Schafer said,

“It was very hard to catch the escapees but just a few meters before the finish line we made it. I had to finish just in front of Tamouridis and I did it. So, I took the bonus seconds and now the light blue jersey is in my shoulders. This is my first time with this jersey. It’s a marvellous race here in Greece despite the weather condition of this stage. I want to thank my teammates for their job in front of the peloton”.

Local rider Tamouridis sits five seconds behind in GC and Marcus Fothen of Team NSP was at 56’’, remains in third place.

In the points’ classification Dean Podgornik of Manisaspor will wear the green jersey in the final stage. Periklis Ilias (SP Tableware) reamins in the red jersey of mountains’ classification and the white jersey (youth classification) stayed in the shoulders of Polichronis Tzortzakis (national team of Greece).