Sandra Santanyes and Claudia Galicia lead the women's race during stage 4
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Racers lined up for the beginning of stage 4
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The start of stage 4 of the Andalucia Bike Race
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Riders lined up ahead of stage 4
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Racers head out for the start of stage 4
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The men's lead group during stage 4
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A DMK GripGrab rider
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A Cannondale rider
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Racers on singletrack during stage 4 of the Andalucia Bike Race
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Carlos Coloma and Pablo Rodriguez (MMR) seemed to win the stage, but made an unintentionally wrong turn to short cut the course en route
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Markus Kaufmann leads Robert Mennen
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Sandra Santanyes and Claudia Galicia congratulate each other after the finish
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Sandra Santanyes and Claudia Galicia won the stage and took over the women's lead
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Two teams finish up together
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Topeak Ergon Team's Robert Mennen and Kristian Hynek finally broke the winning streak of Centurion Vaude's Markus Kaufmann and Jochen Kaess on Wednesday. Mennen and Hynek sprinted to victory in stage 4, ahead of Bartlomiej Wawak & Adrian Brzozka (JBG team) and Centurion Vaude, but Kaufmann and Kaess retained the overall lead.
The first Spanish finishers of the day were again Alejandro Díaz de la Peña and Pedro Romero (Extremadura 2) in sixth. Diaz suffered a fall during the stage, but was able to complete the stage with no major consequences.
There was some confusion when MMR's Carlos Coloma and Pablo Rodríguez were first to finish, but they had made a wrong turn and unintentionally cut the course. Judges are currently deciding what penalty is appropriate.
The lead changed hands in the women's race. Anna Villar started the day struggling with a cold, and Sandra Santanyes and Claudia Galicia were able to use that to their advantage and win the stage and move up into the lead of the GC.
Muriel Bouhet and Susana Alonso finished second in the stage, keeping their third position in the overall.
Two-time women's winner Milena Landtwing continued at the head of the mixed category with teammate Philipp Gerber.
Tomorrow's stage 5 will probably be the hardest one of the race due to its length and total climbing.
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Results
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Elite men
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Robert Mennen & Kristian Hynek (Topeak Ergon)
2:56:49
2
Bartlomiej Wawak & Adrian Brzozka (JBG-2 Pro Team)
0:00:01
3
Markus Kaufmann & Jochen Kaess (Centurion Vaude)
Row 2 - Cell 2
4
Sherman Trezza de Paiva & Henrique Avancini (Caloi Team)
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