Daria Pikulik (Human Powered Health) won the bunch sprint to secure the stage 4 victory at the Bretagne Ladies Tour. The Polish rider was the fastest to the line, beating runner-up Arianna Fidanza (Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling) and third-placed Martina Alzini (Cofidis Women Team) in Kervignac.
Grace Brown (FDJ-SUEZ) has a 13-second lead in the overall classification ahead of runner-up overall Coralie Demay (St Michel-Mavic-Auber93) and 22-seconds ahead of Alessia Vigilia (Top Girls Fassa Bortolo) as the race heads into the final stage on Saturday.
The fourth and penultimate stage was 136km from Mûr-de-Bretagne to Kervignac, with two categorised climbs over Kercado (2.4km at 4.3%) and Bellevue (2.2km at 3%), and then included five short local circuits that catered to the sprinters.
Results
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'I want to show who I am' – Rising Italian Davide Piganzoli set to play vital role in Jonas Vingegaard's bid to win the Giro d'Italia
Along with Isaac Del Toro and Giulio Pellizzari, 23-year-old stepping up confirms that the 2023 Tour de l'Avenir provided a real look at the future -
A new generation in women’s cycling shines at La Vuelta Femenina, SD Worx-Protime still a strong team, attacks, and crashes
Five conclusions from the fifth edition of the Women WorldTour’s stage race -
‘It's worth a shot' - Will Barta to take aim at top result Giro d'Italia TT in break from GC support duties
American mainly focused on working for Tudor teammates Michael Storer and Mathys Rondel -
From climber to 'part of the big sprinters in the world' – Paul Magnier's rapid rise continues with Giro d'Italia double, but fast finishes weren't always his aim
22-year-old Frenchman storms to victory ahead of Jonathan Milan and Dylan Groenewegen, says Bulgarian roads gave me wings
