Tour de Pologne: Gaviria wins stage 4

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Fernando Gaviria (Etixx-QuickStep) won another stage at the Tour de Pologne, increasing his lead in the overall classification to 19 seconds over Michal Kwiatkowski (Team Sky) and 22 seconds to Diego Ulissi (Lampre-Merdia). 

"It was a victory of the head more than of the legs and at the same time a win of the entire team. I'm really proud of my teammates," Gaviria said.

On stage 4 at the tour, Gaviria won the bunch sprint while wearing the yellow leader's jersey, popping a wheelie as he celebrated his stage win after crossing the finish line. He won the sprint ahead of Luka Mezgec (Orica-BikeExchange) and Kwiatkowski. 

"The only thing that makes me sad after this victory is what happened in France, on Thursday evening," said Gaviria, referring to the tragic attack on Nice during a Bastille Day celebration, that killed at least 84 people.

"It's impossible not to think of it and I want to send my thoughts and condolences to the families of the victims and to all those who are suffering and in pain. I really hope such things will come to an end, because it's really crazy that we can't live in a world of peace and understanding."

The fourth stage was a 218 kilometres from Nowy Sacz to Rzeszow. Although there was a five-rider breakaway for much of the day, the race came down to an expected bunch kick. The escapees were reabsorbed into the field with 20km to go, where Zdenek Stybar tried a solo move, but in the end the Etixx team provided a perfect lead out for Gaviria.

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