{"id":100516,"date":"2025-08-27T09:46:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T09:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/100516\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T09:46:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T09:46:10","slug":"ben-turner-earns-biggest-career-win-at-the-vuelta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/100516\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Turner earns biggest career win at the Vuelta"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brit Ben Turner of Ineos outsprinted Jasper Philipsen for the victory as Tuesday\u2019s fourth stage of the 80th Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a took the race into France from Italy. It was a huge career victory for Turner. On count back David Gaudu took over the race lead from Jonas Vingegaard. Nickolas Zukowsky was the top Canadian on the day in 82nd.<\/p>\n

The Course<\/p>\n

Tuesday\u2019s foray into France crammed some climbs into the opening half and then finished on flat roads into Voiron\u2014a good stage for sprinters and the KOM competition. <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Into France we go. Image by La FlammeRouge<\/p>\n

It wouldn\u2019t be KOM leader Alessandro Verre getting in Tuesday\u2019s breakaway. Five other chaps did, and when the three categorized climbs were completed, Joel Nicolau had nicked the blue polka dot jersey from Verre. <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Caja Rural\u2019s Nicolau snagged the KOM lead. Photo: Sirotti<\/p>\n

Mads Pedersen\u2019s Lidl-Trek, Philipsen\u2019s Alpecin and Ethan Vernon\u2019s Israel-Premier Tech put in the work at the front the peloton, keeping close tabs on the Nicolau quintet. At 91 km to race, the field absorbed it. A ProTeam Spaniard like Nicolau, Sinuh\u00e9 Fern\u00e1ndez, part of Monday\u2019s fugitive group, lit out on his own. Fern\u00e1ndez\u2019s capture was Bruno Armirail\u2019s cue to try his luck. <\/p>\n

Armirail snared, the peloton got down to business, charging towards Voiron. Arkea-B&B represented at the front inside the final serpentine 3 km. Philipsen had a strong position for the sprint but Turner came around him and held off the Belgian. Turner wept with exhausted joy at the finish.<\/p>\n

Wednesday is the 24-km team time trial as the race finally reaches Spain.
2025 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a Stage 4
1) Ben Turner (Great Britain\/Ineos)
2) Jasper Philipsen (Belgium\/Alpecin-Deceuninck) s.t.
3) Edward Planckaert (Belgium\/Alpecin-Deceuninck) s.t.
82) Nickolas Zukowsky (Canada\/Q36.5) s.t.
113) Pier-Andr\u00e9 C\u00f4t\u00e9 (Canada\/Israel-Premier Tech) s.t.
2025 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a GC
2) David Gaudu (France\/Groupama-FDJ) 15:45:50
1) Jonas Vingegaard (Denmark\/Visma-Lease a Bike) s.t.
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