{"id":562773,"date":"2026-03-26T20:12:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T20:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/562773\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T20:12:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T20:12:08","slug":"vernon-wins-shortened-stage-with-pidcock-third","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/562773\/","title":{"rendered":"Vernon wins shortened stage with Pidcock third"},"content":{"rendered":"

Britain’s Ethan Vernon won a sprint finish on a shortened stage four of the Volta a Catalunya.<\/p>\n

The 25-year-old NSN Cycling Team rider surged to the front on the run-in to the line in Camprodon and comfortably held off France’s Dorian Godon, with fellow Briton Tom Pidcock in third.<\/p>\n

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Ineos Grenadiers’ Godon retains the overall lead, 13 seconds clear of Pidcock who has moved into second place, with Remco Evenepoel a further second back and two-time Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard 24 seconds adrift.<\/p>\n

“This is a special race for me, I had my first pro win here and our sponsor is also based here,” said Vernon.<\/p>\n

“The change [in the route] calmed everything down, we knew last night and made the plan to come out of the last roundabout in first place and then go for it.”<\/p>\n

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Had the first of three Pyrenees stages concluded at the Vallter ski station as planned, it would likely have favoured the likes of Vingegaard and former Vuelta a Espana champion Evenepoel.<\/p>\n

However, organisers scrapped the scheduled summit finish because of high winds, putting a different complexion on the stage which ended 22 kilometres before the original finish line, which would have come at the end of a brutal climb.<\/p>\n

Stage four results<\/p>\n

1. Ethan Vernon (GB\/NSN Cycling) 4hrs 01mins 03secs<\/p>\n

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2. Dorian Godon (Fra\/Ineos Grenadiers) Same time<\/p>\n

3. Tom Pidcock (GB\/Pinarello – Q36.5 Pro Cycling)<\/p>\n

4. Brandon McNulty (US\/UAE Team Emirates)<\/p>\n

5. Magnus Cort (Den\/Uno-X Mobility)<\/p>\n

6. David Gonzalez (Spa\/Pinarello – Q36.5 Pro Cycling)<\/p>\n

7. Mathieu Kockelmann (Lux\/Lotto Intermarche)<\/p>\n

8. Alberto Dainese (Ita\/Soudal Quick-Step)<\/p>\n

9. Noah Hobbs (GB\/EF Education – EasyPost)<\/p>\n

10. Mark Stewart (GB\/Modern Adventure Pro)<\/p>\n

General classification after stage four<\/p>\n

1. Dorian Godon (Fra\/Ineos Grenadiers) 15hrs 30mins 47secs<\/p>\n

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2. Tom Pidcock (GB\/Pinarello – Q36.5 Pro Cycling) +13 secs<\/p>\n

3. . Remco Evenepoel (Bel\/Red Bull – Bora Hansgrohe) +14secs<\/p>\n

4. Jonas Vingegaard (Den\/Visma – Lease a Bike) +24secs<\/p>\n

5. Andrea Raccagni (Ita\/ Soudal Quick-Step) +25secs<\/p>\n

6. Brandon McNulty (US\/UAE Team Emirates) Same time<\/p>\n

7. Rudy Molard (Fra\/Groupama – FDJ United) +26secs<\/p>\n

8. Antoine L’Hote (Fra\/Decathlon CMA CGM Team) Same time<\/p>\n

9. Ben O’Connor (Aus\/Team Jayco AlUla) “<\/p>\n

10. Mattias Skjelmose (Den\/Lidl – Trek) “<\/p>\n

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