\nKoM (Lautaret)<\/p>\n
1. Sean Quinn (EF Education-EasyPost) 5pts
2. Joel Nicolau (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) 3pts
3. Louis Vervaeke (Soudal-QuickStep) 1pt<\/p>\n
That means Nicolau will wear polka dots tomorrow!<\/p>\n
2025-08-26T11:57:50.524Z<\/p>\n
Quinn leads over the climb with 35″ on the chasers and 2’45” back to the peloton.<\/p>\n
2025-08-26T11:54:21.790Z Sean Quinn (EF Education-EasyPost)<\/p>\n The former American champion and most combative rider of yesterday goes clear just before the summit of the climb. He has 20″ on the chasers.<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T11:52:42.623Z The riders near the top of the Lautaret. There is a lot of downhill to come after this before a long flat section to the finish in Voiron.<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T11:51:20.634Z<\/p>\n Three minutes split the break and bunch.<\/p>\n \ud83c\udfc1 – 133 km | Stage 4\ufe0f\u20e3 – Etapa 4\ufe0f\u20e3 | #LaVuelta25 \u2014 @lavuelta.bsky.social (@lavuelta.bsky.social.bsky.social<\/a>) 2025-08-26T11:50:33.204Z<\/a><\/p>\n 2025-08-26T11:48:31.942Z<\/p>\n The first two hours average speed is 34.3kph. A solid tempo has been set so far.<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T11:44:00.856Z<\/p>\n The gap is back out beyond three minutes again.<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T11:40:20.766Z<\/p>\n The break’s gap returns to 2’25” as the pace drops on the climb back in the peloton once again.<\/p>\n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T11:38:35.893Z<\/p>\n There is a scenario where Quinn could possible take the jersey too to make it a little bit more complicated.<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T11:37:52.526Z<\/p>\n Onto the Lautaret they go with another 5, 3 and 1 point(s) available at the top.<\/p>\n If Vervaeke takes the summit ahead of Nicolau then the Belgian will wear polka dots tomorrow. However, if Vervaeke takes no points and Nicolau just takes the one then he will be the new KoM leader.<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T11:32:34.580Z<\/p>\n The temperature has gone up a lot to 27.5\u00b0c. A rather toasty day on the bike for the riders to deal with.<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T11:31:24.993Z<\/p>\n The Lautaret is the second highest summit of this year’s race at 2059 metres of elevation above sea level. Only the Bola del Mundo at 2251 metres on stage 20 is higher.<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T11:29:34.703Z<\/p>\n The pace in the peloton eases again as the road starts to rise once more. Lidl-Trek seem to just be managing things on the climbs and going hard on the descents and valley roads to keep Pedersen as fresh as possible and the gap to the break as simple to control as possible.<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T11:25:12.317Z And handle it they are as Lidl-Trek have brought the gap to the break down to two minutes with the largest climb of the day about to start, the 13.8km long category two climb of the Col du Lautaret. Average gradients are a steady 4.3% but it goes higher than 2000 metres above sea level.<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T11:23:28.528Z<\/p>\n Giulio Ciccone of Lidl-Trek spoke to La Vuelta’s media team before the stage about his team’s performance and today suiting Pedersen…<\/p>\n \u201cI think until now we did a good performance as a team, and we would like to continue like this. We missed victory, but we still have many occasions and we continue like this. The first 80 km will be very fast and hard I think, with these two long climbs. Then, it will be a long downhill and flat. On paper, it\u2019s a good stage for Pedersen. We\u2019ll see during the stage if we can handle it.\u201d<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T11:18:06.536Z<\/p>\n The pace in the peloton has been dramatically upped by Lidl-Trek and a minute is immediately sliced off the gap to the break.<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T11:14:17.553Z Valentin Paret-Peintre (Soudal-QuickStep)<\/p>\n Shock abandon after the Frenchman moved into the top 10 yesterday. His team announce that he leaves due to illness.<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T11:06:56.139Z The gap has grown again to almost three and a half minutes between the peloton and the breakaway.<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T11:04:02.713Z<\/p>\n The race now descends to Brian\u00e7on. A place that now has a rare accolade of being able to say it has hosted all three Grand Tours with the Tour de France being a regular but also the Giro d’Italia has visited before as well.<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T11:00:09.115Z<\/p>\n It is all to play for in the battle for red today with a huge chance for Gaudu to take it from Vingegaard.<\/p>\n \u2764\ufe0f The battle for Red is close in time. Now the placement on the stage will decide \ud83d\udc40 Who will wear it at the end of the day? \u2014 @lavuelta.bsky.social (@lavuelta.bsky.social.bsky.social<\/a>) 2025-08-26T10:59:45.200Z<\/a><\/p>\n 2025-08-26T10:56:27.521Z<\/p>\n The riders now have their first proper descent of the race with around 8km of downhill before the road starts rising again towards the Col du Lautaret.<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T10:55:26.671Z<\/p>\n La Vuelta enters France. The race waves goodbye to Italy and starts to make it’s way west towards Spain tomorrow.<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T10:54:54.614Z 1. Louis Vervaeke (Soudal-QuickStep) 5pts Nicolau misses out on going level on points with KoM leader, Alessandro Verre (Arkea-B&B Hotels).<\/p>\n \ud83d\udd25 The breakaway has almost 4 minutes with 160 kilometres to go\ud83d\udd25 Los escapados, con casi 4 minutos a 160 kil\u00f3metros para el final\u26f0 2\ufe0f\u20e3 \ud835\udc02\ud835\udc0e\ud835\udc0b \ud835\udc03\ud835\udc04 \ud835\udc0c\ud835\udc0e\ud835\udc0d\ud835\udc13\ud835\udc06\ud835\udc04\ud835\udc0d\ud835\udc04\u0301\ud835\udc15\ud835\udc11\ud835\udc041\ufe0f\u20e3 \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea Louis Vervaeke @soudalquickstep – 5 p.2\ufe0f\u20e3 \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 Joel Nicolau – @CajaRural_RGA – 3 p.3\ufe0f\u20e3 \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 Sean\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/cseY9hdEohAugust 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n 2025-08-26T10:49:35.981Z<\/p>\n The gap has stopped decreasing again and is staying at around 2’50”.<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T10:48:55.354Z The riders are about to go over the top of the Montgen\u00e9vre climb.<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T10:47:46.975Z<\/p>\n The peloton is being controlled by the expected teams of Lidl-Trek and Alpecin-Deceuninck as they try and set up their sprinters, Mads Pedersen and Jasper Philipsen.<\/p>\n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T10:45:25.715Z<\/p>\n The race is in it’s final few kilometres on Italian soil before going into France.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc4b Ciao @regionepiemonte, arrivederci \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 – Bonjour \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7!\ud83d\udcf8 @cxcling | #LaVuelta25 pic.twitter.com\/d4E6vVqMNHAugust 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n 2025-08-26T10:39:43.583Z Carlos Garc\u00eda Pierna (Burgos-Burpellet-BH)<\/p>\n The Spanish rider has had to step off the bike as he can go no further. He is the fourth rider to leave the race after Guillaume Martin (Groupama-FDJ), Axel Zingle (Visma-Lease a Bike) and Jorge Arcas (Movistar) left yesterday.<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T10:33:52.728Z<\/p>\n The break are working well together but their advantage is decreasing with 2’45” now splitting them and the peloton.<\/p>\n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T10:31:42.626Z<\/p>\n The riders are about to start the second climb of the day, the Montgen\u00e9vre. This is a category 2 climb that is 8.3km long and has an average gradient of 6.1%. There are 5, 3 and 1 point(s) available at the top. Also, as they go over the top, they will enter France.<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T10:26:11.214Z The gap has stabilised between the breakaway and the peloton at 3’15”.<\/p>\n \ud83c\udfc1 – 183 km | Stage 4\ufe0f\u20e3 – Etapa 4\ufe0f\u20e3 \u2014 @lavuelta.bsky.social (@lavuelta.bsky.social.bsky.social<\/a>) 2025-08-26T10:27:07.507Z<\/a><\/p>\n 2025-08-26T10:24:41.419Z<\/p>\n The last time La Vuelta had a stage finish in France it was won by a certain Jonas Vingegaard on the Col du Tourmalet in 2023. Now he wears the red jersey of race leader.<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T10:23:44.937Z<\/p>\n La Vuelta will be soon heading into France for the 13th time in it’s history. The first time was back in 1955 with a stage from San Sebasti\u00e1n to Bayonne, won by Frenchman Gilbert Bauvin.<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T10:21:32.132Z<\/p>\n It is a sunny day for the riders with a very pleasant 18\u00b0c in the mountains and next to no wind to speak of either.<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T10:19:19.575Z<\/p>\n The race seems to have settle down with the gap steadily increasing. The riders are climbing but are not yet on the official climb of Montgen\u00e9vre.<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T10:12:10.733Z<\/p>\n The gap continues to extend with it now almost at three minutes between the break and the peloton as they head to the Montgen\u00e9vre climb.<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T10:10:55.001Z<\/p>\n Aparicio is the best placed rider in the break at just 47″ behind Vingegaard. Vervaeke is at 53″, Bonneu at 1’37”, Quinn at 9’49” and Nicolau at 13’09”.<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T10:08:01.372Z<\/p>\n A gap of just under a minute and a half splits the break and the peloton as it appears they have been allowed to go clear.<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T10:06:03.303Z<\/p>\n That sees Nicolau take his first KoM points of the race and slots him straight into third place in the standings. A big opportunity for the Spanish rider to take a jersey today with a maximum of 13 points on offer.<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T10:04:46.099Z 1. Joel Nicolau (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) 3pts 2025-08-26T10:03:41.042Z<\/p>\n Leaders:<\/p>\n Louis Vervaeke (Soudal-QuickStep) They have 30″ on the chasing pack.<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T10:00:52.280Z<\/p>\n A new move comes again as a likely dash for the KoM points at the top of the Exilles climb. There are 3, 2 and 1 point(s) available.<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T09:59:48.220Z<\/p>\n That move is also brought back as the race nears the top of the Exilles climb.<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T09:57:58.965Z<\/p>\n A new move goes clear with a small gap on the pursuing bunch.<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T09:57:23.255Z<\/p>\n That attack by Van der Lee is successful only in a sense that it has dragged the whole break back into the peloton’s clutches and the fight starts over again.<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T09:56:40.934Z<\/p>\n Another attack in the peloton…<\/p>\n Jardi van der Lee (EF Education-EasyPost)<\/p>\n The Dutch rider has his teammate, Nururkar, up the road already but they are looking to get another rider to the front. He crashed yesterday with XDS-Astana’s Harold Lopez but appears unaffected.<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T09:54:54.140Z<\/p>\n Nururkar bridges to the four leaders making it five in front with a gap of 25″ on the peloton.<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T09:54:26.414Z The few KMs are ticked off as the race is climbing in the Italian Alps as they head to the French border.<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T09:53:42.507Z<\/p>\n One rider in the chase is young Briti, Lukas Nururkar (EF Education-EasyPost). He is about equidistant between the peloton and break at 8″ in both directions.<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T09:51:25.358Z<\/p>\n The peloton don’t seem too happy to let the four man break go just yet with around 15 to 20 seconds between the them.<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T09:49:20.691Z<\/p>\n Onto the first climb of the day, the 5.6km long category 3 Exilles climb which has an average gradient of 5.6%.<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T09:48:22.484Z Jonas Gregaard (Lotto) They have 10″ on the peloton at the moment.<\/p>\n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T09:44:33.749Z The start is given and the racing begins on stage four of La Vuelta 2025!<\/p>\n \ud83d\udca5 Here is the real start of stage 4\ufe0f\u20e3, and the action starts immediately! \u2014 @lavuelta.bsky.social (@lavuelta.bsky.social.bsky.social<\/a>) 2025-08-26T09:52:02.660Z<\/a><\/p>\n 2025-08-26T09:32:17.759Z<\/p>\n It is a double British birthday today with Ben Tulett (Visma-Lease a Bike) turning 24 and Ethan Vernon (Israel-Premier Tech) turning 25.<\/p>\n \ud83c\udf82 We have two birthday boys in #LaVuelta25 today! \u00a1Feliz Cumplea\u00f1os, chicos! \u2014 @lavuelta.bsky.social (@lavuelta.bsky.social.bsky.social<\/a>) 2025-08-26T09:31:22.012Z<\/a><\/p>\n 2025-08-26T09:30:40.526Z<\/p>\n Vingegaard is ready for the fourth stage of La Vuelta but will he be in red by the end of today?<\/p>\n Gaudu could get bonus seconds at the intermediate sprint today with 6, 4 and 2 seconds availabl. But, the rider on the same time as the race leader just needs to finish 4 places in front of the Dane to take the race lead from him.<\/p>\n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T09:27:29.958Z The riders begin the roll out of Susa and head for the Alps with a 6.1km long neutralized section.<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T09:25:38.848Z<\/p>\n In the past, this would not have been a day for the sprinters but the sport has changed and now sprinters are much more versatile and capable of getting over some huge climbs in pursuit of victory.<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T09:24:47.843Z<\/p>\n After the Lautaret, though, there is a very long descent that takes the riders from around 130km to go to around 50km to go and aside from one little lump, it is almost entirely flat after that to Voiron.<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T09:22:47.459Z<\/p>\n After that there is a descent for the riders to recuperate and maybe relax before more false flat heading to the Col du Lautaret, the highest point of the day at just over 2000 metres. The category two climb is 13.8km long and has an average gradient of 4.3%.<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T09:21:09.563Z<\/p>\n After the Exilles the road doesn’t really descent much as they tackle false flat to the next climb, the category two Montgen\u00e9vre where the race enters France with the 8.3km climb having an average gradient of 6.1% and a peak altitude of over 1800 metres.<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T09:19:41.695Z<\/p>\n The start of the first climb today comes after just 4km with the category three Exilles climb. 5.6km with an average gradient of 5.6%.<\/p>\n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T09:17:06.907Z<\/p>\n Neutral start is due in just 10 minutes.<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T09:16:51.933Z<\/p>\n The riders are signed on and ready to go on the fourth stage of the 2025 La Vuelta with the stage starting in Susa and heading over 206.7km to Voiron.<\/p>\n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T09:10:44.771Z<\/p>\n The jerseys today:<\/p>\n Red, GC – Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) *Worn by – Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek)<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T09:07:45.969Z<\/p>\n The race leaves Italian soil today just before the top of the second climb on the stage, the Montgen\u00e9vre. Then the race has it’s one and only day in France before finally making it to Spain tomorrow.<\/p>\n However, more international visits await with Andorra and Portugal also on the menu in the next three weeks.<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T09:04:18.214Z<\/p>\n Vingegaard took part in yesterday’s uphill sprint and took third but was also up there in the intermediate sprint as the Danish star looks for bonus seconds and his top shape…<\/p>\n >>> ‘Going for the sprint means you stay alert’ – Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a leader Jonas Vingegaard explains why he took part in stage 3 dash for line<\/a><\/p>\n (Image credit: Shutterstock)<\/p>\n 2025-08-26T09:02:53.364Z<\/p>\n It was quite the day yesterday for David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) with the Frenchman taking the stage win and moving level on time with race leader Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike).<\/p>\n It has been a challenging year for Gaudu but this is an amazing start to his Vuelta…<\/p>\n
\nAttack in break<\/p>\n
\n130km to go<\/p>\n
\n\ud83d\udeb4\u200d\u2642\ufe0f The breakaway of 5 men is still out front as the riders make their way up Lautaret
\n\u26f0 Los 5 escapados, Aparicio, Nicolau, Vervaeke, Quinn y Benneu, ya suben Lautaret
\n\u23f1\ufe0f + 3’05” Peloton
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\n150km to go<\/p>\n
\nAbandon<\/p>\n
\n160km to go<\/p>\n
\n\u2764\ufe0f La lucha por La Roja est\u00e1 que arde. El \ud835\udc5d\ud835\udc62\ud835\udc52\ud835\udc60\ud835\udc61\ud835\udc5c\u0301\ud835\udc5a\ud835\udc52\ud835\udc61\ud835\udc5f\ud835\udc5c, decisivo \ud83d\udc40
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\nKoM (Montgen\u00e9vre)<\/p>\n
2. Joel Nicolau (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) 3pts
3. Sean Quinn (EF Education-EasyPost) 1pt<\/p>\n
\n170km to go<\/p>\n![\"Lidl-Trek](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/cogsfypKi5uWCSpfRiuL53.jpg\")
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\nAbandon<\/p>\n![\"Louis](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/yQmX3jEMNDw9wje6zwHhe4.jpg\")
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\n180km to go<\/p>\n
\n5\ufe0f\u20e3 riders are in the break at the head of the race!
\n\u00a15\ufe0f\u20e3 corredores en cabeza de carrera!
\n\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea Louis Vervaeke
\n\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 Mario Aparicio
\n\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 Joel Nicolau
\n\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 Sean Quinn
\n\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea Kamiel Bonneu
\n\u23f1\ufe0f3’11” Peloton
\n#LaVuelta25 #VueltaLIVE<\/p>\n
\nKoM (Exilles)<\/p>\n
2. Louis Vervaeke (Soudal-QuickStep) 2pts
3. Mario Aparicio (Burgos-Burpellet-BH) 1pt<\/p>\n
Mario Aparicio (Burgos-Burpellet-BH)
Sean Quinn (EF Education-EasyPost)
Kamiel Bonneu (Inetermarche-Wanty)
Joel Nicolau (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA)<\/p>\n
\n200km to go<\/p>\n
\nAttack!<\/p>\n
Kelland O’Brien (Jayco-AlUla)
Joel Nicolau (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA)
Simone Petilli (Intermarche-Wanty)<\/p>\n![\"Joel](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/54WHPfZM3bVQgNXN8xoRyc.jpg\")
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\n206.7km to go<\/p>\n
\n\ud83d\udcaa \u00a1Salida lanzada de la etapa 4\ufe0f\u20e3… que empieza con ataque !
\n\ud83d\udc4b Grupo Empresa Enfersa-Fertiberia Avil\u00e9s | #LaVuelta25 #VueltaLIVE<\/p>\n
\n\ud83e\udd73 Ben Tulett & Ethan Vernon \ud83e\udd73<\/p>\n![\"Jonas](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/a7849ASiwi5LWdDXMrUFL6.jpg\")
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\nNeutral start<\/p>\n![\"Peloton](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ymaFuTjYkpnroinJE3a7eb.jpg\")
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Green, Points – Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike)*
Polka dots, KoM – Alessandro Verre (Arkea-B&B Hotels)
White, U25 – Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates-XRG)<\/p>\n![\"La](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/UsHUp86zCZEpstufmXihTU.jpg\")
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