2026-08-25T14:43:52.552Z
Gall now pushing it.
2026-08-25T14:43:23.203Z
The Belgian isn’t out front for long, though, and now Decathlon are massed on the front once again.
2026-08-25T14:41:40.402Z
Alpecin-Premier Tech rider Ramses Debruyne has attacked in the chase. He made our list of the promising youngsters to watch at this year’s Vuelta.
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2026-08-25T14:40:08.533Z
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2026-08-25T14:39:56.485Z
Pogačar solo at the front.
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2026-08-25T14:39:03.285Z
1:50 for Pogačar as he starts the Coll d’Ordino.
2026-08-25T14:36:13.617Z
Around 17 riders in the chase group.
2026-08-25T14:34:47.333Z
39km to go
1:40 now.
2026-08-25T14:33:31.781Z
Pogačar now at the bottom of the descent. The Col de Ordino (9.9km at 7%) is next up.
2026-08-25T14:30:03.498Z
Over the top and Carapaz jumps ahead to grab six mountain points in second place.
2026-08-25T14:29:12.482Z
45km to go
EF working in the chase group 1:35 down on Pogačar.
2026-08-25T14:24:57.463Z
Enric Mas, Jay Vine also in the chase group.
2026-08-25T14:24:38.045Z
Briton and Luxembourger would’ve raced into points and mountain classification leads but for UCI commissaires’ decision
2026-08-25T14:24:08.828Z
Pogačar has made a minute in 3km.
2026-08-25T14:22:55.193Z
48km to go
Gall is back with the chasers.
2026-08-25T14:21:23.993Z
The group further back contains, among others, Roglič, Widar, Onley, Landa, Johannessen, Carapaz, Brennar, Skjelmose, and Tejada.
2026-08-25T14:18:55.963Z
Pogačar has 15 seconds on Gall already.
2026-08-25T14:17:49.408Z
The race to Font Romeu was effectively wiped from the record following a mass hailstorm 15km from the finish
2026-08-25T14:17:11.659Z
Felix Gall goes with him, but not for long.
2026-08-25T14:16:48.643Z
50km to go
It’s Tadej Pogačar on the move.
2026-08-25T14:16:30.460Z
Decathlon led the way onto the climb but there’s an attack straight away…
2026-08-25T14:16:10.290Z
Onto the second climb of the day, the Collada de Beixalis (6.5km at 8.5%)
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Decathlon continue leading all the way down this long descent.
2026-08-25T14:01:40.097Z
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2026-08-25T13:59:37.333Z
Decathlon leading the peloton up the opening climb.
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2026-08-25T13:57:44.072Z
67km to go
And now Decathlon has shut down the gap. The breakaway is caught.
2026-08-25T13:55:09.485Z
Eight riders left out front now as the peloton continues to close in.
2026-08-25T13:47:02.039Z
A long descent now. 27km of downhill on the road to the next climb.
2026-08-25T13:45:50.377Z
Decathlon continue powering to the top at the front of the peloton. They have five men lined up in the lead while it looks like Pogačar only has two teammates with him.
2026-08-25T13:45:06.502Z
Lorenzo Fortunato beats Paul Double in a two-man sprint to the summit. 10 points for the Italian and he’s now the virtual mountain classification leader.
2026-08-25T13:44:40.018Z
80km to go
Over the top of the climb.
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10 left in the break as Double pushes on at the front.
2026-08-25T13:41:58.889Z
It looks like there’s only around 30 or so riders left in the peloton already.
2026-08-25T13:41:05.621Z
Santiago Buitrago the latest to be dropped from the peloton.
2026-08-25T13:40:53.089Z
Just 25 seconds between break and peloton now.
2026-08-25T13:39:52.821Z
The break is just 2km from the top of the climb now.
2026-08-25T13:39:29.089Z
Now Brennan drops and it’s just Tulett left up front for Visma.
2026-08-25T13:39:09.688Z
More riders drop from the break, but the strongest climbers remain, including Castrillo, Brennan, Dunbar, Hirt, Fortunato, and Sosa.
2026-08-25T13:38:23.206Z
Decathlon continue to push on.
2026-08-25T13:33:44.774Z
João Almeida has been dropped from the peloton already. A key man lost early on for Tadej Pogačar.
2026-08-25T13:32:50.876Z
84km to go
Meanwhile, Wout van Aert drops back from the break after some heard work early on.
2026-08-25T13:32:26.308Z
Decathlon CMA CGM are chasing the breakaway, massed at the front of the peloton.
2026-08-25T13:30:38.479Z
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2026-08-25T13:26:30.793Z
A minute now as Visma lead the breakaway.
2026-08-25T13:22:36.079Z
89km to go
45 seconds between break and peloton.
2026-08-25T13:21:07.062Z
Brennan leading the way at the front.
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2026-08-25T13:18:58.161Z
13 riders out front in the move now. But just 20 seconds up on the peloton.
2026-08-25T13:16:40.226Z
Visma actually have five riders in the move – Van Aert and Brennan plus Christophe Laporte, Ben Tulett, and Bruno Armirail!
2026-08-25T13:15:51.727Z
Alexey Lutsenko, Finn Fisher-Black, Pablo Castrillo, Paul Double, Eddie Dunbar, Georg Steinhauser are among the group, too.
2026-08-25T13:15:16.078Z
93km to go
Wout van Aert and Matthew Brennan now among a host of riders on the attack.
2026-08-25T13:11:52.398Z
No breakaway currently.
2026-08-25T13:11:39.432Z
Cian Uijdtdebroeks is dropped from the peloton early. He’s still suffering from the injuries sustained in his stage 2 crash.
2026-08-25T13:08:21.764Z
97km to go
Pinarello-Q36.5 move to the front now.
2026-08-25T13:08:02.681Z
UAE and Pogačar at the start of today’s stage.
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2026-08-25T13:07:14.282Z
UAE is bringing them back, however.
2026-08-25T13:06:54.681Z
A host of other riders have joined them in the move, including Sepp Kuss, Jack Haig, Pello Bilbao, and Mikel Landa.
2026-08-25T13:03:06.414Z
Bouwman is in the polka dot jersey as KOM leader, of course.
2026-08-25T13:02:51.264Z
More attackers flow off the front, including Dutchman Koen Bouwman and Steven Kruijswijk.
2026-08-25T13:02:32.766Z
100km to go
Uriarte has been caught.
2026-08-25T12:56:51.331Z
Diego Uriarte (Equipo Kern Pharma) is the first attacker of the day
2026-08-25T12:53:55.997Z
104.8km to go
His UAE team are right to the front with Ivo Oliveira as the flag drops to start the stage.
2026-08-25T12:52:07.699Z
Tadej Pogačar back in the red jersey this morning.
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2026-08-25T12:51:01.614Z
A short 2.5km neutralised section to start the race today.
2026-08-25T12:47:37.915Z
The riders are just rolling out to start the stage now.
2026-08-25T12:39:57.849Z
Other major climbs on today’s stage include the Collada de Beixalis (6.5km at 8.5%), the Col de Ordino (9.9km at 7%), and the La Comella (3.9km at 5.9%)
2026-08-25T12:38:38.798Z
Three first-category climbs and over 2,800 metres of elevation are on the menu today. The climbing starts right from the off with the Port de Envalira – a 23.3km climb at a 5.1% average gradient.
2026-08-25T12:21:44.870Z
Much better conditions at the start today and all smiles in Andorra.
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2026-08-25T12:19:56.854Z
We called up the hotel which sheltered the Vuelta peloton from the hailstorm yesterday.
2026-08-25T12:14:45.640Z
Racing gets underway in around half an hour.
2026-08-25T12:06:31.159Z
Here’s a look at today’s stage, meanwhile.
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2026-08-25T12:01:18.534Z
‘The noise of the hail made it really hard to hear what was happening’ says EF Education-EasyPost sports director
Richard Carapaz rushing to shelter at the end of stage 3 (Image credit: Getty Images)
2026-08-25T11:50:31.805Z
Tadej Pogačar was the favourite to extend his red jersey lead yesterday. Will he do so on today’s mountainous romp through Andorra? Here’s our stage preview.
2026-08-25T11:45:07.270Z
The race is soon set to get going again after the tumultuous events of Monday’s stage 3, which was cut short by a massive hailstorm.
2026-08-25T11:42:30.556Z
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of stage 4 of the Vuelta a España!