{"id":496563,"date":"2026-03-26T14:56:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T14:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/496563\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T14:56:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T14:56:31","slug":"volta-a-catalunya-stage-4-live-two-riders-have-a-tiny-gap-on-the-peloton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/496563\/","title":{"rendered":"Volta a Catalunya stage 4 LIVE: Two riders have a tiny gap on the peloton"},"content":{"rendered":"

Refresh <\/p>\n

2026-03-26T14:54:35.390Z<\/p>\n

The peloton has completely sat up and resetting as they start an uncategorised climb. After that we have a 9km descent and the a long drag that includes the final intermediate sprint in Sant Joan de les Abadesses and then the finish on a technical finale in Camprodon.<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T14:51:12.056Z<\/p>\n

It is another beautiful day in Catalonia but just way too windy to go right up into the Pyrenees.<\/p>\n

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\"Stage\n<\/p>\n

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2026-03-26T14:46:11.233Z
\n60km to go<\/p>\n

The break are just 15 seconds ahead of the peloton with the attacking group being swept up after the intermediate sprint.<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T14:45:15.815Z
\nIntermediate sprint (Olost)<\/p>\n

1. Samuel Fernandez (EUS) 3pts 3″
2. Merhawi Kudus (BBH) 2pts 2″
3. Andrea Raccagni Noviero (SOQ) 1pt 1″<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T14:42:29.245Z<\/p>\n

The four attackers:<\/p>\n

Andrea Raccagni Noviero (SOQ)
Jon Agirre (EUS)
Jose Manuel Diaz (BBH)
Mario Aparicio (BBH)<\/p>\n

They are just 40 seconds behind the leaders with the peloton chasing hard.<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T14:41:18.159Z
\nAttack!<\/p>\n

Burgos-Burpellet-BH and Euskaltel-Euskadi launches on a counter attack with one man from Soudal-QuickStep.<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T14:39:14.271Z<\/p>\n

Fernandez and Kudus are riding well but they have a dwindling gap. Just one minute and 38 seconds gap now.<\/p>\n

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\"Samuel\n<\/p>\n

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2026-03-26T14:29:39.572Z
\n70km to go<\/p>\n

The gap is two minutes and 18 seconds with the same three teams leading the way. Pidcock currently very relaxed at the back of the peloton.<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T14:26:45.198Z<\/p>\n

Just 10km to the second of three intermediate sprints which takes place in Olost.<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T14:25:28.526Z<\/p>\n

The leading duo have two minutes and 10 seconds on the peloton at about the halfway point of the day.<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T14:24:10.122Z<\/p>\n

After two hours of racing the average speed is a really rather quick 38kph after over 1700 metres of climbing done as well.<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T14:22:55.864Z<\/p>\n

NSN has joined Ineos Grenadiers and Uno-X Mobility as Ethan Vernon continues to search for a stage win.<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T14:14:18.990Z<\/p>\n

The two leaders have pushed their gap out to 2:15 on a chasing peloton with 80km remaining of the stage.<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T13:44:46.171Z<\/p>\n

The leading duo have taken their gap to almost two minutes again.<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T13:42:39.935Z<\/p>\n

Today gives is the first real opportunity to see Merhawi Kudus’ African champion jersey. The Eritrean won it on a very difficult course in Kwale County, Kenya, back in November last year.<\/p>\n

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\"African\n<\/p>\n

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2026-03-26T13:39:31.369Z<\/p>\n

Kudus and Fernandez have decided to push on and are extending their gap over the peloton again.<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T13:35:12.802Z
\n100km to go<\/p>\n

Bouwman also sat up with Veistroffer and they have been caught by the peloton with Kudus and Fernandez left to wonder what to do next with just one minute and 15 seconds on the peloton.<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T13:33:30.519Z<\/p>\n

Veistroffer has sat up after taking the final KOM points available today. The Frenchman has extended his lead and is now focusing on getting to the finish and potentially more breakaways in the coming days.<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T13:27:23.292Z<\/p>\n

Uno-X Mobility and Ineos Grenadiers are leading the peloton for Magnus Cort and Dorian Godon to potentially take another stage win.<\/p>\n

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\"Martin\n<\/p>\n

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2026-03-26T13:23:58.087Z
\nKOM (Alt de Sant Feliu de Codines)<\/p>\n

1. Veistroffer (LOI) 5pts
2. Bouwman (JAY) 3pts
3. Fernandez (EUS) 2pts
4. Kudus (BBH) 1pt<\/p>\n

Veistroffer now has 22 points lead over Josh Burnett (Burgos-Burpellet-BH).<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T13:20:33.560Z<\/p>\n

Over the top of the climb go the break with a gap of two and a half minutes on the peloton.<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T13:17:41.445Z<\/p>\n

After the first hour the riders are now 800 metres from the top of the Alt de Sant Feliu de Codines. They have done an average speed of just under 40kph, which is incredible considering they’ve ridden almost 1000 metres of elevation gain.<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T13:13:57.525Z
\n110km to go<\/p>\n

The break hold two minutes and 35 seconds on the peloton with 2km to the top of the Alt de Sant Feliu de Codines.<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T13:01:21.415Z<\/p>\n

The gap keeps growing with the break now holding two minutes and 40 seconds.<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T12:57:51.901Z
\n120km to go<\/p>\n

The breakaway have two minutes on the peloton with the riders on a short descent before the start of the Alt de Sant Feliu de Codines.<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T12:54:59.806Z<\/p>\n

The break are about 5km from the bottom of the second climb of the day, the 9.8km long Alt de Sant Feliu de Codines. It has an average gradient of 4% with a max kick of 8%.<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T12:53:47.419Z<\/p>\n

Puncture for Luke Tuckwell (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) and a mechanical for Tao Geoghegan-Hart (Lidl-Trek).<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T12:52:34.304Z<\/p>\n

The gap is expanding as the peloton finally seems happy. They leading four have one minute and 20 seconds on the bunch.<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T12:51:59.352Z<\/p>\n

The four clear were part of the group of six that had a gap moments ago:<\/p>\n

Veistroffer (LOI)
Bouwman (JAY)
Kudus (BBH)
Fernandez (EUS)<\/p>\n

They have 50 seconds on the peloton.<\/p>\n

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\"Break\n<\/p>\n

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2026-03-26T12:49:15.822Z<\/p>\n

That break is dragged back yet again! A new move of four riders have gone clear.<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T12:47:55.038Z<\/p>\n

Those three bonus seconds now mean that Evenepoel is eight seconds behind Godon in the GC and the two bonus seconds for Pidcock leaves him 14 seconds behind Godon in third overall.<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T12:46:37.863Z<\/p>\n

Counter attack by four riders!<\/p>\n

Senna Remijn (Alpecin-Premier Tech)
Koen Bouwman (Jayco-AlUla)
Merhawi Kudus (Burgos-Burpellet-BH)
Samuel Fernandez (Euskaltel-Euskadi)<\/p>\n

They join Veistroffer and Wenzel with a gap of 15 seconds on the peloton.<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T12:44:55.790Z
\nAttack!<\/p>\n

Baptiste Veistroffer (Lotto-Intermarche)
Mats Wenzel (Kern Pharma)<\/p>\n

He can’t help himself! He’s off again. Veistroffer is on the search for more mountain and intermediate sprint points.<\/p>\n

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\"Baptiste\n<\/p>\n

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2026-03-26T12:43:50.433Z
\nIntermediate sprint (Granollers)<\/p>\n

1. Remco Evenepoel (RBH) 3pts 3″
2. Tom Pidcock (PQT) 2pts 2″
3. David Gonzalez (PQT) 1pt 1″<\/p>\n

Evenepoel is clearly up for it today after his crash late on yesterday denied him a chance at a stage win. Also, key to point out Pidcock taking vital bonus seconds too.<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T12:42:08.839Z
\n130km to go<\/p>\n

The peloton have just gone through the first intermediate sprint of the day with no breakaway formed just yet.<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T12:38:46.661Z<\/p>\n

The peloton is still together with 1km to the sprint in Granollers.<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T12:36:48.385Z<\/p>\n

The riders are now just 4km from the first intermediate sprint of the day in Granollers. Potentially a chance for GC riders to take three, two and one bonus seconds.<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T12:36:00.408Z<\/p>\n

Uriarte has been wound back in again. The break is having a hard time of going clear.<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T12:34:23.612Z
\nAttack!<\/p>\n

Diego Uriarte (Kern Pharma)<\/p>\n

The Spaniard goes solo and gets 12 seconds gap in very short order. He is looking for a third day in a row up in the break.<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T12:33:38.810Z<\/p>\n

The Coll de Parpers has absolutely no impact on the lead of Veistroffer who comfortably sits in that jersey and will not lose it today. He just needs to finish within the time cut.<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T12:32:42.904Z
\nKOM (Coll de Parpers)<\/p>\n

1. Jose Luis Faura (BBH) 3pts
2. Mats Wenzel (EKP) 2pts
3. Maxime Decomble (GFC) 1pt<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T12:30:57.552Z
\n140km to go<\/p>\n

Race all together! The peloton catch the break. Likely a mixture of teams not wanting to miss a possible winning move and the danger of Decomble being a bit too much.<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T12:29:26.195Z<\/p>\n

Over the top of the climb and the break only have 10 seconds gap!<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T12:27:37.117Z<\/p>\n

Just 1km from the top of the Coll de Parpers.<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T12:27:06.925Z<\/p>\n

There is still a rather brutal 2841 metres of elevation gain to be tackled today, despite no ascent of the Vallter 200.<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T12:25:15.819Z<\/p>\n

Decomble is a bit of a danger man in the break. The young Frenchman sits at just 20 seconds behind Godon and is a very talented climber. He isn’t someone the peloton will let go lightly. This is probably why the gap is still only around 30 seconds.<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T12:23:42.584Z<\/p>\n

It is actually the first time since stage one that there isn’t two Lotto-Intermarche riders in the break. In fact, there isn’t even one!<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T12:22:37.207Z<\/p>\n

With the break already starting the first climb of the day, the Coll de Parpers (3km with an average gradient of 5% and a max of 8%), there is a rider that is notable by his absence, Baptiste Veistroffer (Lotto-Intermarche) has won every KOM sprint so far and been in every breakaway. Maybe today was a step too far?<\/p>\n

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\"Mats\n<\/p>\n

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2026-03-26T12:20:21.102Z<\/p>\n

Counter move tries to get across but the peloton closes it down with five riders going clear with 20 seconds gap.<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T12:19:34.616Z
\nAttack!<\/p>\n

Maxime Decomble (Groupama-FDJ United)
Mats Wenzel (Kern Pharma)
Unai Aznar (Euskaltel-Euskadi)
Jose Luis Faura (Burgos-Burpellet-BH)
Samuel Florez (Modern Adventure)<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T12:16:04.200Z
\n151km to go<\/p>\n

Racing begins on this shortened stage 4 at the Volta a Catalunya 2026!<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T12:11:47.234Z<\/p>\n

Just 4km of neutral today.<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T12:10:09.350Z<\/p>\n

The peloton is now down to 153 riders eight riders in the last couple of days.<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T12:08:40.316Z<\/p>\n

The riders have started the neutralised zone.<\/p>\n

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\"The\n<\/p>\n

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2026-03-26T12:07:29.338Z<\/p>\n

Two non-starters today:<\/p>\n

Ivo Oliveira (UAE Team Emirates-XRG)
Matthew Fox (Lotto-Intermarche)<\/p>\n

No surprise that Oliveira is out after crashing hard yesterday alongside teammate, Jay Vine, who abandoned at the crash site.<\/p>\n

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\"Ivo\n<\/p>\n

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2026-03-26T11:57:06.754Z<\/p>\n

Evenepoel is in a defiant mood after crashing late on yesterday. He has some painful scrapes but he is still in the GC fight…<\/p>\n

>>> ‘It stopped me yesterday, but not for the week’ \u2013 Remco Evenepoel fights on at Volta a Catalunya following stage 3 crash<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"VILA-SECA,\n<\/p>\n

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2026-03-26T11:48:56.669Z<\/p>\n

The jerseys:<\/p>\n

GC – Dorian Godon (Ineos Grenadiers)
Points – Dorian Godon (Ineos Grenadiers)*
KOM – Baptiste Veistroffer (Lotto-Intermarche)
Youth – Antoine l’Hote (Decathlon-CMA CGM)<\/p>\n

*Worn by Magnus Cort (Uno-X Mobility)<\/p>\n

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\"VILA-SECA,\n<\/p>\n

(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T10:39:35.362Z<\/p>\n

Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) had his return to racing cut short after the Tour Down Under champion was caught in a nasty crash and landed in a rocky ditch…<\/p>\n

>>> Jay Vine’s return from injury cut short with crash and abandon on stage 3 of Volta a Catalunya<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"VILA-SECA,\n<\/p>\n

(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T10:38:21.672Z<\/p>\n

Vingegaard followed Evenepoel’s attack and, for the most part, sat on the wheel of his rival. He did give a few turns but stopped working once the time gap dropped from 25 seconds to 13 seconds in the final few kilometres.<\/p>\n

>>> ‘He wasn’t happy with me, but that’s cycling’ \u2013 Jonas Vingegaard reflects on tactics and sportsmanship after two-up breakaway with Remco Evenepoel at Volta a Catalunya<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"VILA-SECA,\n<\/p>\n

(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T10:37:02.452Z<\/p>\n

Remco Evenepoel (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) lit up yesterday’s finale in the crosswinds along with Jonas Vinegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike). However, with just 300 metres to go, the Olympic champion hit a pothole before the final roundabout and went down hard. Vingegaard sat up and was caught by the peloton with Dorian Godon (Ineos Grenadiers) winning, but the chaos in the GC fight was amazing…<\/p>\n

>>> Remco Evenepoel crashes at the end of a spectacular final breakaway with Jonas Vingegaard in Volta a Catalunya<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Volta\n<\/p>\n

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2026-03-26T10:33:52.335Z<\/p>\n

Before going further into today, let’s relive the action from stage 3 and the chaos of that final 30km!<\/p>\n

>>> Volta a Catalunya: Dorian Godon wins dramatic stage 3 finish as Remco Evenepoel crashes in closing kilometre<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"VILA-SECA,\n<\/p>\n

(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n

2026-03-26T09:27:09.416Z<\/p>\n

First things first, the news that came out last night that today’s summit finish to Vallter 2000 is no longer happening due to an extreme wind warning, here is the statement from the race with the link to our story below…<\/p>\n

“Due to the activation of a Level 3 VENTCAT warning, with wind gusts of up to 90 km\/h forecast at the summit of Vallter, the Volta a Catalunya has been forced to shorten the route of its 4th stage, scheduled for Thursday 26 March.<\/p>\n

“The stage, starting from Matar\u00f3, will finish in the town of Camprodon, shortening the final climb to the resort. With this change, the stage start time is delayed by half an hour to 13:05, with the team presentation in Matar\u00f3 taking place between 11:55 and 12:55.”<\/p>\n

>>> Thursday’s Volta a Catalunya summit stage finish cut short due to high wind warning in weather d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"VALLTER\n<\/p>\n

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2026-03-26T09:24:52.452Z<\/p>\n

Hola and welcome to Cyclingnews’ live report for stage 4 of the Volta a Catalunya 2026!<\/p>\n

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