Van Dijke sprints to fifth place in fourth stage of Gree-Tour of Guangxi
Without Milan Vader, who had to abandon on Thursday after an unfortunate crash, the remaining five riders of Team Visma | Lease a Bike started Friday’s stage, which covered around 180 kilometers. The stage featured nearly 3,000 meters of elevation gain, the most of any stage in the Chinese race.
Four riders attacked early in the race, with two of them managing to stay ahead until two kilometers from the finish line. After they were caught, the preparation for the bunch sprint began. Van Dijke was positioned well by his teammates at the front. The Dutchman joined the sprint and secured fifth place. Ethan Vernon won the stage for the second consecutive day.
“I’m satisfied with this fifth place”
Mick van Dijke
“I’m pretty happy with this fifth place”, Van Dijke said after the stage. “Usually, I never sprint for myself. My job is to lead-out for Olav. It’s a big loss that he’s not here. Of course, it’s quite an adjustment for me to be the one designated as the sprinter. I’ve had three chances this week, and I’ve learned a lot. Today was the first time I really got to sprint, so I’m satisfied with this fifth place.”
Gree-Tour of Guangxi
Stage 4
Result
Rankings
Result
1
Ethan Vernon
Israel – Premier Tech
04:02:11
2
Max Kanter
Astana Qazaqstan Team
+00:00:00
3
Alberto Bruttomesso
Bahrain – Victorious
+00:00:00
5
Mick van Dijke
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:00
37
Julien Vermote
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:00
38
Tosh Van der Sande
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:00
68
Johannes Staune-Mittet
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:00
82
Koen Bouwman
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:00
Rankings
1
Ethan Vernon
Israel – Premier Tech
15:53:19
1
Max Kanter
Astana Qazaqstan Team
+15:53:30
2
Stan Dewulf
Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team
+00:00:01
3
Juan Sebastián Molano
UAE Team Emirates
+00:00:02
11
Julien Vermote
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:11
19
Mick van Dijke
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:12
33
Tosh Van der Sande
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:12
71
Koen Bouwman
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:12
72
Johannes Staune-Mittet
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:12
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Gree-Tour of Guangxi
