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The Tour of Valencia had already delivered plenty of drama in the first three stages. Stage 2’s time trial was ultimately ridden without time gaps and without time trial bikes due to strong wind gusts, and Friday served up a thrilling finale where AJ August (INEOS Grenadiers) emerged on top.
Unfortunately, there was also a heavy crash, with Cian Uijtdebroeks (Movistar) one of the biggest victims. The Belgian did finish Friday’s stage, but went straight into an ambulance afterwards for checks on his arm and wrist. Those tests showed no fractures, but Uijtdebroeks still did not start on Saturday.
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Cian Uijtdebroeks had to leave the race after a fall.
Riders on familiar roads in Valencia
The stage started in La Nucía, an area where several teams base their winter training camps. In the first hour of racing, the peloton also tackled the Coll de Rates on the Costa Blanca — a climb many riders know by heart. It was there that the breakaway formed, featuring Lewis Askey (NSN), Julien Bernard (Lidl-Trek), Steff Cras (Soudal Quick-Step), Carlos Garcia Pierna (Burgos-BH), Tommaso Nencini (Solution Tech), Jakob Otruba (Caja Rural), Fernando Tercero (Caja Rural) and Danny van der Tuuk.
After 50 kilometres came the Alto del Miserat (5.4 km at 9.7% on average), one of the area’s regular training climbs — and also a road Evenepoel knows well from his rides around Calpe. It was no surprise, then, that Red Bull–BORA–hansgrohe took control and started to set the pace.
The finale truly kicked off around 30 kilometres from the finish on the Alto de la Fustera (1.8 km at 8.3%). The remaining escapees began that climb with a 90-second advantage. Cras tried to put his break companions under pressure, while UAE Team Emirates–XRG and Red Bull–BORA–hansgrohe ramped things up in the peloton. Game on.
Uphill lead-out sets up imposing Evenepoel
Before the stage, many expected Evenepoel to use the Cumbre del Sol (2.3 km at 9.3% — the climb where Tom Dumoulin won a memorable Vuelta stage in 2015) as his launchpad from Moraira. His teammates made sure he was perfectly positioned, even delivering a proper uphill lead-out for their leader. Giulio Pellizzari provided the final lift before the move from Evenepoel.
When the Belgian accelerated, Antonio Tiberi (Bahrain Victorious) initially managed to latch on. But after a few hundred metres, the Italian cracked, and Evenepoel was suddenly alone — free to begin his solo ride to the finish.
Behind him, Tiberi drifted back into a group containing Brandon McNulty, João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates–XRG), Magnus Sheffield (INEOS Grenadiers) and Pellizzari. McNulty then sacrificed himself for Almeida, who had to battle it out to the line with the two Italians.
Results stage 4 Tour of Valencia 2026
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Tom van der Salm (27) comes from the charming town of Zeilberg (Deurne) in the Netherlands and has been working as editor-in-chief & journalist at IDL Pro Cycling's parent site, In de Leiderstrui, since 2019. He travels with the peloton from the Tour de France to the AlUla Tour and from the World Championships in Rwanda or Canada to the Zilvermeercross in Mol. In his spare time he enjoys playing football, mountain biking, running, walking with his Labrador/Stabyhoun, investing, holidays, (specialty) beers, reading, cooking and watching sports & documentaries!
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- Eight riders told to go for stages, and nobody gets one—hard to know what the plan was there. It’ll be interesting to see whether they pick a clear leader next time.bikebuffj10-11-2026
- Was Bernal’s 20th place really their best GC result? I thought he might have finished higher. Either way, it sounds like a rough Tour for the whole team.gearguru3310-11-2026
- Five days in breaks with no stage win is a painful stat. The team had chances, but they need to turn those opportunities into results.julien10-11-2026
- The Onley Vuelta example makes sense: a team with someone to rally around often looks much more cohesive. Hopefully INEOS can build on that rather than expecting a quick return to the Sky years.cadencekingm10-11-2026
- Thomas is right about the ambiguity. Eight riders all chasing stages can end up pulling in different directions, even if nobody’s deliberately working against anyone. They need a clearer plan once the GC leaders are out.robert6510-11-2026
- What a mess. The report makes it sound as though nobody properly explained the decision, and that’s hard to defend.jennifer1910-11-2026
- I’m still learning the rules: does moving left in a sprint automatically bring a penalty, or does it depend on whether the other rider is blocked? It sounds like Brand wasn’t impeded here.patriciaw10-11-2026
- A final decision still needs a proper explanation. If the federation’s complaint goes nowhere, I hope the officials at least review how they handled the riders afterwards.michael5410-11-2026
- Fair play to Lucinda for saying Marie had won fair and square. That kind of sportsmanship matters, especially after such a controversial decision.raceready710-11-2026
- Schreiber beat Brand on the road, so the jury needed to explain clearly why that slight deviation warranted relegation. Being cut off before she could give her account sounds appalling.lindae10-11-2026
