Gb's Vernon Wins Shortened Volta Stage With Pidcock Third

Britain's Ethan Vernon won a sprint decorativeness connected a shortened shape 4 of nan Volta a Catalunya.

The 25-year-old NSN Cycling Team rider surged to nan beforehand connected nan run-in to nan statement successful Camprodon and comfortably held disconnected France's Dorian Godon, pinch chap Briton Tom Pidcock successful third.

Ineos Grenadiers' Godon retains nan wide lead, 13 seconds clear of Pidcock who has moved into 2nd place, pinch Remco Evenepoel a further 2nd backmost and two-time Tour de France victor Jonas Vingegaard 24 seconds adrift.

"This is simply a typical title for me, I had my first pro triumph present and our sponsor is besides based here," said Vernon.

"The alteration [in nan route] calmed everything down, we knew past nighttime and made nan scheme to travel retired of nan past roundabout successful first spot and past spell for it."

Had nan first of 3 Pyrenees stages concluded astatine nan Vallter skis position arsenic planned, it would apt person favoured nan likes of Vingegaard and erstwhile Vuelta a Espana champion Evenepoel.

However, organisers scrapped nan scheduled acme decorativeness because of precocious winds, putting a different complexion connected nan shape which ended 22 kilometres earlier nan original decorativeness line, which would person travel astatine nan extremity of a sadistic climb.