Four stages into his first Vuelta – and his first Grand Tour ever! – his first season as a pro! – Direct Energie’s Lilian Calmejane held off the stealthy speed of Darwin Atapuma (BMC) to take a solo summit victory on the Alto Mirador de Veixia. Third place went to the green-argyle clad figure of Cannondale-Drapac’s Ben King. Atapuma’s chase might have come up short for a stage win but it landed him a bigger prize – the leader’s jersey. The main GC contenders all finished together.
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