Vuelta a España 2020: Stage 4 (Garray - Ejea de los Caballeros, 191.7 km)

[Leinster]

Kelly's talking about stages that happened in past Vueltas and ignoring time cuts the last time the Vuelta went to Formigal.

And now he and Kirby are slagging Brian Smith's choice of dinner venues.

 

[johnymax]

Kelly's talking about stages that happened in past Vueltas and ignoring time cuts the last time the Vuelta went to Formigal.

And now he and Kirby are slagging Brian Smith's choice of dinner venues.

It was actually pretty funny. I laughed listening to them.

 

[Leinster]

It was actually pretty funny. I laughed listening to them.

Definitely a touch of the Duffields about today's commentary. Carlton going on about persimmons was pure 1990s TdF transition stage.

10km to go now, the break's been caught, and it's definitely more serious now.

 

[richwallone]

This is for Sam Bennett to lose...

 

[Devil's Elbow]

This is some train.

 

[Leinster]

All the sprint trains spread across the road, then under the 3km banner Quickstep come out of nowhere and string everyone out.

 

[Eclipse]

Bennet again confirming his strength

 

[Devil's Elbow]

That was a fun sprint actually.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

What a sprint!

 

[RedheadDane]

Bennett takes it.

Sam, in case it wasn't obvious.

 

[Leinster]

This is for Sam Bennett to lose...

Philipsen really made him work for that.

 

[sir fly]

Looked like Bennett won't continue where he stopped in Paris.
Great work by UAE nevertheless.

 

[BlueRoads]

God, Bora f* up... Congrats Sam Bennett and DQS! Super strong.

 

[richwallone]

Philipsen really made him work for that.

Yep, he almost got it

 

[TomLPC]

Enjoyable sprint, Ackermann might need to get a bit creative because he couldn't even try and get round Bennett there.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Philipsen really made him work for that.

Yeah, outstanding move by Philipsen. I love it when not-quite-top-favourite sprinters get clever and try something unexpected rather than waiting to be out accelerated in a conventional finish.

 

[Leinster]

It was mentioned after Scheldeprijs, but a Quickstep leadout train all in actual Quickstep jerseys is such an odd sight.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Strong sprint from Bennett considering the leadout wasn't too smooth.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

And that equals* the record number of GT stages taken in one year by Irish riders, four. With both Bennett and Dan Martin looking good so far there has to be a good chance of that record being broken outright over the next 14 stages.

(* thanks to @ruamruam for answering this one for me, I thought three was the most previously)

 

[RedheadDane]

Strong sprint from Bennett considering the leadout wasn't too smooth.

Just really confusing watching a Quickstep sprint train with everyone wearing regular team kit. I'm sure there is a rule against that somewhere...

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Just really confusing watching a Quickstep sprint train with everyone wearing regular team kit. I'm sure there is a rule against that somewhere...

Yeah I couldn't even tell Bennett and Mørkøv apart during the last corner.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

At least Archbold is maintaining QS tradition by not being in standard kit...

 

[RedheadDane]

At least Archbold is maintaining QS tradition by not being in standard kit...

But he had to miss the race because of a stomach issue!

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Disgraceful presentation of the end of this by EuroSport: showed last km, telling us at 1 km to go that Bennett won. Way to totally undermine the viewing experience of a sprint finish.

 

[Leinster]

Enjoyable sprint, Ackermann might need to get a bit creative because he couldn't even try and get round Bennett there.

Bennett was flying to catch Philipsen's slipstream, and once he got into a bit of that air, he was never getting caught. Philipsen timed his move perfectly, and Bennett timed his reaction perfecter.