Fernando Gaviria Wins Tour de France Stage 4 In Photo Finish

Greg Van Avermaet remains the Tour’s overall leader.


AFP/Bicycling.com |

Fernando Gaviria had his second major success of the 2018 Tour de France on Tuesday, winning Stage 4 after a breathtaking bunch sprint to the finish.

The 23-year-old Colombian timed his sprint perfectly to overtake Andre Greipel and hold off Peter Sagan, who currently wears the green jersey, in a nail-biting photo finish. Sagan, who won Stage 2, came in second.

Gaviria had previously won the Tour’s opening stage, where he edged out Sagan and pre-race favorite Marcel Kittel in another bunch sprint. The young Quick-Step rider appears to be the sprinter to beat in 2018.

“Everyone in Colombia is watching the Tour de France, and I feel like my nation’s representative,” Gaviria said.

Despite his win, Gaviria did not overtake Stage 3 winner Greg Van Avermaet in the General Classification, which means that the Belgian BMC rider might hold on to his yellow jersey for a few more days.

The race now heads into the hilly terrain of Brittany, where Van Avermaet is expected to continue doing well.

This article originally appeared on bicycling.com.

READ MORE ON: Tour de France

Copyright © 2024 Hearst
..