Cycling: Joao Almeida won the fourth stage of the Tour of the Basque Country, taking the yellow jersey. The Portuguese rider confidently broke away on the final climb.
Almeida takes Schachmann off yellow
After carelessly throwing away the stage win yesterday, he made amends today. Joao Almeida (UAE) won the fourth stage of the Tour of the Basque Country, a 169,6-kilometer route from Beasain to Markina-Xemein, as a soloist. With a daring attack on the final climb, the Portuguese rider confidently broke away from his companions and even extended his lead on the descent. Since his teammate Isaac del Toro (UAE) secured second place in the sprint of the chasing group, he stole valuable bonus seconds from his captain's direct rivals. Maximilian Schachmann (Soudal – Quick-Step) still managed to gain four seconds with third place. Almeida now leads the general classification by 30 and 38 seconds respectively over the two Germans, Schachmann and Florian Lipowitz (RB Bora – hansgrohe).
Ooooh! Almeida is not playing around! Mighty strong! #Itzulia2025 pic.twitter.com/MlV6abnRjs
— Eemeli (@LosBrolin) April 10, 2025