La Vuelta: France's Lilian Calmejane wins stage 4

Direct Energie's French cyclist Lilian Calmejane celebrates winning as he crosses the finish line during the fourth stage of the 71st edition of "La Vuelta" Tour of Spain, a 163,5 km route between Betanzos to San Andres de Teixido on August 23, 2016. (AFP)

Lillian Calmejane has won the fourth stage of the Vuelta a Espana, while Darwin Atapuma of Colombia took the overall lead as he finished 11 seconds behind the Frenchman.

The Tuesday stage took the riders to a 163.5 kilometer route where 23-year-old Calmejane finished first with a time of 4 hours, 5 minutes and 19 seconds to take top spot.

BMC's rider Atapuma came second and took the Red Jersey away from Spain's Ruben Fernandez.

American rider Benjamin King and Kazakh Andrey Zeits ended their day in third and 4th places respectively.

 


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