Colombian Jhonatan Chaves (NU Colombia) won the fourth stage of the 65th Vuelta a Guatemala on October 26, completing the route in a time of 2:55:20. In the individual general classification, Costa Rican Alejandro Granados (Colono Bikestation Kolbi, U23) continues as leader with 17:12:53.
In the stage, Chaves beat Wilson Chonay (Hino-One-La Red-Suzuki), second with the same time, and Oscar Fernández (NU Colombia), third at 7 seconds. Completing the top five were José David Canastuj (ECA Electricidad-Ciclismo) and Yesid Pira (Hino-One-La Red-Suzuki), both at 7 seconds behind the winner.
In the individual general classification, Granados leads with 17:12:53; he is followed by José David Canastuj at 32 seconds, Cristian David Rico at 37 seconds, Wilson Chonay at 1:18, and Miguel Ángel Díaz at 1:19. Chaves, the stage winner, is sixth at 1:58.
In the secondary classifications, José David Canastuj leads the points classification with 48 points; Logan Unger leads the mountains classification with 12 points; and Owen Wright heads the intermediate sprints with 22 points. In the U23 category, Granados is the leader and Ángel Julián Camacho wears the jersey. In the best Guatemalan classification, Canastuj leads and Wilson Chonay is the wearer.
In the team classification, NU Colombia leads the general classification with 51:42:23, followed by Hino-One-La Red-Suzuki at 2:49 and ECA Electricidad-Ciclismo at 5:26.
Stage 5
The fifth stage will be contested over 139.4 km between Catarina San Marcos and Quetzaltenango, starting at 9:00 a.m. in front of the Municipality of Catarina San Marcos and finishing in front of Radio TGD La Voz de Occidente. There will be intermediate sprints at kilometers 22, 40, and 81.4, and five mountain prizes: Las Victorias (2nd category, km 50), La Dicha (1st category, km 98), Santa María de Jesús (1st category, km 109.6), Zunil (2nd category, km 118.7), and Cantel (4th category, km 122.8). The organization extended the time cut to 35% of the winner’s time and modified the finish due to the poor condition of the road.