In an uphill finish, Colombian Santiago Buitrago (Bahrain – Victorious) won in spectacular fashion the fourth stage of Paris-Nice 2024, a 183-kilometer mountain stage between the French towns of Chalon-sur-Saône and Mont Brouilly.
The beetle, who achieved his first victory of the season, won with authority ahead of Australian Luke Plapp (Team Jayco AlUla), whom he dropped on the final climb. Danish Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl – Trek) finished third. Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers) came in fifth, 39 seconds behind his compatriot.
The breakaway of the day was led by Christian Scaroni (Astana Qazaqstan), Jasper De Buyst (Lotto Dstny), Stefan Bissegger (EF Education-EasyPost) and Mathieu Burgaudeau (TotalEnergies), but in the end they were caught by the peloton.
In the closing stages, Australian Luke Plapp (Team Jayco AlUla) and Colombian Santiago Buitrago (Bahrain – Victorious) jumped and surprised the group of favorites. In the definition the beetle made an acceleration that was key to take a great victory.
As for the general classification, the Australian rider Luke Plapp (Team Jayco AlUla) ended up taking the lead. The podium was completed by Santiago Buitrago (Bahrain – Victorious) and the American Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates). Zipaquireño Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers) climbed positions and was in sixth place, 40 seconds behind the leader.
The ‘Race of the Sun’ will continue this Thursday with the dispute of the fifth partial, a leg-breaking day of 193.5 kilometers, which will connect the French towns of Saint-Sauveur-de-Montagut and Sisteron.
París – Niza 2024 (2.UWT)
Results Stage 4 | Chalon-sur-Saône – Mont Brouilly (183 km)
| 1 | Santiago Buitrago | Bahrain – Victorious | 4:25:52 |
| 2 | Luke Plapp | Team Jayco AlUla | 0:10 |
| 3 | Mattias Skjelmose | Lidl – Trek | 0:37 |
| 4 | Remco Evenepoel | Soudal – Quick Step | ,, |
| 5 | Egan Bernal | INEOS Grenadiers | 0:39 |
| 6 | Felix Gall | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | ,, |
| 7 | Primož Roglič | BORA – hansgrohe | ,, |
| 8 | Matteo Jorgenson | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | ,, |
| 9 | Harold Tejada | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 0:43 |
Ranking General
| 1 | Luke Plapp | Team Jayco AlUla | 13:15:04 |
| 2 | Santiago Buitrago | Bahrain – Victorious | 0:13 |
| 3 | Brandon McNulty | UAE Team Emirates | 0:27 |
| 4 | João Almeida | UAE Team Emirates | 0:29 |
| 5 | Remco Evenepoel | Soudal – Quick Step | 0:30 |
| 6 | Egan Bernal | INEOS Grenadiers | 0:40 |
| 7 | Chris Harper | Team Jayco AlUla | 0:46 |
| 8 | Matteo Jorgenson | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 0:52 |
| 9 | Rigoberto Urán | EF Education – EasyPost | 0:54 |
Source: Revista Mundo Ciclístico