Four in a row for Magnier at the Tour of Guangxi
Paul Magnier continued his unbeatable run at the Tour of Guangxi on stage 4, roaring to victory in Jinchengjiang ahead Pavel Bittner (Picnic-PostNL) and Jordi Meeus (Red Bull-Bora Hansgrohe), the latter also scoring his third podium of the race.
Magnier leads the last WorldTour race of the year by 26 seconds over Meeus ahead of the final weekend, which includes the only uphill finish of the week on the Cat.1 climb to the Nongla Scenic Spot (3.2 km at 7.3%, with the final third averaging 14.8%).
Stage 4 top 5
- Paul Magnier (Soudal-QuickStep) 4:04:54
- Pavel Bittner (Picnic-PostNL) "
- Jordi Meeus (Red Bull-Bora Hansgrohe) "
- Paul Penhoët (Groupama-FDJ) "
- Fernando Gaviria (Movistar) "
GC after stage 4
- Paul Magnier (Soudal-QuickStep) 15:59:07
- Jordi Meeus (Red Bull-Bora Hansgrohe) +0:26
- Pavel Bittner (Picnic-PostNL) +0:28
- Max Kanter (XDS Astana) +0:30
- Stan Dewulf (Decathlon-AG2R) +0:33
