Baloise Belgium Tour: Aranburu powers to stage 4 victory

Alex Aranburu (Movistar) won stage 4 of the Baloise Belgium Tour (Image credit: Getty Images)

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Alex Aranburu (Movistar) was the fastest to the finish line in an uphill sprint to take the stage 4 victory at the Baloise Belgium Tour.

Aranburu came around runner-up Pierre Gautherat (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) to take the win as Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) punched up the climb to take third place on the day.

A large breakaway of 12 riders emerged mid-stage that included Quinten Hermans (Alpecin-Deceuninck), Martin Svrček (Soudal-QuickStep), Rémi Cavagna (Movistar), Tristan Scherpenbergh (Philippe Wagner/Bazin), Lindsay De Vylder (Team Flanders-Baloise), Jasper Haest and Jago Willems (VolkerWessels), Jeroen Van Krimpen (BEAT Cycling), Diego Pablo Sevilla (Team Polti Kometa), Valentin Retailleau (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale), Jonas Abrahamsen (Uno-X Mobility) and Nathan Smith (Team Novo Nordisk).

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