2022 Criterium du Dauphine – Stage Four – Highlights

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Filippo Ganna edged Wout van Aert in a tight time trial to win stage four of the Critérium du Dauphiné.

Ganna beat the Jumbo Visma rider by just two seconds in a thrilling conclusion to the 31.9km test, with teammate Ethan Hayter finishing third on the stage to move into the top five overall.

Earlier, Ganna had set the fastest time and faced a long wait in the hot seat with race leader Van Aert the last rider to start.

There were nervy moments for the Italian as Van Aert was fastest at the first intermediate check, before the second time split moved in Ganna’s favour, with just two seconds separating the pair at the end.

“Every time we are close. Van Aert is very strong, yesterday he was already really close to victory,” said Ganna. “He’s a superb athlete and we can only say chapeau to him. It was a pretty good course for me. This morning, when we saw it was raining, I thought it was not going to be a good day, but luckily the Sun came out and we had the same conditions for all the riders.”

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