It was a very wet morning! Stage 4 took us four times around a 10 mile circuit with a two mile climb on each lap.
The pace was fast from the start and remained brisk as the bunch hit the first climb. Kim, Steph and Iona remained in the lead group for the first three laps. Steph punctured on lap 4 but managed to rejoin a group of riders fairly swiftly. Iona lost contact with the main bunch at the top of the final climb. The finishing straight was rather hairy, as a number of cars got in the way of riders but thankfully there were no accidents. Kim contested the rather dangerous bunch sprint and finished 15th overall.
Sarah, struggling to breathe with a nasty cold, admits she nearly gave up before the first climb but soldiered on and completed the stage.
Stage 4 results: Kim 15th, Iona 18th, Steph 29th, Sarah 38th
GC: Kim 2nd, Iona 21st, Steph 26th, Sarah 33rd
(Photo taken by Jill Leonard of Eurosport Photography)
The pace was fast from the start and remained brisk as the bunch hit the first climb. Kim, Steph and Iona remained in the lead group for the first three laps. Steph punctured on lap 4 but managed to rejoin a group of riders fairly swiftly. Iona lost contact with the main bunch at the top of the final climb. The finishing straight was rather hairy, as a number of cars got in the way of riders but thankfully there were no accidents. Kim contested the rather dangerous bunch sprint and finished 15th overall.
Sarah, struggling to breathe with a nasty cold, admits she nearly gave up before the first climb but soldiered on and completed the stage.
Stage 4 results: Kim 15th, Iona 18th, Steph 29th, Sarah 38th
GC: Kim 2nd, Iona 21st, Steph 26th, Sarah 33rd
(Photo taken by Jill Leonard of Eurosport Photography)
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