The queen stage of the Tour of the Alps led to Trentino. © Josef VAISHAR

Breakaway victory and heavy fall on the queen stage

The Briton Simon Carr won the queen stage of the Tour of the Alps as a solo breakaway.

18 April 2024

From: apa/sn

The fourth stage on Thursday led over 141,3 kilometers from Leifers in South Tyrol to Borgo Valsugana in Trentino. Carr also benefited from a serious fall of his pursuer Chris Harper on a descent, as a result of which the following group with the top favorites gave up the hunt for Carr. The overall leader's jersey was retained by the Spaniard Juan Pedro Lopez (Lidl-Trek) after 141 km with around 4.000 meters of altitude from Laives to Borgo Valsugana.

The Australian Harper (Jayco) fell due to a bump in a blind corner at high speed and hit the pavement hard. He then slid into a lamppost. Shortly after him, Ben O'Connor fell in the same place. In contrast to Harper, who received medical attention but remained conscious, his Australian compatriot from the Decathlon team was able to continue with a bleeding wound on his face and is now second overall.

The start took place in Laives. © Josef VAISHAR

Before the final section on Friday with the start and finish in Levico Terme, he was 38 seconds behind Lopez, who successfully fended off several attacks in the final phase. Third is the Italian Antonio Tiberi (Bahrain/+48 seconds).