Stage 4 Preview and Results

Stage 4: Málaga → Valdepeñas de Jaén
Date: Tuesday, August 31
Distance: 184 km

Stage 4 start time: Tuesday 12:35 CEST (10:35:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Málaga
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live video, audio and text options
Approximate finish: 18:10 CEST (4:10:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Valdepeñas de Jaén

Stage 4 preview: Málaga → Valdepeñas de Jaén, 184 km (hilly)

A panoramic of the stage 4 finish in Valdepeñas de Jaén (photo credit: turismoruralenjaen.com)

August 29 post: Stage 4 continues east along the Costa del Sol before heading inland at km 30 and back over the coastal Sistema Penibético mountain range featured in the previous two stages. As we climb inland and across the Sierra Sur highlands, there will be two cat 2 climbs and a cat 3 on the way to the finish in Valdepeñas de Jaén.

At the end of 184 km of difficult racing, the last km features an uphill finish with a 12% average gain in the last 800m. The last cat 2 climb peaks just 8 km from the finish so the ranks will be thinned and a break or a late solo attack over the final climb will have a good chance at succeeding. An even better chance with the continuation of the 100F/40C heatwave. — Steve

Stage 4 climbs
Km 45 - Alto de Zafarraya - 11.2 km of 5,89% - Category 2
Km 105 - Alto de Montefrío - 8 km of 5.44% - Category 3
Km 167 - Alto de Valdepeñas de Jaén - 9 km of 4.83% - Category 2

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