Van der Poel beats a select group of big names to win Tirreno stage 4

Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Premier Tech) took his second stage win of this year's Tirreno-Adriatico on Thursday in a hectic finish in Martinsicuro, where a select group contested stage 4 in a reduced sprint.

Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) tried to go long on the finishing straight, and then Van der Poel surged with about 200 meters to go. He stormed to the front and held off some big names to nab the win ahead of Giulio Pellizzari (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) and Tobias Halland Johannessen (Uno-X Mobility). Pellizzari's efforts also secured him the race leader's jersey as Isaac del Toro (UAE Team Emirates XRG) dropped to second overall, two seconds back.

[race_result id=3 stage_id=90067 count=5 gc=0 year=2026]

[race_result id=3 stage_id=90067 count=5 gc=5 year=2026]