Change of command in the Vuelta

Jonas Vingegaard surrendered the overall lead of the Vuelta a España yesterday, just as was widely expected after the fourth stage, when the race left Italy and crossed the border into France.

British cyclist Ben Turner won the stage in a sprint finish, achieving his first Grand Tour victory, while French cyclist David Gaudu replaced Vingegaard in the red jersey.

Gaudu and Vingegaard are tied on time, but Gaudu took the lead based on the tiebreaker between the two riders, determined by adding up all the stage results since the start.

Gaudu needed to finish eight places ahead of Vingegaard and finished in 25th place, while Vingegaard, a two-time Tour de France winner, finished 42nd.

"I'm going to do what I usually do in these types of stages. I'm not going to risk anything," Vingegaard said before the stage.

Red jersey

Gaudu, who won the third stage, put on the red jersey on French soil.

Giulio Ciccone remained third in the overall standings, eight seconds behind.

Turner was a late addition to the Ineos Grenadiers team after some impressive recent results. But his chain came off during the opening sprint of the race.

“It was a crazy week,” Turner said.

The 206-kilometer route from Susa to Voiron began with a series of climbs before a flatter finish. The race returns to Spain for today's fifth stage with a 24.1-kilometer (15-mile) team time trial in Figueres.

Vingegaard's Visma-Lease a Bike team is one of the favorites to win the team time trial, which would allow him to regain the red jersey.

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