Cofidis rider
Bryan Coquard has won the fourth stage of
Tour Down Under. He beat
Alberto Bettiol to secure the victory.
Jay Vine remains the overall leader.
For the first 30 kilometres of the race, Peloton remained together before the first breakaway occurred.
Jonas Rutsch and
Daryl Impey established a lead of 1 minute and 27 seconds, which subsequently grew to over 4 minutes.
It was yet another day filled with crashes, Tai Jones crashed hard amongst many other members of the peloton. It wasn't long before Magnus Sheffield, Ben O'Connor, Michael Matthews, Jay Vine, and others caught up with the breakaway duo.
Bryan Coquard was the first to cross the finish line and secure the victory. Alberto Bettiol finished second, and
Hugo Page took the bronze.