Evenepoel crossed the line which quickly turned downhill, and after his celebration he couldn't brake in time, and hit a race staff member that stood across the finish alongside journalists and soigneurs. An impact against the barriers was likely even if the people had been avoided. Although the wounds were superficial, it was a very dramatic moment and saw Evenepoel will plenty blood in the face in what is perhaps the image of this Vuelta so far.
“We depend on weather conditions, and we had to deal with the rain in Barcelona after three months when everything was very dry,” Guillén said. “We had to deal with the rain, and then the following day there was more rain. We had to manage it with the riders, but the stages are being completed even if we would all have liked a better start.” Stage 4 saw the threat of
protestors dumping oil on the roads of the race, so far out of four days none has been able to evade some sort of unusual situation.