Vauquelin wins stage four of the Giro d'Abruzzo and takes the jersey from Fancellu

Kévin Vauquelin (Netcompany Ineos) won stage four of the 2026 Giro d'Abruzzo, finishing in 4:19:49. The French rider beat Mathys Rondel (Tudor Pro Cycling Team), who finished in the same time, in the sprint, with Nicola Conci (XDS Astana Team) coming home 2 seconds later. Dorian Godon (Netcompany Ineos) was fourth at 7 seconds, ahead of Conci's teammate Diego Ulissi, with the same gap. The general classification changes face With his victory in Controguerra, Vauquelin takes the leader's jersey from Alessandro Fancellu (MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort), who was first at the end of the previous stage and now slips to third place. The new general classification sees Vauquelin in the lead with 15:03:12, Rondel second at 2 seconds and Fancellu third at 5 seconds. Stage results Kévin Vauquelin (Netcompany Ineos) — 4:19:49 Mathys Rondel (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) — s.t. Nicola Conci (XDS Astana Team) — +0:02 Dorian Godon (Netcompany Ineos) — +0:07 Diego Ulissi (XDS Astana Team) — +0:07 General classification Kévin Vauquelin (Netcompany Ineos) — 15:03:12 Mathys Rondel (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) — +0:02 Alessandro Fancellu (MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort) — +0:05 The race was decided on the slightly uphill finish, with the three leading men battling it out for the stage win. For Vauquelin, it is his first victory in this edition of the Abruzzo race.