Matteo Malucelli wins stage 4 of the 2026 Tour of Taihu Lake

Matteo Malucelli (XDS Astana Team) has won the fourth stage of the 2026 Tour of Taihu Lake, covering the route in 1:37:03. With this success, the XDS Astana Team rider takes the general classification leader's jersey from Matteo Malucelli, who had been in the lead at the end of the previous stage. The race The stage was decided in a sprint: the front group arrived together at the finish, with the first five riders credited with the same time as the winner. Malucelli beat Joshua Giddings (Lotto Intermarché) and Dušan Rajović (Solution Tech Nippo Rali), both on the same time. Stage results Matteo Malucelli (XDS Astana Team) — 1:37:03 Joshua Giddings (Lotto Intermarché) — s.t. Dušan Rajović (Solution Tech Nippo Rali) — s.t. Alexander Salby (Li Ning Star) — s.t. Gleb Syritsa (XDS Astana Team) — s.t. Updated general classification Matteo Malucelli (XDS Astana Team) — 9:18:19 Joshua Giddings (Lotto Intermarché) — +0:16 Gleb Syritsa (XDS Astana Team) — +0:26 Malucelli now leads the general classification by 16 seconds over Giddings and 26 over Syritsa. The race continues tomorrow with a new stage.