Alastair Christie-Johnston wins stage 4 of the Tour of Poyang Lake, Konychev takes over the leader's jersey

Alastair Christie-Johnston (CCACHE X BODYWRAP) has won stage 4 of the 2026 Tour of Poyang Lake, covering the route in 2:21:26. The rider finished 9 seconds ahead of Max Holgate (ST GEORGE CONTINENTAL CYCLING TEAM) and Alexander Konychev (CHINA ANTA - MENTECH CYCLING TEAM), who crossed the line together. The race Christie-Johnston finished solo with a 9-second margin over the chasing group, which was led in by Holgate ahead of Konychev. In the same move, and with the same 9-second deficit, Niek Voogt (AZERION / VILLA VALKENBURG) and Filip Řeha (ATT INVESTMENTS) were also classified. Stage results Alastair Christie-Johnston (CCACHE X BODYWRAP) — 2:21:26 Max Holgate (ST GEORGE CONTINENTAL CYCLING TEAM) +0:09 Alexander Konychev (CHINA ANTA - MENTECH CYCLING TEAM) +0:09 Niek Voogt (AZERION / VILLA VALKENBURG) +0:09 Filip Řeha (ATT INVESTMENTS) +0:09 Updated general classification His third place on the day earns Konychev the change at the top of the general classification: the CHINA ANTA - MENTECH CYCLING TEAM rider now leads with 10:35:53, taking the leader's jersey from Michał Pomorski (ATT INVESTMENTS), who slips to 7 seconds. Third place goes to Jonas Rapp (FNIX-SCOM-HENGXIANG CYCLING TEAM) at 8 seconds. Closing The race continues tomorrow with a new stage, with Konychev in the leader's jersey and a margin of just 7 seconds over Pomorski.