Tour of Belgium 2021 news - Caleb Ewan seals second successive stage for Lotto-Soudal
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Updated 12/06/2021 at 14:57 GMT
Australian Caleb Ewan made it back-to-back wins as more decisive teamwork from Lotto-Soudal saw him take Stage 4. After taking victory on Friday, a measured climb from his team saw the 26-year-old come home in first place again, clear of second-place Bryan Coquard (B&B Hotels). "I am so impressed with the job my team did," Caleb said.
Baloise Belgium Tour 2021: Highlights of stage 4 as Caleb Ewan made it back-to-back stage wins
Caleb Ewan made it back-to-back stage wins in the Baloise Belgium Tour.
The Australian Lotto-Soudal rider won Stage 3 courtesy of a slick team move, but Saturday's Stage 4 success was somewhat of a surprise.
Ewan is not renowned for his climbing but with his team hauling back the only breakaway of note and no-one able to make a decisive move as they came to the finish of the 152.7km route out and back in to Hamoir, Ardennes, the 26-year-old eased home.
"I am so impressed with the job my team did," he said.
"From 3k out with only four riders in front of me, we had to use a few more goes than we wanted to chase the breakaway because it was coming back slowly.
They did a great job getting into the climb in good position and then when we were at the top, we were all there together. Basically, they then pulled from there into the headwind and no-one came round us.
Coquard (B&B Hotels) couldn't catch him and had to settle for second place, with the Italian duo David Ballerini (Deceuninck-Quick Step) and Giacomo Nizzolo (Team Qhubeka) taking third and fourth and another Lotto Soudal rider, Jasper De Buts taking fifth.
Belgium's Remco Evenepoel (Deceuninck-QuickStep) is still leading the overall General Classification.
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