Primož Roglič was untouchable on his way to stage victory on stage four of Paris-Nice 2021, taking the overall lead in the process.
The Jumbo-Visma rider waited until just 3km remained of the final climb to Chiroubles to launch his enormous attack, taking bonus seconds at the intermediate sprint and powering to the line alone.
Despite a commendable effort from Michael Matthews (BikeExchange) to chase down Roglič, it was the Slovenian who dominated the stage and takes over the leader’s yellow jersey from Stefan Bissegger (EF Education-Nippo).
How it happened
The fourth stage of Paris-Nice 2021 from Chalon-sur-Saône to Chiroubles was the first opportunity for the climbers to take back time after the short individual time trial on stage three.
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Slovenian rider Primoz Roglic wearing the green jersey of best sprinter, celebrates on the podium.
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PRIMOZ ROGLIC POWERED ahead of the peloton to win stage four of Paris-Nice and take the overall lead in the eight-day race, while Giro d’Italia winner Tao Geoghegan Hart was forced out after hitting his head in a fall.