\n<\/p>\n
Britain’s Ethan Vernon won a sprint finish on a shortened stage four of the Volta a Catalunya. <\/b><\/p>\n
The 25-year-old NSN Cycling Team rider surged to the front on the run-in to the line in Camprodon and comfortably held off France’s Dorian Godon, with fellow Briton Tom Pidcock in third. <\/p>\n
Ineos Grenadiers’ Godon retains the overall lead, 13 seconds clear of Pidcock who has moved into second place, with Remco Evenepoel a further second back and two-time Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard 24 seconds adrift.<\/p>\n
“This is a special race for me, I had my first pro win here and our sponsor is also based here,” said Vernon.<\/p>\n
“The change [in the route] calmed everything down, we knew last night and made the plan to come out of the last roundabout in first place and then go for it.”<\/p>\n
Had the first of three Pyrenees stages concluded at the Vallter ski station as planned, it would likely have favoured the likes of Vingegaard and former Vuelta a Espana champion Evenepoel.<\/p>\n
However, organisers scrapped the scheduled summit finish because of high winds, putting a different complexion on the stage which ended 22 kilometres before the original finish line, which would have come at the end of a brutal climb.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n