Turner outlasts Philipsen to win Vuelta's fourth stage as Gaudu grabs lead

Britain's Ben Turner (Ineos Grenadiers) outfoxed Belgian Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) in a sprint finish to win stage four of the Vuelta a Espana on Tuesday, with Frenchman David Gaudu taking the leader's red jersey from Jonas Vingegaard.

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Philipsen looked well placed coming to the line at the end of the 206.7km ride from Susa in Italy to the French town of Voiron, tucked in behind compatriot and teammate Edward Planckaert, but Turner timed his move to perfection to win his first Grand Tour stage.

Planckaert finished third, while Gaudu, winner of stage three, is the overall leader, still level on time with race favourite Vingegaard but moving ahead of the Dane on the countback.

An exhausted and emotional Turner broke down in tears, with the Briton realising he had just pulled off the biggest win of his career, in a Grand Tour he was not expecting to race.

Turner was a late call-up by Ineos Grenadiers to the Vuelta, with the 26-year-old leaving the Renewi Tour on Thursday to replace the ill Lucas Hamilton, having impressed at the Tour de Pologne earlier in August, winning the points classification.

"I don't know what to say to be honest, it was a crazy week, super crazy," Turner said.