Sky's Wout Poels takes Tirreno-Adriatico stage four win and overall lead

Final climb proves decisive as Wout Poels breaks clear

Wouter Poels wins Stage 4 of the 2015 Tirreno-Adriatico (Watson)

(Image credit: Watson)

Team Sky’s Wout Poels took overall lead of the Tirreno-Adriatico after winning stage four with a strong attack on the final climb.

Having broken clear at the top of the three-kilometre Crispiero, Poels held off the chasing peloton in the fast-paced descent to win solo. Rigoberto Uran (Etixx-Quickstep) won the sprint for second ahead of Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) as the chasing group finished 15 seconds behind.

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