Max Richeze delivers Quick-Step sprint win at Vuelta a San Juan as Fernando Gaviria crashes out

Quick-Step Floors lead-out man turns leader in Argentina

Maximiliano Richeze wins stage four of the Vuelta a San Juan

(Image credit: Tim De Waele/Getty Images)

Maximiliano Richeze (Quick-Step Floors) delivered a popular Argentinian victory on stage four of the Vuelta a San Juan, taking up the mantle as his team's principal sprinter after Fernando Gaviria crashed out.

Richeze had been Gaviria's final lead-out man for his victory on stage one, but stepped up to the plate on stage four to out-sprint Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek-Segafredo) and Matteo Pelucchi (Bora-Hansgrohe) in Villa San Augustín.

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Henry Robertshaw began his time at Cycling Weekly working with the tech team, writing reviews, buying guides and appearing in videos advising on how to dress for the seasons. He later moved over to the news team, where his work focused on the professional peloton as well as legislation and provision for cycling. He's since moved his career in a new direction, with a role at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.