Sanchez seals 4th Alps stage

ROME: Luis Leon Sanchez of Astana launched a trademark late break to win stage four of the Tour of the Alps on Thursday as French climber Thibaut Pinot kept the overall lead.Sky’s four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome is also well placed after coming tenth on the stage. The Briton is just 16 seconds adrift of FDJ leader Pinot in the overall standings ahead of Friday’s intriguing final stage.Italy’s Domenico Pozzovivo and Colombian Miguel Angel Lopez Moreno are second and third overall with Froome fourth as he continues his preparations for next month’s Giro d’Italia. The Astana team dominated the final climb in this 134km run from Chiusa in Italy to Lienz in Austria before steep descent and a 2km run for the line where Sanchez made his move. The Spaniard created enough of a gap to win the stage by six seconds ahead of Kiwi George Bennett of LottoNL-Jumbo and his Dutch teammate Koen Bouwman.

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