Tour of Guangxi: Ethan Vernon wins stage 4 but loses race lead after time penalty

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Ethan Vernon (Israel-Premier Tech) took back-to-back stage wins at the Gree-Tour of Guangxi in China, holding off a late charge from Max Kanter (Astana Qazaqstan) at the end of stage into Jinchengjiang after a day in the hills.

Vernon originally extended his overall lead thanks to a ten-second time bonus for his stage victory, however, official results showed he had received a 20-second time penalty for an in-race infraction – reportedly a stick bottle – and so he lost the leader’s red jersey to Kanter.