Tour of the Alps: Simon Carr wins stage 4 as Juan Pedro López responds to GC attacks

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A 45-kilometre solo break netted Simon Carr (EF Education-EasyPost) the hardest mountain stage of the 2024 Tour of the Alps, while a crash-marred but ferocious GC battle saw Juan Pedro Loópez (Lidl-Trek) stubbornly cling on to the overall lead. 

Carr took off alone when he sensed his chance of victory, dropping fellow breakaway survivor Sergio Higuita on the rugged, poorly surfaced cat 1 Passo Vetriola climb. The British rider stayed away for the second Tour of the Alps stage victory of his career by nearly two minutes.