Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Cycling News
Cycling News
Sport
Tim Bonville-Ginn

Tour Down Under: Ethan Vernon wins wind-buffeted shortened stage 4 as second overall Jhonatan Narváez crashes out

Ethan Vernon Jhonatan Narváez Luke Plapp JaycoAlUla Luke Plapp Rémi Cavagna Laurence Pithie Jay Vine KOM Ineos Grenadiers Lund Andresen
WILLUNGA, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 24: (EDITOR'S NOTE: Alternate crop) Ethan Vernon of Great Britain and NSN Cycling Team celebrates at finish line as stage winner ahead of Tobias Lund Andresen of Denmark and Decathlon CMA CGM Team - Blue Sprint Jersey and Laurence Pithie of New Zealand and Team Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe during the 26th Santos Tour Down Under 2026, Stage 4 a 130.8km stage from Brighton to Willunga / #UCIWT / on January 24, 2026 in Willunga, Australia. (Photo by Con Chronis/Getty Images).

While it wasn’t the big ‘Queen Stage’ that was expected due to the danger of fire and heat, stage 4 of the Tour Down Under was a cracker of a stage with the sprinters getting an unexpected third shot at glory with Ethan Vernon (NSN) putting in an explosive acceleration to take the win.

It looked like Decathlon CMA CGM did the perfect leadout yet again, but they actually had too many riders and Tobias Lund Andresen got boxed in but still managed to sprint for second place with a solid third for Laurence Pithie (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe).

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
The 'World's Oldest' Bartender's Very Illegal Basement Bar
A recent profile of 103-year-old Irv Koch's basement bar highlights all the ways that modern zoning codes crush novel and fun third places.
Reason
Reason
Harry Potter and Cursed Child director pushed back on making play shorter: ‘I was dragged kicking and screaming’
Play, which originally opened in 2016 as two parts, has been condensed into one production
The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Smokers have a lower risk of Parkinson’s – we may have found out why
Smoking is one of the biggest causes of ill health and early death. Yet smokers seem to have a lower risk of developing Parkinson’s disease than non-smokers – by around half according to some studies.
The Conversation
The Conversation
NY Woman finds stolen Tamayo painting in trash; Sotheby’s sells it for $1.049 million
In 2003, Elizabeth Gibson found a brightly coloured painting in the rubbish on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. She later discovered it was Rufino Tamayo’s 1970 work “Tres Personajes”, stolen from a Houston couple in 1987. Sotheby’s planned to auction it for up to $1 million.
The Times of India
The Times of India
Jaden Newman Leaked Video Controversy: Viral Post Claims LaMelo Ball Paid Her $250K for One Encounter
A viral post claimed LaMelo Ball paid Jaden Newman $250,000 after seeing a private video, but no reliable evidence supports the alleged payment, encounter or quote.
International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
His Wife Says Decades of Sleep Talking Nearly Went Quiet After Hypnosis Gave Her a One-Word Cue
A man's decades-long sleep talking faded after hypnosis gave his wife a librarian's "Shhhh" as a cue, a case report says. Here's what it shows.
Medical Daily
Medical Daily
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.
Download on the AppStore Get it on Google Play