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 Roland Thalmann crashes in the final of the fourth stage at the Crorace – Felix Meo shows fighting spirit on the Adriatic coast!

Also today the similar game in Croatia in dream weather. The leading group is put before the finish. But today the New Zealander Felix Meo of Team Vorarlberg was in this top group on the fourth stage over 197 km from Zadar to Crikvenica. So Kuen and his other teammates didn’t have to plow as they did the first days.

In the very angular and also quite dangerous finale a Uno-X pro goes down. Just behind him also Roland Thalmann was hit in a very good position. So no top placing was possible today. Stüssi also had bad luck. He had to repair a damage one kilometer before the finish and loses time for the overall ranking. But tomorrow goes on more undulating terrain – just to the taste of Guerin and Thalmann!

Stage winner today again Olav Kooij (NED/Jumbo-Visma) ahead of Kaden Groves (AUS/Bike Exchange). In the overall classification Thalmann, Guerin and Lukas Meiler are still in front of GC.

 Stage overview

28/09 Stage 1 | Osijek – Varaždin (237k)

29/09 Stage 2 | Slunj – Otočac (187k)

30/09 Stage 3 | Primošten – Makarska(167k)

01/10 Stage 4 | Zadar – Crikvenica (197k)

02/10 Stage 5 | Rabac/Labin – Opatija (137.5k)

03/10 Stage 6 | Samobor – Zagreb (156.5k)

Squad: Maximilian Kuen, Lukas Meiler, Martin Meiler, Alexis Guerin, Felix Meo, Roland Thalmann, Colin Stüssi;

Result: https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-of-croatia/2021/stage-4

Organizer: www.crorace.com