Tejay Van Garderen dramatically keeps race lead as Fabio Jakobsen wins eventful Tour of California stage four


Tejay van Garderen (EF-Education First) maintains control of the Tour of California, despite finishing more than 54 seconds adrift of winner Fabio Jakobsen (Deceuninck-Quick Step).

MORRO BAY, CALIFORNIA - MAY 15: Arrival / Sprint / Fabio Jakobsen of The Netherlands and Team Deceuninck - Quick-Step / Jasper Philipsen of Belgium and UAE - Team Emirates / Peter Sagan of Slovakia and Team Bora-Hansgrohe / during the 14th Amgen Tour of California 2019, Stage 4 a 214,5km stage from Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca to Morro Bay / #AmgenTOC / @AmgenTOC / on May 15, 2019 in Morro Bay, California. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
In an uphill sprint finish,  Jakobsen beat Jasper Philipsen (UAE-Team Emirates) and Peter Sagan (Bora-Hangsrohe) in Morro Bay, registering Deceuninck-Quick Step’s third consecutive win in the race. The Dutchman’s victory follows Asgreen’s triumph on stage two and Remi Cavagna’s successful long-range attack 24 hours earlier. But the main story of the day is reserved for […]