MONTLUÇON, France — Belgian Wout van Aert won the fourth stage of the Paris-Nice cycling event on Wednesday, linking Domérat to Montluçon over 13.4 km.
Van Aert, from the Jumbo-Visma team, completed the distance in 16 minutes and 20 seconds. His teammates Primoz Roglic, reigning Olympic time trial champion, and Rohan Dennis completed the podium, in order.
Hugo Houle, from Sainte-Perpétue, finished in 24th place, 48 seconds behind van Aert. His teammate at Israel-Premier Tech, Montrealer James Piccoli, followed in 138th place.
Van Aert dominates the general classification of the competition, with a cushion of 10 seconds in front of Roglic and 28 seconds on the Frenchman Christophe Laporte (Jumbo-Visma). Houle and Piccoli are 20th and 29th, respectively.
The fifth stage will take place over 189 km on Thursday between Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert and Saint-Sauveur-de-Montagut.
The Paris-Nice cycling race, which totals eight stages, will end on Sunday in Nice.
