Imperious Wout van Aert takes time trial win on Stage 4 of Paris-Nice ahead of Primoz Roglic, Rohan Dennis

Wout van Aert stormed to victory in the Stage 4 individual time trial in what was another one-two-three finish for the dominant Jumbo-Visma. The 27-year-old became the first Belgian rider to pull on the leader's jersey at the event for 11 years as he pulled off a sensational ride under pressure to pip his two team-mates in dramatic fashion. Ad/> Dennis led for most of the day, only to be eventually edged out by Van Aert by six seconds with Roglic also squeezing into second ahead of him in a frenetic finish to the action.

/> Paris — NiceHighlights: Jumbo take control on Stage 1 of Paris-Nice as Laporte takes stunning victory06/03/2022 AT 19:43 «An amazing performance from all of them,» said cycling legend Sean Kelly on commentary for Eurosport. «That was a really strong performance. When you are in the yellow jersey as a team the motivation is really high and that just confirms it.» With his Stage 4 triumph, Van Aert has assumed top spot in the general classification with Roglic 10 seconds back and Laporte a further 18 seconds behind in yet another Jumbo-Visma sweep.

Britain's Simon Yates (Team BikeExchange) is the closest to the trio in fourth place in the GC at 49 seconds back from the Jumbo trio. Yates finished in fifth place on Wednesday with fellow Brit Ethan Hayter (Ineos) just behind him. The time trial saw the riders negotiate a 13.4km route from Domerat to Montlucon in glorious weather as the 80th edition of the race swept on.