Mitchelton-Scott (Italy) - Press Release: 24-year-old Lucas Hamilton took his opportunity in the final of today’s first mountain stage at Tirreno Adriatico, attacking away from the general classification group, before winning a two-up sprint to claim his first WorldTour victory.

Mitchelton-SCOTT found themselves in a dream position with numbers to their advantage in the final five-kilometres, allowing Hamilton to contest the stage victory, while Jack Haig and team leader Simon Yates both finished inside the top-10 on the stage and into the top-10 on the general classification.

Tirreno Adriatico – Stage 4 Results:

1. Lucas Hamilton (Mitchelton-SCOTT) 4:46:22
2. Fausto Masnada (Deceuninck-Quickstep) ST
3. Michael Woods (EF Pro Cycling) +0:10

Tirreno Adriatico – General Classification after Stage 4:

1. Michael Woods (EF Pro Cycling) 18:05:52
2. Rafal Majka (BORA-hansgrohe) +0:09
3. Fausto Masnada (Deceuninck-Quickstep) +0:18
4. Lucas Hamilton (Mitchelton-SCOTT) +0:27

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