Tour of Luzon: Ivan Anisimov rallies after crash to win stage 4
Ivan Anisimov of LCW UAE wins Tour of Luzon stage 4 in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcata.–CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya—Russian rider Ivan Anisimov ruled the fourth stage of the MPTC Tour of Luzon in a bunch finish on Saturday in this city.
The LCW UAE Cycle pedalist was part of the peloton that would catch up with a three-man lead pack led by defending champion Daeyeong Joo during the descent coming from Kiyang Climb before emerging as the first to cross the line at the provincial capitol here.
He actually crashed with 25 kilometers to go but found his way back to eventually beat out Seoul Cycling Team’s Jung Hoon Lee and 7-Eleven Roadbike Philippines’ Ronnilan Quita.
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Russian rider Ivan Anisimov of LCW UAE Cycle captures Stage 4 of the MPTC Tour of Luzon after catching up with the three-man lead pack during the ascent from Kiyang Climb #TourOfLuzon2026 @inquirersports pic.twitter.com/onOLuABpiq
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Anisimov ruled the 159-kilometer race that had three KOM stages in three hours, 59 minutes and 41 seconds.
Thirty-six other riders were part of that big group, including Anisimov’s teammates NIkita Shulchenko, the overall lead, and Stage 1 winner Ibrahiem Alrafai, 7-Eleven’s Mervin Corpuz and Stage 3 winner Dave Montemayor of Go for Gold Philippines.
Defending champion Daeyeong Joo of Gapyeong Cycling Team was 40th with a 13-second gap.
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Joo actually made two solo breakaways, the second while heading to Dalton Pass, but was caught up eventually by Quita and MPT DriveHub’s Rustom Lim.
The lead pack was the same upon entry at Kiyang before they were eventually swarmed by AnIsimov and company.
