Second yesterday behind Widar, second today behind Gilmore: Giacomo Ballabio confirms his growth in the international field and his predisposition for short stage races. The Brianza rider, from Hrinkow Advarics, nearly achieves success in the fourth stage of the Circuit des Ardennes (France), the Lac de Bairon-Lac de Vieilles Forges of 175 kilometers, where he bows only to the race leader, Australian Brady Gilmore, while the podium is completed by Norwegian Nortoft. Also standing out are young Ludovico Mellano (XDS Astana Team), Thomas Pesenti and Simone Gualdi, placed fourth, fifth and seventh respectively. Tomorrow's grand finale in Charleville-Mézières.

FINISH ORDER

1 GILMORE Brady Israel Premier Tech Academy 04:17:39

2 BALLABIO Giacomo Hrinkow Advarics + 00

3 NØRTOFT Morten Team Coloquick + 00

4 MELLANO Ludovico XDS Astana Development Team + 00

5 PESENTI Thomas Soudal Quick-Step Devo Team + 00

6 SOENENS Viktor Soudal Quick-Step Devo Team + 00

7 GUALDI Simone Wanty-NIPPO-ReUz + 00

8 HANSEN Martin Solhaug Equipo Cortizo + 00

9 MEEHAN Jamie AVC Aix-en-Provence Dole + 00

10 FRYDKJÆR Patrick Lidl-Trek Future Racing + 00

11 BROWNING Fergus Hagens Berman Jayco + 00

12 RAUGEL Antoine Velo Club Villefranche Beaujolais + 00

13 HLADY Gavin EF Education–Aevolo + 00

14 PRIDAL Tomas Elkov-Kasper + 00

15 DONZÉ Robin Tudor Pro Cycling Team U23 + 00

16 FERREIRA Louis Bourg-en-Bresse Ain Cyclisme + 00

17 PLAMONDON Joel Team Marni-N'side + 00

18 LAURANS Théo Velo Club Villefranche Beaujolais + 00

19 OMRZEL Jakob Bahrain Victorious Development Team + 00

20 UMBA Santiago XDS Astana Development Team + 00

21 BORREMANS Kasper Bahrain Victorious Development Team + 00

22 SAVINO Federico Soudal Quick-Step Devo Team + 00

23 MARIN Miguel Angel EF Education–Aevolo + 00

24 BUCK-JONES Huw Bourg-en-Bresse Ain Cyclisme + 00

25 WIDAR Jarno Lotto Development Team + 00

26 PLACE Maxence Wanty-NIPPO-ReUz + 00

27 LEIDERT Louis Lidl-Trek Future Racing + 00

28 LIMA Daniel Israel Premier Tech Academy + 00

29 FOUGNER Eivind Broholt Team Coop-Repsol + 00

30 RISKA Richard Hrinkow Advarics + 00

31 MILES Carson Team Marni-N'side + 00

32 WALLENBORN Arno Tudor Pro Cycling Team U23 + 00

33 LOPEZ DE SAN ROMAN Ian EF Education–Aevolo + 00

34 EEMAN Kamiel Lotto Development Team + 00

35 ØXENBERG Peter Team Lotto-Kern Haus PSD Bank + 01:13

36 GOSZCZURNY Patryk Team Visma | Lease a Bike Development + 01:13

37 AEBERSOLD Nils Lidl-Trek Future Racing + 01:13

38 MARTI Pau Israel Premier Tech Academy + 01:13

39 DE CLERCQ Matthijs Soudal Quick-Step Devo Team + 01:32

40 BRAVO Henrique Soudal Quick-Step Devo Team + 0