Spain’s Igor Anton wins 4th stage of Spanish Vuelta; Belgium’s Philippe Gilbert keeps lead

Spain’s Igor Anton wins stage of Spanish Vuelta

VALDEPENAS DE JAEN, Spain — Igor Anton has given the Spanish Vuelta its first Spanish stage winner.

He won a mountainous fourth leg Tuesday while Philippe Gilbert of Belgium remained the overall leader.

Anton broke away 300 yards from the finish for a one-second victory over Vincenzo Nibali of Italy, Peter Velits of Slovakia and Joaquin Rodriguez of Spain. Anton finished the 114 miles in 5 hours, 28 seconds.

Denis Menchov of Russia was 19 seconds behind Anton in 19th place. Carlos Sastre of Spain, the 2008 Tour de France champion, was 1:34 back in 25th spot despite being a climbing specialist.

Gilbert holds a 10-second overall advantage over Anton and Rodriguez.