Hola and welcome to live coverage of Stage 4 of the Vuelta a Espana - a largely flat 175.5km schlep from Cullera to El Puig.

The consolation prize for Bennett's second place will be the green jersey, which he takes from Nairo Quintana. But no change in the red jersey standings as Nico Roche retains his two-second lead over Nairo Quintana. Thanks for joining me today and see you tomorrow for the first summit finish of the Vuelta.

Neither knew who had won that after they crossed the line: Bennett had a better lunge but was coming from behind, and had to deviate his sprint a little after the Dutchman moved off his line to the left. Max Walscheid took third for Sunweb ahead of Fernando Gaviria and Luka Mezgec.

Victory for Fabio Jakobsen (Deceuninck-QuickStep) ahead of Sam Bennett (Bora-Hansgrohe).

Photo finish! Jakobsen is led out by Richeze and looks to have it - but Bennett could have pipped him right at the death!

Under the flamme rouge (which is actually dark green) they go. Cavagna has been caught. Bahrain Merida and Bauhaus move up but Sam Bennett is out of position...

It's Bora who are leading the chase but Jakobsen appears to be well placed.

They're closing in on Cavagna slowly but surely. The Frenchman is dying a thousand deaths and will be caught before the flamme rouge. Still three more roundabouts to go...

They're through the magic 3km marker so some riders will start to sit up now.

Cavagna is still out ahead after digging deep into the pain cave. He almost came a cropper on that last roundabout - as did many of the riders in the pack behind - and he has around 10 seconds.

Cavagna still has a decent gap on the peloton. It probably means QuickStep don't think much of Jakobsen's efforts. And the Frenchman has a whole roundabout's lead over his chasers.

Roundabouts galore! And they're taking their toll on the already streamlined pack, which is in disarray. Remi Cavagna of Deceuninck-QuickStep takes advantage to zip clear.

Wout Poels and Jesus Herrada have been caught out in that split, as has Louis Meintjes.

Big Tony Martin has now come to the front to keep Primoz Roglic out of trouble. It's very flat and exposed with a bit of wind, so they could be worried about echelons and splits.

A lot of riders are losing contact off the back of the peloton so there could be some time losses today if some of the GC guys have not been attentive.

Now EF Education First have come to the front with four riders - just because they can. Astana and Sunweb are near the front, too. Ineos aren't anywhere to be seen - no surprise, for their race is effectively over until the terrain suits a breakaway for either Poels or Geoghegan Hart.

Rear wheel puncture for Thomas De Gendt, who will miss the hectic finale now. Expect him to be in the break tomorrow for the first summit finish of the race - making this probably a puncture of convenience.

Groupama-FDJ come to the front working for their sprinter Marc Sarreau, who could only make 11th yesterday. Sunweb are also in the mix to keep Roche out of trouble while protecting their sprinter Max Walscheid, who was 14th yesterday.

Wallays looks to have given up. He's outpaced the storm but couldn't defy the peloton. He wasn't helped by Cubero's mechanical.

Just 32 seconds now for Wallays. So, who can take it to Bennett in the sprint? Fabio Jakobsen couldn't keep up with his leadout train yesterday; Fernando Gaviria was dropped on the final climb; Luka Mezgec was the quickest finisher but left it too late; Edward Theuns seens to have a better knack of coming second rather than first. They're the main rivals the Irishman will have to contend with.