Simon Yates closed the gap to the leader’s red jersey with a late attack on stage four of the Vuelta a España as Ben King recorded a rare victory for Team Dimension Data out of the breakaway.

Yates attacked from the peloton on the final climb up to Alfacar, and took 27 seconds out of Team Sky’s Michal Kwiatkowski to cut his deficit overall to 10sec, leaving him third overall behind Bora-Hansgrohe’s Emanuel Buchman who is seven seconds off red.

Quick Guide Vuelta a España stage results Show Stage four: 1 Ben King (Dimension Data) 4hr 33min 12sec; 2 Nikita Stalnov (Astana) at 2sec; 3 Pierre Rolland (EF-Drapac) at 13sec; 4 Luis Ángel Maté (Cofidis) at 1min 8sec; 5 Ben Gastauer (AG2R) at 1min 39sec. General classification: 1 Michal Kwiatkowski (Sky) 13hr 47min 19sec; 2 Emanuel Buchmann (Bora-Hansgrohe) at 7sec; 3 Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) at 10sec; 4 Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) at 12sec; 5 Wilco Kelderman (Sunweb) at 25sec.

King took the stage victory out of the breakaway, giving the injury-ravaged Dimension Data team their first major win since Mark Cavendish’s victory on stage three of the Dubai Tour in February.

The American King began the final climb in the virtual race lead with the final riders in the breakaway enjoying a lead of more than five minutes over the main group of favourites.

Team Wiggins to replace Aqua Blue Sport in Tour of Britain

Team Wiggins have taken the place of Aqua Blue Sport in this year’s Tour of Britain, which starts in Carmarthenshire this Sunday.

Aqua Blue Sport announced on Monday that they would cease racing at the end of the season after talks with another team over a merger fell apart, and they have now withdrawn from the event altogether.

Team Wiggins have twice taken part in the Tour of Britain before, with the current Team Sky rider Owain Doull finishing third overall in 2015.

The 19-year-old team leader Tom Pidcock said: “I’m delighted to have an opportunity to ride in the Tour of Britain with Wiggins.

“Riding in front of British fans is always a great experience and hopefully our team can give them plenty to cheer about over the course of the race.”