March 21, 2019 (Taiwan) – Canadian James Piccoli (Elevate KHS Pro Cycling) won Stage 4 at the Tour de Taiwan and finished second overall following the final Stage 5 to claim his first podium finish of the 2019 season.

On Stage 4, Piccoli battled his way to the line of the 166.56 km route finishing with a time of 3:58:21, putting him six seconds behind first place in the general classification. Following closely behind on the stage was GC leader, Jonathan Clarke (Floyd’s Pro Cycling), in second, and Etienne Van Empel from Selle Italia – KTM in third.

On the following day, Piccoli took to the 192.8 km course on the final Stage 5 with a vengeance, holding onto second place overall in the GC at the end of the day. Clarke went on to take the overall win, while Van Empel settled for third place position.

Results coming.