Giro d’Italia Stage 4: Milan Once more In Enterprise

Jonathan Milan of Lidl-Trek delivered a thundering long-range sprint to take the fourth stage of the Giro d’Italia throughout the Ligurian coastal metropolis of Andora. Remaining yr’s components champion of the Giro surged ahead of Tim Merlier of Soudal Quick Step, yesterday’s winner, and held off Kaden Groves of Alpecin and Phil Bauhaus of Bahrain in a powerful straight-line effort the place he acquired dropped off throughout the entrance of the race and no particular person may come by.

The sprint practically acquired scooped by Filippo Ganna of INEOS who tried to conjure up his long-held Milano-Sanremo targets, coming over the Capo Mele with a few seconds’ gap in a mad dash for the highway. Nonetheless Lidl-Trek acquired on the doorway of the descending peloton and saved the opening in hand for the sprint to materialize finally. From there, they delivered their man with precision and the earlier monitor star did the remaining.

Milan now leads Merlier by 32 components for the maglia ciclamina. No modifications in each different competitions.

Outcomes:

1. MILAN Jonathan, Lidl – Trek, 4:16:03
2. GROVES Kaden, Alpecin – Deceuninck
3. BAUHAUS Phil, Bahrain – Victorious
4. KOOIJ Olav, Crew Visma | Lease a Bike
5. MERLIER Tim, Soudal Quick-Step

Elements

1. MILAN Jonathan, Lidl – Trek, 113 components
2. MERLIER Tim, Soudal Quick-Step, 81
3. GROVES Kaden, Alpecin – Deceuninck, 63

Acqui Terme – Andora 198 km

Act 3 of “recuperate from the hump and in addition you get to sprint for the win”

Estimated finish time: 17:00-17:30 CEST

Piccolo Primavera of the Day: Jonathan Milan

Merlier appeared good yesterday nevertheless nonetheless assume Lidl and Milan may vitality away with a win if points are a bit additional “common”.

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