Giro d’Italia Stage 4: Milan Again In Enterprise

Jonathan Milan of Lidl-Trek delivered a thundering long-range dash to take the fourth stage of the Giro d’Italia within the Ligurian coastal city of Andora. Final yr’s factors champion of the Giro surged forward of Tim Merlier of Soudal Fast Step, yesterday’s winner, and held off Kaden Groves of Alpecin and Phil Bauhaus of Bahrain in a strong straight-line effort the place he received dropped off within the entrance of the race and no person might come by.

The dash nearly received scooped by Filippo Ganna of INEOS who tried to conjure up his long-held Milano-Sanremo goals, coming over the Capo Mele with a couple of seconds’ hole in a mad sprint for the road. However Lidl-Trek received on the entrance of the descending peloton and saved the hole in hand for the dash to materialize ultimately. From there, they delivered their man with precision and the previous monitor star did the remaining.

Milan now leads Merlier by 32 factors for the maglia ciclamina. No modifications in every other 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 Fast-Step

Factors

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

Acqui Terme – Andora 198 km

Act 3 of “recover from the hump and also you get to dash for the win”

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

Piccolo Primavera of the Day: Jonathan Milan

Merlier appeared nice yesterday however nonetheless assume Lidl and Milan might energy away with a win if issues are a bit extra “regular”.

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