Giro d’Italia 2024 Stage Report: Day 4 of the 2024 Giro d’Italia was somewhat extra relaxed than the primary three, however there as nonetheless the required pleasure. After the break of the day was reeled in with 5 kilometres to go, Filippo Ganna launched himself in a bid for solo victory. His plan didn’t work and the sprinters shot previous the large Italian in sight of the end line. Jonathan Milan had the quickest legs right now, beating Kaden Groves, Phil Bauhaus, Olav Kooij and yesterday’s winner, Tim Merlier.
Stage 4 finale
Jonathan Milan gained the fourth stage of the Giro d’Italia. The Italian of Lidl-Trek misplaced out to Tim Merlier on Monday, however he took the win in Andora on Tuesday. Milan held off Kaden Groves and Phil Bauhaus in a high-speed dash. Filippo Ganna was on his method to victory with a late assault on the Capo Mele, however he was caught earlier than the dash end.
The win went to Jonathan Milan
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Stage 4 profile
The stage has fairly a flat profile. The ascent to Colle Melogno (8km round 5%), within the central part, is adopted by a prolonged descent resulting in Savona. From right here and till the end, the route is identical as in Milano-Sanremo. The final 3km are largely downhill. After cresting Capo Mele, the route descends with simple bends all the way in which to city Andora. The final 800m are primarily straight and completely flat. The house straight (650m) is on 8m extensive tarmac.
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The fourth stage of the Giro d’Italia began with out Bram Welten. The dsm-firmenich PostNL rider and essential lead-out man for Fabio Jakobsen, had a fever through the evening. The ‘break of the day’ escaped very early within the stage.
The jerseys initially
The group was: Francisco Muñoz (Polti-Kometa), Stefan de Bod (EF Training-EasyPost), Lilian Calmejane (Intermarché-Wanty) and Filippo Ganna (INEOS Grenadiers). With the Italian off the entrance, the peloton didn’t need to allow them to go. Soudal Fast-Step took accountability for Tim Merlier. His teammate Pieter Serry stored the lead at round 1:30.
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Ganna might see what was taking place and fewer than 30 kilometres into the assault, he determined to sit down up and drop again to the peloton. De Bod, Calmejane and Muñoz determined to push on. When the peloton caught Ganna, the peloton eased off and let the break take extra time. With 125 kilometres to go, their lead was nearly 5 minutes.
190 kilometres to go and Sanremo model end
On the first intermediate dash of the day, in Calizzano, Muñoz was the primary throughout the road in an uncontested dash. Within the peloton it was a good dash, gained by Kaden Groves, forward of Tim Merlier and Biniam Girmay. Jonathan Milan didn’t participate. The Italian wasn’t , not like the primary days, Merlier added factors to his purple jersey whole.
The break of the day – Lilian Calmejane (Intermarché-Wanty), Stefan De Bod (EF Training-EasyPost) and Francisco Munoz (Polti Kometa), Filippo Ganna (INEOS Grenadiers) was there at first
From the intermediate dash in Calizzano, the race went straight into the one categorised climb of the day: the Colle delle Melogno. On this 9 kilometre climb, at greater than 4%, Visma | Lease a Bike determined to shake issues up a bit. Jan Tratnik elevated the tempo significantly and a few riders couldn’t grasp on. The primary to be dropped was Fabio Jakobsen. The dsm-firmenich PostNL sprinter was helped by two teammates. Fernando Gaviria additionally had some bother.
Tim Merlier might be searching for extra factors right now
The Colombian managed to return to the peloton with the assistance of Pelayo Sánchez, however the Jacobsen group was additional adrift. On the prime of the Colle delle Melogno, the Dutchman was 1:30 behind the peloton, which was nonetheless pushing laborious. The distinction to the main group decreased, however Calmejane was the primary over the summit of the climb, taking 9 factors within the KOM classification.
The break wasn’t given an excessive amount of benefit
Calmejane then sat up from the main group and was caught by the peloton. Attributable to a crash 70 kilometres from the end, the peloton was break up into a number of elements. Matteo Trentin, Ben O’Connor, Damien Touzé and Biniam Girmay and others, crashed within the moist and slippy circumstances. All of the riders had been in a position to proceed, however Girmay was shaken by the autumn.
A giant pile-up within the peloton noticed Biniam Girmay come off the worst
The Intermarché-Wanty rider, who completed third on Monday, was along side the street for some time, however he ultimately bought again on his bike. As he was attempting to get again to the peloton, he was going somewhat too quick in a bend and slid to the bottom at excessive pace. This was the top of his Giro, as he couldn’t remount.
Similar to Milano-Sanremo
Because of the crash, the peloton had break up, however the race quickly bought again collectively. The riders who had fallen managed to return. As did Jakobsen, who had reconnected with the again of the peloton earlier than the crash. After the merger, Visma | Lease a Bike, Lidl-Trek and Soudal Fast-Step took on the work within the peloton. Muñoz and De Bod had been nonetheless holding a slim benefit.
The break pushed on with out Lilian Calmejane – leaving Stefan De Bod and Francisco Munoz to be caught 5km from the end
With 30 kilometres to go, their lead was nonetheless 1:30. The sprinter’s groups now lifted the tempo and began to drag the leaders in. A regroupment got here just below 5 kilometres from the end, simply earlier than hitting the Capo Mele. This was the sign for Ganna to provide it ‘full fuel’. The Italian instantly opened up an excellent hole and began the descent with a lead.
Filippo Ganna made a courageous assault within the final 5K
Some riders tried to leap throughout to Ganna, however the fast-man from Verbania was flying. A well-organised chase began behind Ganna, and he was caught within the final kilometre and the stage would go to the sprinters. With an excellent lead-out, Simone Consonni put his sprint-leader, Jonathan Milan, in a really perfect place.
The UAE Workforce Emirates had been maintaining the pink jersey protected on the run in to Andora
Milan was in a position to full his group’s work, and he crossed the road forward of Kaden Groves and Phil Bauhaus in a high-speed dash. Olav Kooij was additionally amongst the motion, however didn’t have the pace and needed to accept fourth place. Monday’s stage winner, Merlier, completed fifth.
The end line didn’t come quickly sufficient for Ganna
Stage winner and factors chief, Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek): “I’m filled with emotion once more, like one yr in the past after I took my first Giro d’Italia win as a result of my group has achieved such a tremendous job and my household is right here to see me. Our teammate from the Italian observe group, Filippo Ganna made it laborious for us however the work Simone Consonni did within the final 900 metres leaves me speechless.”
Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) was the quickest in a chaotic ultimate
Total chief, Tadej Pogačar (UAE Workforce Emirates): “It was a comparatively calm day, particularly as a result of the group did an excellent job. They stored me protected on the entrance in all elements of the race, and effectively entertained too. It was an excellent day for us. Molano fell and had a motorbike change within the final 15 kilometres. It’s tough to get again on roads like this, particularly if you happen to don’t have a group round you. It’s a tricky Giro for him, however he’s having fun with it. He’ll nonetheless attempt to win his stage. It might be too harmful, even when Molano had absolutely returned. On the prime of Capo Mele I retreated and seemed on the chaos earlier than me.”
Milan additionally took the lead within the factors competitors
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Giro d’Italia Stage 4 End result:
1. Jonathan Milan (Ita) Lidl-Trek in 4:16:03
2. Kaden Groves (Aus) Alpecin-Deceuninck
3. Phil Bauhaus Bahrain-Victorious
4. Olav Kooij (Ned) Visma | Lease a Bike
5. Tim Merlier (Bel) Soudal Fast-Step
6. Davide Ballerini (Ita) Astana Qazaqstan
7. Fernando Gaviria (Col) Movistar
8. Enrico Zanoncello (Ita) VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizané
9. Madis Mihkels (Est) Intermarché-Wanty
10. Giovanni Lonardi (Ita) Polti Kometa.
Giro d’Italia Total After Stage 4:
1. Tadej Pogačar (Slo) UAE Workforce Emirates in 15:19:05
2. Geraint Thomas (GB) INEOS Grenadiers at 0:46
3. Daniel Felipe Martínez (Col) BORA-hansgrohe at 0:47
4. Cian Uijtdebroeks (Bel) Visma | Lease a Bike at 0:55
5. Einer Rubio (Col) Movistar at 0:56
6. Lorenzo Fortunato (Ita) Astana Qazaqstan at 1:07
7. Juan Pedro López (Spa) Lidl-Trek at 1:11
8. Jan Hirt (CZ) Soudal Fast-Step at 1:13
9. Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Qazaqstan at 1:26
10. Ben O’Connor (Aus) Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale.
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