Démare pips Sagan to win stage 4 of the Giro d’Italia
Arnaud Démare narrowly pipped Peter Sagan to win Tuesday’s stage 4 of the Giro d’Italia.
The 140-kilometer trek from Catania to Villafranca Tirrena came down to a bunch kick, where Démare proved faster by a tire length to nab his second career Giro stage victory. Sagan settled for second with Davide Ballerini close behind to take third on the day.
Overnight leader João Almeida finished safely in the peloton to retain his position atop the GC standings.
Top 10, stage 4
1 DÉMARE Arnaud (Groupama – FDJ) 3:22:13
2 SAGAN Peter (BORA – hansgrohe)
3 BALLERINI Davide (Deceuninck – Quick Step)
4 VENDRAME Andrea (AG2R La Mondiale)
5 VIVIANI Elia (Cofidis, Solutions Crédits)
6 OLDANI Stefano (Lotto Soudal)
7 CIMOLAI Davide (Israel Start-Up Nation)
8 MATTHEWS Michael (Team Sunweb)
9 FIORELLI Filippo (Bardiani-CSF-Faizanè)
10 BATTAGLIN Enrico (Bahrain – McLaren)
Top 10, GC
1 ALMEIDA João (Deceuninck – Quick Step) 11:06:36
2 CAICEDO Jonathan Klever (EF Pro Cycling) 0:02
3 BILBAO Pello (Bahrain – McLaren) 0:39
4 KELDERMAN Wilco (Team Sunweb) 0:44
5 VANHOUCKE Harm (Lotto Soudal) 0:55
6 NIBALI Vincenzo (Trek – Segafredo) 0:57
7 POZZOVIVO Domenico (NTT Pro Cycling) 1:01a
8 MCNULTY Brandon (UAE-Team Emirates) 1:13
9 FUGLSANG Jakob (Astana Pro Team) 1:15
10 KRUIJSWIJK Steven (Team Jumbo-Visma) 1:17
More to come …
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