Tirreno-Adriatico (2015) Photos; Stage 4: Indicatore → Castelraimondo, 218 km
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The morning sign in for Stage 4		share this photo
Greg VAN AVERMAET (BMC RACING) about to his first and only day in the race leader's jersey		share this photo
He has 10 second place finishes since his last win (June 2014), but Peter Sagan is still popular with the fans		share this photo
Danilo Wyss (Bmc) and Greg Van Avermaet (Bmc) getting VIP treatment at the start line in Indicatore		share this photo
Dropping the flag on Stage 4		share this photo
Vincenzo NIBALI and Joaquin RODRIGUEZ		share this photo
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Orica GreenEdge's Luke Durbridge and Mathew Hayman		share this photo
BMC leading the peloton		share this photo
Today's main break		share this photo
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The end of the stage was hilly		share this photo
13:11:02 14 marzo 2015. ANSA/CLAUDIO PERI		share this photo
Team Colombia on the deck during the descent of San Romualdo		share this photo
Nathan Haas (Cannondale - Garmin) attack		share this photo
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10 km to go: Fabian Cancellara (Trek Factory Racing) at the front on the Crispiero climb		share this photo
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Vicioso Angel (Katusha) attacks on Crispiero		share this photo
Scenic shot of Crispiero		share this photo
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Wouter Poels's (Team Sky) winning move on the descent into Castelraimondo		share this photo
15s back, Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) leading the chase		share this photo
Race leader, Greg Van Avermaet (Bmc) was dropped		share this photo
Solo win for Wouter Poels (Team Sky) in Castelraimondo		share this photo
The rest of the riders in the distance		share this photo
The attack: “The plan today was to follow, lose no time, and stay with the best GC riders. We spoke before the stage about attacking if I had really good legs, but not too early in the stage. I had good legs, and I didn’t go too early, so the plan was perfect. I know Contador is also in really good shape, and the others too, but today I was the strongest on the final climb. It was a really good moment to attack and afterwards it was only downhill, so I was lucky.”		share this photo
Team Sky redeems themselves in the eyes of the race organizers		share this photo
2nd Rigoberto URAN (ETIXX - QUICK STEP) + 14s, 3rd Joaquin RODRIGUEZ (KATUSHA), 4th Alexis VUILLERMOZ (AG2R LA MONDIALE)		share this photo
11th Alberto Contador (Tinkoff - Saxo) was saving himself for the Stage 5's summit finish		share this photo
Your stage 4 winner, Wouter Poels (Team Sky)		share this photo
And new race leader, Wouter Poels (Team Sky)		share this photo
Another Team Sky win: “When you see your team-mates winning, you want to win yourself. I was the lucky one today. Having said that, I worked really hard this winter, and trained at altitude for the first time in my life. It is great to win a stage and take the lead at a really nice race like Tirreno Adriatico, and so early in the season. It was really disappointing for me that I couldn’t ride my first race with [Chris Froome], because I really want to go to the Tour de France with him to work. We have to see if I fit in the team. On the other hand, it was an opportunity for me to get a good result, and good for the team that they can win and get good results. Chris is also happy for me because we’ve done a lot of training together.”		share this photo
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Are you the favourite now?: “Yeah, maybe after today. I’m in really good shape, I feel really good, and normally the long climbs are not so bad for me. The jersey gives me confidence and I feel I can keep it. But there are still 3 more stages and a time trial, Urán is also in really good shape, Contador also. The gap is 17 seconds I think: not a huge amount but not a small advantage either. I’m looking forward to tomorrow. The race is not done, and we will see.”		share this photo
Tirreno-Adriatico (2015) Photos; Stage 4: Indicatore → Castelraimondo, 218 km
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