Giro d'Italia (2018) Photos; Stage 4: Catania → Caltagirone, 198 km
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Trofeo Senza Fine at the Stage 4 start back in Italy, Catania, Sicily		share this photo
Fabio ARU (ITA/UAE TEAM EMIRATES)		share this photo
Fabio ARU (ITA/UAE TEAM EMIRATES) signing in for Stage 4		share this photo
Race leader Rohan DENNIS (AUS/BMC RACING) finished 12th today + 10s		share this photo
Incredible crowd reception during the Stage 4 rollout from Catania		share this photo
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Catania panoramic of the Stage 4 start with Mt Etna looming large in the background		share this photo
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BMC leading the peloton		share this photo
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Today's break with Enrico BARBIN (ITA/Bardiani CSF), Marco FRAPPORTI (ITA/Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec), Jacopo MOSCA (ITA/Willier Triestina - Selle Italia), Quentin JAUREGUI (FRA/AG2R La Mondiale) and Maxim BELKOV (RUS/Katusha Alpecin)		share this photo
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Late attack by Valerio Conti (ITA/UAE Team Emirates) who was caught with 2 km after the race passed through Caltagirone		share this photo
Enrico Battaglin (ITA - Team LottoNL - Jumbo) before attacking in the final 200m of the finishing climb. Simon Yates (GBR/Mitchelton - Scott) and Michael Woods (CAN/EF Education First - Drapac) biding their time.		share this photo
The final 50m of the uphill finish in Caltagirone as Tim Wellens (BEL - Lotto Soudal) moves into the lead		share this photo
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The gaps at the finish		share this photo
Great perspective of the Stage 4 uphill finish		share this photo
The finish scene		share this photo
Tim WELLENS (BEL/LOTTO FIX ALL) wins the first stage in Italy in 5:17:34 ahead of 2nd Michael WOODS (CAN/EF EDUCATION FIRST - DRAPAC), 3rd Enrico BATTAGLIN (ITA/LOTTO NL - JUMBO) and 4th Simon YATES (GBR/MITCHELTON - SCOTT)		share this photo
Tim WELLENS (BEL/LOTTO FIX ALL) post-race: “We knew the roads were twisty here in Sicily and there was a little bit of panic in the bunch until the first intermediate sprint. Our plan today was that everyone would ride for me. We saw many comments on the internet saying that I was the favourite. The outcome couldn’t be better. Everyone in the team was helping me. The last pull by Adam Hansen was very strong. Tosh Van der Sande put me in a perfect position 500 metres before the end. I passed Enrico Battaglin with 200 metres to go but only after the line did I know I had won the stage. Two years ago, I rode away from the breakaway to enjoy my first Giro d’Italia victory. Today’s win gives me more emotions. It feels better to beat the whole peloton. I'm more relaxed now after this success, which makes things easier for the rest of the Giro, but my team-mates are also capable of winning stages. By now, I know that I’m a rider for Walloon classics and Il Lombardia, one-week stage races and stages in Grand Tours, but GC in Grand Tours isn’t for me.”		share this photo
11th Tom DUMOULIN (NED/SUNWEB) + 4s		share this photo
18th Fabio ARU (ITA/UAE TEAM EMIRATES) + 10s		share this photo
7th Patrick KONRAD (AUT/BORA - HANSGROHE) + 4s		share this photo
On the verge of a big win, Michael WOODS (CAN/EF EDUCATION FIRST - DRAPAC) contemplating his near miss today: “I felt great throughout the day and I knew I was going to be on a good one today,” Woods said afterwards. “It was a really difficult and challenging last climb. Wellens just had the better legs.” (cyclingnews.com)		share this photo
Your Stage 4 winner, Tim WELLENS (BEL/LOTTO FIX ALL): “I’m a rider for the Walloon classics and Il Lombardia, one-week stage races and stages in Grand Tours, but GC in Grand Tours isn’t for me”		share this photo
Race leader Rohan DENNIS (AUS/BMC RACING) finished 12th today + 10s		share this photo
“To get the Maglia Rosa in Israel was one thing. To keep it after the first Italian stage is special. It’s great for BMC. Crowds were huge today, especially at the start and finish. I didn’t appreciate the amazing atmosphere of Caltagirone fully because I was in so much pain but it’s great to race here. Hopefully I’ll retain the Maglia Rosa for a couple more days. Tomorrow, it can be a similar stage but Etna will be my big test against the GC riders to see where I’m at as a Grand Tour contender.”		share this photo
Giro d'Italia (2018) Photos; Stage 4: Catania → Caltagirone, 198 km
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