Giro d'Italia (2020) Photos; Stage 4: Catania → Villafranco Tirrena, 140 km
« Stage 03 photos	return to: « Giro d'Italia 2020 Dashboard  |  Giro d'Italia (2020) photo gallery	Stage 05 photos »
UAE TEAM EMIRATES reviewing team plans to get their sprinter, Fernando GAVIRIA (2nd from right) over the mid-race cat 3 climb		share this photo
LOTTO SOUDAL didn't have a successful plan for this stage either		share this photo
[Catania hometown] Stage 4 Ambassador of the Corsa Rosa is Italian épée fencer, World Champion in 2014 and 2015, Rossella Fiamingo		share this photo
NTT on stage while Ag2R stocks up at the NamedSport energy bar/gel buffet		share this photo
Sly Peter SAGAN (SVK/BORA - HANSGROHE) was hoping to drop some sprinters on the lone mountain today		share this photo
Peter SAGAN (SVK/BORA - HANSGROHE) enjoys a sprint finish after a testing climb		share this photo
22 year-old João ALMEIDA (POR/DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP) enjoyed his first day in the Maglia Rosa		share this photo
João ALMEIDA (POR/DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP) rocks Pink		share this photo
Stage 2 winner, Diego ULISSI (UAE TEAM EMIRATES)		share this photo
João ALMEIDA (POR/DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP) was ready to duke out it with EF PRO CYCLING for intermediate sprint points today		share this photo
Stage 4 Ambassador Rossella Fiamingo with race leader, João ALMEIDA (POR/DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP)		share this photo
Start scene for Stage 4 win Catania... not nearly the same size crowd as 2018 (Amazing photos from the Catania start in 2018)		share this photo
Last stage on Sicily for Sicilian Vincenzo NIBALI who looked good in the first mountain test yesterday and is less than 1 minute back on GC. Can he win the Giro again 10 years after his first win?		share this photo
Leaving Cantania		share this photo
		share this photo
		share this photo
BORA - HANSGROHE driving the pace early		share this photo
Today's break: Simon ELLAUD (ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI - SIDERMEC) and most combative rider, Kamil GRADEK (CCC TEAM), Marco FRAPPORTI (VINI ZABU' - BRADO - KTM)		share this photo
The peloton climbing the cat 3 Portella Mandrazzi mid-race		share this photo
Matteo Fabbro (BORA - hansgrohe) leading the peloton		share this photo
BORA - hansgrohe driving hard and successfully dropping Fernando GAVIRIA		share this photo
		share this photo
Race leader, João ALMEIDA surrounded by DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP behind BORA - hansgrohe		share this photo
Technically tied on time before the stage, João ALMEIDA (POR/DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP) easily won the intermediate sprint over Jonathan CAICEDO (EF Pro Cycling), blurry in the background, to give him a 2s outright race lead. “When I saw Caicedo trying to go for the time bonus at the intermediate sprint, I decided to react and beat him to take the lead. In the end I am very happy it worked and that I can wear the Maglia Rosa another day.”		share this photo
We had another loose bison incident today. Pieter WEENING (NED - Trek Segafredo) embarrassingly dropped then ran over his own water bottle in the feed zone.		share this photo
Inside 10 km to go, GROUPAMA - FDJ driving the pace		share this photo
Final leadout man Jacopo Guarnieri (Italy / Team Groupama FdJ) inside 1 km to go		share this photo
The sprint finish in Villafranca Tirrena in full flight after Peter Sagan jumped first		share this photo
		share this photo
Close sprint finish unfolding with 3 across the road: Davide BALLERINI (ITA/DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP) , Peter SAGAN (SVK/BORA - HANSGROHE) and Arnaud DEMARE (FRA/GROUPAMA - FDJ)		share this photo
Great shot of Davide BALLERINI (ITA/DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP) and Peter SAGAN (SVK/BORA - HANSGROHE) executing their lunge before Arnaud DEMARE (FRA/GROUPAMA - FDJ)		share this photo
The photo finish: Despite the worst bike throw of the three, Arnaud DEMARE (FRA/GROUPAMA - FDJ) wins in 3:22:13 ahead of 2nd Peter SAGAN (SVK/BORA - HANSGROHE) and 3rd Davide BALLERINI (ITA/DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP)		share this photo
The finish scene in Villa Franca Tirrena		share this photo
Arnaud DEMARE (FRA/GROUPAMA - FDJ) wins Stage 1 ahead of 2nd Peter SAGAN (SVK/BORA - HANSGROHE) and 3rd Davide BALLERINI (ITA/DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP)		share this photo
Arnaud DEMARE (FRA/GROUPAMA - FDJ): “After I crossed the finish line I was not sure I had won. I saw Ballerini celebrating, so I thought I was second and could not celebrate until my success was made official on the podium. I am super happy. It was a special finish, we wanted to keep the high speed at the front as Gaviria and Viviani were 25-30 seconds behind. In the final kilometer, teammate Miles Scotson accelerated very fast and tried to go solo, Cofidis had then to work catch him and I could save some precious energy for the final sprint. Today I had good legs but also some luck on my side.”		share this photo
All hands on the bars after a tight sprint on a twisting road		share this photo
Your Stage 4 winner, Arnaud DEMARE (FRA/GROUPAMA - FDJ) also won Stage 10 last year beating Bora (photos)		share this photo
Arnaud DEMARE (FRA/GROUPAMA - FDJ) has 11 wins since the season restarted this year		share this photo
Now with a 2s race lead, João ALMEIDA (POR/DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP): “When I saw Caicedo trying to go for the time bonus at the intermediate sprint, I decided to react and beat him to take the lead. In the end I am very happy it worked and that I can wear the Maglia Rosa another day. Tomorrow we have more climbs to tackle, I expect some riders to attack. I hope I can follow then and be in the GC lead again tomorrow evening.”		share this photo
João ALMEIDA (POR/DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP)		share this photo
Best young rider Jonathan CAICEDO (ECU/EF PRO CYCLING) and points leader Peter SAGAN (SVK/BORA - HANSGROHE)		share this photo
Lots of good young riders looking over Sagan's shoulder these days		share this photo
The Maglia Ciclamino Peter Sagan said: “When I crossed the line, I didn’t know if I’d won or if I was second or third. I did my best. In such a tight sprint, sometimes I’ve won, sometimes I’ve lost. Our tactic was to make the race very hard on the climb. I’m satisfied with the team. They’ve done a very good job. I’m in the Maglia Ciclamino now, but only by a few points. I just hope it’s going to continue like this.”		share this photo
The Maglia Azzurra Jonathan Caicedo said: “The truth is that sprinting is not my speciality. But I was in a situation of getting the lead of a very important race so I tried my luck in the intermediate sprint. It didn’t quite work out but I’ll keep fighting for the Maglia Rosa. I’m very motivated.”		share this photo
Giro d'Italia (2020) Photos; Stage 4: Catania → Villafranco Tirrena, 140 km
« Stage 03 photos	return to: « Giro d'Italia 2020 Dashboard  |  Giro d'Italia (2020) photo gallery	Stage 05 photos »