Giro d'Italia Giro d‘Italia 2024, Stage 4 Acqui Terme-Andora, 190 km

[Red Rick]

I actually thought Pog might attack here if only to avoid the risk of riding that descent in the bunch. But now that he already attacked today I somehow can't imagine him really attacking for the fourth day in a row.

Theres gonna be attacks and Pog is at least following. Peloton should be lined out completely

 

[Berniece]

sounds like the pants are exactly what they are are supposed to be

https://twitter.com/x/status/1787742386380005440

View: https://twitter.com/inrng/status/1787742386380005440

Would've been better to just wear a band around his arm instead of these shorts. The colour mismatch was quite ugly.

 

[Didinho]

Pogi’s response to G’s comment about a quiet day today.

 

[RedheadDane]

sounds like the pants are exactly what they are are supposed to be

https://twitter.com/x/status/1787742386380005440

View: https://twitter.com/inrng/status/1787742386380005440

It's the same colour! I don't care if they call it some other fancy name. Still the same colour.

 

[titan31]

I think yesterday had the benefit that a lot of teams tired themselves out cos of the sprinters break. I can't see an attack at the end without that happening as teams are fresher and more together

 

[Colombiano Cadence]

I’m assuming that is someone has a gap over the capo mele they will be very hard to catch

 

[Lequack]

Visma are all different colors

 

[Lequack]

Pog about his shorts

https://twitter.com/x/status/1787780635295166875

View: https://twitter.com/Eurosport_IT/status/1787780635295166875

 

[Rob5091]

Do not like that roundabout with 400m to go. Hopefully they use both sides as it's single file for cars on both sides and some nice road signs to boot in the entrance and exit of the roundabout.
(Trying to work out why the ristorante by the roundabout is called Turtle in Spanish ... )

 

[DJO]

No granata shorts for Pogacar today, UCI ruling. Do the UCI have nothing better to do?

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Pog about his shorts

https://twitter.com/x/status/1787780635295166875

View: https://twitter.com/Eurosport_IT/status/1787780635295166875

Pog is wearing black shorts today, everyone can relax now.

As for Fabio, well, things could be going better. Hope he does better today than yesterday, vamos, Fabio!

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Merlier looks really good in ciclamino

 

[dazaau]

Why would you try shut a group of 4 down just because gamna is in it on a day like today with 180k to go.

Wusses!

 

[Laplaz]

Calmejane not taking any turns

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Ominous looking clouds in the background and some riders picking up jackets from team cars, including Merlier and his jazzy new ciclamino jacket. (That really is an awesome color, it's the clearest one you can actually make out from heli shots.)

 

[Brullnux]

No granata shorts for Pogacar today, UCI ruling. Do the UCI have nothing better to do?

Funnily enough I think they've been able to fit it in among their other duties.

I don't really see the issue either, it's just to prevent an overlap of the different jerseys in the same way EF had to change theirs. It makes sense.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Funnily enough I think they've been able to fit it in among their other duties.

I don't really see the issue either, it's just to prevent an overlap of the different jerseys in the same way EF had to change theirs. It makes sense.

Did they announce or explain Pog's maroon shorts beforehand? Like many things I probably missed it if they did... I personally didn't mind, but it would have been nice to know the shorts were just a one-day thing as a commemoration to the Torino FC club, just for information's sake. Going back to black shorts makes sense though, as you had mentioned.

A few raindrops on the camera lenses now.

 

[Lequack]

Pog is wearing black shorts today, everyone can relax now.

As for Fabio, well, things could be going better. Hope he does better today than yesterday, vamos, Fabio!

Black shorts it seems yes. He didn't go full Pantani with pink shorts, yet.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1787792338900689405

View: https://twitter.com/giroditalia/status/1787792338900689405

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Apparently they've removed the roundabout at 400m to go I mentioned in the stage-by-stage analysis, makes the finale a bit less dangerous (but it's still significantly more dangerous than an average sprint finish).

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Apparently they've removed the roundabout at 400m to go I mentioned in the stage-by-stage analysis, makes the finale a bit less dangerous (but it's still significantly more dangerous than an average sprint finish).

How do you remove a roundabout? Surely it's still on the road?

 

[AmRacer]

So what's happening? Have I missed something?

 

[AmRacer]

How do you remove a roundabout? Surely it's still on the road?

 

[Tricycle Rider]

So what's happening? Have I missed something?

Three guys upfront and peloton chillin' about 3- 4mins back, a few raindrops, and the odd pee break here and there... nah, I'm afraid I don't think you really missed all that much.

 

[search]

in the pre race interview, Aniolkowski also said that it's a straight road now. The roundabout has been "destroyed"

 

[Devil's Elbow]

How do you remove a roundabout? Surely it's still on the road?

Considering that there is (or rather, was) a fountain in the middle of it, it must have been a rather expensive operation. Definitely not unusual for a roundabout to be paved over for a GT finish though, the Tour in particular does this with some regularity.