Giro d'Italia 2018 STAGE 4: Catania – Caltagirone 198 km

[Flamin]

WELLENS!!! Gotta love that pain face.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Wellens wins

Froome too far.
Yates good
Dumoulin and Dennis barely there

 

[Cance > TheRest]

No Froome lost 20 seconds

 

[DFA123]

Re:

Froome at 16s or so. Don't know what group he gets in. Definitely loses a bit.

He looks fat. By his standards anyway. Probably aiming to be in peak condition in the third week, but he could be out of contention by then.

 

[HelloDolly]

That finish was not boring by any means !!!

 

[Breh]

As dull as the two sprint stages in Israel. Dull stage, exciting finish.

Nice victory for Tim Wellens!

 

[Laplaz]

That was a great finale! Chapeau to Wellens!

 

[hfer07]

DAMN IT - What a painful & sketchy finale!!

Wellens is the man

 

[Red Rick]

Confirmation that Kirby called Battaglin Bennet about 29 times

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Stage

 

[LaFlorecita]

Did Tibo finish in 1st group?

Edit: Wow Formolo 5th - dark horse for podium maybe or am I getting too excited

 

[Cance > TheRest]

I think Pinot finished in the group at 4"

 

[DFA123]

Re:

Confirmation that Kirby called Battaglin Bennet about 29 times

They did on Spanish Eurosport as well - must have been getting dodgy info.. Also mistaking Van der Sande for Wellens at various points, like they have done in every single stage so far.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Re:

I think Pinot finished in the group at 4"

Thanks I am on the train so could not watch - hope that is right

 

[bigcog]

Re:

Confirmation that Kirby called Battaglin Bennet about 29 times

Don't know how the co-commentator (Brian Smith) kept his cool with him shrieking inaccurately in his ear ...

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Great to see Battaglin finally get a chance to ride for himself

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Re: Re:

I think Pinot finished in the group at 4"

Thanks I am on the train so could not watch - hope that is right

yeah most favs were in front

Froome wasnt

 

[VayaVayaVaya]

I thought I saw blood on Froome's elbow, but the shot was super brief.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Lotto Soudel kit (yuck)
Chapeau TW.

Did PozzoVivo gain on any rivals?

 

[alexix7]

Pinot 13-14 i think

 

[Red Rick]

I finally found something that sounds worse than Dunglish

It's Flenglish

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Re:

Lotto Soudel kit (yuck)
Chapeau TW.

Did PozzoVivo gain on any rivals?

No. (except if you count Froome, since he probably wasnt there.) Most of the big favs in 4s group. Yates and Woods positives on that (-4s), Froome possible worse

 

[Velolover2]

Enrico Battaglin is really great in these types of finishes. Last year in the Giro, he was also one of the best in the two stages with short uphill climbs.

And good with some gaps. Makes the race more open.

 

[Eshnar]

Re:

Confirmation that Kirby called Battaglin Bennet about 29 times

Same by the German commentator. Maybe Kirby was shouting too loud?

 

[Hugo Koblet]

I thought I saw blood on Froome's elbow, but the shot was super brief.

I think it might have been from his crash in the ITT reckon.

Btw, was that Schachmann 15th or so? That seems impossible.