Giro d'Italia 2020, Stage 4: Catania – Villafranca Tirrena 140 km

[SafeBet]

The camera work is terrible even by Giro standards this year.

 

[sir fly]

The camera work is terrible even by Giro standards this year.

Criminal.

 

[skippo12]

Terrible road conditions.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

This part of the descent looks awful.

 

[gerundium]

Brickwork road here in the city center making it rather sketchy.

 

[RedheadDane]

Just got home from work. So... what happened?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

The camera work is terrible even by Giro standards this year.

I wonder Rai

 

[Red Rick]

That road quality

 

[Screecher]

Just got home from work. So... what happened?

Bora set the pace on the climb and dropped Gaviria, Hodeg and Viviani.

 

[gerundium]

Just got home from work. So... what happened?

Sagan had Bora drill it. He dropped Gaviria and Hodeg but Demare was able to make it over the top in the main group. Now descending on wet roads for the final. Nobody appears to be taking risks. Trek saying safe at the front.

Unclear whether crosswinds will play a role in the flat final.

 

[SafeBet]

Just got home from work. So... what happened?

Giro weather on Giro roads.
Gaviria, Viviani and Hodeg dropped.

Would be nice to know how far back they are.

 

[Red Rick]

When the road is so bad a Nibali taking it safe is still attacking

 

[skippo12]

DeGendt being his usual self. Riding 5-10s behind the peleton to avoid any risks.

 

[SafeBet]

I'm sensing some splits in the peloton.

 

[sir fly]

Just got home from work. So... what happened?

Not much. Gaviria dropped. Weening crashed over a bottle.

B(r)ought some bread?

 

[Red Rick]

Is that Weening on the front now?

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Demare has 12 wins since Sagan last took one. Admittedly mostly in small races and mostly with weak fields. But 12 is a lot.

 

[RedheadDane]

Weening crashed over a bottle.

Okay... it's nice to have sympathy for your rivals, but that's just overdoing it!

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Démare caught behind a split now.

 

[Alexandre B.]

That road quality

I bet Tony Martin is having the time of his life.

 

[gerundium]

Appears the peloton is breaking apart in this descent despite trek seemingly not going hard.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Bora should press on hard for 10km after the descent, to see who has been shaken out.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Bora should press on hard for 10km after the descent, to see who has been shaken out.

With no information as to how far back Gaviria and co are, they should probably do so regardless.

 

[SafeBet]

I'm not sure these Bora riders have mastered the art of pulling a peloton yet.

 

[Red Rick]

This stage needed one Matej Mohoric.