2013 Giro d'Italia Stage 4 Results & Recap
Stage 4 of the 2013 Giro d'Italia is in the books. The final results and standings are below, followed by our recap of how the race unfolded.
Race Recap
Paolini retains maglia rosa, Wiggins loses time
Enrico Battaglin (Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox) won the sprint involving a surprisingly large group at the end of the fourth stage of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday. The peloton, which included nearly all of the favourites, caught late breakaway rider Danilo Di Luca (Vini Fantini-Selle Italia) with only a few hundred meters to go, and Battaglin took the win by several bike lengths over Fabio Felline (Androni) and Giovanni Visconti (Movistar).
Yesterday's dramatics from the final climb were not repeated, but the two closing climbs and high pace were enough to make a selection. Still, it was a relatively large group that came to the finish. Di Luca had attacked out of the group of favourites near the top of the final climb, and the little Italian almost had enough to stay away to the end.
Luca Paolini (Katusha) retained the overall leader's maglia rosa while Giro overall favorite Bradley Wiggins (Sky) lost 17 seconds during the stage and dropped from second in the GC sixth after finishing 48th in the day's stage. He is now 34 seconds off the race leader. According to Sky's Dave Brailsford, Wiggins was caught behind a crash and his time may be adjusted.
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