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The Italian cyclist of the team Lidl-Trek Jonathan Milan ha cattlethis Tuesday, the fourth stage of the 2024 Giro d’Italiawhich has decided to sprint, in the town of Andora. Milan has surpassed, in the last meters of the day, Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain Victorious)second and third at the finish line, in a stage that has not brought significant changes in the general classification, where the Slovenian from UAE Emirates Tadej Pogacar continue as leaderwith 46 seconds of advantage over Geraint Thomas (INEOS Grenadiers)and 47 with respect to Daniel Felipe Martínez (BORA-Hansgrohe).

The escape of the day they have starred Fran Muñoz (Polti Kometa), Lilian Calmejane (Intermarché) and Stefan de Bod (EF Education). They have had up to six minutes of advantage, in the Colle del Melogno, 3rd category, the only scoring pass of the day. With 76 kilometers to go, Muñoz and De Bod were left alone in the lead, although they were well controlled by the peloton, which caught them in the final stretch of the stage.

The rain has caused several falls. The Eritrean of Intermarché Biniam Girmay, third in Monday’s stage, he crashed on two occasions, practically consecutive, and has had to retire of the Giro d’Italia. With four kilometers to the finish line, on the Capo Melle, which is climbed in the Milan-San Remo, he attacked with force Filippo Ganna (INEOS)which has not, however, been able to distance the peloton enough.

In the sprint, the good work of Lidl-Trek has finished it off perfectly Jonathan Milanwho, at 23 years old, after the second place obtained the day before, has brilliantly claimed the ninth victory of his career, the second he has achieved in a stage of the Giro.

STAGE CLASSIFICATION

1 – MILAN Jonathan (Lidl-Trek) 4:16:03

2 – GROVES Kaden (Alpecin) mt

3 – BAUHAUS Phil (Bahrain) mt

4 – KOOIJ Olav (Visma) mt

5 – MERLIER Tim (Soudal) mt

6 – BALLERINI Davide (Astana) mt

7 – GAVIRIA Fernando (Movistar) mt

8 – ZANONCELLO Enrico (Bardiani) mt

9 – MIHKELS Madis (Intermarché) mt

10 – LONARDI Giovanni (Polti) mt

GENERAL RANKING

1 – POGACAR Tadej (UAE) 15:19:05

2 – THOMAS Geraint (INEOS) +0:46

3 – MARTÍNEZ Daniel Felipe (BORA) +0:47

4 – UIJTDEBROEKS Cyan (Visma) +0:55

5 – RUBIO Einer (Movistar) +0:56

6 – FORTUNATO Lorenzo (Astana) +1:07

7 – LÓPEZ Juan Pedro (Lidl-Trek) +1:11

8 – HIRT Jan Soudal (Quick-Step) +1:13

9 – LUTSENKO Alexey (Astana) +1:26

10 – O’CONNOR Ben (Decathlon) mt

Source: Eitb

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