2013 Giro D'Italia: Stage 4
Results, map, stage profile, summary and photos
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Stage 4, Tuesday, May 7: Policastro Bussentino - Serra San Bruno, 244 km
Ascents:
- Km 206.8: Vibo Valentia (498m), Category 3
- Km 239.3: Croce Ferrata (907m), Category 2
The Race: The stage was run under on and off rain with many riders giving it their best to get away. But Katusha, Vini Fanitni and Sky were having none of it. Late in the race Danilo Di Luca and Robinson Chalapud put in a noble attempt, but they too were caught, this time with less than a kilometer to go, setting things up for Enrico Battaglin's winning sprint. Bradley Wiggins was delayed by a crash, coming in 17 seconds after the stage winner.
Results
- Enrico Battaglin (Bardiani-CSF) 6hr 14min 19sec
- Fabio Felline (Androni Giocattoli) s.t.
- Giovanni Visconti (Movistar) s.t.
- Rigoberto Uran (Sky) s.t.
- Arnold Jeannesson (FDJ) s.t.
- Cadel Evans (BMC) s.t.
- Benat Intxausti (Movistar) s.t.
- Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Sharp) s.t.
- Robert Kiserlovski (Radio Shack) s.t.
- Luca Paolini (Katusha) s.t.
- Tanel Kangert (Astana) s.t.
- Franco Pellizotti (Androni Giocattoli) s.t.
- Vincenazo Nibali (Astana) s.t.
- Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel) s.t.
- Mauro Santambrogio (Vini Fantini) s.t.
- Giampaolo Caruso (Katusha) s.t.
- Steven Kruijswijk (Blanco) s.t.
- Robert Gesink (Blanco) s.t.
- Carlos Alberto Betancur (Ag2r) s.t.
- Wilvo Kelderman (Blanco) s.t.
- Michal Golas (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) s.t.
- Michele Scarponi (Lampre-Merida) s.t.
- Ivan Santaromita (BMC) s.t.
- Danilo Du Luca (Vini Fantini) s.t.
- Thomas Danielson (Garmin-Sharp) s.t.
- Przemyslaw Niemiec (Lampre-Merida) s.t.
- Rafael Valls (Vacansoleil) s.t.
- Diego Rosa (Androni Giocattoli) s.t.
- Sergio Henao (Sky) s.t.
- Rafal Majka (Saxo-Tinkoff) s.t.
- Peter Stetina (Garmin-Sharp) s.t.
- Migeul Angel Rubiano (Androni-Giocattoli) s.t.
- Jorge Azanza (Euskaltel) s.t.
- Robinson Chalapud (Colombia) s.t.
- Dominco Pozzovivo (Ag2r) s.t.
- Stefano Locatelli (Bardiani-CSF) s.t.
- Pieter Weening (Orica-GreenEdge) @ 10sec
- Francis De Greef (Lotto-Belisol) s.t.
- Yury Trofimov (Katusha) s.t.
- Damiano Caruso (Cannondale) s.t.
- Edoardo Zardini (Bardiani-CSF) s.t.
- Darwin Atapuma (Colombia) s.t.
- Matteo Rabottini (Vini Fantini) s.t.
- Evgeni Petrov (Saxo-Tinkoff) s.t.
- Fabio Aru (Astana) s.t.
- Ben Gastauer (Ag2r) s.t.
- Kristijan Durasek (Lampre-Merida) @ 17sec
- Bradley Wiggins (Sky) s.t.
- José Rodolfo Serpa (Lampre-Merida) s.t.
- Andres Duarte (Colombia) s.t.
GC after Stage 4:
Luca Paolini (Katusha) 15hr 18min 51sec- Rigoberto Uran (Sky) @ 17sec
- Benat Intxausti (Movistar) @ 26sec
- Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) @ 31sec
- Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Sharp) @ 34sec
- Bradley Wiggins (Sky) s.t.
- Giampaolo Caruso (Katusha) @ 36sec
- Sergio Henao (Sky) @ 37sec
- Mauro Santambrogio (Vini Fantini) @ 39sec
- Cadel Evans (BMC) @ 42sec
- Thomas Danielson (Garmin-Sharp) @ 42sec
- Robert Gesink (Blanco) @ 45sec
- Yury Trofimov (Katusha) @ 46sec
- Giovanni Visconti (Movistar) @ 52sec
- Ivan Santaromita (BMC) @ 54sec
- Pieter Weening (Orica-GreenEdge) @ 55sec
- Robert Kiserlovski (Radio Shack) @ 1min 0sec
- Fabio Aru (Astana) @ 1min 15sec
- Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel) @ 1min 18sec
- Steven Kruijswijk (Blanco) @ 1min 19sec
- Michele Scarponi (Lampre-Merida) @ 1min 23sec
- Przemyslaw Niemiec (Lampre-Merida) s.t.
- Rafael Valls (Vacansoleil) @ 1min 25sec
- Rafal Majka (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 1min 34sec
- Franco Pellizotti (Androni Giocattoli) @ 1min 37sec
- Michal Golas (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 1min 39sec
- Carlos Alberto Betancur (Ag2r) @ 1min 41sec
- Domenico Pozzovivo (Ag2r) s.t.
- Steve Morabito (BMC) @ 1min 49sec
- Jorge Azanza (Euskaltel) @ 1min 52sec
- Danilo Di Luca (Vini Fantini) @ 2min 15sec
- Peter Stetina (Garmin-Sharp) @ 2min 18sec
- Wilco Kelderman (Blanco) @ 2min 21sec
- Diego Rosa (Androni Giocattoli) @ 2min 24sec
- José Rodolfo Serpa (Lampre-Merida) @ 2min 32sec
- Damiano Caruso (Cannondale) @ 2min 38sec
- Miguel Angel Rubiano (Androni Giocattoli) @ 2min 39sec
- Juan Manuel Garate (Blanco) @ 2min 42sec
- Evgeni Petrov (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 2min 46sec
- Arnold Jeannesson (FDJ) @ 2min 48sec
- Tiago Machado (Radio Shack) @ 2min 53sec
- Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (Bardiani-CSF) @ 2min 55sec
- Rory Sutherland (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 2min 57sec
- Darwin Atapuma (Colombia) @ 2min 59sec
- Francis De Greef (Lotto-Belisol) @ 3min 3sec
- Cayetano Sarmiento (Cannondale) @ 3min 4sec
- Stefano Pirazzi (Bardiani-CSF) @ 3min 6sec
- Adres Duarte (Colombia) s.t.
- Enrico Battaglin (Bardiani-CSF) @ 3min 7sec
- Francis Mourey (FDJ) @ 3min 9sec
Points Competition:
Luca Paolini (Katusha): 35 points- Cadel Evans (BMC): 30
- Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step): 28
- Enrico Battaglin (Bardiani-CSF): 25
- Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Sharp): 24
Climber's Competition:
Giovanni Visconti (Movistar): 13 points- Robinson Chalapud (Colombia): 9
- Willem Wauters (Vacansoleil): 9
- Stefano Pirazzi (Bardiani-CSF): 5
- Danilo Di Luca (Vini Fantini): 5
Young Rider:
Fabio Aru (Astana): 15hr 20min 6sec- Rafal Majka (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 19sec
- Carlos Alberto Betancur (Ag2r) @ 26sec
- Wilco Kelderman (Blanco) @ 1min 6sec
- Diego Rosa (Androni Giocattoli) @ 1min 9sec
Team Classification:
- Katusha: 45hr 13min 27sec
- Sky @ 24sec
- Astana @ 45sec
- BMC @ 1min 19sec
- Garmin-Sharp @ 1min 48sec
Stage 4 map
Stage 4 profile
Mark Cavendish heads for the start.
Taylor Phinney at the start
The bunch heads down the southern Italian coast.
Now it's Katusha's turn to keep a lid on things.
Miguel Minguez and Ioannis Tamouridis lead the day's break
Vini Fantini doing work with Astana lurking behind
Danilo Di Luca and Robinson trying to pull a fast one.
Giampaolo Caruso leads the chasing peloton.
GC leader Luca Paolini
Cadel Evans
Eventual stage winner Enrico Battaglin
Danilo Di Luca after the stage
Stage winner Enrico Battaglin enjoys his victory
Luca Paolini will start tomorrow in pink.