America’s Joe Dombrowski won Stage 4 of the Giro d’Italia in the ski resort of Sestola as Italy’s Alessandro De Marchi settled for the pink jersey after a sodden day in the saddle. Colombia’s Egan Bernal led the charge from the race favourites as Remco Evenepoel, Simon Yates, Vincenzo Nibali and Joao Almeida all lost varying degrees of time.
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Dutchman Taco van der Hoorn caused a huge upset in Stage 3 of the Giro d’Italia after holding off the rampaging pack to win from the breakaway in Canale. The 27-year-old from Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert was the last man standing from an eight-man move which defied the peloton by a whisker over a series of leg-sapping climbs in the Langhe hills of Piedmont.
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Tim Merlier showed no fear on his Grand Tour debut as he produced a brilliant sprint to take the win on Stage 2. The 28-year-old led home Giacomo Nizzolo and Elia Viviani, with Fernando Gaviria suffering an unfortunate mishap in the closing stages.
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Italy’s Filippo Ganna produced a stunning performance to top the timesheet after the opening time-trial of the 2021 Giro d’Italia. The 24-year-old thrived in the sunshine in Turin as he powered to the top of the standings in very impressive fashion.
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Tao Geoghegan Hart came out on top of his unlikely duel with Jai Hindley to win the 103rd edition of the Giro d’Italia. A brilliant day for Ineos Grenadiers also saw Italy’s Filippo Ganna win his fourth and the team’s seventh stage win of the race after dominating the final 15.7km time trial in Milan.
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