Giro d’Italia: Jonathan Milan quickest in bunch dash to win stage 4 as sprinters catch late-race attacker Filippo Ganna

Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) powered to victory with one of many longest sprints of the season on stage 4 of the Giro d’Italia after a late assault from Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) virtually made it to the road in Andora.

Ganna launched on the foot of the Capo Mele with 4km to go, setting off on a person pursuit to the road, however it was his Italian monitor teammates Simone Consonni and Milan who labored hardest to chase him down inside the ultimate kilometre earlier than the ultimate dash.

Milan then launched his dash when he was overtaken by Christophe Laporte (Visma-Lease a Bike), main out Olav Kooij, and appeared to have hit the entrance too early. But the brutish Italian was in a position to keep his energy and maintain off a charging Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and Phil Bauhaus (BahrainVictorious).

This is the Italian sprinter’s second Giro d’Italia stage victory, including to his win from the 2023 version, and his factors haul on the road moved him into the lead of the maglia ciclamino.

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