Giro d’Italia: Simon Yates up to 1/three as Tim Wellens wins stage four

Britain’s Simon Yates made up ground on overall leader Rohan Dennis as Tim Wellens obtained a not easy uphill droop on stage four of the Giro d’Italia.

The first stage on Italian soil, after three in Israel, executed with a 1km climb that noticed Belgian Wellens retain off the topic of Michael Woods.

Yates executed fourth, four seconds sooner than Dennis, to pass up to 1/three.

Fellow Briton Chris Froome executed 23 seconds in the encourage of Wellens and Yates to droop Fifty seven seconds in the encourage of Dennis.

Australian BMC Racing rider Dennis retained the general lead by one 2nd from defending champion Tom Dumoulin.

The finishing climb in Caltagirone, which featured a portion with a gradient of Thirteen%, used to be expected to form splits in the peloton. And so it proved, with Froome among the many enormous losers.

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