Highlights
Report
Joe Dombrowski tasted his first victory for UAE Team Emirates with an impressive win on stage 4 of the Giro D’Italia.
The 29-year old formed part of the early escape of 25 riders along with teammate Valerio Conti, which broke away in the early stages of the rainy transfer from Piacenza to Sestola (187km).
The group slowly built up a gap which reached a maximum of 7’ on the peloton as the tough conditions and arduous terrain fractured the lead group.
With the final climb coming at 6km to go, Dombrowski emerged in a select bunch of surviving climbers before going clear solo with only Alessandro De Marchi (Israel Start Up Nation) able to stay within reach of the American.
Dombrowski grinded his way up the steep gradient to hold off De Marchi and take the stage honours, having time to throw his arms in the air in celebration as he crossed the line.
This is the 10th victory of the season for the Emirati team and the first win for Dombrowski in the colours of UAE, who also celebrates his 30th birthday tomorrow.
Dombrowski is now the highest placed rider for the team in the GC in 2nd overall, +22’’ from new race leader De Marchi.
Tomorrow stage 5 will see the riders go from Modena to Cattolica (177km) over a pan flat course which offers a chance for the sprinters.
Results
Stage
| 1 | Joe Dombrowski (USA) UAE Team Emirates | 4:58:38 |
| 2 | Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Israel Start-up Nation | 0:00:13 |
| 3 | Filippo Fiorelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF Faizane’ | 0:00:27 |
| 4 | Louis Vervaeke (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix | 0:00:29 |
| 5 | Jan Tratnik (Slo) Bahrain Victorious | |
| 6 | Attila Valter (Hun) Groupama-FDJ | 0:00:44 |
| 7 | Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis | 0:00:49 |
| 8 | Nelson Oliveira (Por) Movistar Team | 0:00:57 |
| 9 | Rein Taaramäe (Est) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux | 0:01:33 |
| 10 | Christopher Juul-Jensen (Den) Team BikeExchange | 0:01:36 |
General Classification
| 1 | Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Israel Start-up Nation | 13:50:44 |
| 2 | Joe Dombrowski (USA) UAE Team Emirates | 0:00:22 |
| 3 | Louis Vervaeke (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix | 0:00:42 |
| 4 | Nelson Oliveira (Por) Movistar Team | 0:00:48 |
| 5 | Attila Valter (Hun) Groupama-FDJ | 0:01:00 |
| 6 | Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis | 0:01:15 |
| 7 | Aleksandr Vlasov (Rus) Astana-Premier Tech | 0:01:24 |
| 8 | Remco Evenepoel (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep | 0:01:28 |
| 9 | Alberto Bettiol (Ita) EF Education-Nippo | 0:01:37 |
| 10 | Hugh Carthy (GBr) EF Education-Nippo | 0:01:38 |
Points
| 1 | Tim Merlier (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix | 50 |
| 2 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Cofidis | 38 |
| 3 | Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Team Qhubeka Assos | 35 |
Mountains
| 1 | Joe Dombrowski (USA) UAE Team Emirates | 18 |
| 2 | Vincenzo Albanese (Ita) Eolo-Kometa Cycling Team | 16 |
| 3 | Rein Taaramäe (Est) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux | 13 |
Young Riders
| 1 | Attila Valter (Hun) Groupama-FDJ | 13:51:44 |
| 2 | Aleksandr Vlasov (Rus) Astana-Premier Tech | 0:00:24 |
| 3 | Remco Evenepoel (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep | 0:00:28 |
