Davide Formolo (Cannondale-Garmin)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Davide Formolo (Cannondale-Garmin) wins stage 4 of the Giro d'Italia(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Davide Formolo (Cannondale-Garmin)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Simon Clarke (Orica-Greenedge) leads the Giro d'Italia after stage 4(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Simon Clarke is Orica's latest maglia rosa(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)
Davide Formolo came of age on stage 4 of the Giro d’Italia with a dramatic win in La Spezia. The young 22-year-old Italian, making his Grand Tour debut for Cannondale-Garmin, attacked from the day’s early break just before the foot of the final climb before a breakneck descent into the finish to claim his first professional win.
Formolo’s win was just one of many intriguing sub plots on a day that saw Michael Matthews (Orica GreenEdge) lose his maglia rosa, Alberto Contador (Tinkoff Saxo), Fabio Aru (Astana) and Richie Porte (Team Sky) go head-to-head and Simon Clarke (Orica GreenEdge) move into the leader’s jersey.
The stage, however, belonged to Formolo who showed guile and strength with a performance well beyond his years. After a disastrous start to their season, Cannondale-Garmin finally have a major win, and in Formolo, a rider of not just promise but genuine substance. Click here to watch more videos on the Cyclingnews channel.
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