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Other teams are trying to join the five attackers but that only inspires the peloton to chase.
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Meanwhile XDS are trying to control other attacks from the peloton.
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Warren Barguil is one of the riders on the attack.
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Attacks! Riders keep going up the road but others chase them.
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138km to go
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The riders seem relaxed and happy as they roll out but all the Bardiani riders are up front and so we expected attacks.
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As the riders cover the 12km neutralised sector, the XDS rider share some Haribo and extra sugars.
5km to the flag drop!
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Jonas Vingegaard seems to be warming to the Giro.
🐝 🇩🇰 Jonas and The Bees#GirodItalia pic.twitter.com/tFplIZe5G6May 12, 2026
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This was the roll out.
🏳️ The first stage on Italian soil is underway! 📺 Follow the #Giroditalia on TV, and on socials, wherever you are 🌐 pic.twitter.com/yGtQel7wfXMay 12, 2026
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This is what Netcompany DS Leo Basso said of the stage.
🗣️ “Now we start another phase of this #GirodItalia.”The peloton are rolling on stage four 🙌. We asked Sport Director Leo Basso to talk us through what today has in store 📹 pic.twitter.com/MA5c0Pz6oTMay 12, 2026
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Don’t look down guys!
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The crowds were huge in Bulgaria and they are huge in Calabria. The Giro is a celebration, an escape, and a day off work, school and normal life.
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Jan Christen is the best young rider white jersey. He is perhaps also UAE’s team leader after losing Adam Yates and Jay Vine.
High-five! ✋🤍 Jan Christen #WeAreUAE#GirodItalia pic.twitter.com/D6QireO0PhMay 12, 2026
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The countdown is done and the riders roll out of Catanzaro.
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Guillermo Thomas Silva is on the front row of the start grid in his maglia rosa.
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Of course, true to character, Paul Magnier believes in his chances.
“You have to believe it, otherwise there’s no chance. I’ll try. But I’ll know pretty quickly whether I can make it or not,” Magnier told L’Equipe.
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Unibet line-up at the rear of the peloton before the roll out. Dylan Groenewegen is not expected to survive the climb but Lukáš Kubiš could and is a proven fast finisher.
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This is the stage map, with the stage in the toe of the Italian peninsula.
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This is the stage profile.
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The riders and the race caravan are gathering at the start.
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The stage is ‘only’ 138km long but the riders face a neutralised sector of 12km, extending the time in the saddle.
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Netcompany are the next team to sign on.
Pippo, Egan, e tifosi 💞 #Giroditalia pic.twitter.com/u0KjD8rrwIMay 12, 2026
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The Giro is far more than a bike race, it’s a journey of discovery.
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Meanwhile, the countdown to the Tour de France is already underway, with Remco Evenepoel one of the first riders to start his altitude training block.
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This is the official stage profile and map. Look how long the stage follows the expose coast road.
Tappa 4️⃣ | Stage 4️⃣🚩 Catanzaro🏁 Cosenza📏 138 KM🏳️ 13:40#GirodItalia pic.twitter.com/FyRxtUFYP0May 12, 2026
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In Catanzaro the teams have started to sign on, with Picnic first on stage.
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Paul Magnier told L’Equipe he will try to survive the climb and so sprint for the stage victory but warned about the cross winds.
“If Vingegaard is in the first echelon and manages to distance Bernal, they’ll go all out on the climb to try and take as much time as possible from him. And that won’t be to my advantage.
If the climb has a tailwind, that won’t be to my advantage either. But I had a good altitude training camp. I don’t feel too bad in the mountains.”
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The sun is out in Italy. There is little sign of wind at the start but the forecasts are for a strong headwind for the ride out of Catanzaro.
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Philippa York also gave her view on the racing in her Giro d’Italia analysis.
She noted how “The Giro d’Italia is no stranger to a bit of drama, sometimes of an exciting nature and at others excruciatingly painful.”
Dreams fulfilled but disasters poorly handled in Bulgaria – Philippa York’s Giro d’Italia analysis
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James Moultrie and Alasdair Fotheringham are on the ground at the Giro for Cyclingnews. They also completed the transfer from Bulgaria to Italy.
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Paul Magnier (Soudal-Quickstep) made it two wins in three days in a three-way photo finish in Sofia but will have to suffer on the climb today if he wants to sprint for a third win.
This is our full stage 4 preview.
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2026-05-12T10:18:27.538Z
Today’s stage is a 138km ride from Catanzaro to Cosenza in the southern Calabria region of Italy.
The wind is blowing in Italy today and so it could be a factor, especially along the coast road. We could see attacks, the peloton lined out and perhaps even splits due to echelons and the cross wind.
The wind is blowing from the riders’ left at average speed of 25 km/h.
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Buongiorno and welcome to the Cyclingnews live coverage of stage 4 of the 2026 Giro d’Italia