Mathieu van der Poel lost his pink leader’s jersey on Tuesday. The German Lennard Kämna has won the fourth stage of the Giro d’Italia on the Etna volcano. It was the first stage on Italian soil and also the first with a climb of the highest category.
The number 3 Tom Dumoulin also lost his place at the top of the general classification. Kämna, riding for Bora-hansgrohe, defeated his fellow escapee Juan Pedro López of Trek-Segafredo in the sprint on the flanks of Etna. The Spaniard did become the new leader.
The Giro started on Friday in Hungary where Van der Poel captured the leader’s jersey and kept it the days after. On Monday, the peloton made the crossing to Sicily, where another stage will also be held on Wednesday.
Saturday second
Last Saturday, the rider from Hoogerheide successfully defended the pink leader’s jersey in the Tour of Italy. In the time trial he finished second, three seconds behind Briton Simon Yates. Van der Poel started that Saturday on a time trial bike sprayed pink especially for him and was very pleased that he could wear the pink jersey in the Giro d’Italia one day longer. “I would have signed for this beforehand,” said the Alpecin-Fenix rider after his second place. “I have arranged an extra day in pink for myself. I can be very happy with that.”
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