Giro d'Italia Stage 4: Giovinazzo > Bari, 112kms

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The Giro re-starts in Italy, in the picture-perfect town of Giovinazzo...

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Thomas Dekker is one of many to fall on the treacherous roads in town...

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The Boss - Bernhard Eisel discusses neutralising the first hour with a race-official...

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Michael Matthews seems to be telling Elia Viviani what to do if he falls off...

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A race-official slows the peloton until the roads dry or straighten out..!

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Andre Cardoso needs his chain greasing after the wet and dirty start...

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The Sky mechanic is re-greasing Ben Swift's chain too...

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The race is on and in Bari now, but Orica-Green Edge slow the peloton according to their needs...

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Cameron Meyer is off the back and suffering from his stage 3 injuries still...

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Sammy Sanchez and his BMC teamates are hiding Cadel Evans somewhere in the peloton...

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Steve Morabito gets a wheel change on the third of eight laps in Bari...

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A rare moment of excitement - Adriano Malori needs a wheel-change with two laps to go..!

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Luke Durbridge keeps the pace high for Green Edge - the G.C times will be taken with one lap to go because of the expected rain...

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Matthews and Santaromita look snug as bugs in a rug as their teamates tow them into the penultimate lap and safety...

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Nacer Bouhanni wins stage four from Nizzolo and Veelers after a big crash destroyed the race for almost everyone else..!

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Michael Matthews finishes with Lancaster and Durbridge, many minutes down but with his race-lead intact...

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