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    2015 Giro d'Italia, stage 4: Descent
    Stage 4 from Chiavari to La Spezia was only 150 kilometers, but with three categorized climbs and a high pace, it proved to be an exciting stage at the Giro. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Giro d'Italia, stage 4: Tinkoff on the front
    Tinkoff-Saxo and Etixx-Quick-Step did some work early in the stage. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Giro d'Italia, stage 4: Kreuziger leads the break
    Roman Kreuziger (Tinkoff-Saxo) was in the break, which at one point had an eight-minute advantage over the field. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Giro d'Italia, stage 4: Etixx-Quick-Step
    Etixx-Quick-Step faded throughout the stage, leaving Rigoberto Uran to fend for himself over the final climbs of the day. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Giro d'Italia, stage 4: Church on the hill
    Astana worked the front on one of the climbs of the day, shedding riders and GC hopefuls in the process. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Giro d'Italia, stage 4: Tifosi
    The tifosi were out in force to witness an incredible stage 4 of the Giro d'Italia. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Giro d'Italia, stage 4: Matthews in pink
    Michael Matthews (Orica-GreenEdge) saw his time in pink come to an end on stage 4, as he lost over 10 minutes due to the brutal pace set by Astana. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Giro d'Italia, stage 4: Danielson
    The pace was high, shedding riders over a series of climbs. Tom Danielson, and his Cannondale-Garmin teammate Ryder Hesjedal struggled to stay with the leaders toward the end of the stage. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Giro d'Italia, stage 4: Astana leads Aru
    Astana dictated the pace, and eventually isolated Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) on the final climb of the day. Fabio Aru finished in the main chase group with the other top GC contenders. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Giro d'Italia, stage 4: Uran gets gapped
    Rigoberto Uran (Etixx-Quick-Step) struggled to stay with the leaders, and lost some valuable time on stage 4. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Giro d'Italia, stage 4: Formolo attack
    Davide Formolo (Cannondale-Garmin) attacked out of the breakaway group just before the final climb of the day. Formolo opened up a gap of about 200 meters and held a strong pace on the final climb, which had grades as high as 14 percent. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Giro d'Italia, stage 4: Visconti chases
    Giovanni Visconti (Movistar) and Amael Moinard (BMC) chased Formolo on stage 4. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Giro d'Italia, stage 4: Formolo wins
    A new star of Italian cycling was born on stage 4 of the Giro d'Italia. Formolo chose the right time to make his move and had the legs to finish it off. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Giro d'Italia, stage 4: Formolo celebrates
    Formolo was in disbelief as he claimed his first win as a professional. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Giro d'Italia, stage 4: Clarke takes pink jersey
    Simon Clarke (Orica-GreenEdge) put in an impressive ride on stage 4, clawing his way back into the chase group after being distanced on the last climb. Clarke then won the bunch sprint for second place, and claimed the pink leader's jersey. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Giro d'Italia, stage 4: Formolo Prosecco
    Formolo celebrated his stage 4 victory. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Giro d'Italia, stage 4: Clarke in pink
    Simon Clarke moved into the lead on stage 4, and Orica-GreenEdge held onto the pink jersey for at least one more stage of the Giro d'Italia. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

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