HAMILTON STEALS THE SHOW WITH A SPECIAL VICTORY
Lucas Hamilton takes his first WorldTour victory in Cascia, out-sprinting Fausto Masnada to the line after a successful break in the final kilometers. All eyes now turn to tomorrow's summit finish in Sassotetto
Cascia, 10 September 2020 - The Australian rider Lucas Hamilton (Mitchelton - Scott) has won the fourth stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico EOLO; the first day in the mountains at the 'Corsa dei Due Mari'. In a sprint finish to the line in Cascia, he beat Fausto Masnada (Deceuninck - Quick-Step), with whom he went on the attack in the final kilometers while descending the other side of the Ospedaletto climb.
The Maglia Azzurra Michael Woods (EF Pro Cycling), arrived 10 seconds behind, together with Geraint Thomas (Team Ineos), Rafal Majka (Bora - Hansgrohe), Aleksandr Vlasov (Astana Pro Team), Wilco Kelderman (Team Sunweb), Simon Yates (Mitchelton - Scott), James Knox (Deceuninck - Quick-Step) and Jack Haig (Mitchelton - Scott).
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STAGE RESULT
1 - Lucas Hamilton (Mitchelton - Scott) 194km in 4h46'22"
2 - Fausto Masnada (Deceuninck - Quick-Step) s.t.
3 - Michael Woods (EF Pro Cycling) at 10"
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
1 - Michael Woods (EF Pro Cycling)
2 - Rafal Majka (Bora - Hansgrohe) at 9"
3 - Fausto Masnada (Deceuninck - Quick-Step) at 18"
4 - Lucas Hamilton (Mitchelton - Scott) at 27"
5 - Wilco Kelderman (Team Sunweb) at 30"
6 - Geraint Thomas (Team Ineos) at 34"
7 - Simon Yates (Mitchelton - Scott at 34"
8 - Aleksandr Vlasov (Astana Pro Team) at 34"
9 - Jack Haig (Mitchelton - Scott) at 47"
10 - James Knox (Deceuninck - Quick-Step) at 47"
JERSEYS
- Maglia Azzurra (blue), General Classification Leader, sponsored by Gazprom - Michael Woods (EF Pro Cycling)
- Maglia Arancio (orange), Sprinter Classification Leader, sponsored by Sportful - Pascal Ackermann (Bora - Hansgrohe)
- Maglia Verde (green), King of the Mountains Classification Leader, sponsored by Enel - Michael Woods (EF Pro Cycling) - worn tomorrow by Hector Carretero (Movistar Team)
- Maglia Bianca (white), Young Rider General Classification Leader, sponsored by Sara Assicurazioni - Lucas Hamilton (Mitchelton - Scott)
STATISTICS
- This is Lucas Hamilton’s first stage win at the Tirreno-Adriatico. Australian riders have taken eight victories in the history of the ‘Race of the Two Seas’; the previous Australian stage winner was Rohan Dennis in 2018 (San Benedetto del Tronto ITT).
- Lucas Hamilton, aged 24 years, 6 months and 29 days, is the youngest winner at the Tirreno-Adriatico since 2017, when Fernando Gaviria saw victory at Civitanova Marche, aged 22 years, 6 months and 22 days.
- Fausto Masnada today took his first stage podium finish at the Tirreno-Adriatico. Prior to today, Masnada’s most recent success was a victory on Stage 6 of last year’s Giro d’Italia.
VELON DATA
Data collected by Velon’s devices on the riders’ bikes tells a detailed story of the race. Data can be found here.
PRESS CONFERENCE
The stage winner Lucas Hamilton, said in the press conference: "It was a hard stage but the outcome was very good for us. I won the stage and Simon [Yates] did well for the GC, he is our leader for this race. I think we rode well, Simon looked good. Tomorrow we've got another difficult stage, probably even tougher because of the summit finish. We will try to attack and take the Maglia Azzurra".
The Maglia Azzurra Michael Woods, said in the press conference: "I am happy with the way we rode today, I am confident for tomorrow because my teammates are strong. If I have good legs I will attack to gain more time in the GC. I don’t think I'm the favourite for the final GC, like I've said, there are other riders who will be stronger than me in the ITT. I think the favourites for this Tirreno-Adriatico are Rafal Majka, Simon Yates, Aleksandr Vlasov and Geraint Thomas, they all looked very strong today".
TOMORROW'S STAGE
Stage 5 - Norcia - Sassotetto (202km)
This very demanding stage features many climbs including three classified GPMs. The route initially ascends the Forca di Ancarano (not classified as GPM) to enter the Sibillini mountains. After Visso it goes up to the Santuario di Macereto (Sanctuary of Macereto) preceded by the Santa Margherita hill. Once in Polverina, a sequence of ascents and descents begins that gives riders no letup until the finish. The climbs of San Ginesio, Gualdo and Penna San Giovanni all feature before the final ascent to Sassotetto from Sarnano: 14.2km at a 5.8% average gradient, peaking at 12%. The last kilometers of the stage coincide with the final climb to Sassotetto. It’s a fairly constant gradient between 6 and 7% with some peaks over 10% and features long straights and hairpin bends. The slope softens close to the finish line.
Last km
The stage’s final kilometers feature the last climb of the day, reaching Sassotetto. Featuring long straights interspersed with hairpin bends, this is a fairly demanding climb with a gradient of 6-7% that peaks at 10% on occasions. The gradient eases on arrival however, where riders will cross the finish line after a final 100m long, 7m wide straight with a gentle incline.
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