Pezcyclingnews: Tirreno Adriatico Stage 4 Preview

The best GC riders in the world will be hitting the picturesque and very hilly roads of Central Italy this Saturday to take on the 226km, Stage 4 of the Tirreno-Adriatico but before they do our Italian photographer Ale checked the stage out for himself. What he found was some magic scenery, some simply superb riding but also one very difficult day for the riders. Here’s his tale.There will be only one race on the 2015 calendar that may have a better starting list than the Tirreno Adriatico and that race is the Tour de France. The race between two seas was considered merely a preparation ride for Milano Sanremo till a few years ago but the last editions were very interesting and selective, attracting the top GC riders for a star-studded slugfest across the Appenine mountains. To know something more about this race Ive taken a day out discovering the route of the 4th stage, a key one, where the best GC riders of the world (Nibali, Contador, and Quintana – minus Froome who pulled out sick) will fight for the first time in 2015 mano a mano and will have the opportunity to hear their breaths and evaluate the others. This stage, from Indicatore (close to the mediaeval town Arezzo) to Castelraimondo wont be the hardest the day after, finishing on top of Terminillo, will be decisive but will be very complicate to run and will give the first kick to the general classification. Lets discover why!Stage 4’s...

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