Diego Ulissi (Lampre-Merida) claimed victory on the fourth stage of the Giro d'Italia to Praia a Mare with a well-timed attack in the final kilometres. Tom Dumoulin and his Giant-Alpecin team chased hard to deliver the Dutchman into second and put him back into the pink jersey after Marcel Kittel (Etixx-QuickStep) was dropped from the peloton on the final climb.
“I’m really happy because we did a great job as a team. Valerio Conti was exceptional in the way he dragged the attack away. I gave it everything on the climb and was worried I’d be caught on the descent but I hung and got it. When I looked around with 10 metres to go, I realised I’d got it. It’s a special moment.
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"It’s a really nice feeling. I’m from Italy so it’s great to win in the Giro. When I was small I dreamed of things like this, it’s a beautiful emotion. I started the season very well, of course in the Classics I was very up and down and I’m very happy that I kept my form into the Giro and it was perfect today.
"Of course, we had Mohoric in the break this morning and we wanted to let the others to the work and rest behind. When the break went it was a bit nervous again and Conti was excellent in getting into that second group and that helped me to get across to him. I was a bit scared that if I attacked on that final climb that I wouldn’t have the legs at the end. Conti was great and he did a great job to do most of that climb for me."
Valerio Conti (Lampre-Merida)
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