Giro Stage 4: A Tougher Than Expected Stage Pulls the GC Picture into Focus

A brutal day in Northern Italy pulls the GC picture into closer focus and produces an unexpected winner

Joe Dombrowski won a brutal stage 4 of the Giro d’Italia that threw cold and rainy weather, along with a harder-than-expected summit finish at the peloton. Dombrowski, a 29-year-old American, has struggled to live up to expectations after turning pro with Team Sky, finally got his first career European road race win after a few near-misses in the past f…