Cycling-Milan outsprints Groves to win Giro stage four, Pogacar leads

Cycling - Giro d'Italia - Stage 4 - Acqui Terme to Andora - Italy - May 7, 2024 Lidl - Trek's Jonathan Milan celebrates after winning stage 4 REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini

(Reuters) -Italy's Jonathan Milan went one better than the previous day to win the sprint and take the fourth stage of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday after an early breakaway was reeled in as Tadej Pogacar maintained the overall lead.

Lidl-Trek rider Milan went to the front close to the line and, despite the best efforts of Australia's Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck), the Italian held on to make up for missing out on winning stage three when he was outsprinted by Tim Merlier.