Stage 4 is an exact repeat of the 2005 parcours. The 170.3 kilometres have one difficulty, the category three Alto de la Sierra De Cardeña. But three years ago it was sprint king Alessandro Petacchi who took the stage and there is little indication that 2008 won't see another bunch gallop into Puertollano.
Puertollano used to be a coal mining town in the Castilla-La Mancha region, but is now trying to boost solar panels, among other things.
TOPICS
-
Giro d'Italia stage 8 LIVE: A good chance for the breakaway or puncheurs with four climbs packed into challenging finale
A challenging day in the Marche hills concludes with an 8% finishing climb in Fermo -
Itzulia Women: Dominika Włodarczyk seizes first WorldTour victory on stage 2 as attackers narrowly hold off rapidly chasing race leader
Polish rider denies Mischa Bredewold back-to-back wins as attacking companion Shirin van Anrooij takes third -
Dutch federation U-turn on under-23 cuts with appointment of Chantal van den Broek-Blaak as women's U23 national coach
'I hope not only to help young talents progress athletically, but also to inspire them in their development as people and athletes' says retired Dutch rider, after KNWU made cuts to U23 programme -
Egan Bernal and Thymen Arensman limit losses but can't match the best on Giro d'Italia's first GC test
Netcompany Ineos duo finish 21st and 10th on Blockhaus with Arensman continuing to look stronger
