In-form Nicolas Roche climbs to ninth at Giro d’Italia

Ireland’s Nicolas Roche got right in the mix on the fourth day of the Giro d’Italia yesterday, challenging for stage glory on the 200-kilometre stage from Catanzaro to Praia a Mare.

The Team Sky man was 10th over the line, six seconds behind stage winner Diego Ulissi of Lampre-Merida on a day where Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin) moved back into the race leader’s pink jersey.

Dumoulin was second across the line but because overnight leader Marcel Kittel (Etixx-QuickStep) lost over eight minutes, the Dutchman moved to the top of the general classification.