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Tirreno Gallery: Quintana owns day in Terminillo

Nairo Quintana returns to Terminillo the victor of stage 4 two years after taking the same summit en route to Tirreno-Adriatico win in 2015.

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Tirreno-Adriatico — Thibaut Pinot and his FDJ teammates flying in formation from Montalto di Castro to Terminillo in the 187km stage 4 at the 52nd Tirreno-Adriatico in Italy on Saturday, March 11, 2017. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Tirreno-Adriatico — Fresh off a second GP Industria & Artigianato victory, Orica-Scott’s Adam Yates en route to a third-place finish on stage 4. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Tirreno-Adriatico — Crowds lined the route as riders screamed past shortly after leaving Montalto di Castro. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Tirreno-Adriatico — Olympic champion and recent back-to-back Nieuwsblad winner Greg van Avermaet (BMC Racing) plays to the camera. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Tirreno-Adriatico — Italian sprinter Roberto Ferrari (UAE Team Emirates) going aero in search for more speed. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Tirreno-Adriatico — The peloton rolling toward Terminillo in the heart of the Abruzzi Apennine range in central Italy. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Tirreno-Adriatico — Reigning world champion Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) rides alongside 2005 world champ Tom Boonen (Quick-Step Floors) midway through the race. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Tirreno-Adriatico — BMC’s Jean-Pierre Drucker (LUX) and Daniel Oss (ITA) lead the field through the city streets of Italy. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Tirreno-Adriatico — Retiring Tom Boonen rolls along with his Paris-Roubaix swan song growing closer day by day. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Tirreno-Adriatico — Davide Ballerini (Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec) prior to surrendering the green mountains jersey to stage winner and eventual race leader Nairo Quintana. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Tirreno-Adriatico — Australian Rohan Dennis racing in the blue leaders jersey prior to dropping it to Nairo Quintana. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Tirreno-Adriatico — Colombian climber Nairo Quintana launched his solo attack inside the final 2km. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Tirreno-Adriatico — Movistar’s Nairo Quintana took one final glance at Simon Spilak before heading to his second stage win atop Terminillo in three years. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Tirreno-Adriatico — Stage 4 winner Nairo Quintana saluted the crowd at 1675m atop Monte Terminillo. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Tirreno-Adriatico — Nairo Quintana pops the champagne in blue following his stage 4 win atop Terminillo to move into the overall lead at Tirreno-Adriatico. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

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