'No-one wants to go too deep, too early': Geraint Thomas explains lack of attacks on Giro's opening mountain stage

The favourites for the Giro d'Italia 2017 title marked each other on the first summit finish of the race to Mount Etna

The GC group sprints for the line at the top of Mount Etna on stage four of the Giro d'Italia

(Image credit: Yuzuru SUNADA)

The Giro d'Italia's Mount Etna stage on Tuesday failed to explode and produce big difference because everyone was finding their legs and thinking of the wind, says Team Sky's Geraint Thomas.

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