Sporting Digest: Cycling

THE Milk Marketing Board has indicated that it not continue its sponsorship of the Milk Race beyond this year's event, the 36th, which begins on Sunday in Tunbridge Wells.

TOUR OF ITALY Fourth stage (179km, Scanno and Marcianise): (It unless stated): 1 F Baldato 4hr 39min 16sec; 2 M Manzoni; 3 E Leoni; 4 F Roscioli; 5 A Baffi; 6 F Casartelli all s/t. Overall: 1 M Argentin 16hr 51min 40sec; 2 P Ugrumov (Lat) +26sec; 3 M Fondriest +36; 4 M Indurain (Sp) +38; 5 M Saligari +41; 6 L Leblanc (Fr) +42.