Well, in the end it seems the daisy leaves have fallen. The Slovenian Tade Pogacar (25 years old) will debut next season in Italy is spinning. This is what the organization itself has shown ‘Corsa Rosa’which in 2024 will be held from May 4 to 26 and where the route stands out for its hardness and necessity, for the presence of sterrato, with the mountains as a main element and with a decisive stage on the penultimate day.
On the same day of the presentation of the 2024 edition of the race, rumors began to spread about the possible presence of Pogacar in the Giro d’Italia, encouraged by the words of the rider himself. director of Corsa Rosa, Mauro Vegni, pointing out that the route of the first three-week cycling grand tour on the calendar “will give Pogacar the opportunity to try the Giro-Tour double”, which was confirmed this Sunday in a joyful communication in a video where it can be seen how ‘Handsome’ packing his bags towards the Italy. Arriving at the airport he was greeted by a member of the ‘Corsa Rosa’ staff and the Slovenian runner replied: “Andiano” (Let’s go), with a smile from ear to ear at the double winner of Tour de France 2020 and 2021.
Pogacar’s presence in the Giro has a greater significance with the statement made by his own team by publishing the statement of the Giro d’Italia on their social networks, which the rider also made.
Of course, his debut in the Giro d’Italia will condition the calendar before the ‘Corsa Rosa’, some of the spring classics in which he is always impressed and can be in the starting line of Cycling Tour in Catalonia 2024, which this year already presented a luxury poster with the Belgian Remco Evenepoel and the Slovenian Primoz Roglic.
So far, in terms of grand tours, Pogacar has competed in four editions of the Tour (1st in 2020 and 2021, and 2nd in 2022 and 2023) and one in the Vuelta, where it finished 3rd in 2019.
Source: La Verdad
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