He Slovenian Tadej Pogacar (25 years old) yesterday he achieved a new success in 107th edition of the Giro d’Italiathe fifth in its first presence in Pink Corsa and the 11th of the season in just 26 days of competition. Pogacar is dominating with an iron fist Pink Corsawears the pink jersey from the second stage and has, with five stages remaining, a difference of 7’18” in second place, the Colombian Daniel Felipe Martínez.
Not a day goes by where Pogacar doesn’t achieve some success, some new mark here 107th edition of the Giro d’Italia. Yesterday, he achieved some.
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EQUAL TO ‘ANG TARANGU’
Fifth victory in this Giro for Tadej Pogačar. Excluding the sprinters, this level of excellence has not been experienced in the Corsa Rosa for 50 years, in 1974, the late José Manuel Fuente ‘El Tarangu’ won five days (Sorrento, Carpegna, Il Ciocco, Monte Generoso, Tre Cime di Lavaredo). The difference is that the cyclist from Siero – who died aged 50 after failing to survive a kidney transplant he received just two months ago – will finish fifth overall, although he dominated the mountain.
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IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF MERCKX
The cannibalistic records in this Giro d’Italia and in other races, but especially in this edition of the Corsa Rosa, have led to a thousand comparisons with the legendary Eddy Merckx, due to his courage and hunger for victory and glory. Fourth victory in pink for ‘Pogi’, fifth overall, which has not been achieved by a race leader since 1973, when Eddy Merckx won five, six if we count the prologue, to finally win the edition that of the Giro d’Italia.
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15th PINK MAGLIA
Pogacar has completed 15 stages, the first of which eluded him due to bad calculations, wearing the pink jersey that identifies him as the race leader, which elevates him to 35th place all time, which equal to the active cyclist with more leading stages. at the Giro. It was his Portuguese teammate in the UAE Team Emirates, Joao Almeida, who in the 2020 Giro wore pink from the third to the 17th stage, finally finishing 4th overall.
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TIE WITH PRIMOZ ROGLIC
Yesterday was Tadej Pogacar’s 19th grand tour victory, equaling his Slovenian compatriot Primoz Roglic, who is sure to win on Sunday in Rome, for the career record, and putting himself as the second active rider with the most wins, a rank led by Mark Cavendish with 54.
Source: La Verdad
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