Tadej Pogacar wanted to finish his first one Italy is spinning with a good taste in the mouth. Today the leader of the race, wearing pink from the second day, will try to honor the jersey he wears with a new victory. Pogacar He already said on the second day of rest that of the remaining stages, the one that motivated him the most was today, with a double climb in Monte Grappa (1st). winner ever, ‘Handsome’ He did not hold back and on Tuesday he once again showed his excellent level, far superior to his rivals in the 107th edition of Corsa Rosa. He was 2nd the next day and in the remaining two stages he let himself go, waiting for the penultimate stage of the Giro 2024 today.
The road profile benefits you again, with steps to the 1st level category of Mount Grappa (18.1 km, with an average slope of 8.1% and a maximum slope of 14%), although the day does not end at a high altitude and after reaching Grappa it descends dizzyingly until Bassano del Grappa. One of the Klanec He wants to try to put the cherry on top of his excellent performance in this Giro with a sixth victory. If this is achieved, it will equal six wins by sprinters in the Giro. Mario Cipollini (2002) and Alessandro Petacchi (2003). “If I have an opportunity I will take advantage of it. Today (yesterday) we were very conservative, nobody spent too much energy and tomorrow (today) is the last day of this Giro for the climbers. There will be many Slovenian flags,” he said.or Pogacar in a press conference, where he admitted that he wanted to win alone: ”The best victory is when you come alone. We will try.”
Today, the double winner of Tour de France will add 19 days wearing the race leader’s jersey, surpassing 18 stages of Jacques Anquetil in the 1964 Giro and equaled 19 of Chris Froome in the 2015 Tour and in the 2017 Vuelta and Vincenzo Nibali on the 2014 Tour.
To achieve this goal, yesterday Pogacar regulated and entered the finish line leading the group of celebrities almost 16 minutes after reaching. Sappada the Italian Andrea Vendramewho achieved his first victory this year and the second in the Giro after 2021. After him, a fighter Pelayo Sánchez (Movistar), who worked hard to achieve a second victory in Italy and came close. Both were part of the first breakout of six runners, which reached 20 points and ended in the break.
Source: La Verdad
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