Tadej Pogacar recovered from a tyre puncture and crash to claim a dramatic victory on Stage 2 of the Giro d’Italia on Sunday afternoon. Pogacar was the favourite heading into the race but was pipped on Saturday with Jhonatan Narvaez winning the opening stage. However, the UAE Team Emirates rider stormed back in stunning style to win Stage 2 and claim the pink jersey.
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Ecuador’s Jhonatan Narvaez outsprinted Giro d’Italia favourite Tadej Pogacar to win the opening stage of the first Grand Tour of the year. Ineos Grenadiers rider Narvaez charged to the finish line in Turin to push Slovenian Pogacar into third, with Germany’s Max Schachmann taking second. UAE Team Emirates rider Pogacar attacked on the final climb, dropping the majority of his rivals for overall victory as he seeks to win the Giro-Tour double.
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Mark Cavendish sprinted to victory in his final Giro d’Italia stage as Primoz Roglic secured the overall title. Cavendish, who will retire at the end of the season, timed his kick superbly to pass his rivals and claim his 17th Giro stage win in Rome. Slovenia’s Roglic finished safely in the peloton to confirm his first Giro title, with Geraint Thomas second.
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Jai Hindley became the first Australian to win the Giro d’Italia – proving his near-miss against 2020’s depleted field was no fluke. Bora-Hansgrohe carved apart the GC battle on the penultimate stage on Saturday, cracking pre-race favourite Richard Carapaz in the Dolomites as Hindley opened up a 1’25” lead heading into Sunday. This time there would be no final-day heartbreak for Hindley.
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Jai Hindley expertly rode into the pink jersey on the final big climb of the Giro d’Italia after his stinging attack on the Passo Fedaia cracked race leader Richard Carapaz in devastating fashion. The Australian will take a lead of 1:25 into Sunday’s decisive time trial in Verona after taking a stunning sixth place on Stage 20, won by the Italian Alessandro Covi from the breakaway.
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