Tadej Pogacar put on a TT masterclass at the Giro d’Italia on Friday, storming up the final climb into Perugia to wrest the day’s stage from the hands of Filippo Ganna. Geraint Thomas conceded two minutes to drop down to third place on GC after a tough day ahead of a weekend in the Apennines.
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Tadej Pogacar and Geraint Thomas avoided any drama on the much-hyped sterrato of Tuscany in a GC stalemate on Stage 6 of the Giro d’Italia. Instead, the day was about the three-man breakaway of Pelayo Sanchez, Julian Alaphilippe and Luke Plapp, who held off the bunch before the Spanish debutant proved the strongest to take victory.
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Stage 5 of the Giro d’Italia was tailor made for the sprinters yet Frenchman Benjamin Thomas won from a heroic quartet of escapees as the fastmen were let down by their team-mates. Tadej Pogacar retained the pink jersey but all eyes were on Thomas and Cofidis after their first win in 2024 from the breakaway.
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Jonathan Milan claimed his second win at the Giro d’Italia, and his first in the 2024 edition, with a magnificent sprint victory in Andora. The Italian had to sprint from far out after his team had chased down Filippo Ganna, but he blew away his rivals, including Stage 3 winner Tim Merlier, to triumph. Tadej Pogacar avoided any drama to retain the leader’s maglia rosa.
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Kaden Groves won stage 21 of the Vuelta a España in the Spanish capital of Madrid, securing his third victory in the race and with it the points classification. Meanwhile, Sepp Kuss avoided any scares to ensure that he won the race overall, securing Jumbo-Visma their third successive Grand Tour success.
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