In this penultimate stage of the Giro 2024, the peloton and Tadej Pogacar return to the breakaway. This Saturday, the runners will meet with the double ascent of Monte Grappa before a long descent towards the finish at Bassano del Grappa. Follow the race live.
15:05 – Pellizzari rewarded
After leaving the peloton, Giulio Pellizzari has just crossed the summit of Monte Grappa in the lead. The Italian does not stop there and begins the descent at high speed.
15:01 – Pellizzari attacks
Giulio Pellizzari has just left the peloton to pick up a few points for the mountain classification. He should take second place in this ranking in order to wear the blue tunic tomorrow during the last stage.
14:57 – 2.5 kilometers
There are 2.5 kilometers left to go to the summit of Monte Grappa.
14:53 – Ruben Fernandez resumed
The gap is now only 1’44” while Ruben Fernandez has just been caught by the peloton.
14:49 – Tonelli at fifteen seconds
Alessandro Tonelli tries to catch up with the two leaders.
14:46 – UAE increases the pace
In the peloton, the first breaks are starting to take place while the UAE formation leads the way.
2:45 p.m. – The gap under two minutes
Under the leadership of Vegard Laengen, the gap between the peloton and the leading men has just fallen below two minutes.
14:38 – The gap continues to go down
Almost two minutes lost by the leading men now, eight kilometers from the finish at the summit of Monte Grappa.
14:32 – It’s over for Ballerini!
Dropped from the first meters of Monte Grappa, Davide Ballarini has just been caught by the peloton.
2:30 p.m. – One minute down
Since the start of Monte Grappa, the peloton has regained almost a minute on the leading men.
14:26 – Five men in the lead
The three riders in the lead have just been caught by Alessandro Tonelli and Andrea Vendrame.
14:22 – Pogacar shouldered
In the peloton, Mikkel Bjerg and the UAE team are in the lead.
2:20 p.m. – Vendrame finally left behind
Andra Vendrame pays for her attack at the start of the ascent. Three men are now leading the race: Jimmy Janssens, Pelayo Sanchez and Henok Mulubrhan.
14:13 – UAE in the lead
At the entrance to Monte Grappa, the UAE team took the lead. At the front of the race, Vendrame is followed by Jimmy Janssens and Henok Mulubrhan.
14:08 – The relays follow one another
Ballerini and Pietrobon were dropped. Winner yesterday, Vendrame is in the lead.
14:07 – Theuns released
From the first hectometers, Edward Theuns is released.
2:06 p.m. – Place at Monte Grappa
The eleven leading men have just crossed the starting line for the ascent of Monte Grappa.
14:03 – Narvaez falls
Jhonatan Narvaez was involved in a solo fall.
2:00 p.m. – Pogacar as a tourist
Coming to his car earlier in the race, Tadej Pogacar asked for sunscreen, according to Adam Blythe’s revelations.
13:55 – Monte Grappa gets closer
In almost ten kilometers, the peloton will face Monte Grappa for the first time of the day. An ascent of 18.1 kilometers of climb for an average slope of 8.1%.
1:50 p.m. – Ballerini takes the lead
Davide Ballerini crossed the line in the Possagno intermediate sprint ahead of Teuns and Pietrobon.
1:45 p.m. – Time for the sprint
Nearly fifteen kilometers from the foot of Monte Grappa, the riders will decide between a few points in the intermediate sprint at Possagno.
1:40 p.m. – Wasted time
The eleven leading riders lose time. They only have a lead of 3’35”.
13:37 – Pogacar at the back
Approaching Monte Grappa, Tadej Pogacar returned to the back of the peloton to see his sports director.
13:32 – UAE in the lead
While the breakaway widened the gap, the UAE team moved back to the front of the peloton to reduce the gap and position Tadej Pogacar later.
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