cycling – The Slovenian did not win but has already shown his strength on the road to Turin
He did not win the stage, but Tadej Pogacar is undoubtedly the strongest favorite for the Tour of Italy. During the first stage run this Saturday between Venaria Reale and Turin, the Slovenian blew up almost everyone in a few hundred meters, on the last ramp of the day located 4 km from the finish. Only the Ecuadorian Jhonatan Narváez was able to take the wheel, with Maximilian Schachmann, placed in a group in front and who managed to hang on.
Launched at full speed towards the line, the trio competed for victory in a sprint, and in this little game it was Narváez who showed himself to be the strongest. The Ecuadorian from Ineos, already winner of a stage of the Giro in 2020, wears the first pink jersey of this edition.
Pogacar will recover. For his very first participation in the Giro, he has already placed his pawns in this rugged stage, where his UAE team made rain or shine, notably imposing a hellish tempo in the Maddalena, the main difficulty of the day (7 km at 6.8% on average) located around twenty kilometers from the finish. A fatal rhythm for Romain Bardet, released very quickly(…) Read more on 20minutes
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