Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) won the 2nd stage of the Giro 2024, this Sunday, May 5, during the first arrival at the summit, at the Sanctuario di Oropa. Thanks to this success, the Slovenian enters the closed circle of riders to have won in the three major Tours. At 25, he became the 108th runner to achieve such a performance.
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The Slovenian Tadej Pogacar became this Sunday, May 5, the 108th rider in history to win at least one stage on the three major Tours. | PHOTO: JENNIFER LORENZINI / REUTERS
How far will Tadej Pogacar stop? Beaten on Saturday during the first stage of the Giro 2024, the Slovenian made everyone agree by winning the 2nd stage, this Sunday, May 5, during the first arrival at the summit, at the Sanctuario di Oropa.
Pogacar with Merckx and Hinault
The 25-year-old runner, who had fallen before the foot of the second difficulty of the day, isolated himself 5 kilometers from the finish to sign a first coup and seize the pink tunic of leader.
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A victory which above all allows him to join the closed circle of riders to have won in the three major Tours. The leader of the UAE Team Emirates became this Sunday the 108th man to achieve such a performance. He thus joins legends like Eddy Merckx or Bernard Hinault before him and becomes the second Slovenian to appear in this ranking, with Matej Mohorič.
