In Bassano Del Grappa, Tadej Pogacar won his 6th victory in this 2024 Giro. In the second ascent of Monte Grappa, the Slovenian attacked the peloton to leave his competitors behind him, ahead of the Frenchman Valentin Paret-Peintre and Daniel Felipe Martinez with two minutes early.
17:50 – The profile of the 21st stage
END OF LIVE! This Sunday, the peloton will compete in the last stage of the Giro 2024. In the Italian capital, the riders will be entitled to a 154-kilometer parade where the sprinters will compete for victory.
17:45 – The stage summary
In this penultimate stage of the Giro 2024, the riders had an appointment with the double ascent of Monte Grappa. Although the rain disrupted the first kilometers, the sun quickly appeared, allowing the Italians Germani and Ballerini to take the lead 175 kilometers from the finish. Alone for a long time, they were recaptured before the first ascent of Monte Grappa. If a few riders were dropped like Ballerini, Giulio Pellizzari left the peloton to close the gap and cross the first summit in the lead in order to recover second place in the mountain classification. After a huge descent where his teammate Tonelli supported him for a long time, the young Transalpine made the second ascent of the day alone. After a huge relay from Majka, Tadej Pogacar attacked 36 kilometers from the finish. A lightning attack leaving the Italian behind. Finally, the Slovenian flew to a 6th victory at Bassano Del Grappa. In the general classification, the pink jersey is 9’57” ahead of Felipe Martinez and 10’26” ahead of Thomas.
17:40 – Pogacar: “New test before this summer”
After his victory, Tadej Pogacar showed that he is now turned towards the Tour de France : “Winning the stage was the plan and we applied it perfectly. We controlled the breakaway well, we had a very good pace on the first climb. We didn’t take any risks. I had a lot of advance to the top, I didn’t need to do the descent at full speed. Today was a new test before this summer. I wanted to finish the Giro in good spirit, in good shape. preparation”.
17:35 – Two French people in the Top 20
In the general classification, Romain Bardet loses two places and will finish the Giro in ninth place (20’32” behind Tadej Pogacar). Second in the stage today, Valentin Paret-Peintre will finish the Tour of Italy in 16th place (43’26” from the Slovenian).
5:30 p.m. – Rubio in the top 10, the general classification
Tadej Pogacar will win this Giro with 9’57” ahead of Daniel Martinez and 10’26” over Geraint Thomas while Ben O’Connor and Antonio Tiberi complete the top 5. Thanks to his great stage today, Einer Rubio took advantage of the failure of several competitors to take seventh place.
17:25 – The ten-minute mark avoided
While the challenge at the end of the race was to push Daniel Felipe Martinez back more than ten minutes in the general classification, Tadej Pogacar will be 9’57” ahead of the Colombian.
17:20 – The Top 10
Here are the top 10 of the 20th stage of the Giro 2024, dominated by Tadej Pogacar:
17:15 – Paret-Peintre in the sprint
Behind the pursuers, Valentin Paret-Peintre surprised everyone to take second place. The Frenchman is ahead of Pogacar’s runner-up in the general classification, Daniel Felipe Martinez.
17:09 – Pogacar impressive!
After an attack 36 kilometers from the finish, Tadej Pogacar took off on the ascent of Monte Grappa to win his 6th stage of the 2024 Giro.
17:02 – A smile on your face
Five kilometers from the finish, Tadej Pogacar has a smile on his face. The Slovenian will win his 6th stage in this Tour of Italy.
17:00 – It came together
Behind Tadej Pogacar, Geraint Thomas’ group joined that of Daniel Felipe Martinez.
16:58 – Ten kilometers
Tadej Pogacar is ten kilometers away from winning his sixth victory in the 2024 Giro.
16:54 – Lots of control
On the descent towards Bassano Del Grappa, Tadej Pogacar does not take any risks. The Slovenian is very clean, very technical.
16:50 – Felipe Martinez behind Pogacar
Behind Tadej Pogacar, Daniel Felipe Martinez crossed the Il Pianaro sprint in second place. For the first time in his career, the Colombian will finish on the podium of a grand tour.
16:46 – Pogacar loses time
After giving a bottle to a young spectator, Tadej Pogacar lost five seconds twenty kilometers from the finish. The Slovenian is 1’54” ahead of the Martinez group.
16:41 – Two minutes early
Behind Pogacar, the Tiberi-Rubio-Martinez trio is two minutes behind. Behind them, the Thomas group tries to come back by taking risks on the descent.
16:37 – Two Italians in pursuit
Behind Tadej Pogacar, Antonio Tiberi and Giulio Pellizzari have just passed the summit of Monte Grappa to the cheers of the Italian spectators present.
4:35 p.m. – The break is over!
Arriving at the summit of Monte Grappa, Tadej Pogacar is 1’35” ahead of his pursuers. More than ever, the Slovenian is heading towards a 6th victory in this Giro.
4:30 p.m. – One kilometer from the summit
After his lightning attack, Tadej Pogacar is one kilometer from the summit. The Slovenian will then go down to victory at Bassano Del Grappa.
16:27 – Favorites at one minute
Behind the unstoppable Tadej Pogacar, Daniel Martinez, Geraint Thomas and Themen Arensman are more than a minute away.
16:25 – Pellizzari released!
After a few meters, Tadej Pogacar finally lets go of Giulio Pellizzari on the ascent. The Slovenian is in total demonstration at this 2024 Giro.
16:22 – Pellizzari in Pogacar’s wheel
At the request of the pink jersey, Giulio Pellizzari manages to follow the pace of Tadej Pogacar.
16:20 – Pogacar attacks!
After having distanced a large part of the peloton thanks to Majka in particular, Tadej Pogacar attacks. No one is able to follow him.
The Giro d’Italia will follow the spring season and start on May 4. Arrival is scheduled three weeks later, on May 26.
The start of the Giro 2024 took place in Venaria Reale in the suburbs of Turin, near the Juventus Stadium. The arrival will be in Rome. Here is the list of steps:
Here are the results of the last 15 years of the Tour of Italy, called Giro d’Italia.
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