This Sunday, May 5, the Giro d’Italia 2024 arrived at the Santuario di Oropa, a tough climb where golden pages of cycling have been written; the most remembered is that of Marco Pantani in 1999. In honor of that, Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) excelled. He attacked with four kilometers to go, went alone, won stage 2 and became the new leader of the general classification.
And the high mountain, after 161 kilometers of travel and a fraction that began in San Francesco al Campo, caused a great stir. The time differences increased and this is reflected on the podium. Geraint Thomas (INEOS Grenadiers) is second, 45 seconds behind, while Daniel Felipe Martínez (Bora Hansgrohe) appears in third place, also 45 seconds behind the first.
But if we talk about good returns, it is impossible not to refer, precisely, to the Colombians. ‘Dani’ was the protagonist, fighting, staying with the other ‘capos’ and even crossing the finish line in second position. In this way, he achieved an important result in the Giro d’Italia, taking an important leap and dreaming of achieving the long-awaited championship.
And it wasn’t the only thing. Einer Rubio (Movistar Team) is now fifth overall, just 54 seconds behind ‘Pogi’, as well as Esteban Chaves (EF Education EasyPost) is ninth, at 1′ 25”. All this, after a high level showing in the mountains. In this way, the road places the runners in the prelude to stage 3, this Monday, May 6, which will be for the packers.
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General classification of the Giro d’Italia 2024, after stage 2
1. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) – 7h 08′ 29”
2. Geraint Thomas (INEOS Grenadiers) – at 45”
3. Daniel Felipe Martínez (Bora Hansgrohe) – at 45”
4. Cian Uijtdebroeks (Visma Lease a Bike) – at 54”
5. Einer Rubio (Movistar Team) – at 54”
6. Lorenzo Fortunato (Astana Qazaqstan) – 1′ 05”
7. Juan Pedro López (Lidl Trek) – at 1′ 09”
8. Jan Hirt (Soudal Quick Step) – at 1′ 11”
9. Esteban Chaves (EF Education EasyPost) – at 1′ 24”
10. Ben O’Connor (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) – at 1′ 24”
