Jonathan Narváez took the first stage of the Giro d’Italia! The Ecuadorian snatched the victory from the Slovenian Tadej Pogacar and the German Maximiliano Schachmann in a sprint and is the first Maglia Rosa of the Giro 2024. The Slovenian dominated the race and dynamited in San Vito, beginning to mark territory in the first major of the year.
The Ecuadorian, who is the current champion of his country, achieved his 11th victory as a professional and the second in the Giro, the previous one had been achieved in stage 12 of 2020. Everyone expected Pogacar to win the stage due to the way he escaped, however, the surprise was the sprint of the Ecuadorian who won against the Schachmann’s minimal movement on the packaging.
The photo finish had to decide the second and third place between the German and the Slovenian, because they crossed the finish line at the same time, and after the review, the Slovenian, one of the favorites, was third. https://twitter.com/giroditalia/status/1786778101495595240 bombshell news at the start of the Giro.
This is how the Colombians were in Stage 1
The best of the Colombians was the Bora-Hansgrobe cyclist Daniel Felipe Martínez who arrived in the first group 10 seconds behind the Ecuadorian and stage winner, Jhonathán Narváez. Esteban Chaves and Einer Rubio arrived with the same difference, while Nairo Quintana arrived about a minute later. The last two Colombians to cross the finish line were Fernando Gaviria and Juan Sebastián Molano.
| POSITION | CYCLIST | EQUIPMENT | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jhonathan Narvaez | Ineos | 3:14:23 |
| 2. | Maximilian Schachmann | Bora – Hansgrohe | ” |
| 3. | Tadej Pogacar | UAE Team Emirates | ” |
| 13. | Daniel Felipe Martínez | Bora – Hansgrohe | 0:10 |
| 18. | Esteban Chaves | EF Education – EasyPost | ” |
| twenty-one. | Einer Rubio | Movistar Team | ” |
| 35. | Nairo Quintana | | Movistar Team | 0:57 |
| 154. | Fernando Gaviria | Movistar Team | 14:48 |
| 166. | Juan Sebastian Molano | UAE Team Emirates | 14:48 |
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