Tadej Pogacar’s party began in the 107th edition of the Giro d’Italia. The fall suffered 11 kilometers from the finish line did not prevent his display in the mountains, in which he attacked, arrived alone, won the second stage and is now the new leader of the general classification.
There was no prize for the escape in a fraction of 161 kilometers between San Francesco al Campo and the Santuario di Oropa with a finish in a first-class mountain pass, that is, the first high finish of this Giro. The work of UAE Team Emirates neutralized a solitary Andrea Piccolo and the battle between the favorites began.
That was the moment for the Slovenian, who accelerated on the final climb and no one could keep up with him. There were movements in the small chasing group, but They were not enough to catch Pogacar, who raised his arms at the finish line with a time of 3 hours, 54 minutes and 20 seconds. After almost half a minute they entered the Colombian Daniel Felipe Martínez, the British Geraint Thomas, the Italian Lorenzo Fortunato and the German Florian Lipowitz.
Giro stage 2 classification
| Position | Cyclist | Equipment | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tadej Pogacar | UAE Team Emirates | 3h 54’20” |
| 2. | Daniel Felipe Martínez | Bora Hansgrohe | +27′’ |
| 3. | Geraint Thomas | Ineos Grenadiers | ” |
| 4. | Lorenzo Fortunato | Astana | ” |
| 5. | Florian Lipowitz | Bora Hansgrohe | ” |
| 6. | Michael Storer | Tudor Pro Cycling | +30” |
| 7. | Cian Uijtdebroeks | Visma | Lease a Bike | ” |
| 8. | Einer Rubio | Movistar Team | ” |
| 9. | Juan Pedro Lopez | Lidl-Trek | +35” |
| 10. | Jan Hirt | Soudal Quick-Step | +37” |
Giro d’Italia general classification
Jhonatan Narváez suffered in the last climb and lost the pink jersey that Pogacar will now wear. Thomas and Martínez follow him at 45 seconds and Uijtdebroeks and Rubio are also less than a minute apart.
| Position | Cyclist | Equipment | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tadej Pogacar | UAE Team Emirates | 7h 08’29” |
| 2. | Geraint Thomas | Ineos Grenadiers | +45” |
| 3. | Daniel Felipe Martínez | Bora Hansgrohe | ” |
| 4. | Cian Uijtdebroeks | Visma | Lease a Bike | +54” |
| 5. | Einer Rubio | Movistar Team | ” |
| 6. | Lorenzo Fortunato | Astana | +1’05” |
| 7. | Juan Pedro Lopez | Lidl-Trek | +1’09” |
| 8. | Jan Hirt | Soudal Quick-Step | +1’11” |
| 9. | Esteban Chaves | EF Education EasyPost | +1´24” |
| 10. | Ben O’Connor | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale | ” |
| 3. 4. | Ruben Fernandez | Cofidis | +5’39” |
| 38. | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | +6’32” |
| 87. | Pelayo Sanchez | Movistar Team | +24’46” |
| 98. | Francisco Munoz | Polti Kometa | +27’31” |
| 146. | Albert Torres | Movistar Team | +39’36” |
| 166. | Fernando Gaviria | Movistar Team | +40’11” |
| 174. | Juan Sebastian Molano | UAE Team Emirates | +42’08” |
This Sunday will be the first opportunity for the sprinters with a 165 kilometer stage from Novara to Fossano with a single fourth category mountain pass that It will not be a problem for the packers.
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