stage victory and lead

Pogacar, who spent a time of 3h 54:20 to complete the 161 kilometers of the route, was 27 seconds ahead of the Colombian Daniel Felipe Martínez (Bora Hansgrohe), second, and the Welshman Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers), third.

Much further behind came the until now leader, the Ecuadorian Jhonatan Narváezwho crossed the finish line 2:03 minutes behind a Pogacar who, on the first day, was surprised by the runner of the Ineos Grenadierson this occasion he did not allow anything or anyone to keep him from winning the stage and taking the lead.

A victory that did not even put into question the fall that the Slovenian suffered with just over eleven kilometers to go as a result of an untimely puncture.

Tadej Pogacar continues writing history!! Victory and leadership in the Giro d’Italia!! 108th cyclist to win stages in the Big 3 (11 TDF and 3 Vuelta)!!#RCNCycling pic.twitter.com/1Nu7SESa9q

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Accident that inevitably led to remembering what happened in 1999 when the Italian Marco Pantani won the victory in the sanctuary of Oropa with a spectacular comeback after being dropped from the group due to a mechanical breakdown in the first kilometers of the climb.

If the ‘Pirate’ had to overcome a 45-second deficit, this Sunday Tadej Pogacar started the ascension to Santuriusa rise of 11.8 kilometers and an average gradient of 6.2 percent, with a delay of almost half a minute in relation to the head of the peloton.

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The disadvantage did not prevent Pogacar and his companions were placed just a couple of kilometers later at the front of a platoon, which was losing units as the runners of the Team Emitates They increased their pace.

In the wake of the first Dane Michael Berg and later from Polish Rafal Majka the Slovenian runner, who debuts this year in the Tour of Italywas preparing the final attack that reached 4.3 kilometers to the finish line.

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An acceleration to which the Australian initially tried to respond Ben O’Connor (Decathlon AG2r La Mondiale), who ended up paying for his effort as confirmed by the minute he finally lost with Pogacar at the conclusion of the stage.

The Welshman was more intelligent Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers), who did not give up on the Slovenian chase and sought his own pace of ascent to conclude the stage third, 27 seconds behind. Tadej Pogacar.

The same time that the Colombian lost Daniel Felipe Martínezwho crossed the finish line in second position thanks to the enormous work of his teammate (Bora Hansgrohe), the German Florian Lipowicz.

Differences that allowed Tadej Pogacar take the lead in the general classification with a 45-second advantage over Thomassecond, and Martínezthird, and 54 over the runner Colombian from Movistar Einer Rubio, which rose to fifth place. EFE