The race favourite Tadej Pogacar made light of a mechanical problem to blast into the lead of the Giro d’Italia with victory on the summit finish to the 161km second stage on Sunday
Photograph: Jennifer Lorenzini/ReutersPhotograph: Jennifer Lorenzini/ReutersSlovenian favourite beats nearest rivals by 27 secondsLast modified on Sun 5 May 2024 22.05 CESTTadej Pogacar, the race favourite, made light of a mechanical problem to blast into the lead of the Giro d’Italia with victory on the summit finish to the 161km second stage on Sunday.
No one could stay with the UAE Team Emirates rider who poured on the power to win by 27 seconds and take possession of the Maglia Rosa two days into his maiden Giro. Dani Martínez was second just ahead of the Ineos Grenadiers leader, Geraint Thomas.outsprinted to the line by Jhonatan NarváezBut by the end of stage two he already has a 45-second advantage over Britain’s Thomas, who is regarded as his most likely challenger over the next three weeks.
Pogacar had stayed out of trouble during the stage which was led by the young Italian rider Andrea Piccolo until six kilometres from the finish. But there was a moment of alarm at the foot of the final climb as his front tyre deflated and he then slid to the floor and was narrowly avoided by a following car.
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