Giro d’Italia 2024 Stage Report: On a shortened stage 16, resulting from snow and rain, Tadej Pogačar waited till the final kilometres earlier than he began his climbing turbo, dropped what was left of the bunch and swept previous the riders in entrance of him for his fifth Giro’24 stage win. The UAE Group Emirates rider additionally took extra time on the opposite GC males. Daniel Felipe Martínez (BORA-hansgrohe) completed third on the stage and moved again into second total above Geraint Thomas (INEOS Grenadiers).
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Stage 16 last kilometre
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Stage win No.5 for Tadej Pogačar
Tadej Pogacar as soon as once more confirmed his supremacy within the sixteenth stage of the Giro d’Italia on Tuesday. The pink jersey rode away from the peloton on the ultimate climb of Monte Pana to take his fifth stage victory.
Stage 16 map & profile
What ought to have been stage 16: This can be a excessive mountain stage passing by means of the Adige and Eisack Valley; the route places collectively a mountain part that includes Foscagno and Giogo di Santa Maria (Cima Coppi), a flat drag from Giorenza to simply previous Bolzano, and one other mountain part that includes Passo Pinei and the end within the Val Gardena, previous Santa Cristina. Barring a brief descent that leads from Santa Cristina to the bridge (2km, the foot of the closing climb), the final 3km level uphill. The typical gradient is round 12%, with peaks reaching 16% within the first half with tight hairpins. The house straight (100m) is on 6m large tarmac.
Pink umbrella for the pink jersey
However: Within the occasion of utmost climate circumstances, the stage can be neutralised as much as a spot the place the security circumstances are met. At 9 a.m. the Fee met and at 10 a.m., given the circumstances at the moment, determined to implement Choice 2 with the opposition of the athletes. A couple of minutes earlier than the beginning, the climate circumstances deteriorated additional and so the Fee determined to fall again on Choice 3. The stage can have its typical begin and procedures in Livigno. From there, a parade will begin in direction of the Tunnel Munt Raschera. The riders will cease and alter earlier than the Swiss border. The precise begin can be in Prati allo Stelvio as per the time trial.
It wasn’t wanting good up the highway
Time for a automobile journey
Residing the dream
The precise begin
Marco Frigo made the primary transfer
Julian Alaphilippe wished to be in on the motion once more
Davide Ballerini with a heat fan
A moist Pogačar was staying near the entrance of the peloton
Alaphilippe went solo, however might he say away to the end?
Movistar had a plan, nevertheless it didn’t work out
Alaphilippe was caught, however perhaps Ewen Costiou had an opportunity?
Behind; Tadej Pogačar had been launched by his UAE Group Emirates
Pogačar was on his technique to his fifth Giro stage win
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Giro d’Italia Stage 16 End result:
1. Tadej Pogačar (Slo) UAE Group Emirates in 2:49:37
2. Giulio Pellizzari (Ita) VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè at 0:16
3. Daniel Felipe Martínez (Col) BORA-hansgrohe
4. Christian Scaroni (Ita) Astana Qazaqstan at 0:31
5. Antonio Tiberi (Ita) Bahrain-Victorious at 0:33
6. Thymen Arensman (Ned) INEOS Grenadiers at 0:38
7. Damiano Caruso (Ita) Bahrain-Victorious at 0:39
8. Michael Storer (Aus) Tudor at 0:42
9. Ewen Costiou (Fra) Arkéa-B&B Lodges
10. Valentin Paret-Peintre (Fra) Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale at 0:45.
Giro d’Italia Total After Stage 16:
1. Tadej Pogačar (Slo) UAE Group Emirates in 59:01:09
2. Daniel Felipe Martínez (Col) BORA-hansgrohe at 7:18
3. Geraint Thomas (GB) INEOS Grenadiers at 7:40
4. Ben O’Connor (Aus) Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale at 8:42
5. Antonio Tiberi (Ita) Bahrain-Victorious at 10:09
6. Thymen Arensman (Ned) INEOS Grenadiers at 10:33
7. Romain Bardet (Fra) dsm-firmenich PostNL at 12:18
8. Filippo Zana (Ita) Jayco AlUla at 12:43
9. Einer Rubio (Col) Movistar at 13:09
10. Jan Hirt (CZ) Soudal Fast-Step at 14:07.
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