Giro d’Italia 2024 Stage Report: UAE Workforce Emirates’ Slovenian champion has gained the 2024 Giro d’Italia. The pink jersey even took half within the lead-out work within the closing stage set in Rome, nevertheless it was Soudal Fast-Step’s Tim Merlier who gained the final battle. The Belgian out-sprinted the factors chief, Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek), who had an enormous chase again to the peloton after a puncture at 9 kilometres out. Pogačar crossed the road together with his pink arms within the air.
The final kilometre
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Tim Merlier took his third Giro’24 stage win
Tim Merlier crossed the road as winner within the twenty first and closing stage of the 2024 Giro d’Italia. The Belgian of Soudal Fast-Step triumphed after a very hectic dash in Rome. Jonathan Milan, who suffered a flat tyre within the finale, was second. Tadej Pogačar is the general winner of the 107th Tour of Italy.
Stage 21 map and profile
The ultimate stage options an strategy from the beginning in RomaEUR to the primary cross over the end line, reaching the coast in Ostia, and going again to the beginning space, adopted by a closing circuit inside the Capital. The riders will race 8 loops of a 9.5km circuit on the streets of Rome (huge, with some site visitors dividers). Brief undulations are interspersed with lengthy straight sections, related by generally difficult bends. The street floor is usually tarmac, with some quick stretches over street pavers (“sanpietrini”). Within the closing kilometres, the route takes in some bends and a brief climb. The house straight (350m), on street pavers, is 9m huge.
UAE Workforce Emirates go pink for the ultimate stage 21
That’s the Giro within the bag for Pogačar – Subsequent the Tour?
After 20 phases, 3,300 kilometres, 44,550 metres of climbing, six summit finishes, six dash phases, two time trials and 42 categorised climbs, at the moment was the ultimate stage of the 2024 Giro d’Italia. The final stage was for the sprinters with the finale on the bumpy roads of the Italian capital metropolis of Rome.
The leaders initially
Able to go for the final time on this 12 months’s Giro d’Italia
In any case the same old glasses of Prosecco and picture photographs, it was time for the a motorbike race. The primary hours have been run at a leisurely tempo. UAE Workforce Emirates, Pogacar’s group, initially took it simple, however they finally determined to extend the tempo. They will need to have wished to get to Rome for the celebrations.
All roads result in Rome
The victorious UAE Workforce Emirates
As soon as the peloton reached the circuit in Rome, Domenico Pozzovivo was allowed to be the primary to start out lap 1. The 41-year-old Italian of VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè has stated this could be his final Giro stage at the moment. Pozzovivo rode the Giro for the primary time in 2005 and at the moment accomplished his 18th Italian Grand Tour.
The Piazza Venezia
The Colosseum
The stage may then actually begin and there was an assault by 4 riders. Ewen Costiou (Arkéa-B&B Accommodations), Alex Baudin (Decathlon AG2R), Mikkel Honoré (EF Schooling-EasyPost) and Martin Marcellusi (VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè) managed to get away. The lead bought to about 30 seconds, however this was going to be the most effective they may hope for.
The break had no likelihood
The sprinter’s groups weren’t going to lose the final likelihood for a stage win and so the race got here along with 13 kilometres to go. The nervousness within the peloton and this induced a crash together with Hugo Hofstetter and a really aggravated Dries De Pooter. Each have been capable of proceed finally.
The followers have been out in Rome
At the beginning of the final lap, Jonathan Milan, the winner of the purple factors jersey and one of many favourites for the stage victory in Rome, punctured and needed to wait a very long time for a brand new bike, The massive Italian now appeared out of luck for the win, however with numerous laborious work and a few assist from the group automobiles, he managed to return to the bunch. He was quickly again in a very good place for the end because of his teammates.
The peloton thundered down the Roman streets to the the end
The Lidl-Trek group nonetheless managed to arrange an ideal lead-out for the Italian. After a bit effort from Stuyven, Milan appeared boxed in and Lidl-Trek did not regain management. Tim Merlier took full benefit of the chaos. The Belgian positioned himself completely amongst the dash craziness. He was the primary to leap, simply earlier than the cobbles in direction of the end line. With a protracted dash he managed to carry off Milan, who will need to have been on the finish of his strengths after his chase. Kaden Groves took third place once more, Fernando Gaviria and Tim van Dijke have been fourth and fifth.
Pogačar took to some lead-out work
Tadej Pogačar crossed the road not far behind the sprinters. The Slovenian had been within the dash to lead-out his teammate, Juan Sebastian Molano, however the Colombian didn’t have the legs. The UAE Workforce Emirates and Pogačar can be celebrating this night as they got here to Italy and conquered the Giro… You would say; dominated the Giro.
The stage went to Tim Merlier
Stage winner, Tim Merlier (Soudal Fast-Step): “It wasn’t an ideal win. I’ve to express regret to the blokes. I had the most effective legs however we performed “on line casino” on the finish. We have been collectively till 2km to go. However I misplaced the wheel of my lead out man. I instructed Bert [Van Lerberghe] I wished to enter the cobbled part in fifth or sixth wheel after which go along with my velocity like I did generally in Nokere additionally on the cobblestones in Belgium. For the individuals, this can be a very large win. For myself, it feels unusual as a result of everybody was already partying on the aircraft yesterday. However for a sprinter it’s very good to win right here.”
A yellow bike subsequent?
Ultimate general winner and KOM of the 2024 Giro d’Italia, Tadej Pogačar (UAE Workforce Emirates): “I’m speechless about this second in Rome. It’s loopy. We wished to be in entrance within the finale of at the moment’s stage. It was fairly technical and bumpy. We did tremendous effectively with the boys. It’s unfortunate Molano didn’t have excellent legs however we did the remainder of the job so effectively. So we’re pleased. I’ve numerous fond reminiscences of this Giro. Shortly I’ll realise which one was the most effective second. Basically it was a ravishing Giro. The Maglia Rosa is admittedly particular. It’s been a loopy expertise to have it for twenty days. All of the followers have been extremely good.”
One other for the Pogačar assortment
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Giro d’Italia Stage 21 Outcome:
1. Tim Merlier (Bel) Soudal Fast-Step in 2:51:50
2. Jonathan Milan (Ita) Lidl-Trek
3. Kaden Groves (Aus) Alpecin-Deceuninck
4. Fernando Gaviria (Col) Movistar
5. Tim van Dijke (Ned) Visma | Lease a Bike
6. Stanisław Aniołkowski (Pol) Cofidis
7. Alberto Dainese (Ita) Tudor
8. Giovanni Lonardi (Ita) Polti Kometa
9. Caleb Ewan (Aus) Jayco AlUla
10. Donavan Grondin (Fra) Arkéa-B&B Accommodations.
Giro d’Italia Ultimate General Outcome:
1. Tadej Pogačar (Slo) UAE Workforce Emirates in 79:14:03
2. Daniel Felipe Martínez (Col) BORA-hansgrohe at 9:56
3. Geraint Thomas (GB) INEOS Grenadiers at 10:24
4. Ben O’Connor (Aus) Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale at 12:07
5. Antonio Tiberi (Ita) Bahrain-Victorious at 12:49
6. Thymen Arensman (Ned) INEOS Grenadiers at 14:31
7. Einer Rubio (Col) Movistar at 15:52
8. Jan Hirt (CZ) Soudal Fast-Step at 18:05
9. Romain Bardet (Fra) dsm-firmenich PostNL at 20:32
10. Michael Storer (Aus) Tudor at 21:11.
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