Pink confetti showers the race leader Tadej Pogačar in Sappada. The race leader’s pink jersey, or maglia rosa, was introduced in 1931 by a journalist from La Gazzetta dello Sport, a newspaper printed on pink paper that had created the Giro d’Italia over 20 years earlier Photograph: Dario Belingheri/Getty Images Source link
Belgian rider Tim Merlier sprinted to victory in the third stage of the Giro d’Italia on Monday, after race leader Tadej Pogacar threatened to steal a march on the sprinters but the Slovenian safely retained the leader’s maglia rosa. The mostly flat 166km ride from Novara to Fossano was expected to culminate in a sprint finish, but Pogacar had other plans as he powered away with 2km left to ride, followed by Geraint Thomas, but they were caught before the line. Soudal Quick-Step’s Merlier took the stage just ahead of Jonathan Milan of Lidl-Trek with Eritrea’s Biniam Girmay taking third for Intermarche-Wanty. Pogacar, who won Sunday’s stage two and the overall lead, stays ahead of Thomas of Ineos Grenadiers and Daniel Martinez (BORA-Hansgrohe). Source link
Last year’s Giro d’Italia runner-up Geraint Thomas will lead the Ineos Grenadiers team at the race which starts next month, the British outfit said on Thursday. Former Tour de France winner Thomas, 37, heads an experienced squad that he said will adopt an aggressive approach to the year’s first Grand Tour. “The core is the same as last year’s Giro team, with some great additions for this year,” the Welshman said. “We have spent a lot of time together at training camp; we know what we need to do and are all feeling super motivated to get the job done and deliver.” Thomas, who finished only 14 seconds behind winner Primoz Roglic last year, will be supported in the GC battle by Dutchman Thymen Arensman, who was sixth overall last year and will again play a key role in the mountain stages. Fellow Briton Ben Swift will serve as road captain while Italy’s Filippo Ganna will be favourite to win the two individual time trials in the 21-stage race. American Magnus Sheffield, 22, will make …
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Britain’s Geraint Thomas took a big step towards winning his first Giro d’Italia as he avoided any significant time losses to leading rival Primoz Roglic in a brutal Queen Stage high in the Dolomites on Friday. Colombia’s Santiago Buitrago (Team Bahrain Victorious) crossed the stage 19 finish line at Tre Cime Di Lavaredo in first place, while behind him the battle for the overall lead raged on the fifth and final climb of the day. Jumbo-Visma rider Roglic attacked with 1km remaining as the gradients ramped up to around 18% but Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) responded and looked set to extend his lead, only for a final burst by the Slovenian to help him take back three seconds. Thomas will carry a 26-second lead into Saturday’s penultimate stage, a steep 18.6km individual time trial. Portugal’s João Almeida remains in third place in the general standings, but lost time in the final kilometre. Buitrago broke the heart of Derek Gee, accelerating past the Canadian on the final climb to win the stage and leave Gee with his …
