Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) he won the second stage of the Giro d’Italia 107, the 161 km San Francesco al Campo-Santuario di Oropa (Biella). Second and third place went to Daniel Felipe Martinez (Bora – Hansgrohe) and Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) respectively.
Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) it is the new Maglia Rosa for the leader of the general classification.
The stage winner and new Pink Jersey Tadej Pogacarimmediately after arriving, declared: “Today is a dream come true, an extraordinary joy. After winning the Vuelta and the Tour, I managed to close the circle and achieve success in all the Grand Tours. It’s not something many people do. I wasn’t scared after the fall, the team brought me back quickly. I accelerated after Rafal Majka’s last sprint and took a good margin. I was hoping to win the Maglia Rosa, from now I can relax for a few days
ORDER OF ARRIVAL
1 – Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) – 161 km in 3h54’20”, average of 41.223 km/h
2 – Daniel Felipe Martinez (Bora – Hansgrohe) at 27″
3 – Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) st
GENERAL RANKING
1 – Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)
2 – Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) at 45″
3 – Daniel Felipe Martinez (Bora – Hansgrohe) st
THE OFFICIAL JERSEYS
The Giro d’Italia leader jerseys are designed and created by CASTELLI.
- Pink sweater, leader of the General Classification, sponsored by Enel – Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)
- Maglia Ciclamino, leader of the Points Ranking, in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and ITA Italian Trade Agency – Filippo Fiorelli (VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè)
- Blue shirt, leader of the Mountain Grand Prix, sponsored by Banca Mediolanum – Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)
- White shirt, leader of the Youth Ranking, born after 01/01/1999, sponsored by Eataly – Cian Uijtdebroeks (Team Visma | Lease a Bike)
