The Giro purrs at Pogcar’s feet
(Gaia Piccardi) The joy unbridled of Tim Merlierthe restrained anger Of Jonathan Milan: the Friulian giant, who was aiming for sprint poker, had a mechanical problem with the bicycle 9 km from the finish lineon the last lap of the Roman circuit, when the group was already racing at full speed towards the finish line.
Waited for by the Lidl train e driven by the faithful Consonni, Big Johnny recovered 48″ late, pedaling in apnea but he lacked the opportunity to put the wheel in front of his Belgian rival, with whom the very high speed duel ended in a draw. Three wins each.
Thus it ends, in the absolute beauty of a capital for an afternoon dedicated to cycling (arrival in Rome for the third consecutive year), the Giro d’Italia number 107a beautiful journey of 3400.8 kilometers and 21 stages, three weeks during which Tadej Pogacar’s hair has grown under the bob, creating very funny tufts on the head of the champion.
Mister Ciclismo was distracted in Turin (Narvaez won)took charge of the operations in Oropa, secured the race in the time trial in Perugia (Ganna took revenge in Desenzano del Garda), extended uphill in Prati di Tivo, on top of a nervous and susceptible first week, because even the best have to measure up to an exciting beast like the Giro.
After Napleswhere he sprinted for his comrade Molano just like today in Rome under the Colosseum, the caiman with the pink scales relaxeddedicating himself — in addition to stage wins: 6 at the end — to the show.
And there it was, Pogi the werewolfwho raises his bicycle to the sky after kissing her girlfriend Urskaready for the second challenge of the season, the Tour de France, the double that no rider has achieved since 1998 (Marco Pantani). «The Giro was better than I dreamed of since I was a child, it’s proof that dreams come true: I’m super happy» he smiles with his nose red from the sun. This Giro has rightly never foreseen any alternative to the triumph of the best (ahead of the Colombian Martinez and the veteran Thomas): he curled up at the feet of Tadej Pogacar from the second stage, purring.
