Another very quiet day for Tadej Pogacar at the 2024 Giro d’Italia. The Maglia Rosa was able to manage the situation in the nineteenth stage with arrival in Sappada: the breakaway disappeared in the first phase of the race and the group did not battle, waiting for tomorrow’s stage which will be decisive for the classification.
Also worth highlighting is the Fair Play of the UAE Emirates rider who, once he saw that Geraint Thomas had fallen, practically held back the group of the best to wait for him.
The Slovenian’s words on today’s stage: “Today everyone was thinking about tomorrow’s stage except the guys who wanted to go on the break. The start was very fast and then we controlled until the end. Movistar tried to do something. Unfortunately Thomas fell, he slipped at the top of the GPM and at that point he had no point in continuing the action, no one wants to gain seconds this way”.
And on tomorrow’s section: “I saw a lot of familiar faces, a lot of people I know, it was a pleasure to ride the bike today even if it rained. I hope there will be good weather tomorrow, that we can enjoy the day and I hope for a great show on Monte Grappa.”
