Giro d’Italia, Pogacar wins the second stage and takes the pink jersey
The Slovenian cyclist won by detachment on the Oropa climb where Marco Pantani was the protagonist in 1999.
Slovenian Tadej Pogacar won the second stage of the Giro by distance, with an uphill finish at the Oropa Sanctuary. The UAE captain also won the pink jersey.
An uphill finish at 1,142 metres, at the sanctuary of Oropa (Biella), the scene of an unforgettable feat in 1999 by Marco Pantani: 45″ behind due to a technical problem, he overcame everyone and went on to win solo.
Today’s stage started shortly after 1pm from San Francesco al Campo (Turin), with a lap of the track in the local velodrome with the Ecuadorian Narvaez in the pink jersey who yesterday beat the German Schachman and the same in the sprint in Turin Pogacar.
Behind the Slovenian cyclist was the Colombian Daniel Felipe Martinez, 27″ behind, while the Welshman Geraint Thomas was third with the same gap and is now second in the general classification, 45″ behind Pogacar.
First withdrawn
In the meantime, there is a first withdrawn, the Dutch Robert Gesink (Visma-Lease a bike), who fell yesterday on a descent on the Turin hill. He suffered a fracture of the scaphoid. Domenico Pozzovivo was involved in the same crash but started regularly.
