Two-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar won the is dominating fashion. It was Pogačar’s first Tour of Italy win in his first try at the grand tour. The race ran from May 4 to May 26 through the mountains of Italy.
The first of three men’s grand tours, the Giro is arguably the most difficult. Pogačar won an incredible six stages in the Giro and finished 9 minutes, 56 seconds ahead of second place in the general classification—the largest margin of victory in the Tour of Italy since 1965, when Vittorio Adorni won by 11 minutes, 26 seconds. Behind Pogačar, Daniel Martinez (BORA-hansgrohe) was second, and veteran Geraint Thomas (INEOS Grenadiers) was third, 10:24 behind the winner.
Check out the recaps of the final two days of the action below. Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step) Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) It was an epic finish to the 2024 Giro d’Italia as fans were treated to one last final exciting sprint. Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step) took home the stage victory in a thriller.
It was the third stage win of the Giro for Merlier, who held off a hard-charging Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek). Milan suffered a mechanical late in the race, but amazingly, he was able to return to the peloton and have a shot at the stage win. But in the end, Merlier was too strong.
Merlier went first and Milan tried to track him down, but came up just short. Meanwhile, the GC was pretty much already locked coming into the day. Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) had a nearly 1.