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    Belgian sprinter wins after GC contenders’ late break is caughtPogacar stays in pink jersey, 46 seconds ahead of ThomasBelgian sprinter Tim Merlier sprinted to victory in the third stage of the Giro d’Italia on Monday, after race leader Tadej Pogacar had threatened to steal a march on the sprinters with a late burst.The mostly flat 166km ride from Novara to Fossano was expected to culminate in a sprint finish, but Pogacar (UAE-Team Emirates) had other plans. The man in the pink jersey broke...

  • Giro d’Italia 2024: Jonathan Milan makes most of sprint chance to win stage four

    Home rider denies Kaden Groves on the line in AndoraTadej Pogacar remains 46 seconds clear in overall leadItaly’s Jonathan Milan went one better than the previous day to win the sprint and take the fourth stage of the Giro d’Italia after an early breakaway was reeled in, with Tadej Pogacar maintaining his overall lead.Milan of Lidl-Trek went to the front close to the line and, despite the best efforts of Australia’s Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck), the Italian held on to make up for missing...

  • Jhonatan Narváez sprints past Pogacar to take Giro d’Italia stage one win

    Ecuadorian rider wins stage with time of 3hr 14min 13 secMaximilian Schachmann in second with Tadej Pogacar thirdEcuador’s Jhonatan Narváez won a sprint finish to claim victory for Ineos Grenadiers on stage one of the Giro d’Italia.Starting at Venaria Reale, Saturday’s 136km stage featured a category two climb on the Colle della Maddalena before ending in Turin. Continue reading