The incredible show of Tadej Pogacar

The wearer of the pink jersey put on a great show on the last mountain section with two crossings of Monte Grappa and celebrated his sixth victory of the day. After two Tour de France victories, the 25-year-old Slovenian will also win the Tour of Italy for the first time on his first attempt in Rome on Sunday.

Pogacar put the competition in their place after 184 km in Bassano del Grappa in 2:07 minutes. In the overall standings, he is already 9:56 minutes ahead of his first rival Daniel Martinez before the final section - it would be the largest lead of a Giro winner since 1965.

In Pantani's footsteps Pogacar has been wearing the lead jersey since the second stage. In the last week he rode with such ease that it even seemed like he was already saving energy for the Tour de France. There he wants to be the first rider since Marco Pantani in 1998 to complete the double of the Giro and the Tour in the summer. “I’ve never been to Rome, but I’m going to enjoy it.” Tadej pogacar “We did a perfect job as a team,” praised the Dominator. “I also had good legs. I was happy that the gap at the top was big enough so that I didn’t have to go full throttle down.” Riding in the pink jersey since day two is a big responsibility. “Today was another big test,” said Pogacar. “I wanted to finish the Giro with a good mentality. I did that.” The final 125 km long section in the Italian capital will be an affair for the sprinters. Pogacar, who also won the mountain classification of the tour in passing: “I’ve never been to Rome, but I’ll enjoy it.”

The Colombian Martinez claimed second place overall as third on the day behind the Frenchman Valentin Paret-Peintre. Third overall, 10:24 minutes behind Pogacar, is the Welsh veteran Geraint Thomas, who also crossed the finish line in the first chasing group.

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The incredible show of Tadej Pogacar

Tadej Pogacar once again underlined his dominance of the Giro d'Italia on the penultimate stage on Saturday - and in impressive fashion.

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