- Tadej Pogačar beats Daniel Filipe Martinez and Geraint Thomas in Stage 2.
- Geraint Thomas follows in General Classifications.
Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) has won Stage 2 of the 107th Giro d’Italia, the 161km long San Francesco al Campo-Santuario di Oropa (Biella). Daniel Felipe Martinez (Bora – Hansgrohe) and Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) finished second and third respectively.
Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) becomes the new Maglia Rosa.
Speaking seconds after the stage finish, the stage winner and new Maglia Rosa Tadej Pogacar said:
“It’s a dream coming true, an amazing victory. After I had won at the Vuelta and the Tour, I made it to win a stage in all the Grand Tours. It’s not something that everybody has and it’s something big in cycling.
I didn’t really get scared by the incident I had in town. It happened after a flat tyre because I wanted to stop before the corner. It wasn’t serious and the team brought me back quickly.
I didn’t know the climb well but I think we had a good plan. I sped up after the last pull by Rafal Majka. I didn’t mind the time gap at the end. The dream was to take the Maglia Rosa and now I can relax for a few days”.
GIRO D’ITALIA 2024 STAGE 2 RESULTS
1 – Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) – 161 km in 3h54’20”, av speed 41.223 km/h
2 – Daniel Felipe Martinez (Bora – Hansgrohe) at 27″
3 – Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) s.t.
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
1 – Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)
2 – Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) at 45″
3 – Daniel Felipe Martinez (Bora – Hansgrohe) s.t.
THE OFFICIAL JERSEYS
The leader jerseys of the Giro d’Italia are produced and designed by CASTELLI.
- Maglia Rosa, leader of the General Classification, sponsored by Enel – Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)
- Maglia Ciclamino, leader of the Points Classification, in collaboration with Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale and ITA Italian Trade Agency – Filippo Fiorelli (VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè)
- Maglia Azzurra, leader of the Gran Premio della Montagna (KOM), sponsored by Banca Mediolanum – Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)
- Maglia Bianca, Best Young Rider, born after 01/01/1999, sponsored by Eataly – Cian Uijtdebroeks (Team Visma | Lease a Bike)
