MADRID, 8 May. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The French cyclist Benjamin Thomas (Cofidis) won this Wednesday the fifth stage of the 107th edition of the Giro d’Italia, held over 178 kilometers between Genoa and Lucca, while the Slovenian Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) continues to lead for the fourth time. consecutive day.
The ‘adventurers’ took the first victory in this Giro 2024, thanks to the triumph of Benjamin Thomas, who surpassed his fellow adventurers in the final sprint, the Danish Michael Valgren (EF-EasyPost), the Italian Andrea Pietrobon (Polti Kometa ), and the Frenchman Enzo Paleni (Groupama-FDJ).
This group was not formed until 77 kilometers from the finish line and ended up imposing itself against the odds against the dominance of the sprinter teams. His advantage never exceeded a minute and a half, but his drive and good coordination allowed them to surprise and avoid a new victory for Jonathan Milan (Lidl Trek), who won the final sprint of the group.
The young Pietrobon was on the verge of taking the victory, starting strongly with a kilometer to go, but he was caught just a few meters from the finish line, when he was already savoring his first victory as a professional. Thomas set his fastest pace to score the tenth victory of his career, the first in a ‘Grand Tour’. Behind, the sprinters’ teams did not stop fighting, but were unable to catch up with this breakaway, which took a while to form, but ended up being the main protagonist of a stage that once again held surprises.
This Thursday the transalpine round will face its sixth stage, between Torre del Lago Puccini and Rapolano Terme, with 180 kilometers of route, with ‘sterrato’ sections and two fourth category ports during the course.
The sandy terrain of the ‘Strade Bianche’, one of the most spectacular races on the cycling calendar, will be the scene of this sixth day, in which Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates), winner in the 2022 and 2024 editions of this classic , could uncover the jar of essences again.
–CLASSIFICATIONS.
– Stage.
1. Benjamin Thomas (FRA/Cofidis) 3h59:59.
2. Michael Valgren (DIN/EC-EasyPost) mt
3. Andrea Pietrobon (ITA/Polti Kometa) mt
4. Enzo Balance (FRA/Groupama FDJ) a 3.
5. Jonathan Milan(ITA/LIDL Trek) 11.
– General.
1. Tadej Pogacar (SLO/UAE Team Emirates) 19h19:15.
2. Geraint Thomas (GBR/INEOS Grenadiers) a 46.
3. Daniel Martínez (COL/BORA-Hansgrohe) 47.
4. Cian Uijtdebroeks (BEL/Visma-Lease a Bike) 55.
5. Einer Rubio (COL/Movistar) 56.
2024-05-08 15:24:48
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