WIN it’s difficult. Winning as favorites is very difficult. Dominating against everyone is even more so. It may be due to an embarrassing superiority, it may be that no one had the strength to try to put him in difficulty, the fact is that the triumph of Tadej Pogacar at the Giro d’Italia it seems like a postcard from the future: because the Slovenian shattered every record and, thanks to the Vingegaardaims straight for the victory of his third Tour de France, achieving the double with the Italian race that only a few have managed in the history of cycling: the last one, so to speak, was Marco Pantani. After all, it was understood from start to finish that it was a fundamental hub for the near future of road cycling. stage of the Giroarrived in Rome.
A success, that of the Slovenian fromUAE Team Emirates, announced on the eve of the event, which came true pedal after pedal, stage after stage. A victory never in question, not even by mistake. Mortgaged immediately. A domain absolute, made up of a clear superiority and six successes (Oropa, Perugia, Prati di Tivo, Livigno, Santa Cristina Val Gardena and Bassano del Grappa). Pogacar has proven to be a total runner, a cannibal whose hunger finds no solution of continuity. Not just the Pink, accompanied by the Blue shirt reserved for best climber, but also an extraordinary time trial ability, confirmed by the victory over the specialist Filippo Ganna in Perugia, and his generosity towards his teammates. Even though he was wearing the symbol of primacyIn fact, Pogacar also acted as a wingman, making himself available to his teammate cool even trying to sprint him.
In short, not just a winner. A cannibal with a heart of gold, capable of giving a tender and beautiful scene in the middle of one of his exploits. The water bottle given to a small fan on the day of the climb to Monte Grappa it’s one of those snapshots that will remain in the memory collective memory of this sport. An example who enjoyed the last act of this extraordinary ride in the great beauty From Rome. Ideal scenario to celebrate the Slovenian’s feat. Eternal city, as eternal in the history of cycling, wants to become Pogacar who now, after having won the Giro, also wants to take the Tour de France to win that double that hasn’t been seen since 1998. The last one was Marco Pantani because the Giro was only “the first” objective.
“I dreams come true, I’m super happy with this victory – said Pogacar again. – I hope this dream doesn’t end”. Nobody in these three weeks of racing ever really tried to attack Pogacar, nobody believed it, or perhaps, all the runners immediately understood that any attempt would be in vain. And so, while the Slovenian dominated, behind, a sort of Giro within the Giro took place with second and third place in the general classification up for grabs. The duel was characterized by the challenge between Daniel Martinez of Bora Hansgrohe e Geraint Thomas of the Ineos Grenadiers, second and third respectively with gaps of around 10′. Another sport. Never really the protagonist Ben O’Connor of the Decathlon AG2R The World Team.
Positive news for Italy. On the one hand, perhaps, after years of waiting, the Azzurri fans have found a runner that will be able to have its say in the great tours, thatAntonio Tiberi of Bahrain Victorius who took home the fifth place finish and the White jersey reserved for the best youngster, who showed signs of vitality. Who, in short, has shown that he has what it takes. The other smile for Italy comes from Jonathan Milan of Lidl Treck. Milan has won the shirt once again Cyclamen, that of the points classification and won 3 stages (Andora, Francavilla al Mare, Cento). But it’s what’s behind Milan that gives us hope, especially in view of the Paris Olympics because the blue sprint men are there and have proven to be at the top. Manifesto of this condition the sprint of Andora when Milan won, the teammate Simone Consonni he dragged him by picking up Filippo Ganna (for him, a tearful victory in the Desenzano del Garda time trial). A sort of blue dominance that the fans hope to see again in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower. Meanwhile, it was in the shadow of the Colosseum that the Endless Trophy was raised Tadej Pogacarwas the ‘cannibal 4.0’.
2024-05-26 18:58:24
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