In an electrifying climax to an extraordinary edition of the Corsa Rosa, Tadej Pogačar was crowned champion of the Giro d’Italia 2024.
This victory marks a spectacular milestone, not only for the Pogacar but also for UAE Team Emirates, securing their first ever triumph in the prestigious Italian race.
Pogačar’s victory is
Victory number five for Pogačar in his first participation in the Giro d’Italia. UAE Team Emirates’ captain prevailed in stage 16, Laas-Santa Cristina Valgardena, shortened to 118,7 kilometres due to bad weather conditions.
Pogačar preceded in the summit arrival Giulio Pellizzari (VF Group- Bardiani, +16") and Daniel
UAE Team Emirates put three riders in the top 5 of the Tour of Flanders by obtaining the 3rd, 4th and the 5th places with Nils Politt, Mikkel Bjerg and Antonio Morgado.
The race, which started from Antwerp and finished under the rain in Oudenaarde (270.8 km) was dominated by Mathieu Van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck): the World Champion
A beautiful day for UAE Team Emirates, ended in a double victory with stage 2 of the Coppi e Bartali thanks to Diego Ulissi and in stage 3 of the Volta a Catalunya with Tadej Pogačar.
In chronological order, Ulissi was the first to celebrate. He displayed his best in the final part of the stage, 156.5 km from Riccione to Sogliano al
After yesterday’s second place on the first stage, Tadej Pogačar immediately asserted his physical condition by winning the second leg of the Spanish race, which took the riders for 185.6km from Mataró to the ascent of Vallter 2000.
The morning did not start well for UAE Team Emirates with Jay Vine forced to withdraw from the
