Giro leader Tadej Pogacar wins his third stage in the first week
PRATO DI TIVO, Italy (AP) — Tadej Pogacar’s command of the Giro d’Italia earned him a third stage win on Saturday in just the first week.
Pogacar was first to Prato di Tivo on the summit finish of the eighth stage, the hardest of the race so far.
The Slovenian cyclist had time — and energy — to raise his arms in celebration as he crossed the line, edging out Daniel Martinez and Ben O’Connor in a sprint to add more seconds to his already considerable lead.
“I was not expecting it at all today,” Pogacar said. “But as a team we rode super well from the beginning and we come with a good time gap to the last climb. And the team did a super good job to the finish.”
Pogacar blew everyone away in Friday’s time trial to strengthen his grip on the pink jersey, and has extended his advantage to 2 minutes, 40 seconds over Martinez. Last year’s runner-up Geraint Thomas was 2:58 behind.
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