Six days after arriving at the top of the Oropa sanctuary, the Tour of Italy regained height on Saturday during an 8th stage which concluded in Prati di Tivo, at an altitude of 1,450 meters. For the return of Giro 49 years after the success of Giovanni Battaglin in this climb of 14.6 kilometers at 7% average, we cannot say that there was a great spectacle in this final ascent, since the victory was decided in a sprint within the group of favorites, all waiting for an attack Tadej Pogacar which ultimately never came. Easy and sure of his strength, the latter was content to line up all his rivals in the last 200 meters to win his 3rd victory on this GiroAlready !
After the CLM, Tadej Pogacar continues easily at Prati di Tivo
The Slovenian thus rewards the enormous work of his teammates.UAE Team Emirates All day long. Daniel Martinez (BORA-hansgrohe) and Ben O’Connor (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) are the only ones to arrive at the same time as the pink jersey and complete the podium. Behind this trio, we find just two seconds away a quartet composed in the order ofAntonio Tiberi (Bahrain Victorious), Geraint Thomas (INEOS Grenadiers), Einer Rubio (Movistar Team) and Cian Uijtdebroeks (Team Visma | Lease a Bike).