Tadej Pogačar crowned Giro D’Italia 2024

The first success in the Italian race for a rider with UAE Team Emirates jersey came at the end of the final stage (Rome-Rome, 125 km) which was won at the sprint by Tim Merlier (Soudal-Quickstep): Pogačar conquered the general classification with 9’56” on Daniel Martinez (Bora-hansgrohe) and 10’24” on Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers).

Pogačar also took the blue jersey of the best climber and 6 stage victories, for a total sum of 77 victories in his career. It makes 38 victories in 2024 for UAE Team Emirates.

Pogačar: “This is even better than real thing, you never know how it feels until you try and I can say this is a dream come true.

This was the main target of the first part of the season, now I will have a little rest and then I will start to prepare the second part and another big goal: I can’t wait for it.

Winning a race is something great, but winning the Giro in this way it’s something special, it’s unbelievable, with such a lot of good memories I shared with my team mates and the rest of the team members that we could write a book about them”.

Giro d’Italia – Stage 21
1.⁠ ⁠Tim Merlier (Soudal-Quickstep) 2h51’50”
2.⁠ ⁠Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) s.t.
3. Kaden Groves (Alpecin Deceuninck) s.t.

Giro d’Italia – final general classification
1.⁠ ⁠Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) 79h14’03”
2.⁠ ⁠Daniel Martinez (Bora-hansgrohe) 9’56”
3.⁠ ⁠Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) 10’24”

The Boucles de la Mayenne ended with the 6th final place in the GC by Marc Hirschi.

 
The Swiss rider had a gap of 33” from the winner Alberto Bettiol (EF-EasyPost).
Stage 3, 169,2 km from Quelaines Saint Gault to Laval, was won in a sprint by Valentin Ratailleau (Decathlon Ag2R), while UAE Team Emirates had to face the crash of Ivo Oliveira who suffered a suspected hand injury.