- Tadej Pogacar finishes second to extend his massive lead
- Georg Steinhauser wins stage 17 after soloing clear of field
Germany’s Georg Steinhauser halted race leader Tadej Pogacar’s streak of stage wins at the Giro d’Italia with a solo victory after a day of incessant climbing.
Steinhauser (EF Education-EasyPost) went alone on the first climb of the Brocon Pass with just over 30km of the 159km 17th stage remaining, and he continued to open up a sizeable gap over Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier. With the peloton showing no real urgency in giving chase, the 22-year-old Grand Tour debutant Steinhauser powered up the second climb of Brocon Pass in steady rain to take the victory.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/may/22/giro-ditalia-2024-stage-17-tadej-pogacar-georg-steinhauser-cycling
Author : Reuters
Publish date : 2024-05-22 16:07:26
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