Saturday’s mountainous stage gives Pogacar’s rivals one last chance to attack him.
ANDREA VENDRAME WON the 19th stage of the Giro d’Italia today after slipping away from the other survivors of a long breakaway on a hilly 157 kilometre run from Mortegliano to Sappada.Vendrame, who rides for Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale, crossed the line 54 seconds ahead of Pelayo Sanchez with Georg Steinhauser third, another 13 seconds behind.
“We were really conservative with the team. Nobody spent too much energy,” Pogacar told Eurosport, suggesting that he had been looking ahead to Saturday’s mountainous penultimate stage. “Tomorrow is the last day of the Giro for us climbers.” The group of leaders waited for the Welsh Ineos rider to run back to the team car and collect a spare bike.
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