RAPOLANO TERME, Italy — Race favourite Tadej Pogacar produced an individual time-trial masterclass to win stage seven of the Giro d’Italia, crushing the opposition on the 40.6 km route from Foligno to Perugia after Filippo Ganna had set the pace.
Ineos Grenadiers’ Italian rider Ganna clocked 52:01 and looked set to win the stage when Pogacar found himself behind after the second intermediate checkpoint, but the Slovenian made up time on the brutal climb to the finish line.
Race favourite Tadej Pogacar produced an individual time-trial masterclass to win stage seven of the Giro d’Italia, crushing the opposition on the 40.6 km route from Foligno to Perugia after Filippo Ganna had set the pace, Reuters reported.
Ineos Grenadiers’ Italian rider Ganna clocked 52:01 and looked set to win the stage when Pogacar found himself behind after the second intermediate checkpoint, but the Slovenian made up time on the brutal climb to the finish line.
