Ecuador's Jhonatan Narvaez outsprints Giro d'Italia favourite Tadej Pogacar to win the opening stage of the Grand Tour.
Ecuador's Jhonatan Narvaez outsprinted Giro d'Italia favourite Tadej Pogacar to win the opening stage of the first Grand Tour of the year.
Ineos Grenadiers rider Narvaez charged to the finish line in Turin to push Slovenian Pogacar into third, with Germany's Max Schachmann taking second. UAE Team Emirates rider Pogacar is aiming to complete a rare double - to win the Giro and Tour de France in the same year - a feat that has not been achieved since Marco Pantani in 1998.
He attacked on the final climb, dropping the majority of his rivals for overall victory, and although he was unable to win the stage he already has a handy lead over the likes of Britain's Geraint Thomas.Among Pogacar's other expected rivals for the general classification, Colombia's Daniel Martinez and Australia's Ben O'Connor finished alongside Thomas in the peloton, while Spain's Juan Pedro Lopez was a further 10 seconds back - 30 seconds behind in total.
Sunday's second stage is a 161km route from San Francesco al Campo to Santuario di Oropa and includes a steep climb to the finish.The slow-burn hit that became the nation's favourite'Canelo will be truly appreciated when he retires'
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