Giro d'Italia 2024 stage 15 GC Update | Tadej Pogacar leads with over 6 minutes; Geraint Thomas stays in second; Einer Rubio and Jan Hirt enter Top10
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Stage 15 of the Giro d'Italia 2024 would give no respite to the riders in the general classification despite the fact that not 24 hours earlier they gave everything in the last individual time trial of the Corsa Rosa, which although Filippo Ganna won and Tadej Pogacar managed to put more time on all his rivals for the maglia rosa. On Sunday, moreover, the UAE Team Emirates star was to finish the fight for the overall with a victory that will be engraved in the most memorable pages of cycling history.
For more than 220 kilometers, Nairo Quintana was part of a breakaway in which the Movistar Team rider would end up leading alone after countering an attack by Georg Steinhauser. However, although the Colombian put in a spectacular performance throughout the stage, worthy of the victory, Quintana was unaware of what was coming up behind him.
In the peloton, seeing that he only had Rafal Majka as a domestique, Tadej Pogacar launched an attack that left behind all his main rivals for the overall: Geraint Thomas (2nd), Daniel Martinez (3rd), Ben O'Connor (4th), Antonio Tiberi (5th) and Thymen Arensman (6th), who were the only ones whose position remained unchanged after the stage, although Tiberi shed some important time to his rvials.
With this attack, the Slovenian practically definitively sentenced the Giro d'Italia. Thomas and Martinez, the closest competitors after Romain Bardet who returned to his best form, arrived almost three minutes after the pink jersey and it can be said that any realistic ambition of winning the Giro as been thrown out the window.
Bardet's strong performance saw him overtake Filippo Zana in the fight for the 7th place. The Italian is eighth but now has two riders who are in great form closely following him. In 9th and 10th are Einer Rubio and Jan Hirt, each riders who performed very strongly today and managed to climb two and three spots respectively. Lorenzo Fortunato descended from 9th to 11th after a rough day in the mountains, whilst 10th place Alex Baudin cracked and is now 16th. A positive note on Polti Kometa's Davide Piganzoli who climbed from 13th to 18th.
OVERALL CLASSIFICATION GIRO D'ITALIA 2024 AFTER STAGE 15:
| Ranking | Name | Team | Time |
| 1 | POGACAR Tadej | UAE Team Emirates | 56:11:42 |
| 2 | THOMAS Geraint | INEOS Grenadiers | + 06:41 |
| 3 | MARTINEZ Daniel | BORA-hansgrohe | + 06:56 |
| 4 | O'CONNOR Ben | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 07:43 |
| 5 | TIBERI Antonio | Bahrain Victorious | + 09:26 |
| 6 | ARENSMAN Thymen | INEOS Grenadiers | + 09:45 |
| 7 | BARDET Romain | Team dsm-firmenich PostNL | + 10:49 |
| 8 | ZANA Filippo | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 11:11 |
| 9 | RUBIO Einer | Movistar Team | + 12:13 |
| 10 | HIRT Jan | Soudal Quick-Step | + 13:11 |
| 11 | FORTUNATO Lorenzo | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 14:14 |
| 12 | STORER Michael | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 16:28 |
| 13 | PIGANZOLI Davide | Team Polti Kometa | + 18:29 |
| 14 | POZZOVIVO Domenico | VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè | + 18:55 |
| 15 | GESCHKE Simon | Cofidis | + 22:50 |
| 16 | BAUDIN Alex | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 23:55 |
| 17 | ALEOTTI Giovanni | BORA-hansgrohe | + 26:18 |
| 18 | COVILI Luca | VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè | + 26:28 |
| 19 | CHAVES Esteban | EF Education-EasyPost | + 28:02 |
| 20 | MAJKA Rafal | UAE Team Emirates | + 30:28 |
| 21 | LOPEZ Juan Pedro | Lidl-Trek | + 34:54 |
| 22 | QUINTANA Nairo | Movistar Team | + 35:52 |
| 23 | PARET-PEINTRE Valentin | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 37:46 |
| 24 | CARUSO Damiano | Bahrain Victorious | + 38:55 |
| 25 | CONCI Nicola | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 43:07 |
| 26 | NARVAEZ Jhonnatan | INEOS Grenadiers | + 43:46 |
| 27 | VALTER Attila | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 47:13 |
| 28 | RIES Michel | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | + 52:20 |
| 29 | SCARONI Cristian | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 55:23 |
| 30 | PARET-PEINTRE Aurélien | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 55:24 |
| 31 | SCHACHMANN Max | BORA-hansgrohe | + 58:09 |
| 32 | VERMAERKE Kevin | Team dsm-firmenich PostNL | + 59:12 |
| 33 | WARBASSE Lawrence | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 01:00:40 |
| 34 | ZAMBANINI Edoardo | Bahrain Victorious | + 01:01:04 |
| 35 | CALMEJANE Lilian | Intermarché-Wanty | + 01:01:28 |
| 36 | VANSEVENANT Mauri | Soudal Quick-Step | + 01:01:47 |
| 37 | HAMILTON Chris | Team dsm-firmenich PostNL | + 01:06:48 |
| 38 | STEINHAUSER Georg | EF Education-EasyPost | + 01:09:13 |
| 39 | GROSSSCHARTNE Felix | UAE Team Emirates | + 01:09:36 |
| 40 | VELASCO Simone | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 01:09:49 |
| 41 | TRATNIK Jan | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 01:14:16 |
| 42 | VALGREN Michael | EF Education-EasyPost | + 01:15:11 |
| 43 | BARTA William | Movistar Team | + 01:19:12 |
| 44 | SHEFFIELD Magnus | INEOS Grenadiers | + 01:22:50 |
| 45 | ALAPHILIPPE Julian | Soudal Quick-Step | + 01:23:57 |
| 46 | TONELLI Alessandro | VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè | + 01:24:16 |
| 47 | SCHULTZ Nick | Israel-Premier Tech | + 01:28:04 |
| 48 | FRIGO Marco | Israel-Premier Tech | + 01:33:50 |
| 49 | HERMANS Quinten | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 01:34:42 |
| 50 | MULUBRHAN Henok | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 01:38:10 |
| 51 | MAESTRI Mirco | Team Polti Kometa | + 01:41:31 |
| 52 | BAGIOLI Andrea | Lidl-Trek | + 01:41:56 |
| 53 | SANCHEZ Pelayo | Movistar Team | + 01:42:02 |
| 54 | SÜTTERLIN Jasha | Bahrain Victorious | + 01:42:27 |
| 55 | LEEMREIZE Gijs | Team dsm-firmenich PostNL | + 01:44:02 |
| 56 | STORK Florian | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 01:45:18 |
| 57 | FERNANDEZ Ruben | Cofidis | + 01:45:21 |
| 58 | GHEBREIGZABHIER Amanuel | Lidl-Trek | + 01:49:16 |
| 59 | BAIS Mattia | Team Polti Kometa | + 01:49:40 |
| 60 | DE MARCHI Alessandro | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 01:53:30 |
| 61 | PLAPP Lucas | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 01:54:05 |
| 62 | VENDRAME Andrea | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 01:54:42 |
| 63 | PALENI Enzo | Groupama-FDJ | + 01:55:35 |
| 64 | CHAMPION Thomas | Cofidis | + 01:56:25 |
| 65 | SWIFT Ben | INEOS Grenadiers | + 01:58:29 |
| 66 | KEPPLINGER Rainer | Bahrain Victorious | + 02:00:31 |
| 67 | TORRES Albert | Movistar Team | + 02:05:41 |
| 68 | TOUZÉ Damien | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 02:07:18 |
| 69 | FIORELLI Filippo | VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè | + 02:09:19 |
| 70 | PELLIZZARI Giulio | VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè | + 02:09:37 |
| 71 | HONORE Mikkel | EF Education-EasyPost | + 02:09:45 |
| 72 | NOVAK Domen | UAE Team Emirates | + 02:13:16 |
| 73 | ASKEY Lewis | Groupama-FDJ | + 02:13:41 |
| 74 | VERRE Alessandro | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | + 02:15:46 |
| 75 | BALLERINI Davide | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 02:16:30 |
| 76 | DE BOD Stefan | EF Education-EasyPost | + 02:19:20 |
| 77 | SERRY Pieter | Soudal Quick-Step | + 02:22:22 |
| 78 | COLLEONI Kevin | Intermarché-Wanty | + 02:23:29 |
| 79 | WOOD Harrison | Cofidis | + 02:25:06 |
| 80 | VAN POPPEL Danny | BORA-hansgrohe | + 02:25:22 |
| 81 | GANNA Filippo | INEOS Grenadiers | + 02:26:00 |
| 82 | GAMPER Patrick | BORA-hansgrohe | + 02:27:23 |
| 83 | SMITH Dion | Intermarché-Wanty | + 02:28:22 |
| 84 | SWIFT Connor | INEOS Grenadiers | + 02:29:36 |
| 85 | PASQUALON Andrea | Bahrain Victorious | + 02:29:44 |
| 86 | GROVES Kaden | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 02:29:49 |
| 87 | STUYVEN Jasper | Lidl-Trek | + 02:30:37 |
| 88 | GERMANI Lorenzo | Groupama-FDJ | + 02:33:34 |
| 89 | CEPEDA Alexander | EF Education-EasyPost | + 02:33:48 |
| 90 | FOSS Tobias | INEOS Grenadiers | + 02:34:12 |
| 91 | BAIS Davide | Team Polti Kometa | + 02:35:06 |
| 92 | PLANCKAERT Edward | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 02:36:06 |
| 93 | LAENGEN Vegard Stake | UAE Team Emirates | + 02:36:47 |
| 94 | MARCELLUSI Martin | VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè | + 02:38:08 |
| 95 | TRONCHON Bastien | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 02:40:01 |
| 96 | COSTIOU Ewen | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | + 02:40:17 |
| 97 | PITHIE Laurence | Groupama-FDJ | + 02:40:44 |
| 98 | KOCH Jonas | BORA-hansgrohe | + 02:42:29 |
| 99 | DE POOTER Dries | Intermarché-Wanty | + 02:44:53 |
| 100 | FABBRO Matteo | Team Polti Kometa | + 02:45:00 |
| 101 | BAYER Tobias | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 02:45:39 |
| 102 | VAN DEN BOSSCHE Fabio | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 02:51:53 |
| 103 | KIELICH Timo | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 02:55:09 |
| 104 | CLARKE Simon | Israel-Premier Tech | + 02:55:12 |
| 105 | JANSSENS Jimmy | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 02:55:26 |
| 106 | KAMP Alexander | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 02:57:53 |
| 107 | MILESI Lorenzo | Movistar Team | + 02:58:48 |
| 108 | VAN SINTMAARTENSDIJK Roel | Intermarché-Wanty | + 03:03:30 |
| 109 | MIHKELS Madis | Intermarché-Wanty | + 03:07:39 |
| 110 | TAROZZI Manuele | VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè | + 03:13:02 |
| 111 | PIETROBON Andrea | Team Polti Kometa | + 03:15:52 |
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Tadej Pogacar es una bendición para el ciclismo y nadie puede dudar esto. En todas las carreras que compite siempre sale a ganar y a dar exhibiciones. Después de la exhibición de hoy, ya son 4 las etapas que ya ganado en este Giro. Estamos viendo historia del deporte.
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