Giro d'Italia 2024 stage 16 GC Update | Tadej Pogacar increases lead even further as Daniel Martinez rises to 2nd at Geraint Thomas' expense

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Tuesday, 21 May 2024 at 18:00
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After all the controversy and drama that proceeded the racing getting underway on stage 16 of the 2024 Giro d'Italia, the reduced stage didn't see any lessening in the drama as Tadej Pogacar emphatically made it five Giro stage wins and increased his Maglia Rosa advantage even further.

The UAE Team Emirates star didn't need to do it, but seeing that the race situation was getting very good for him to add that fifth victory, he was ruthless. In truth, Pogacar didn't even have to attack from the peloton. The Slovenian simply kept up the pace when his teammate Rafal Majka pulled away, and soloed across the finish line, passing the remainder of the breakaway one by one with consummate ease.

In addition to the victory, Tadej Pogacar further distances himself from his rivals in the general classification. Behind him though, the rest of the GC hopefuls had differing days. Daniel Martinez is the new 2nd position after beating Geraint Thomas on the final climb, who drops down 3rd after some significant time loss. Both are now more than 7 minutes behind Pogacar however, so there is no fight for overall victory remaining. As far as the rest of the positions are concerned, there are no changes in the Top 10.

The highlight was the performance of Romain Bardet. The Team DSM-Firmenich PostNL rider was left behind when Pelayo Sánchez started an attack in the peloton and Movistar Team began to put pressure on him. However, the Frenchman managed to bravely claw his way back to the peloton in the final kilometres and save his 7th place for the moment.

Elsewhere, Ben O'Connor remains 4th, Antonio Tiberi is 5th, Thymen Arensman is 6th, Filippo Zana is 8th, Einer Rubio remains 9th despite having his team work throughout the day and Jan Hirt closes in 10th.

Giro d'Italia 2024 stage 16 GC Update:

1POGACAR TadejUAE Team Emirates59:01:09
2MARTINEZ DanielBORA-hansgrohe+ 07:18
3THOMAS GeraintINEOS Grenadiers+ 07:40
4O'CONNOR BenDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team+ 08:42
5TIBERI AntonioBahrain Victorious+ 10:09
6ARENSMAN ThymenINEOS Grenadiers+ 10:33
7BARDET RomainTeam dsm-firmenich PostNL+ 12:18
8ZANA FilippoTeam Jayco-AlUla+ 12:43
9RUBIO EinerMovistar Team+ 13:09
10HIRT JanSoudal Quick-Step+ 14:07
11FORTUNATO LorenzoAstana Qazaqstan Team+ 15:33
12STORER MichaelTudor Pro Cycling Team+ 17:20
13PIGANZOLI DavideTeam Polti Kometa+ 19:55
14POZZOVIVO DomenicoVF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè+ 21:59
15GESCHKE SimonCofidis+ 25:12
16BAUDIN AlexDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team+ 26:17
17COVILI LucaVF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè+ 28:28
18MAJKA RafalUAE Team Emirates+ 32:39
19ALEOTTI GiovanniBORA-hansgrohe+ 33:27
20PARET-PEINTRE ValentinDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team+ 38:41
21CARUSO DamianoBahrain Victorious+ 39:44
22QUINTANA NairoMovistar Team+ 43:43
23CONCI NicolaAlpecin-Deceuninck+ 44:29
24VALTER AttilaTeam Visma | Lease a Bike+ 48:55
25CHAVES EstebanEF Education-EasyPost+ 52:47
26LOPEZ Juan PedroLidl-Trek+ 54:53
27NARVAEZ JhonnatanINEOS Grenadiers+ 55:53
28SCARONI CristianAstana Qazaqstan Team+ 56:04
29PARET-PEINTRE AurélienDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team+ 56:23
30RIES MichelARKEA-B&B HOTELS+ 57:44
31VERMAERKE KevinTeam dsm-firmenich PostNL+ 01:03:29
32VANSEVENANT MauriSoudal Quick-Step+ 01:03:45
33ZAMBANINI EdoardoBahrain Victorious+ 01:07:38
34SCHACHMANN MaxBORA-hansgrohe+ 01:11:26
35HAMILTON ChrisTeam dsm-firmenich PostNL+ 01:13:57
36CALMEJANE LilianIntermarché-Wanty+ 01:15:49
37WARBASSE LawrenceDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team+ 01:20:39
38TRATNIK JanTeam Visma | Lease a Bike+ 01:20:50
39GROSSSCHARTNER FelixUAE Team Emirates+ 01:27:46
40ALAPHILIPPE JulianSoudal Quick-Step+ 01:27:57
41VELASCO SimoneAstana Qazaqstan Team+ 01:29:48
42TONELLI AlessandroVF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè+ 01:30:42
43STEINHAUSER GeorgEF Education-EasyPost+ 01:33:46
44VALGREN MichaelEF Education-EasyPost+ 01:35:10
45MULUBRHAN HenokAstana Qazaqstan Team+ 01:44:46
46SANCHEZ PelayoMovistar Team+ 01:46:43
47LEEMREIZE GijsTeam dsm-firmenich PostNL+ 01:46:58
48SCHULTZ NickIsrael-Premier Tech+ 01:48:03
49FRIGO MarcoIsrael-Premier Tech+ 01:48:49
50BARTA WilliamMovistar Team+ 01:49:11
51SHEFFIELD MagnusINEOS Grenadiers+ 01:50:31
52HERMANS QuintenAlpecin-Deceuninck+ 01:54:41
53MAESTRI MircoTeam Polti Kometa+ 01:56:46
54FERNANDEZ RubenCofidis+ 01:57:28
55PALENI EnzoGroupama-FDJ+ 02:01:54
56CHAMPION ThomasCofidis+ 02:02:32
57VENDRAME AndreaDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team+ 02:06:29
58SÜTTERLIN JashaBahrain Victorious+ 02:07:27
59DE MARCHI AlessandroTeam Jayco-AlUla+ 02:08:29
60GHEBREIGZABHIER AmanuelLidl-Trek+ 02:09:15
61BAGIOLI AndreaLidl-Trek+ 02:09:37
62BAIS MattiaTeam Polti Kometa+ 02:09:39
63PELLIZZARI GiulioVF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè+ 02:09:57
64STORK FlorianTudor Pro Cycling Team+ 02:12:59
65SWIFT BenINEOS Grenadiers+ 02:13:28
66HONORE MikkelEF Education-EasyPost+ 02:18:49
67KEPPLINGER RainerBahrain Victorious+ 02:20:30
68NOVAK DomenUAE Team Emirates+ 02:21:01
69PLAPP LucasTeam Jayco-AlUla+ 02:21:46
70TORRES AlbertMovistar Team+ 02:25:40
71TOUZÉ DamienDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team+ 02:27:17
72BALLERINI DavideAstana Qazaqstan Team+ 02:33:04
73FIORELLI FilippoVF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè+ 02:33:09
74VERRE AlessandroARKEA-B&B HOTELS+ 02:35:45
75BARTHE CyrilGroupama-FDJ+ 02:36:38
76SERRY PieterSoudal Quick-Step+ 02:37:21
77TRENTIN MatteoTudor Pro Cycling Team+ 02:38:42
78DE BOD StefanEF Education-EasyPost+ 02:39:19
79CEPEDA AlexanderEF Education-EasyPost+ 02:40:22
80COSTIOU EwenARKEA-B&B HOTELS+ 02:41:09
81ASKEY LewisGroupama-FDJ+ 02:42:31
82COLLEONI KevinIntermarché-Wanty+ 02:43:28
83WOOD HarrisonCofidis+ 02:45:05
84SWIFT ConnorINEOS Grenadiers+ 02:46:19
85GAMPER PatrickBORA-hansgrohe+ 02:47:22
86SMITH DionIntermarché-Wanty+ 02:48:21
87FOSS TobiasINEOS Grenadiers+ 02:49:47
88GERMANI LorenzoGroupama-FDJ+ 02:53:33
89GANNA FilippoINEOS Grenadiers+ 02:53:41
90BAIS DavideTeam Polti Kometa+ 02:55:05
91PICCOLO AndreaEF Education-EasyPost+ 02:55:09
92LAENGEN Vegard StakeUAE Team Emirates+ 02:56:46
93PASQUALON AndreaBahrain Victorious+ 02:57:25
94GROVES KadenAlpecin-Deceuninck+ 02:57:45
95STUYVEN JasperLidl-Trek+ 02:58:55
96TRONCHON BastienDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team+ 03:00:00
97MARCELLUSI MartinVF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè+ 03:00:24
98PITHIE LaurenceGroupama-FDJ+ 03:00:43
99PLANCKAERT EdwardAlpecin-Deceuninck+ 03:04:02
100FABBRO MatteoTeam Polti Kometa+ 03:04:59
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