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Giro d'Italia 2024 stage 18 GC Update: Another day ticked off for Tadej Pogacar towards inevitable Maglia Rosa victory

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by Kieran Wood
Thursday, 23 May 2024 at 17:36
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Stage 18 of the Giro d'Italia 2024 was intended to be a transition day before the arrival of the last two mountain challenges and as expected, the victory was decided in a bunch sprint, with Tim Merlier narrowly edging Jonathan Milan in the finale.

Therefore, the Top 10 of the overall classification remains intact ahead of the final showdown in the coming days. Although the drama for the race win is all but over, with Tadej Pogacar only having to worry about finishing the stages given his mammoth, near eight-minute advantage in the general classification over second-placed Daniel Martinez, there will still be much to fight for behind the UAE Team Emirates leader.

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The battle between Martinez and Geraint Thomas for 2nd place will be the main attraction on Friday and Saturday. The BORA - hansgrohe rider snatched the place from the INEOS Grenadiers rider last Tuesday, whilst on Wednesday, the Colombian was able to finish strong enough for Thomas not to surprise him on the final climb up the Passo Brocon.

Antonio Tiberi has the chance to continue to complete an outstanding Giro d'Italia. In addition to currently leading the youth classification, although Thymen Arensman is still in the fight after surviving a late mechanical, Tiberi will still have hopes of overtaking Ben O'Connor in the fight for 4th place. Einer Rubio will also have his work cut out for Movistar Team. The Colombian must be ambitious to overtake Romain Bardet in 7th place. Filippo Zana (9th) and Jan Hirt (10th) will race on Friday and Saturday looking to finish inside the Top 10 in the overall classification.

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Giro d'Italia 2024 stage 18 GC Update:

1POGACAR TadejUAE Team Emirates67:17:02
2MARTINEZ DanielBORA-hansgrohe+ 07:42
3THOMAS GeraintINEOS Grenadiers+ 08:04
4O'CONNOR BenDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team+ 09:47
5TIBERI AntonioBahrain Victorious+ 10:29
6ARENSMAN ThymenINEOS Grenadiers+ 11:10
7BARDET RomainTeam dsm-firmenich PostNL+ 12:42
8RUBIO EinerMovistar Team+ 13:33
9ZANA FilippoTeam Jayco-AlUla+ 13:52
10HIRT JanSoudal Quick-Step+ 14:44
11FORTUNATO LorenzoAstana Qazaqstan Team+ 16:37
12STORER MichaelTudor Pro Cycling Team+ 18:27
13PIGANZOLI DavideTeam Polti Kometa+ 22:38
14GESCHKE SimonCofidis+ 27:55
15COVILI LucaVF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè+ 31:56
16MAJKA RafalUAE Team Emirates+ 33:44
17PARET-PEINTRE ValentinDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team+ 41:12
18QUINTANA NairoMovistar Team+ 44:52
19CARUSO DamianoBahrain Victorious+ 44:55
20POZZOVIVO DomenicoVF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè+ 46:25
21CONCI NicolaAlpecin-Deceuninck+ 47:58
22BAUDIN AlexDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team+ 50:43
23VALTER AttilaTeam Visma | Lease a Bike+ 54:06
24ALEOTTI GiovanniBORA-hansgrohe+ 57:53
25PARET-PEINTRE AurélienDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team+ 57:54
26RIES MichelARKEA-B&B HOTELS+ 01:00:54
27NARVAEZ JhonnatanINEOS Grenadiers+ 01:05:58
28VERMAERKE KevinTeam dsm-firmenich PostNL+ 01:06:00
29ZAMBANINI EdoardoBahrain Victorious+ 01:12:49
30VANSEVENANT MauriSoudal Quick-Step+ 01:15:45
31LOPEZ Juan PedroLidl-Trek+ 01:21:59
32CHAVES EstebanEF Education-EasyPost+ 01:24:13
33GROSSSCHARTNER FelixUAE Team Emirates+ 01:33:10
34STEINHAUSER GeorgEF Education-EasyPost+ 01:35:18
35CALMEJANE LilianIntermarché-Wanty+ 01:40:15
36HAMILTON ChrisTeam dsm-firmenich PostNL+ 01:40:39
37SCHACHMANN MaxBORA-hansgrohe+ 01:42:24
38WARBASSE LawrenceDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team+ 01:45:05
39TRATNIK JanTeam Visma | Lease a Bike+ 01:52:16
40VELASCO SimoneAstana Qazaqstan Team+ 01:54:14
41LEEMREIZE GijsTeam dsm-firmenich PostNL+ 01:54:20
42TONELLI AlessandroVF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè+ 01:55:08
43FRIGO MarcoIsrael-Premier Tech+ 01:57:31
44VALGREN MichaelEF Education-EasyPost+ 01:59:36
45ALAPHILIPPE JulianSoudal Quick-Step+ 01:59:52
46MULUBRHAN HenokAstana Qazaqstan Team+ 02:09:12
47SANCHEZ PelayoMovistar Team+ 02:10:43
48BARTA WilliamMovistar Team+ 02:15:19
49DE MARCHI AlessandroTeam Jayco-AlUla+ 02:21:03
50HERMANS QuintenAlpecin-Deceuninck+ 02:21:08
51SCHULTZ NickIsrael-Premier Tech+ 02:21:17
52SHEFFIELD MagnusINEOS Grenadiers+ 02:21:29
53GHEBREIGZABHIER AmanuelLidl-Trek+ 02:21:39
54FERNANDEZ RubenCofidis+ 02:21:54
55VENDRAME AndreaDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team+ 02:22:00
56MAESTRI MircoTeam Polti Kometa+ 02:23:16
57SWIFT BenINEOS Grenadiers+ 02:23:33
58PLAPP LucasTeam Jayco-AlUla+ 02:25:42
59PALENI EnzoGroupama-FDJ+ 02:26:20
60CHAMPION ThomasCofidis+ 02:26:58
61SÜTTERLIN JashaBahrain Victorious+ 02:31:53
62PELLIZZARI GiulioVF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè+ 02:34:25
63BAIS MattiaTeam Polti Kometa+ 02:41:16
64BAGIOLI AndreaLidl-Trek+ 02:43:01
65HONORE MikkelEF Education-EasyPost+ 02:43:54
66TORRES AlbertMovistar Team+ 02:50:06
67WOOD HarrisonCofidis+ 02:51:10
68KEPPLINGER RainerBahrain Victorious+ 02:52:07
69TOUZÉ DamienDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team+ 02:58:48
70STORK FlorianTudor Pro Cycling Team+ 03:00:45
71BALLERINI DavideAstana Qazaqstan Team+ 03:03:31
72SERRY PieterSoudal Quick-Step+ 03:04:13
73CEPEDA AlexanderEF Education-EasyPost+ 03:05:39
74NOVAK DomenUAE Team Emirates+ 03:05:55
75FIORELLI FilippoVF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè+ 03:07:50
76VERRE AlessandroARKEA-B&B HOTELS+ 03:09:59
77TRENTIN MatteoTudor Pro Cycling Team+ 03:10:17
78BAIS DavideTeam Polti Kometa+ 03:10:41
79DE BOD StefanEF Education-EasyPost+ 03:12:43
80COSTIOU EwenARKEA-B&B HOTELS+ 03:14:14
81FOSS TobiasINEOS Grenadiers+ 03:18:33
82BARTHE CyrilGroupama-FDJ+ 03:19:44
83PASQUALON AndreaBahrain Victorious+ 03:21:51
84GROVES KadenAlpecin-Deceuninck+ 03:23:08
85GERMANI LorenzoGroupama-FDJ+ 03:24:59
86LAENGEN Vegard StakeUAE Team Emirates+ 03:25:41
87COLLEONI KevinIntermarché-Wanty+ 03:26:45
88ASKEY LewisGroupama-FDJ+ 03:26:56
89PLANCKAERT EdwardAlpecin-Deceuninck+ 03:29:29
90GAMPER PatrickBORA-hansgrohe+ 03:30:28
91SWIFT ConnorINEOS Grenadiers+ 03:30:35
92SMITH DionIntermarché-Wanty+ 03:32:26
93TRONCHON BastienDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team+ 03:32:30
94MARCELLUSI MartinVF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè+ 03:35:29
95FABBRO MatteoTeam Polti Kometa+ 03:36:25
96GANNA FilippoINEOS Grenadiers+ 03:37:10
97CLARKE SimonIsrael-Premier Tech+ 03:39:37
98BAYER TobiasAlpecin-Deceuninck+ 03:39:55
99STUYVEN JasperLidl-Trek+ 03:42:01
100PICCOLO AndreaEF Education-EasyPost+ 03:42:08
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