Pogacar sets seal on crushing Giro d'Italia triumph to emulate Merckx
Riding a bright pink bike to match the leader's jersey he has held since the second stage, Pogacar surged away on the punishing Monte Grappa climb to claim his sixth win in his debut Giro, matching the tally by Merckx, another non-sprinter, in 1973. The UAE rider holds a nine-minute 56 second lead over Daniel Martinez and will be crowned champion at the end of Sunday's procession around Rome unless an unprecedented disaster strikes in the Italian capital. "We did a perfect job as a team today," said Pogacar. Читать дальше...