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Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) conquered the mountain finish of Santuario di Oropa to win stage 2 of the Giro d’Italia and took the maglia rosa as the race leader.
The Slovenian launched a powerful solo attack on the steepest moment of the climb to surge away and take stage victory. Dani Martinez (Bora-Hansgrohe) finished second and Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) third at 27 seconds.
Lorenzo Fortunato (Astana Qazaqstan) and Florian Lipowitz (Bora-Hansgrohe) completed the chase to complete the top five. Michael Storer (Tudor Pro Cycling) finished another three seconds back in a three-rider group that contained Cian Uijtdebroeks (Visma-Lease a Bike) and Einer Rubio (Movistar).
Stage 1 winner Jhonatan Narváez (Ineos Grenadiers) finished 2:03 down and so lost the leader’s jersey to…
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