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Tadej Pogačar added another Giro d’Italia stage victory to his collection, once again extending his race lead, as he triumphed on the stage 16 summit finish at Santa Cristina Valgardena.
The break had looked to have a rare win in their sights up until the final 2km of the mountain of a weather-abridged stage, but the Slovenian and his UAE Team Emirates squad had other ideas, with Rafał Majka working to close the gap on the short but sharp final climb.
He rose out of the saddle with an inevitable attack as Giulio Pellizzarri (VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè) fought for his team’s first Giro stage win since 2016, and soon enough he had caught and passed the 20-year-old debutant.
The Italian could at least console himself with second…
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