Giro d’Italia: Andrea Vendrame triumphs solo in Sappada, good Simone Velasco

Giro d'Italia: Andrea Vendrame wins in Sappada, Tadej Pogacar still in pink

Andrea Vendrame (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team) won the nineteenth stage of the Giro d'Italia 107, the 157 km Mortegliano-Sappada. In second and third place were Pelayo Sanchez (Movistar Team) and Georg Steinhauser (EF Education – EasyPost), respectively. Good performance also for Simone Velasco, who finished in sixth place.

Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) remains in the overall leader’s Pink Jersey, with Colombia’s Daniel Felipe Martinez (Bora – Hansgrohe) at 7'42" and Britain’s Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) at 8'04".

"I had this stage as a goal from the beginning of the Giro. It was important to get into the breakaway of the day, from there I managed. I attacked on the descent, taking a risk, saw that I had a good lead and kept pushing. It's a special emotion becauseè I won close to home" these are the statements of Andrea Vendrame after winning the stage.

The Top 10 of the nineteenth stage of the Giro d'Italia 2024

1 VENDRAME Andrea Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team 180 03:51:05
2 SANCHEZ Pelayo Movistar Team 130 + 54
3 STEINHAUSER Georg EF Education-EasyPost 95 + 01:07
4 NARVAEZ Jhonnatan INEOS Grenadiers 80 + 02:27
5 PLAPP Lucas Team Jayco-AlUla 60 + 02:27
6 VELASCO Simone Astana Qazaqstan Team 45 + 02:30
7 TRATNIK Jan Team Visma | Lease a Bike 40 + 02:30
8 VALGREN Michael EF Education-EasyPost 35 + 02:30
9 ALAPHILIPPE Julian Soudal Quick-Step 30 + 02:32
10 HERMANS Quinten Alpecin-Deceuninck 25 + 03:52