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Primoz Roglic all but secured the Giro d'Italia title on Saturday by overtaking leader Geraint Thomas on the penultimate stage despite having a mechanical problem on the mountain time trial.
After a barnstorming ITT that saw Primoz Roglic take pink, the Giro d’Italia concludes on the streets of Rome on Sunday. Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) entered the ITT with an advantage of 26 seconds on Roglic (Jumbo Visma), but the Welshman had no answers to the power of the Slovenian.
The Giro d’Italia stood accused of being a little dry on occasions, but the time trial served up huge drama as Primoz Rogic produced “the ride of his life” to snatch the pink jersey from Geraint Thomas. Thomas went into the penultimate stage of the race with a 26-second lead over Roglic. Ad Roglic started strong to pile pressure on Thomas, but he looked set to suffer more ITT heartbreak on a mountain ala La Planche des Belles Filles at the Tour de France in 2020 when he dropped his chain.
Ineos Grenadiers rider Geraint Thomas was seemingly on course for a first ever Giro d'Italia title but a disappointing performance in the time trial on the penultimate day gave Slovenian Primoz Roglic a likely race-winning lead. In the circumstances, Thomas would have been forgiven for being in a less than genial mood, but the Welshman was able to see the lighter side. Ad Moments after Roglic completed his rapid ascent of Monte Lussari, Thomas gave his wry response.
Geraint Thomas saw the pink jersey snatched away on the penultimate day of the Giro d’Italia as Primoz Roglic overcame a mechanical problem to win a punishing time trial to the summit of Monte Lussari.
:Primoz Roglic was poised to win his first Giro d'Italia title after snatching the leader's maglia rosa from Geraint Thomas with an emphatic victory in the 18.6-kilometre individual time trial in the penultimate 20th stage on Saturday.
Primoz Roglic is poised to win his first Giro d'Italia title after snatching the overall lead from Geraint Thomas with victory in the 18.6km individual time trial on Saturday, with Eddie Dunbar slipping to seventh overall.
Primoz Roglic overcame a mechanical problem on the upper slopes of Monte Lussari to rip the pink jersey off the shoulders of Geraint Thomas at the final opportunity in the Giro d’Italia. Roglic took a slender lead into the first timecheck, and piled the pressure on his rival up the punishing Monte Lussari climb.