Giro 2024: Milan sprints to victory, Pogacar still leader

foto: Cor VosJonathan Milan powers to his third stage win in the streets of Cento. Stanisław Aniołkowski and Phil Bauhaus come home in second and third, while Tadej Pogacar stays in the maglia rosa. (Slideshow route/profile)

Results 13th stage 2024 Giro

1. Jonathan Milan (ita)
2. Stanisław Aniołkowski (pol) s.t.
4. Phil Bauhaus (ger) s.t.
4. Tim van Dijke (nld) s.t.
5. Hugo Hofstetter (fra) s.t.
6. Fernando Gaviria (col) s.t.
7. Sebastián Molano (col) s.t.
8. Laurence Pithie (fra) s.t.
9. Giovanni Lonardi (ita) s.t.
10. Alberto Dainese (ita) s.t.

GC after stage 13
1. Tadej Pogacar (slo)
2. Daniel Felipe Martínez (col) + 2.40
3. Geraint Thomas (gbr) + 2.56
4. Ben O’Connor (aus) + 3.39
5. Antonio Tiberi (ita) + 4.27
6. Romain Bardet (fra) + 4.57
7. Lorenzo Fortunato (ita) + 5.19
8. Filippo Zana (ita) + 5.23
9. Einer Rubio (col) + 5.28
10. Thymen Arensman (nld) + 5.52

Race report
Andrea Pietrobon, Manuele Tarozzi, and Alessandro Tonelli are the breakaway riders. The trio races to a lead of 3 minutes. That’s all they get.

Ineos ups the pace in the crosswinds with 62 kilometres to go. The peloton splits, and Jonathan Milan is among the riders forced to chase. The lead group is caught, while the alarm bells are ringing for about 20 kilometres. Then it’s gruppo compatto again.

Dries De Pooter and Martin Marcellusi establish the second breakaway inside the last 30 kilometres. De Pooter drops his companion halfway to the finish line before he is caught himself with 9 kilometres to go.

Lidl-Trek does a perfect job in leading out Jonathan Milan, and when Fernando Gaviria opens his sprint early, the maglia ciclamino uses the Colombian as his final launch pad before storming to his third stage win in the Giro d’Italia.

Tadej Pogacar finishes safely in the peloton to extend his lead in the GC.

Another interesting read: route 14th stage 2024 Giro.