The 19th stage of the Tour of Italy this Friday the 24th may be the last opportunity for the adventurers to shine.
The essential
- This 19th stage of the Giro this Friday, May 24 is a stage with a very rugged profile, offering great possibilities for adventurers and a breakaway. Runners will have to tackle the short but steep Passo Duron (4.4 km at 9.7%), followed by Sella Valcalda (8.9 km at 3.7%) and the irregular Cima Sappada (8.5 km at 4.7%) to conclude, with passages of 15%.
- Julian Alaphilippe, still in the running since the start of this Tour of Italy, could once again aim for stage victory.
- In the general classification, the Slovenian Tadej Pogacar is alone in the world and well ahead of this Giro.
Live
13:53 – The breakaway cannot be heard (132km)
Edoardo Affini still makes big gestures of discontent at the front of the race because the leading riders don’t really get along. The peloton could take advantage of this to come back.
13:46 – A stagnating gap (138km)
The lead of the breakaway does not really increase but does not decrease either at the start of the 19th stage of the Giro 2024. Here is the composition of the breakaway of ten riders: Magnus Sheffield (Ineos Grenadiers); Ryan Mullen (Bora-Hansgrohe); Andrea Vendrame (Décathlon-AG2R); Andrea Piccolo (EF Education-EasyPost); Daan Hoole (Lidl-Trek); Lorenzo Milesi (Movistar Team); Giovanni Leonardi (Team Polti-Kometa); Edoardo Affini, Attila Valter (Visma-Lease a Bike).
1:37 p.m. – Vendrame unhappy (145km)
The Italian is not happy in the leading group of this 19th stage of the Giro 2024 and is asking for more consistent and faster relays to gain a significant gap on the peloton.
13:32 – Beautiful people ahead (150km)
There are around ten of them at the front of this 19th stage of the Giro 2024. Among them, there are riders like Mullen, Sheffield, Affini and Velasco.
13:29 – A first escape? (152km)
A first gap of 11″ is created for a group of around ten riders in this 19th stage of the Giro 2024.
1:25 p.m. – A very stretched peloton (156km)
The pace of this 19th stage of the Giro 2024 is already very intense. The Jumbo-Visma team is in the lead and setting a high pace!
1:24 p.m. – Here we go (157km)
The checkered flag is waving! The 19th stage of the Giro 2024 is launched!
1:00 p.m. – Departure delayed by 10 minutes
This 19th stage of the Giro 2024 will start a little late. Indeed, the pace of this Tour of Italy being too fast, the organizers decided to delay the delay by 10 minutes during this 19th stage. With an average speed of 42.4 km/h, it is quite simply the fastest Giro in history. Departure scheduled for 1:20 p.m.
12:50 – An update on the rankings
The outcome of this 2024 Giro seems already known. If Tadej Pogacar is not forced to abandon it he will win this Tour of Italy. He has a significant lead of 7’42” over his first pursuer, Daniel Felipe Martinez. He also dominates the mountain classification while Jonathan Milan should return to Rome with the Cyclamen jersey. Antonio Tiberi is the best young person with 41 ” ahead of Thymen Arensman.
12:20 – The favorites for the 19th stage of the Giro 2024
On the occasion of this 19th stage of the Giro 2024, and as during the others, a favorite dressed in pink could do well. Tadej Pogacar should still be the dynamiter of this race. But another runner who animated the three weeks could also join the fight. Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe could win a second stage during this Tour of Italy.
11:55 – The route of the 19th stage of the Giro 2024
157km await the riders of this Giro 2024 this Friday between Mortegliano and Sappada for the 19th stage. The finish will take place in the mountains at an altitude of 1250m. The stage will be split into two large parts with the first certainly devoted to the formation of breakaways and the second where the adventurers and climbers should be out.
11:30 – Hello everyone
Welcome everyone to the Internet user’s website to follow live commentary on the 19th stage of the Giro 2024 between Mortegliano and Sappada.
The Giro classification
The Giro d’Italia will follow the spring season and start on May 4. Arrival is scheduled three weeks later, on May 26.
The start of the Giro 2024 took place in Venaria Reale in the suburbs of Turin, near the Juventus Stadium. The arrival will be in Rome. Here is the list of steps:
- 12th stage, May 16: Martinsicuro-Fano, 183 km
- 13th stage, May 17: Riccione-Cento, 179 km
- 14th stage, May 18: Castiglione delle Stiviere-Desenzano del Garda, 31 km (time trial)
- 15th stage, May 19: Manerba del Garda-Livigno (Mottolino), 220 km
- Day off, May 20
- 16th stage, May 21: Livigno-Santa Cristina Val Gardena (Monte Pana), 202 km
- 17th stage, May 22: Selva di Val Gardena-Brocon pass, 154 km
- 18th stage, May 23: Fiera di Primiero-Padua, 166 km
- 19th stage, May 24: Mortegliano-Cima Sappada, 154 km
- 20th stage, May 25: Alpago-Bassano del Grappa, 175 km
- 21st stage, May 26: Rome-Rome, 126 km
Here is the route map for this Giro 2024:
What are the results of the Tour of Italy?
Here are the results of the last 15 years of the Tour of Italy, called Giro d’Italia.
- 2023: P. Roglic
- 2022: J. Hindley
- 2021: E. Bernal
- 2020: T. Geoghegan Hart
- 2019: R. Carapaz
- 2018: C. Froome
- 2017: T. Dumoulin
- 2016: V. Nibali
- 2015: A. Contador
- 2014: N. Quintana
- 2013: V. Nibali
- 2012: R. Hesjedal
- 2011: Mr. Scarponi
- 2010: I. Basso
- 2009: D. Menshov
- 2008: A. Contador
- 2007: D. Di Luca