5 things we learned from the first week of the 2024 Giro d’Italia

The Italian Grand Tour is firmly underway and Tadej Pogačar is in the pink jersey. Here are our takeaways from the first week of action

Tadej Pogacar
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The first week of this year’s Giro d’Italia is firmly in the rear view mirror and we’ve arrived at today’s first rest day in Naples. 

As many predicted beforehand, Tadej Pogačar’s debut Giro victory seems like it is becoming a foregone conclusion. Barring major incident or disaster, it’s already feels likely that the Slovenian will be the man celebrating on the top step of the podium in Rome. 

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