The Maglia Rosa Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) has won Stage 15 of the 107th Giro d’Italia, the 222 km long Manerba del Garda-Livigno (Mottolino). Nairo Quintana (Movistar Team) and Georg Steinhauser (EF Education-EasyPost) finished second and third respectively.
Speaking seconds after the stage finish, the stage winner and Maglia Rosa Tadej Pogacar said: “Today was one of the best days of my career. It was a very nice stage with a good route and very nice climbs. We had this stage in mind since December. I’m super happy that we kept it under control. It was a very strong breakaway. We had to be smart because of the tail wind. I’m very happy to win the queen stage of the Giro in Livigno, one of my favourite places in Italy. I opened a gap after Rafal Majka finished his turn. I continued solo… When I used to watch Quintana and Froome I was always angry that I wouldn’t attack from far out but today he did. But today he did a super good job and also Georg Steinhauser, there are a few riders who deserve a mention today”.
STAGE RESULTS
1 – Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) – 222 km in 6h11’43”, av speed 35.833 km/h
2 – Nairo Quintana (Movistar Team) at 29″
3 – Georg Steinhauser (EF Education-EasyPost) at 2’32”
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
1 – Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)
2 – Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) at 6’41”
3 – Daniel Felipe Martinez (Bora – Hansgrohe) at 6’56”
THE OFFICIAL JERSEYS
The leader jerseys of the Giro d’Italia are produced and designed by CASTELLI.
- Maglia Rosa, leader of the General Classification, sponsored by Enel – Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)
- Maglia Ciclamino, leader of the Points Classification, in collaboration with Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale and ITA Italian Trade Agency – Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek)
- Maglia Azzurra, leader of the Gran Premio della Montagna (KOM), sponsored by Banca Mediolanum – Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)
- Maglia Bianca, Best Young Rider, born after 01/01/1999, sponsored by Eataly – Antonio Tiberi (Bahrain Victorious)
