Match point? Tadej Pogačar looks to wrap up Giro d'Italia early on Prati di Tivo - stage 8 preview

Giro d'Italia 2024: Tadej Pogacar exits the first seven stages of racing with a strong lead
Giro d'Italia 2024: Tadej Pogacar exits the first seven stages of racing with a lead of 2:36 on his nearest rival (Image credit: Getty Images)

There are still 2,400km between here and Rome, but it's hard to shake off the feeling that Tadej Pogačar has already put this Giro d'Italia far beyond the reach of any of his rivals. At the very least, Pogačar's inordinately dominant victory in the stage 7 time trial to Perugia leaves the race already on match point with more than two weeks still to go.

"It's still a super long way to Rome and we didn't start the climbing stages," Pogačar said when he took a seat in the press conference truck on Friday evening. "Nothing is over yet."

Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan was Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.

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