Watch the heartwarming moment Tadej Pogacar gives his gloves to an absolutely delighted fan during Stage 15 of the Giro d’Italia. Stream top cycling action, including the Giro d’Italia, Tour de France and Vuelta a Espana, live and on-demand on Eurosport, the Eurosport app and discovery+
Watch the heartwarming moment Tadej Pogacar gives his gloves to an absolutely delighted fan during Stage 15 of the Giro d’Italia. Stream top cycling action, including the Giro d’Italia, Tour de France and Vuelta a Espana, live and on-demand on Eurosport, the Eurosport app and discovery+
LIVE: Manerba del Garda – Mottolino
Giro d’Italia – May 19th, 2024
Follow the Giro d’Italia Manerba del Garda – Mottolino stage live with Eurosport. Manerba del Garda – Mottolino starts at 8:40 AM on May 19th, 2024.
Catch the latest cycling news and find Giro d’Italia results, standings and routes. After Manerba del Garda – Mottolino is done, be sure to check out the full schedule of stages and get live updates for the next stage. You can also find a list of previous winners.
Follow Rui Costa, Mathieu van der Poel, Mark Cavendish and other key riders to see who is dominating this season. See the hottest cycling teams in action – Bora-Hansgrohe, Ineos Grenadiers and Cofidis to name a few.
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After the enthralling second individual time trial of this year’s edition of the Giro d’Italia on Saturday, it is now time for the GC contenders to re-focus on the overall race ahead of the next rest day on Monday.
For Sunday’s intriguing day of racing, the riders will have to negotiate the 222km route from Manerba del Garda to Livigno (Mottolino) with climbs on Colle San Zeno, Passo del Mortirolo, Isolaccia-Valdidentro and Passo di Foscagno.
Can Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) continue his seemingly inevitable surge towards an eventual victory at this opening Grand Tour of the 2024 season? This could be a key day ahead of a rest and reset on Monday.
It may be tough for Pogacar, who came second with a sensational individual time trial on Saturday, to lift himself once more for this monster stage, but if anyone can it will be him.
Read on for the stage profile, how to watch and start times…
The UK coverage will be bookended by The Breakaway, presented by Orla Chennaoui, who has a string of esteemed guests joining her across the three weeks.
Usual suspects Dan Lloyd, Adam Blythe and 12-time Giro stage winner Robbie McEwen will return, with former Jumbo-Visma star Nathan van Hooydonck swooping in for the final week as Blythe resumes his duties on the motorbike in Italy.
Meanwhile, former road star Daniel Oss (Stages 10-14), two-time winner Alberto Contador (Stage 15) and Blythe (Stages 16-21) will be doing their thing on the back of a motorbike to bring fans closer to the action.
| Stage | Date | Start / Finish | Distance | Breakaway on-air time (UK time) |
| Stage 1 | Sat May 4 | Venaria Reale – Torino | 140km (hilly) | 12:30 |
| Stage 2 | Sun May 5 | San Francesco al Campo – Santuario di Oropa (Biella) | 161km (summit finish) | 11:45 |
| Stage 3 | Mon May 6 | Novara – Fossano | 166km (flat) | 12:00 |
| Stage 4 | Tue May 7 | Acqui Terme – Andora | 190km (flat) | 11:15 |
| Stage 5 | Wed May 8 | Genova – Lucca | 178km (hilly) | 11:30 |
| Stage 6 | Thu May 9 | Torre del Lago Puccini (Viareggio) – Rapolano Terme | 180km (hilly) | 11:30 |
| Stage 7 | Fri May 10 | Foligno – Perugia | 40.6km (ITT) | 11:45 |
| Stage 8 | Sat May 11 | Spoleto – Prati di Tivo | 152km (summit finish) | 11:15 |
| Stage 9 | Sun May 12 | Avezzano – Napoli | 214km (hilly) | 10:45 |
| Rest Day | Mon May 13 | – | – | – |
| Stage 10 | Tue May 14 | Pompei – Cusano Mutri (Bocca della Selva) | 142km (summit finish) | 11:45 |
| Stage 11 | Wed May 15 | Foiano di Val Fortore – Francavilla al Mare | 207km (flat) | 10:45 |
| Stage 12 | Thu May 16 | Martinsicuro – Fano | 193km (hilly) | 11:15 |
| Stage 13 | Fri May 17 | Riccione – Cento | 179km (flat) | 11:45 |
| Stage 14 | Sat May 18 | Castiglione delle Stiviere – Desenzano del Garda | 31.2km (ITT) | 12:00 |
| Stage 15 | Sun May 19 | Manerba del Garda – Livigno (Mottolino) | 222km (summit finish) | 09:15 |
| Rest Day | Mon May 20 | – | – | – |
| Stage 16 | Tue May 21 | Livigno – Santa Cristina Valgardena/St. Christina in Groden (Monte Pana) | 202km (summit finish) | 10:15 |
| Stage 17 | Wed May 22 | Selva di Val Gardena/Wolkenstein in Gröden – Passo del Brocon | 159km (summit finish) | 11:15 |
| Stage 18 | Thu May 23 | Fiera di Primiero – Padova | 178km (flat) | 11:45 |
| Stage 19 | Fri May 24 | Mortegliano – Sappada | 157km (hilly) | 11:45 |
| Stage 20 | Sat May 25 | Alpago – Bassano del Grappa | 181km (mountainous) | 10:30 |
| Stage 21 | Sun May 26 | Roma – Roma | 122km (flat) | 14:15 |
By the finish that was a lead of 1’26. He stopped the clock in what appeared to be an unbeatable of 35’02.
As he headed to the hotseat he will have been optimistic that his time would hold up, but not 100% confident, considering the way Tadej Pogacar finished the stage 7 time trial. As riders set out and came home, it was increasingly looking like the rest were fighting for scraps, as none came even close to troubling the top of the leaderboard. A few in the higher reaches put in impressive performances but they were more like strong seconds at best. Magnus Sheffield would surely have been up there but for a bad crash on a ride hand bend, having been just five seconds down on Ganna at the first split.
Filippo Ganna of the Ineos Grenadiers delivers a superb individual time trial on Stage 14 of the Giro d’Italia on Saturday. Stream top cycling action, including the Giro d’Italia, Tour de France and Vuelta a Espana, live and on-demand on Eurosport, the Eurosport app and discovery+
LIVE: Castiglione delle Stiviere – Desenzano del Garda
Giro d’Italia – May 18th, 2024
Follow the Giro d’Italia Castiglione delle Stiviere – Desenzano del Garda stage live with Eurosport. Castiglione delle Stiviere – Desenzano del Garda starts at 11:40 AM on May 18th, 2024.
Catch the latest cycling news and find Giro d’Italia results, standings and routes. After Castiglione delle Stiviere – Desenzano del Garda is done, be sure to check out the full schedule of stages and get live updates for the next stage. You can also find a list of previous winners.
Follow Rui Costa, Mathieu van der Poel, Mark Cavendish and other key riders to see who is dominating this season. See the hottest cycling teams in action – Bora-Hansgrohe, Ineos Grenadiers and Cofidis to name a few.
Cycling fans can read breaking Giro d’Italia news headlines, interviews, expert commentary, replays & highlights. Keep up with all of this season’s top events, including the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a España.
Make Eurosport your go-to source for sports online from cycling to football, tennis, snooker and more. Enjoy live updates from the biggest sports competitions.
The Giro d’Italia is into its third week, and it will be fireworks from the gun on Saturday with the second individual time trial of this year’s edition.
Filippo Ganna, after being edged out by Pogacar on Stage 7, will be among the favourites on the 31.2km run to Desenzano del Garda.
Read on for the stage profile, how to watch and start times…
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Pogacar on Ineos tactics, time trial plan, and Sunday’s Queen Stage
The UK coverage will be bookended by The Breakaway, presented by Orla Chennaoui, who has a string of esteemed guests joining her across the three weeks.
Usual suspects Dan Lloyd, Adam Blythe and 12-time Giro stage winner Robbie McEwen will return, with former Jumbo-Visma star Nathan van Hooydonck swooping in for the final week as Blythe resumes his duties on the motorbike in Italy.
Meanwhile, former road star Daniel Oss (Stages 10-14), two-time winner Alberto Contador (Stage 15) and Blythe (Stages 16-21) will be doing their thing on the back of a motorbike to bring fans closer to the action.
| Stage | Date | Start / Finish | Distance | Breakaway on-air time (UK time) |
| Stage 1 | Sat May 4 | Venaria Reale – Torino | 140km (hilly) | 12:30 |
| Stage 2 | Sun May 5 | San Francesco al Campo – Santuario di Oropa (Biella) | 161km (summit finish) | 11:45 |
| Stage 3 | Mon May 6 | Novara – Fossano | 166km (flat) | 12:00 |
| Stage 4 | Tue May 7 | Acqui Terme – Andora | 190km (flat) | 11:15 |
| Stage 5 | Wed May 8 | Genova – Lucca | 178km (hilly) | 11:30 |
| Stage 6 | Thu May 9 | Torre del Lago Puccini (Viareggio) – Rapolano Terme | 180km (hilly) | 11:30 |
| Stage 7 | Fri May 10 | Foligno – Perugia | 40.6km (ITT) | 11:45 |
| Stage 8 | Sat May 11 | Spoleto – Prati di Tivo | 152km (summit finish) | 11:15 |
| Stage 9 | Sun May 12 | Avezzano – Napoli | 214km (hilly) | 10:45 |
| Rest Day | Mon May 13 | – | – | – |
| Stage 10 | Tue May 14 | Pompei – Cusano Mutri (Bocca della Selva) | 142km (summit finish) | 11:45 |
| Stage 11 | Wed May 15 | Foiano di Val Fortore – Francavilla al Mare | 207km (flat) | 10:45 |
| Stage 12 | Thu May 16 | Martinsicuro – Fano | 193km (hilly) | 11:15 |
| Stage 13 | Fri May 17 | Riccione – Cento | 179km (flat) | 11:45 |
| Stage 14 | Sat May 18 | Castiglione delle Stiviere – Desenzano del Garda | 31.2km (ITT) | 12:00 |
| Stage 15 | Sun May 19 | Manerba del Garda – Livigno (Mottolino) | 222km (summit finish) | 09:15 |
| Rest Day | Mon May 20 | – | – | – |
| Stage 16 | Tue May 21 | Livigno – Santa Cristina Valgardena/St. Christina in Groden (Monte Pana) | 202km (summit finish) | 10:15 |
| Stage 17 | Wed May 22 | Selva di Val Gardena/Wolkenstein in Gröden – Passo del Brocon | 159km (summit finish) | 11:15 |
| Stage 18 | Thu May 23 | Fiera di Primiero – Padova | 178km (flat) | 11:45 |
| Stage 19 | Fri May 24 | Mortegliano – Sappada | 157km (hilly) | 11:45 |
| Stage 20 | Sat May 25 | Alpago – Bassano del Grappa | 181km (mountainous) | 10:30 |
| Stage 21 | Sun May 26 | Roma – Roma | 122km (flat) | 14:15 |
Jonathan Milan is dominating this Giro d’Italia in the battle of the fastmen, but why is he so effective? Adam Blythe, on Eurosport’s ‘The Breakaway’, analyses the Stage 13 finish to look for clues. Watch and stream the Giro d’Italia on Eurosport and discovery+.
It’s going to take more than crosswinds and the kitchen sink to deny Jonathan Milan on this Giro d’Italia. Despite being caught out by a huge split in the peloton with 60km remaining of Stage 13, the Italian’s Lidl-Trek team kept their cool before delivering their man to a third sprint win while all Milan’s rivals faded.
Belgium’s Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step) and Australians Kaden Grove (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and Caleb Ewan (Jayco-AlUla) were not even in the top 10 despite their teams piling on the hurt when Lidl-Trek were caught short in the wind.
Colombia’s Fernando Gaviria (Movistar) launched too early and allowed Milan to use his slipstream before powering to the line ahead of Poland’s Stanislaw Aniolkowski (Cofidis) and Germany’s Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain Victorious). Dutchman Tim Van Dijk (Visma-Lease a Bike) and France’s Hugo Hofstetter (Israel-Premier Tech) completed the top five.
Race leader Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) negotiated the crosswind chaos without any worry and finished safely in the pack to retain the pink jersey ahead of Saturday’s individual time trial and Sunday’s key summit finish, where the Slovenian will look to put to bed a race that he already leads by almost two minutes on his nearest challenger.
But the day was less about pink than the ciclamino skinsuit of Milan, who moved to over 100 points clear in the standings of the jersey he won on his Grand Tour debut at last year’s Giro.
More to follow
