The weather, falls or an improbable external event… At the start of the 107e edition of the Tour of Italy, Saturday May 4, in Venaria Reale, on the outskirts of Turin, Tadej Pogacar’s opponents can be found elsewhere than in the current peloton, as he is the immense favorite of the event he is competing in for the first time.
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From this Saturday until May 26, the 25-year-old Slovenian will mainly battle with the only riders from the past who have achieved his 2024 goal: winning the Giro and the Tour de France in the same year. Seven great names in cycling have already succeeded in this sequence which defies the rules of physiology: Fausto Coppi (1949 and 1952), Jacques Anquetil (1964), Eddy Merckx (1970, 1972 and 1974), Bernard Hinault (1982 and 1985), Stephen Roche (1987), Miguel Indurain (1992 and 1993) and Marco Pantani, in 1998, the year when the Tour de France suffered the explosion of the Festina doping affair.
“The road is very long, it’s quite a challenge, but the objective is very clear”, Pogacar told the media in recent days. With seven victories (including Liège-Bastogne-Liègne and the Strade Bianche) in ten races this season, an exceptional ratio, Pogacar is approaching this Giro with undisguised appetite and confidence.
Become “the best of all time”
The leader of the UAE Emirates team says he wants ” tick “ on his list “all” the biggest races and aspires to become nothing less than “the best of all time”. However, an ounce of caution reached him when he looked at the route map of the Tour of Italy: “So much can happen in three weeks. There will perhaps be less stress than in the Tour de France, but I expect bad weather, difficult stages and long climbs. »
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From the first stage (140 kilometers between Venaria Reale and Turin), this Saturday, Pogacar could have the opportunity to put on the pink leader’s jersey, thanks to an uneven profile which corresponds to his explosiveness. “It’s not the main objective, he qualifies, however. It’s all about being in pink in Rome [le 26 mai]. At the beginning, you should already see how the legs are. But if the opportunity to win a stage or take the pink jersey presents itself, you have to seize it. »
Pogacar’s enthusiasm, his tendency to want to knock out the competition at the first opportunity, even if they appear at an unreasonable distance from the finish line, is the subject that challenges the veterans of the peloton. “The Giro-Tour double is very difficult to achieve, thus believes the Spaniard Miguel Indurain. You have to know how to measure your efforts. » “You have to be perfect for 21 days, 20 is not enough. One bad day can change everything”also warns the Italian Vincenzo Nibali, winner of the Tour in 2014 and the Giro in 2013 and 2016.
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In this context of undivided domination, there are some of them who want to fight for the crumbs that the young Slovenian wants to leave them. The Australian Ben O’Connor (Décathlon-AG2R La Mondiale), the Briton Geraint Thomas (INEOS Grenadiers) and the Frenchman Romain Bardet (DSM) aim to get on the final podium. Two other tricolors, Christophe Laporte (Visma-Lease a bike) and Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal-Quick Step), are aiming for one or more stage victories.
In front of their television, the Dane Jonas Vingegaard, the Belgian Remco Evenepoel and the Slovenian Primoz Roglic, all victims of falls at the start of the season, will cross their fingers that the success promised to the leader of the UAE Emirates team will be less easy than expected. If they recover from their various fractures, they will be the ones who will try to thwart Pogacar’s plans for a double during the next Tour de France (June 29-July 21).
Service Sports (with AFP)
Tadej Pogacar, insatiable, aims for the Tour of Italy-Tour de France double
Miami Sprint in the live ticker: Favorite Max Verstappen / Formula 1
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Things happen in quick succession at the Miami International Autodrome: First the Formula 1 fans can enjoy the sprint, then the qualifying for the Grand Prix. We report on everything important in the live ticker.
The GP fans have to remain flexible in the 24-weekend Formula 1 season: two weeks ago, when the premier class was in Shanghai, the starting lights for the sprint went out at 5 a.m. European time, now the Miami sprint takes place at 6 p.m p.m. (12 p.m. in Florida).
This Saturday, May 4th, we will spoil you twice with our tried and tested live ticker: In addition to the sprint, you will also find everything you need to know about the final training for the Miami Grand Prix, which starts at 10.30 p.m.
The following applies to both highlights: If you want to win the sprint or the Miami pole, you have to find a way past Max Verstappen.
Of course, as usual, you will also find a reference to the most important broadcast dates for Sky, ServusTV, ORF and SRF below.
Sprint-Qualifying, Miami
01. Max Verstappen (NL), Red Bull Racing, 1:27,641 min
02. Charles Leclerc (MC), Ferrari, 1:27,749
03. Sergio Pérez (MEX), Red Bull Racing, 1:27.876
04. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS), Racing Bulls, 1:28.044
05. Carlos Sainz (E), Ferrari, 1:28.103
06. Oscar Piastri (AUS), McLaren, 1:28.161
07. Lance Stroll (CDN), Aston Martin, 1:28,375
08. Fernando Alonso (E), Aston Martin, 1:28.419
09. Lando Norris (GB), McLaren, 1:28.472
10. Nico Hülkenberg (D), Haas, 1:28.476
11. George Russell (GB), Mercedes, 1:28,343
12. Lewis Hamilton (GB), Mercedes, 1:28,371
13. Esteban Ocon (F), Alpine, 1:28,379
14. Kevin Magnussen (DK), Haas, 1:28.614
15. Yuki Tsunoda (J), Racing Bulls, no time
16. Pierre Gasly (F), Alpine, 1:29,185
17. Guanyu Zhou (RCH), Sauber, 1:29,267
18. Valtteri Bottas (FIN), Sauber, 1:29.360
19. Logan Sargeant (USA), Williams, 1:29,551
20. Alex Albon (T), Williams, 1:29,858
Miami Grand Prix on TV
Saturday, May 4th
09.30: Sky Sport F1 – 1. Freies Training – GP Miami
11.00: Sky Sport F1 – Sprint-Qualifying – GP Miami
12.00: Sky Sport F1 – Greatest Comebacks – Mika Häkkinen
12.30: Sky Sport F1 – Greatest Comebacks – Alain Prost
13.00: Sky Sport F1 – Greatest Comebacks – Michael Schumacher
13.30: Sky Sport F1 – Greatest Comebacks – Kimi Räikkönen
14.00: Sky Sport F1 – 1. Freies Training – GP Miami
15.30: Sky Sport F1 – Sprint Qualifying – GP Miami
17.05: Sky Sport F1 – F1: Greatest Races: F. Alonso/Nürburgring 2007
17.15: Sky Sport F1 – Live: F1 Sprint
5.45 p.m.: SRF two – F1 Sprint live
5.45 p.m.: ORF 1 – F1 News Miami Grand Prix
5.55 p.m.: ORF 1 – F1 Sprint: Miami Grand Prix
6 p.m.: Sprint (with our live ticker)
6.40 p.m.: ORF 1 – F1 analysis: Miami Grand Prix
19.00: Sky Sport F1 – F1: Sprint press conference
19.30: Sky Sport F1 – F1: Greatest Comebacks – Michael Schumacher
20.50: Sky Sport F1 – F1: Lewis Hamilton: The Lie Detector Test
21.00: Sky Sport F1 – F1: Greatest Comebacks – Mika Häkkinen
21.30: Sky Sport F1 – Live F1: Qualifying
9.40 p.m.: ORF 1 – F1 News: Miami Grand Prix
21.55: ORF 1 – Formel 1 Qualifying
21.55: SRF Info – Formel 1 Qualifying
10 p.m.: Qualifying (with our live ticker)
23.30: Sky Sport F1 – Live F1: Pressekonferenz Qualifying
Sunday, May 5th
00.00: Sky Sport F1 – Sprint – GP Miami
01.00: Sky Sport F1 – Qualifying – GP Miami
02.30: Sky Sport F1 – GP Confidential
04.00: Sky Sport F1 – Sprint – GP Miami
05.00: Sky Sport F1 – Qualifying – GP Miami
06.30: Sky Sport F1 – GP Confidential
08.45: Sky Sport F1 – Top 10 On-Boards: GP China
09.00: Sky Sport F1 – Sprint – GP Miami
10.00: Sky Sport F1 – Qualifying – GP Miami
13.15: Sky Sport F1 – Greatest Comebacks – Kimi Räikkönen
13.45: Sky Sport F1 – Sprint – GP Miami
14.45: Sky Sport F1 – Qualifying – GP Miami
15.00: ORF 1 – Senna: Documentary
5 p.m.: ORF 1 – Niki Nationale – A life in pole position
18.15: Sky Sport F1 – Sprint Kompakt – GP Miami
18.30: Sky Sport F1 – Qualifying Kompakt – GP Miami
18.45: Sky Sport F1 – Drivers got heated
19.50: Sky Sport F1 – Greatest Races: N. Lauda/Estoril 1984
20.00: Sky Sport F1 – Greatest Comebacks – Michael Schumacher
20.15: ORF 1 – F1 News
8.30 p.m.: Sky Sport F1 – Live F1: GP preliminary reports
9.20 p.m.: SRF two – Live F1: Race
9.25 p.m.: ORF 1 – F1: The race
9.55 p.m.: Sky Sport F1 – Live: Race
10 p.m.: Miami Grand Prix (with our live ticker)
11.45pm: Sky Sport F1 – Live: Analysis & Interviews
24.00: ORF 1 – F1 Motorhome
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