Giro d'Italia 2024 Preview: Can Anyone Stop Tadej Pogacar?

The 2024 Giro d'Italia ultimate look: Can Tadej Pogacar conquer this legendary race on his debut? Dive into our comprehensive preview of the stages, key contenders, and Pogacar's strategy. FloBikes viewers in Canada can watch the 2024 Giro d'Italia live and on demand starting May 4 and running through May 26. More #Giro info here: flosports.link/3QhF7QN
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[@AP-wd6dv]

I hope he takes it as easy as possible to still win, so that he is still fresh for the tour

[@robert-gq5th]

Yonas probably won't be in shape for the tour after crash so i think he can still win it even after Giro

[@FloBikes]

It's going to be an important balance for him.

[@petecartaxo]

Don't care for the dude. Hope he finishes the race

[@nicolasdelaforge7420]

This will be the best Giro in years - to see TP climb these beautiful mountains.

[@AdamFunke94]

if he does not crash he wins with 10mins, the question is not if he wins and more if he wins the tour after it, because here he has no competion

[@petecartaxo]

Don't think he's going to finish the race

[@michaelhoy4249]

There is something interesting though Team Ineos have 2 of the 3 riders in the race who Pogacar has to mark and instead of doing the usual Ineos thing and just sending a bunch of super-domestiques for the high mountains. They are sending: Fillipo Ganna the second best time-trialist in the world. Tobias Foss the third best time-trialist in the World. Magnus Sheffield the Youth time-trial champion. And their two GC contenders Geraint Thomas, Thymen Arensman who are superb time-trialists in there own right. This extremely unusual time trial focused team makes me think they are going to attack Pogacar on a flat or medium mountains stage with heavy crosswinds rather than a traditional high mountains stage. Anyone else have thoughts on this?

[@byhsu6140]

​@@michaelhoy4249interesting analysis.

[@ryanphelan6861]

He's 3/10 betting favorite...that's insane for GT...he's going to be in pink early he crushed prati di TiVo in tirreno 2021 I think it was thomas too . Was edition wout experimented with gc aspirations still in stage racing before Jonas emerged. Contador was big favorite 2015 trying the double ended up great giro as landa broke through for strong Astana and it was everyone against tinkoff saxobank.. should be similar but tadej is on outrageous form and he loves/is loved in Italy on UAE/formerly lampre. Enjoy!

[@Michael00000001]

That's a perfect training ride for Tour de France. Hopefully he is clever enough, rides defensively and only goes for a smooth GC win.

[@michealissa1638]

yeah, i do not hope that he goes all out and wastes too much and unnecessary, because sparing energy will be the key to his aspired and wanted Giro + TDF double GT win, and for the rest of his season aswell.

[@LeisuresuitAndy]

Cyclingfan here, nice video. ROMA (not Rome!)

[@NosyNorseman]

If he wasn’t Saving energy for TDF he could beat these fools by 30+ min

[@Michael00000001]

Could imaging after the Giro Visma already regrets having bought the one million dollar baby Cian Uijtdebroeks 🤣.

[@ThespianAJB]

Let the games begin...

[@theRealDavidn]

the fact that at nearly 40 Thomas features in the same video as Pog speaks volumes for what an incredible athlete he is Props to him still battling away against guys 15 years his junior

[@FloBikes]

Yeah. He is a warrior.

[@josorzo11]

He will get all 3 this year

[@AP-wd6dv]

I want it, and I think I deserve it

[@user-bl6kx5ev7x]

Omg can’t wait

[@zumadidat5258]

how about bini among the sprinters specially stage 10

[@starkparker16]

Looking forward to the Stelvio

[@FloBikes]

yeah, comes early in the stage, though.

[@Kimmimarupt]

The first week is the hardest, win the jersey there then just save energy when he can.

[@Don19762]

Where can one stream this from?

[@douglasbacon4759]

HBO in USA

[@FloBikes]

Depends where you live. We are streaming for Canada.

[@aminefdl1]

The Pog is a beast but this sport is brutal in the summer he will crack in a couple of stages at the Tour de France vs 50%Jonas

[@malehumanperson7901]

He's not going to crack against a 50% JV. Be sane. It would be more likely Rogla would beat him than Jonas in weak form.

[@TEYRIS01]

Vingegaard will not be there. Sadly it could even be the end oh his career, he would not be the first to never 100% recover from a bad injury (froome, bernal ...) For me the real battle will be the vuelta as maybe Pogacar will be able to be the only one in history to win Giro-Tour-Vuelta the same year. A tired Pogacar vs the world.

[@claytonmuller21]

The race for GC in the Giro will be boring as hell. Let's hope the other big riders can recover so we can have a proper race in the TdF

[@paulaguirre8019]

All of his major compition have been injured early in the season. Great for Tadej not good for us who would like to see a competitive race!

[@DR_1_1]

@@slayer6936 Natnael slayed Jonas...

[@R6ex]

Will be a one-horse-race like F1.

[@howlinhauler]

thanks, good video. teams should 6 riders MAX.

[@SamikBose90]

Are Yates brothers riding the Giro?

[@FloBikes]

No.

[@maleksarhani4239]

I don't know why some teams did not bring very good GC mans like Simon Yates or Vlasov.

[@FoodFFacts]

Focusing on TDF?

[@maleksarhani4239]

@FoodFFacts For me I prefer Giro than TDF anyway I think targeting third in the Giro is better than seventh in the Tour.

[@danielkaminske5048]

@@maleksarhani4239they make more money in the tdf so they focus on that race over the other GTs.

[@recrevs963]

NO. Tadej is too strong as long as he stays upright and manages the effort for 3rd week he should bag this. But most importantly: 1. Is FloBikes doing live commercial free streaming for ALL 3 GTs this year? 2. Are you covering the Giro? (I think in this video you alluded to YES for second question).

[@FloBikes]

well said, RecRev

[@graemeoliver744]

tadej pogacARRRRR

[@seveesco379]

del Toro

[@crispusmahea2135]

It is not fair to STOP him. What someone can do is to finish the race before Tadej Pogaçar.

[@Samuel-sg1es]

No, no one can

[@stephenscheffler6761]

Hot Dog!

[@krzysztofbodzianowski6858]

It will be boring Giro because we already know who is the winner. Hopefully fight for second place will be awesome 😏👍

[@calamitate46]

But where is Sepp Kuss?

[@mracer8]

Top step

[@FloBikes]

he'll be at the Tour

[@tubetiz]

With the lack of real opponents, might be a boring Giro

[@FloBikes]

Let's hope not.

[@kiambotebbonikay]

The only way for him to not win this would be if he crashes. He has no competition here.

[@gideonmthembu8693]

Pogy all the way and winning with wide margin. He has no competition here.

[@user-yi5vg4pj1r]

This will be the most boring Giro due to the supreme dominance by Pogi…

[@FloBikes]

let's hope not, 3 weeks, anything can happen, so let's see.

[@sunitiveronica861]

Tadej is going to beat all of them by 1+ hour

[@FloBikes]

LOL

[@hmwelch99]

No.

[@oakdk4075]

I know u live for KZbin, but damm after the crash all exitment are gone... Tadej will win giro and the tour easy.... So saying that the giro will be fun to watch, i dont agree with that at all..... The last two tours where great, because of the two superstars Tadje and Vingegaard

[@dankochanek8056]

Not with all the GC favorites out hurt. If he stays healthy, the Grand Tours will be a walk in the park for Mr. Boring!!

[@abdul-kabiralegbe5660]

I don't think he's boring simply because his rivals are not performing as well. Would you prefer he slows down so the race is more interesting?

[@dankochanek8056]

@@abdul-kabiralegbe5660 I thought he was boring before he won his first TDF. Has nothing to do with the current issues. I'm just not a fan of him or his team.

[@DR_1_1]

@@abdul-kabiralegbe5660 On grand tours he SHOULD slow down, and let others win more stages. That would be better for everyone, himself included, not only for his relationships inside the peloton, but more importantly for his own health. Zone 2 training is more efficient as a base training, with 2-3 stages only at max effort...

[@_Kylix_]

@@DR_1_1 thank god you didnt see merx ride

[@AP-wd6dv]

​@dankochanek8056 Bruh there's no way you are being serious. You can say he makes races boring but you can't call him boring

[@johanvandyk6923]

Al julle dose wat so kak en kerm dat die Giro boring gaan wees. Vokkof net. Julle hoef nie te kyk nie. Gaan kyk tennis.

[@Northern_Isles]

No.