In a win that no one expected and no one was talking about, Biniam Grimy (Intermarche – Wanty) took the sprint win in Stage 3 of the 2024 Tour de France. The Eritrean has been so close so many times, but this is his stage win in the Tour.
Kevin Vauquelin (Arkéa- B&B Hotels) attacked the break on the second ascent of San Luca to take a career-first grand tour win at the 2024 Tour de France, but it was a preview of future GC battles that really animated the day.
Tim Merlier took his third stage win in the 2024 Giro d’Italia, besting Jonathan Milan at the line. Tadej Pogacar led his team-mate Juan Sebastian Molano out with 2km to go but it wasn’t enough to upset the top sprinters.
Andrea Vendrame (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) attacked a nineteen man break with about 25km remaining to take a solo win in Stage 19 of the 2024 Giro d’Italia. It is his second win of the 2024 Giro.
Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step) bested five or six of the best sprinters in the world to won Stage 18 of the 2024 Giro d’Italia, the 178 km long Fiera di Primiero-Padova.
A shortened Stage 16 of the 2024 Giro d’Italia still served up some excitement. Julian Alaphilippe led for most of the stage but no one was stopping Pogacar in his domination of the race. He took his fifth stage win with what looked like little effort.
After a long time at the front with Mirco Maestri and then a solo breakaway with 12km to go, Julian Alaphilippe takes the win on Stage 12 of the 2024 Giro d’Italia.
Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) has won Stage 11 of the 2024 Giro d’Italia, the 207km long Foiano di Val Fortore-Francavilla al Mare. Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step) and Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck) finished second and third respectively.
Pelayo Sanchez (Movistar Team) has won Stage 6 of the 2024 Giro d’Italia, the 180km long Torre del Lago Puccini (Viareggio)-Rapolano Terme. Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal Quick-Step) and Luke Plapp (Team Jayco AlUla) finished second and third respectively.
At Saturday dawned in Spain, Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) looked on track to capture another stage win in the 2023 Vuelta a Espana, but at the end of the day, it was Wout Poels (Bahrain Victorious) who ultimately had the legs after a gruelling day of racing in the Sierra de Guadarrama.