Cycling-Narvaez outsprints Pogacar to win Giro d'Italia stage one

Cycling - Giro d'Italia - Stage 1 - Venaria Reale to Torino - Italy - May 4, 2024 Ineos Grenadiers's Jhonatan Narvaez celebrates on the podium wearing the maglia rosa after winning stage 1 REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini

(Reuters) -Jhonatan Narvaez of Ineos Grenadiers outsprinted Giro d'Italia favourite Tadej Pogacar to win Saturday's stage one 140-kilometre ride from Venaria Reale to Turin, with the Ecuadorian taking the leader's maglia rosa jersey.

Narvaez had the legs not only to follow Pogacar as he accelerated towards the finish to catch the leaders, but also beat the Slovenian to the line, with Germany's Max Schachmann taking second ahead of Pogacar.