Cycling-Pogacar poised to win Giro after solo stage 20 victory

Cycling - Giro d'Italia - Stage 20 - Alpago to Bassano del Grappa - Italy - May 25, 2024 UAE Team Emirates' Tadej Pogacar celebrates winning stage 20 REUTERS/Ciro De Luca

(Reuters) -Tadej Pogacar of UAE Team Emirates continued his complete domination of this year's Giro d'Italia on Saturday, riding away solo to win stage 20 for a sixth stage victory to extend his overall lead going into the final day.

Pogacar could afford to wave to the crowd in the final stages of the 184km route from Alpago to Bassano del Grappa as he powered home to put nearly a 10-minute gap between himself and his closest rivals in the general classification.