Greig Leach

Maxim Van Gils (Lotto-Dstny) was the only rider in the peloton who was able to jump clear when Pogacar went on the Monte Santa Maria. However, he wasn’t able to go with the Slovenian Champion. With thirty kilometers to race he was almost three and a half minutes behind the leader and a half of a minute ahead of the peloton. He soon started looking back in hopes that another rider or three would bridge up to him. It was both his and their only hope in reeling the lone escapee back. But realistically, the race was now for the remaining two steps of the peloton. The winner of the 2024 edition of Strade Bianche was already three minutes up the road, and his lead is still growing!