Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) has won Stage 13 of the 2024 Giro d’Italia, the 179km long Riccione-Cento. Stanislaw Aniolkowski (Cofidis) and Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain Victorious) finished second and third respectively.
After being trapped in the echelons with 60km to go, Jonathan Milan claimed his third stage win at Cento as he was perfectly led out by his team Lidl-Trek. Only Fernando Gaviria tried to upset him in the final kilometre. The tall Italian won significantly ahead of Poland’s Stanislaw Aniolkowski and German Phil Bauhaus. Tadej Pogacar retained the Maglia Rosa before the crucial week-end made of a flat individual time trial and the queen stage.
Speaking in the press conference, the stage winner Jonathan Milan said: “I’ve been a bit worried when I’ve been stuck behind in the echelons. We realised straight away that it was happing. Our reaction was “haha, here it is!”. The team car also informed us through the ear piece and we chose to move back up as much as possible on the left side of the road. There was never a big gap but it’s been demanding to close it. There was a nice rhythm. It took us a bit of time to come across. Then we decided to stay at the front. We knew the finale was complicated with speed bumps, curves and roundabouts. My team-mates have a great experience for the sprints. They motivate me a lot. They do a fantastic job but I don’t have to say it, it’s obvious on the TV images. They’re impressive!”.
The Maglia Rosa Tadej Pogacar said: “It’s easier for me to race with the Maglia Rosa than it would have been four years ago when I was stressing a lot. Now my team is so strong that I don’t stress anymore. I didn’t in the echelons today. I’m confident also for the time trial tomorrow even though it’s pan flat and not as suitable for me as last TT in Perugia was. I’m happy to race this Giro. The crowd has been great so far. Italian people love to see Jonathan Milan winning. I also admire him a lot for he’s delivering in this race”.
Stage 13 Brief Results
- Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) – 179 km in 4h02’03”, av speed 44.370 km/h
- Stanislaw Aniolkowski (Cofidis) s.t.
- Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain Victorious) s.t.
General Classification After Stage 13
- Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)
- Daniel Felipe Martinez (Bora – Hansgrohe) at 2’40”
- Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) at 2’56”
Jerseys
The leader jerseys of the Giro d’Italia are produced and designed by CASTELLI.
- Maglia Rosa, leader of the General Classification, sponsored by Enel – Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)
- Maglia Ciclamino, leader of the Points Classification, in collaboration with Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale and ITA Italian Trade Agency – Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek)
- Maglia Azzurra, leader of the Gran Premio della Montagna (KOM), sponsored by Banca Mediolanum – Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)
- Maglia Bianca, Best Young Rider, born after 01/01/1999, sponsored by Eataly – Antonio Tiberi (Bahrain Victorious)
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