TADEJ POGACAR secured his fourth victory of this year’s race as he breezed to a commanding win on stage 15 of the Giro d’Italia.

The queen stage of the Giro posed 222km of tarmac alongside more than 5,000 metres of climb, but that did not seem to faze the Slovenian, who blew the field away in convincing fashion from Manerba del Garda to Livigno.

After tracking down everyone in his sights, Nairo Quintana was the only one ahead of Pogacar and was finally caught on the steep climb with 2km left, and proceeded to lose a further half a minute by the finish line.