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The Slovenian used the second ascent of the Monte Grappa to surge away with 36km to go, not one rider able to follow him as he powered up the road to catch and pass Giulio Pellizzari (VF Group-Bardiani-CSF-Faizane) to ride to the finish unchallenged.
Such was his domination, Valentin Paret-Peintre (AG2R-Decathlon-Mondiale) and Dani Martinez (BORA-Hansgrohe) finished second and third on the day respectively, but over two minutes behind Pogacar.
The Slovenian's performance in the final racing stage for the overall contenders means he now leads the general classification by a massive nine minutes and 56 seconds over Martinez, and ten minutes and 24 seconds ahead of third-placed Geraint Thomas (INEOS Grenadiers).
“We wanted the pink jersey from stage two, a lot of obligations every day, a lot of things to do all day," Pogacar said following the stage.
"I wanted to finish the Giro with good mentality and good shape and I think I achieved that."
Australians Ben O'Connor (AG2R-Decathlon-Mondiale) and Michael Storer (Tudor Pro Cycling) rode well to finish 8th and 9th in the stage, sealing their places in the overall top ten with O'Connor just below the podium in 4th, and Storer in 10th.
All that's left for the Giro d'Italia peloton now is the 125km final stage into Rome tonight, the only competition on the agenda set to be between the sprinters at the line.
It means Pogacar will get to relax and bask in his overall victory before lifting the Trofeo Senza Fine on the podium, the first time he'll do so in his career.
“I’ve never been in Rome before, but I’m going to enjoy it for sure," the Slovenian said.
