One more chance that you are going to Fernando Gaviria, the Movistar Team rider has had no luck in the days for sprinters and now only Rome remains. The stage was very quiet and in the final metres, the Colombian was badly positioned in the last corner and could not find space to be able to come back. The Italian Alberto Dainese was the winner of the day.
This was stage 17 of the Giro d’Italia
The day started with a break of four riders. Charlie Quarterman, Thomas Champion, Senne Leysen and the Spanish Diego Pablo Sevilla They achieved a three-minute rent. After a lot of calm in the peloton, they decided to speed up to reduce the difference to one minute.
The stage was very calm and With 22 kilometers to go, Leysen, who was the only one who resisted from the escape, managed to a minimal advantage of 22 seconds. The peloton kept pulling hard to catch him and with 5km to go the break was over.
The last kilometer was exciting because of the work of the teams and because there were surprises. The Italian Alberto Dainese, from Team DSM, won the stage in a great Photo finish with Jonatan Milan and Michael Matthews. Fernando Gaviria was ahead, but in the last corner he was in a bad position and calmly passed the finish line in 6th place.
Classification of stage 17 of the Giro d’Italia
| Position | Cyclist | Equipment | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alberto Dainese | Team DSM | 4:26:08 |
| 2. | jonathan milan | Bahrain – Victorious | “ |
| 3. | Matthews-Michael | Team Jayco AlUla | “ |
| 6. | Fernando Gaviria | Team Movistar | “ |
| 57. | Santiago Buitrago | Bahrain – Victorious | “ |
| 62. | Einer Rubio | Team Movistar | “ |
General classification of stage 17 of the Giro d’Italia
| Position | Cyclist | Equipment | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Geraint Thomas | Team Ineos | 71:58:43 |
| 2. | joao almeida | UAE Team Emirates | 0:18 |
| 3. | Cousin Roglic | Team Jumbo | 0:29 |
| 12. | Einer Rubio | Team Movistar | 5:43 |
| 14. | Santiago Buitrago | Bahrain – Victorious | 7:21 |
| 88. | Fernando Gaviria | Team Movistar | 3:33:54 |
What will the next day of the Giro be like?
A tough mountain stage is coming up that despite being short (160 km) will be very demanding for everyone. to rise of Coi with its almost 4 km above 10% and peaks at 19% is the one that scares the runners the most. Einer Rubio or Santiago Buitrago could surprise and win a second stage for Colombia. Geraint Thomas could also take advantage in the general classification.