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Antonio Andolini | Il Lombardia
Ollfardh
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Posted on 20-06-2017 15:24
Great story, it never loses pace!
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
 
Ian Butler
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Posted on 20-06-2017 16:17
Tamijo - The hope is definitely still there! And Antonio will work hard to achieve it Smile

Ollfardh - Thanks, appreciate it!
 
Ian Butler
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Posted on 20-06-2017 16:17
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Giro - Week 2

Welcome, fellow fans of Antonio Andolini.

The second week of the Giro has really flown by. We had two stages for the sprinters, a hilly stage, three mountain stages, including a mountain time trial.

We saw our hero talk to Mark Cavendish. Maybe asking some tips to follow in the sprint?

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If he did, it must've worked, as Antonio was delivered perfectly by his team mates to contest for the win in a windy mass sprint!

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And Cavendish might've revealed too much, as Antonio adds another unreal victory to his counter here in Italy. This time in a straight mass sprint. Today, he couldn't have done it without his team, but he did it!

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Result
1Antonio AndoliniCattelan Italia4h33'52
2Nacer BouhanniTeam Giant-Alpecins.t.
3Niccolo BonifazioEtixx - Quick-steps.t.
4Fernando GaviriaIAM Cyclings.t.
5Danny Van PoppelTeam LottoNL - Jumbos.t.
6Sam BennettMTN-Qhubekas.t.
7Davide AppollonioCattelan Italias.t.
8Marc SarreauAg2r La Mondiales.t.
9Leigh HowardOrica-GreenEDGEs.t.
10Davide CimolaiMovistar Teams.t.


The next day, he didn't come close and finished 8th.

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Result
1Marc SarreauAg2r La Mondiale2h38'32
2Davide CimolaiMovistar Teams.t.
3Danny Van PoppelTeam LottoNL - Jumbos.t.
4Nacer BouhanniTeam Giant-Alpecins.t.
5Sam BennettMTN-Qhubekas.t.
6Mark CavendishTeam Skys.t.
7Davide AppollonioCattelan Italias.t.
8Antonio AndoliniCattelan Italias.t.
9Andrea GuardiniAstana Pro Teams.t.
10Fernando GaviriaIAM Cyclings.t.



In the next stage, Antonio went down and we were afraid he'd have to abandon for a second!

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But he was back on his feet... bike, fairly soon. A few attackers tried to break away in the final downhill of a hilly stage.

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Antonio chased them down and was heading towards the finish line with a small group.

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As his reputation has grown immensely in this Giro, nobody wanted to take Antonio to the finish. He set the pace himself and had confidence in his sprint. Surely a 5th (!) stage win was in the making!

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Was it underestimation, having done too much work during the race or the fall? We don't know, but Antonio couldn't finish it off and ended 3rd. Good for his points jersey, though.

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Result
1Carlos Alberto BetancurMTN-Qhubeka4h07'34
2Julian ArredondoTeam Skys.t.
3Antonio AndoliniCattelan Italias.t.
4Nairo QuintanaMovistar Teams.t.
5Louis VervaekeLotto Soudals.t.
6Louis MeintjesEtixx - Quick-steps.t.
7Vincenzo NibaliAstana Pro Teams.t.
8Mikel LandaAstana Pro Team+ 1'22
9Rigoberto UranMovistar Teams.t.
10Adam YatesTeam Skys.t.


The next three days could best be described by one picture:

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Result - Stage 13
1Simon YatesBMC Racing Team6h26'30
2Julian ArredondoTeam Sky+ 20
3Nairo QuintanaMovistar Team+ 1'34
4Carlos Alberto BetancurMTN-Qhubekas.t.
5Vincenzo NibaliAstana Pro Teams.t.
6Leão PalaciosTeam LottoNL - Jumbo+ 2'25
7Fabio AruAstana Pro Team+ 2'49
8Adam YatesTeam Skys.t.
9Mikel LandaAstana Pro Teams.t.
10Rigoberto UranMovistar Teams.t.


Result - Stage 14
1Nairo QuintanaMovistar Team5h14'42
2Fabio AruAstana Pro Team+ 12
3Mikel LandaAstana Pro Teams.t.
4Leão PalaciosTeam LottoNL - Jumbos.t.
5Adam YatesTeam Sky+ 23
6Vincenzo NibaliAstana Pro Team+ 38
7Julian ArredondoTeam Skys.t.
8Simon YatesBMC Racing Teams.t.
9Pierre-Roger LatourAg2r La Mondiale+ 1'05
10Rigoberto UranMovistar Teams.t.


Result - Stage 15
1Nairo QuintanaMovistar Team1h03'27
2Mikel LandaAstana Pro Team+ 9
3Vincenzo NibaliAstana Pro Team+ 10
4Fabio AruAstana Pro Team+ 16
5Leão PalaciosTeam LottoNL - Jumbo+ 18
6Adam YatesTeam Sky+ 19
7Carlos Alberto BetancurMTN-Qhubekas.t.
8Rigoberto UranMovistar Team+ 22
9Leopold KönigTeam Sky+ 25
10Louis MeintjesEtixx - Quick-step+ 27


And so we have arrived at the second rest day. Only one week is left in this Giro but so far it has been unbelievable. Antonio winning stages left and right, wearing Pink for so long, in a very good position for Red now. It's a dream Giro for us fans of Antonio Andolini.
He's exactly what Italian cycling needed.



General Classification

1Nairo QuintanaMovistar Team58h14'10
2Vincenzo NibaliAstana Pro Team+ 4'29
3Rigoberto UranMovistar Team+ 7'21
4Fabio AruAstana Pro Team+ 9'10
5Julian ArredondoTeam Sky+ 9'27
6Mikel LandaAstana Pro Team+ 11'49
7Carlos Alberto BetancurMTN-Qhubeka+ 14'31
8Simon YatesBMC Racing Team+ 14'47
9Jakob FuglsangOrica-GreenEDGE+ 16'11
10Louis MeintjesEtixx - Quick-step+ 16'27
Spoiler
11Riccardo ZoidlTrek Factory Racing+ 18'28
12Diego RosaCattelan Italia+ 21'28
13Louis VervaekeLotto Soudal+ 21'39
14Adam YatesTeam Sky+ 24'11
15Leopold KönigTeam Sky+ 25'11
16Edoardo ZardiniAg2r La Mondiale+ 28'01
17Francesco Manuel BongiornoCattelan Italia+ 29'38
18Rein TaaramaeCattelan Italia+ 30'19
19Leão PalaciosTeam LottoNL - Jumbo+ 31'21
20Rafal MajkaTinkoff-Saxo+ 33'18
21Antonio AndoliniCattelan Italia+ 33'29
22Tanel KangertAstana Pro Team+ 35'44
23Lawson CraddockTeam Giant-Alpecin+ 36'00
24Dylan TeunsBMC Racing Team+ 37'34
25Joe DombrowskiBMC Racing Team+ 37'38
26Joaquim RodriguezTeam Katusha+ 38'15
27Bart De ClercqLotto Soudal+ 42'00
28Daniel NavarroMovistar Team+ 42'30
29Florencio EmeryMovistar Team+ 47'42
30Fabio FellineTrek Factory Racing+ 48'16
31Enrico BarbinLampre-Merida+ 48'28
32Daniele RattoCattelan Italia+ 49'41
33Stefano PirazziTrek Factory Racing+ 49'55
34Daan OlivierTeam Giant-Alpecin+ 52'09
35Philip DeignanIAM Cycling+ 52'13
36Tom Jelte SlagterTeam Cannondale - Garmin+ 53'54
37Peter StetinaBMC Racing Team+ 54'14
38Pierre-Roger LatourAg2r La Mondiale+ 54'24
39Pierre RollandAstana Pro Team+ 54'27
40Sebastián HenaoTeam Sky+ 55'10
41Mikel NieveMovistar Team+ 55'13
42Luca ChiricoTeam Cannondale - Garmin+ 57'30
43Francis De GreefLotto Soudal+ 57'41
44Moreno MoserEtixx - Quick-step+ 57'56
45Jan BakelantsTrek Factory Racing+ 59'42
46Ryder HesjedalTeam Cannondale - Garmin+ 59'46
47Kevin SeeldraeyersEtixx - Quick-step+ 1h02'10
48Davide VillellaLampre-Merida+ 1h02'36
49Eduardo SepulvedaIAM Cycling+ 1h03'43
50Maurits LammertinkTeam Cannondale - Garmin+ 1h05'30
51Manuele BoaroOrica-GreenEDGE+ 1h05'36
52Gorka IzagirreMovistar Team+ 1h07'25
53Bakhtiyar KozhatayevAstana Pro Team+ 1h08'17
54Daniel MorenoMovistar Team+ 1h09'14
55Matthew BuscheBMC Racing Team+ 1h09'29
56Igor AntonMovistar Team+ 1h09'38
57Maxime MonfortLotto Soudal+ 1h10'19
58Romain SicardEtixx - Quick-step+ 1h10'20
59Gianluca BrambillaBMC Racing Team+ 1h10'58
60Silvio HerklotzTeam Giant-Alpecin+ 1h11'27
61Thibaut PinotAg2r La Mondiale+ 1h13'00
62Fernando GaviriaIAM Cycling+ 1h14'07
63Kristijan DurasekAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuela+ 1h14'18
64Rasmus GuldhammerSoutheast+ 1h15'35
65Simone PonziLampre-Merida+ 1h15'48
66Maxime BouetFDJ+ 1h15'53
67Vasil KiryienkaTeam Skys.t.
68Manuel SenniTinkoff-Saxo+ 1h17'09
69Jay McCarthyBardiani CSF+ 1h18'47
70Romain HardyFDJ+ 1h19'44
71Niccolo BonifazioEtixx - Quick-step+ 1h20'29
72Jonathan FumeauxBardiani CSF+ 1h21'45
73Fränk SchleckMTN-Qhubeka+ 1h22'52
74Julien El FaresIAM Cycling+ 1h23'46
75Davide MalacarneAstana Pro Team+ 1h23'54
76Serghei TvetcovIAM Cycling+ 1h23'58
77Sirko LaudeleyBardiani CSF+ 1h25'01
78Esteban ChávesOrica-GreenEDGE+ 1h25'20
79Nathan BrownTeam Cannondale - Garmin+ 1h26'13
80Julien SimonFDJ+ 1h26'53
81Haritz OrbeTeam Katusha+ 1h30'25
82Simone PetilliLampre-Merida+ 1h30'31
83Gaëtan BilleTeam Giant-Alpecin+ 1h31'58
84José HerradaTeam Katushas.t.
85Rudy MolardBMC Racing Team+ 1h32'45
86Chris Anker SørensenTinkoff-Saxo+ 1h32'50
87Daniil FominykhSoutheast+ 1h33'03
88Florian GauglSoutheast+ 1h33'22
89Jonathan CastroviejoTinkoff-Saxo+ 1h33'36
90Edward TheunsLotto Soudal+ 1h34'12
91Stefano NardelliTeam Cannondale - Garmin+ 1h34'16
92Sondre Holst EngerMTN-Qhubeka+ 1h34'48
93Mattia CattaneoTeam Sky+ 1h35'13
94Leigh HowardOrica-GreenEDGE+ 1h36'18
95Xin LuoTinkoff-Saxos.t.
96Reto HollensteinTrek Factory Racing+ 1h36'52
97Maciej PaterskiTinkoff-Saxo+ 1h37'01
98Davide AppollonioCattelan Italia+ 1h37'15
99Michel KrederTeam LottoNL - Jumbos.t.
100Jan BrockhoffTeam Giant-Alpecin+ 1h39'23
101Ivano SchicchiTeam Skys.t.
102Davide CimolaiMovistar Team+ 1h41'05
103Mikhail IgnatievIAM Cycling+ 1h41'29
104Shakhin SirkhaevLampre-Merida+ 1h42'26
105Matthieu LadagnousTeam Giant-Alpecin+ 1h43'32
106Nacer BouhanniTeam Giant-Alpecin+ 1h43'38
107Carlos GalvizAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuela+ 1h43'52
108Ryan MullenLampre-Merida+ 1h46'04
109Dario CataldoCattelan Italia+ 1h51'50
110Frederik BackaertBardiani CSF+ 1h51'59
111Danny Van PoppelTeam LottoNL - Jumbo+ 1h52'08
112Sean De BieLotto Soudal+ 1h52'46
113Jens DebusschereMTN-Qhubeka+ 1h53'11
114Cédric PineauEtixx - Quick-step+ 1h53'17
115Sam BennettMTN-Qhubeka+ 1h53'22
116Nick Van Der LijkeTeam LottoNL - Jumbo+ 1h53'49
117Kristian SbaragliMTN-Qhubeka+ 1h54'51
118Yoann OffredoAg2r La Mondiale+ 1h56'58
119Ersen WeissAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuela+ 1h58'02
120Zico WaeytensLotto Soudal+ 1h59'19
121Vincent JérômeAg2r La Mondiale+ 2h00'17
122Florian VachonAg2r La Mondiale+ 2h01'22
123Christophe LaborieFDJ+ 2h01'31
124Alexei TsatevichTinkoff-Saxo+ 2h02'13
125Luke DurbridgeFDJ+ 2h02'17
126Alexandre PichotMTN-Qhubekas.t.
127Luca AgliottoneTeam Cannondale - Garmin+ 2h04'22
128Matthew GossOrica-GreenEDGE+ 2h04'30
129Tyler FarrarTrek Factory Racing+ 2h04'32
130Marc SarreauAg2r La Mondiale+ 2h06'11
131Adam HansenTeam Sky+ 2h06'12
132Pavel JaraBardiani CSF+ 2h08'23
133Mark CavendishTeam Sky+ 2h11'45
134Danilo IllarioBardiani CSF+ 2h11'52
135Pim LigthartTeam Giant-Alpecin+ 2h11'55
136Oliver NaesenTinkoff-Saxo+ 2h12'57
137Yonnatta MonsalveAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuela+ 2h13'34
138Antonino ParrinelloSoutheast+ 2h14'05
139Andrea FediTeam Katusha+ 2h14'35
140Pierpaolo De NegriSoutheast+ 2h15'13
141Patrick GretschAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuela+ 2h17'37
142Boy Van PoppelTeam LottoNL - Jumbo+ 2h19'19
143Matteo BusatoAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuela+ 2h21'00
144Matteo PelucchiMTN-Qhubeka+ 2h23'15
145Mitchell DockerOrica-GreenEDGE+ 2h23'42
146Geoffrey SoupeFDJ+ 2h23'57
147Klaas LodewyckBMC Racing Team+ 2h26'42
148Ramon SinkeldamTeam Giant-Alpecin+ 2h26'53
149Davide ViganoSoutheast+ 2h27'15
150Andrea PasqualonLampre-Merida+ 2h28'04
151Gedinimas ButkusMTN-Qhubeka+ 2h28'07
152Damien GaudinFDJ+ 2h28'18
153Tom Van AsbroeckLotto Soudal+ 2h28'52
154Per Ole WoldTinkoff-Saxo+ 2h28'53
155Oscar GattoAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuela+ 2h28'59
156Andrea GuardiniAstana Pro Team+ 2h29'17
157Hugo HouleOrica-GreenEDGE+ 2h29'21
158Kris BoeckmansLotto Soudal+ 2h30'52
159Timothy DupontEtixx - Quick-step+ 2h30'53
160Christopher Juul JensenAg2r La Mondiale+ 2h31'58
161Adam BlytheIAM Cycling+ 2h33'35
162Jonas VangenechtenEtixx - Quick-step+ 2h34'11
163Campbell FlakemoreBMC Racing Team+ 2h35'49
164Nelson OliveiraLampre-Merida+ 2h36'19
165Pieter JacobsTrek Factory Racing+ 2h36'22
166José Joaquin RojasTeam Katusha+ 2h37'16
167Roy JansIAM Cycling+ 2h38'35
168Jelle DondersTrek Factory Racing+ 2h44'15
169Maciej BodnarAstana Pro Team+ 2h46'30
170Omar BertazzoAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuela+ 2h48'14
171Timo RoosenTeam LottoNL - Jumbo+ 2h49'12
172Shoji HayashiTeam Katusha+ 2h51'04
173Federico ZurloCattelan Italia+ 2h53'27
174Eugenio AlafaciSoutheast+ 2h56'25
175Michael Van StaeyenFDJ+ 2h57'13
176José Jesús MínguezTeam Katusha+ 2h57'22
177Mathew HaymanTeam Cannondale - Garmin+ 3h03'21
178Marco BenfattoAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuela+ 3h07'56
179Marvin Van ZwamTeam LottoNL - Jumbo+ 3h11'36
180Barry MarkusTeam LottoNL - Jumbo+ 3h13'08
181Alexander PorsevTeam Katusha+ 3h15'27
182Robin StenuitTrek Factory Racing+ 3h25'23
183Rodolfo FagnoniTeam Katusha+ 3h32'38
184Stan WijkelBardiani CSF+ 3h37'03
185Davide Ballerini Bardiani CSF+ 3h39'22
186Luigi MilettaCattelan Italia+ 3h51'24
187Liam BertazzoSoutheast+ 3h52'05


Points Classification

1Antonio AndoliniCattelan Italia184
2Nairo QuintanaMovistar Team119
3Marc SarreauAg2r La Mondiale115
4Nacer BouhanniTeam Giant-Alpecin103
5Danny Van PoppelTeam LottoNL - Jumbo101
6Davide CimolaiMovistar Team70
7Carlos Alberto BetancurMTN-Qhubeka64
8Mikel LandaAstana Pro Team63
9Mark CavendishTeam Sky59
10Davide AppollonioCattelan Italia58


Mountain Points

1Nairo QuintanaMovistar Team133
2Philip DeignanIAM Cycling88
3Mikel LandaAstana Pro Team67
4Kevin SeeldraeyersEtixx - Quick-step62
5Stefano PirazziTrek Factory Racing61
 
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Posted on 20-06-2017 17:11
Great to see Antonio doing so well in the Giro Grin
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Posted on 20-06-2017 22:56
The red is not far off! Thinking a final stage win now to a certain city is missing to complete the perfect GiroWink
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Posted on 21-06-2017 12:58
Great to see another stage win being added to the collection Grin The crash luckily doesn't seem to have had too much of an impact, which is obviously great news. The red jersey looks quite secure already Smile
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Posted on 21-06-2017 13:37
DiCyc - He's certainly the most impressive rider in the Giro so far, gotta say.

rogvi97 - Let's try to make this Giro perfect!

Selwink - Red Jersey is looking better and better. I think he has it if he can stay upright until Milan Smile


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Posted on 21-06-2017 13:37
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Welcome, friends.

It's been a while again since I updated this blog. As you know, I've taken a turn in my career and that makes it harder for me to do this blog regularly. But I'm certain you've been following the news or some of those cycling podcasts and blogs that are around. Did you happen to catch the interview with Rein of the fan club? I thought it was fun. They originally wanted to interview me but when they were at the hotel I was getting a massage and I couldn't be disturbed, not even for my own fan club, I'm sorry to say.

Anyway, even though I have won four stages already, yesterday's stage was the most important one for me. It was the stage to my home town, where I grew up and lived my entire life. Coming into Varese in the Red Jersey with four wins in my first Giro is already a dream, but I wanted more. I wanted to come to Varese a hero. I wanted to come as a conquerer. This is my Varese. Yesterday I wanted to own it.

Giro d'Italia - Stage 16
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Pre-race
A short race, so it might be action-packed. You'd think this is one for the sprinters, but that final climb might make life hard for some of the pure sprinters. On paper this looks like the perfect profile for someone like me. I can see what happens on the final hill or I can wait for the sprint.

The Race
Despite it being a short stage, some of the top teams wanted to make it pass even faster. The pace skyrocketed with 60 km to go!

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And that had its consequences. The peloton broke in pieces. I was near the front and very alert!

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Coming up to that final hill, we still hadn't caught part of the breakaway. I was getting very nervous and I hear Guldhammer had broken away solo and was still over a minute ahead. There were only 9 km to go. I attacked!

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I picked up a few riders from the breakaway, now only Guldhammer remained. So I had to catch him and try to win, while also keeping off the peloton. I hadn't made it myself easy, but I had no other choice!

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Entering the final kilometer I was getting real worried. Still no Guldhammer. And then, suddenly, there he was! Because I was so involved with the race, I hadn't even noticed we had already entered Varese. There were many banners with my name and face on it. The people cheered so loudly I suddenly returned with all my senses. My heartbeat reacted to the applause from my friends and neighbours. I've come home!

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By some miracle I recognized my mom and dad in the crowd, along with ALL my five brothers and their family. It gave me such a rush I managed to get out the saddle one final time and step on the pedals like I never done before.

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Dying inside, I couldn't give up!

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And then, there was the finish. And I had him. I was the first to reach my city. I did it!

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I couldn't possibly describe what I felt crossing the line. I have known joy in my life, and yet this was something else. It was almost a spiritual experience, to tell you the truth.

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I let out a prehistoric yell, like something a caveman would yell to his neighbour after he crushed his skull. I let the applause wash over me and I basked in it.

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Full Result
1Antonio AndoliniCattelan Italia2h52'44
2Rasmus GuldhammerSoutheasts.t.
3Fernando GaviriaIAM Cycling+ 2'02
4Nacer BouhanniTeam Giant-Alpecins.t.
5Mark CavendishTeam Skys.t.
6Jens DebusschereMTN-Qhubekas.t.
7Davide CimolaiMovistar Teams.t.
8Danny Van PoppelTeam LottoNL - Jumbos.t.
9Daniele RattoCattelan Italias.t.
10Kristian SbaragliMTN-Qhubekas.t.
Spoiler
11Sondre Holst EngerMTN-Qhubekas.t.
12Sam BennettMTN-Qhubekas.t.
13Nairo QuintanaMovistar Teams.t.
14Ramon SinkeldamTeam Giant-Alpecins.t.
15Marc SarreauAg2r La Mondiales.t.
16Niccolo BonifazioEtixx - Quick-steps.t.
17Fabio FellineTrek Factory Racings.t.
18Andrea GuardiniAstana Pro Teams.t.
19Christophe LaborieFDJs.t.
20Matteo PelucchiMTN-Qhubekas.t.
21Oscar GattoAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuelas.t.
22Davide AppollonioCattelan Italias.t.
23Leigh HowardOrica-GreenEDGEs.t.
24Enrico BarbinLampre-Meridas.t.
25Julian ArredondoTeam Skys.t.
26Moreno MoserEtixx - Quick-steps.t.
27Rigoberto UranMovistar Teams.t.
28Louis MeintjesEtixx - Quick-steps.t.
29Simon YatesBMC Racing Teams.t.
30Reto HollensteinTrek Factory Racings.t.
31Francesco Manuel BongiornoCattelan Italias.t.
32Vincenzo NibaliAstana Pro Teams.t.
33Gaëtan BilleTeam Giant-Alpecins.t.
34Gorka IzagirreMovistar Teams.t.
35Kris BoeckmansLotto Soudals.t.
36Pim LigthartTeam Giant-Alpecins.t.
37Mikel LandaAstana Pro Teams.t.
38Carlos Alberto BetancurMTN-Qhubekas.t.
39Yoann OffredoAg2r La Mondiales.t.
40Fabio AruAstana Pro Teams.t.
41Barry MarkusTeam LottoNL - Jumbos.t.
42Jonas VangenechtenEtixx - Quick-steps.t.
43Roy JansIAM Cyclings.t.
44Danilo IllarioBardiani CSFs.t.
45Tom Jelte SlagterTeam Cannondale - Garmin+ 4'01
46Adam YatesTeam Skys.t.
47Riccardo ZoidlTrek Factory Racings.t.
48Vincent JérômeAg2r La Mondiales.t.
49Gedinimas ButkusMTN-Qhubeka+ 4'57
50Marvin Van ZwamTeam LottoNL - Jumbos.t.
51Timo RoosenTeam LottoNL - Jumbos.t.
52Edward TheunsLotto Soudals.t.
53Julien El FaresIAM Cyclings.t.
54Geoffrey SoupeFDJs.t.
55Ivano SchicchiTeam Skys.t.
56Leopold KönigTeam Skys.t.
57Dylan TeunsBMC Racing Teams.t.
58Nick Van Der LijkeTeam LottoNL - Jumbos.t.
59Julien SimonFDJs.t.
60Joaquim RodriguezTeam Katushas.t.
61Klaas LodewyckBMC Racing Teams.t.
62Michel KrederTeam LottoNL - Jumbos.t.
63Alexei TsatevichTinkoff-Saxos.t.
64Adam HansenTeam Skys.t.
65Jan BakelantsTrek Factory Racings.t.
66Tyler FarrarTrek Factory Racings.t.
67Silvio HerklotzTeam Giant-Alpecins.t.
68José Joaquin RojasTeam Katushas.t.
69Haritz OrbeTeam Katushas.t.
70Jay McCarthyBardiani CSFs.t.
71Manuele BoaroOrica-GreenEDGEs.t.
72Ersen WeissAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuelas.t.
73Boy Van PoppelTeam LottoNL - Jumbos.t.
74Davide VillellaLampre-Meridas.t.
75Maxime BouetFDJs.t.
76Maurits LammertinkTeam Cannondale - Garmins.t.
77Matthew GossOrica-GreenEDGEs.t.
78Oliver NaesenTinkoff-Saxos.t.
79Francis De GreefLotto Soudals.t.
80Omar BertazzoAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuelas.t.
81Jakob FuglsangOrica-GreenEDGEs.t.
82Daniel NavarroMovistar Teams.t.
83Sebastián HenaoTeam Skys.t.
84Gianluca BrambillaBMC Racing Teams.t.
85Davide ViganoSoutheasts.t.
86Mattia CattaneoTeam Skys.t.
87Simone PonziLampre-Meridas.t.
88Daniel MorenoMovistar Teams.t.
89Igor AntonMovistar Teams.t.
90Tanel KangertAstana Pro Teams.t.
91Davide MalacarneAstana Pro Teams.t.
92Florian VachonAg2r La Mondiales.t.
93Rein TaaramaeCattelan Italias.t.
94Pierre RollandAstana Pro Teams.t.
95Andrea FediTeam Katushas.t.
96Jelle DondersTrek Factory Racings.t.
97Mikhail IgnatievIAM Cyclings.t.
98Tom Van AsbroeckLotto Soudals.t.
99Ryan MullenLampre-Meridas.t.
100Diego RosaCattelan Italias.t.
101Rafal MajkaTinkoff-Saxos.t.
102Andrea PasqualonLampre-Meridas.t.
103Bart De ClercqLotto Soudals.t.
104Timothy DupontEtixx - Quick-steps.t.
105Eugenio AlafaciSoutheasts.t.
106Rudy MolardBMC Racing Teams.t.
107Mitchell DockerOrica-GreenEDGEs.t.
108Serghei TvetcovIAM Cyclings.t.
109Pieter JacobsTrek Factory Racings.t.
110Louis VervaekeLotto Soudals.t.
111Zico WaeytensLotto Soudals.t.
112Adam BlytheIAM Cyclings.t.
113Jan BrockhoffTeam Giant-Alpecins.t.
114Matthieu LadagnousTeam Giant-Alpecins.t.
115Maciej PaterskiTinkoff-Saxos.t.
116Romain HardyFDJs.t.
117Alexander PorsevTeam Katushas.t.
118Manuel SenniTinkoff-Saxos.t.
119Campbell FlakemoreBMC Racing Teams.t.
120Thibaut PinotAg2r La Mondiales.t.
121Mikel NieveMovistar Teams.t.
122Philip DeignanIAM Cyclings.t.
123Per Ole WoldTinkoff-Saxos.t.
124Bakhtiyar KozhatayevAstana Pro Teams.t.
125Cédric PineauEtixx - Quick-steps.t.
126Christopher Juul JensenAg2r La Mondiales.t.
127Nathan BrownTeam Cannondale - Garmins.t.
128Michael Van StaeyenFDJs.t.
129Maciej BodnarAstana Pro Teams.t.
130Eduardo SepulvedaIAM Cyclings.t.
131Kevin SeeldraeyersEtixx - Quick-steps.t.
132Antonino ParrinelloSoutheasts.t.
133Sean De BieLotto Soudals.t.
134Federico ZurloCattelan Italias.t.
135Pierpaolo De NegriSoutheasts.t.
136Vasil KiryienkaTeam Skys.t.
137Damien GaudinFDJs.t.
138Alexandre PichotMTN-Qhubekas.t.
139Davide Ballerini Bardiani CSFs.t.
140Leão PalaciosTeam LottoNL - Jumbos.t.
141Jonathan FumeauxBardiani CSFs.t.
142Marco BenfattoAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuelas.t.
143Liam BertazzoSoutheasts.t.
144Jonathan CastroviejoTinkoff-Saxos.t.
145Mathew HaymanTeam Cannondale - Garmins.t.
146Edoardo ZardiniAg2r La Mondiales.t.
147Stefano PirazziTrek Factory Racings.t.
148Shoji HayashiTeam Katushas.t.
149Daniil FominykhSoutheasts.t.
150José Jesús MínguezTeam Katushas.t.
151Shakhin SirkhaevLampre-Meridas.t.
152Daan OlivierTeam Giant-Alpecins.t.
153José HerradaTeam Katushas.t.
154Peter StetinaBMC Racing Teams.t.
155Kristijan DurasekAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuelas.t.
156Florencio EmeryMovistar Teams.t.
157Pierre-Roger LatourAg2r La Mondiales.t.
158Luke DurbridgeFDJs.t.
159Luca ChiricoTeam Cannondale - Garmins.t.
160Nelson OliveiraLampre-Meridas.t.
161Ryder HesjedalTeam Cannondale - Garmins.t.
162Stefano NardelliTeam Cannondale - Garmins.t.
163Patrick GretschAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuelas.t.
164Joe DombrowskiBMC Racing Teams.t.
165Dario CataldoCattelan Italias.t.
166Fränk SchleckMTN-Qhubekas.t.
167Rodolfo FagnoniTeam Katusha+ 7'37
168Robin StenuitTrek Factory Racings.t.
169Romain SicardEtixx - Quick-steps.t.
170Simone PetilliLampre-Meridas.t.
171Stan WijkelBardiani CSFs.t.
172Carlos GalvizAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuela+ 8'04
173Florian GauglSoutheasts.t.
174Maxime MonfortLotto Soudals.t.
175Frederik BackaertBardiani CSFs.t.
176Matthew BuscheBMC Racing Teams.t.
177Xin LuoTinkoff-Saxos.t.
178Lawson CraddockTeam Giant-Alpecins.t.
179Chris Anker SørensenTinkoff-Saxos.t.
180Sirko LaudeleyBardiani CSFs.t.
181Yonnatta MonsalveAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuelas.t.
182Esteban ChávesOrica-GreenEDGEs.t.
183Matteo BusatoAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuelas.t.
184Hugo HouleOrica-GreenEDGEs.t.
185Luca AgliottoneTeam Cannondale - Garmins.t.
186Pavel JaraBardiani CSFs.t.
187Luigi MilettaCattelan Italia+ 8'54


General Classification
1Nairo QuintanaMovistar Team61h08'56
2Vincenzo NibaliAstana Pro Team+ 4'29
3Rigoberto UranMovistar Team+ 7'21
4Fabio AruAstana Pro Team+ 9'10
5Julian ArredondoTeam Sky+ 9'27
6Mikel LandaAstana Pro Team+ 11'49
7Carlos Alberto BetancurMTN-Qhubeka+ 14'31
8Simon YatesBMC Racing Team+ 14'47
9Louis MeintjesEtixx - Quick-step+ 16'27
10Jakob FuglsangOrica-GreenEDGE+ 19'06
Spoiler
11Riccardo ZoidlTrek Factory Racing+ 20'27
12Diego RosaCattelan Italia+ 24'23
13Louis VervaekeLotto Soudal+ 24'34
14Adam YatesTeam Sky+ 26'10
15Leopold KönigTeam Sky+ 28'06
16Francesco Manuel BongiornoCattelan Italia+ 29'38
17Edoardo ZardiniAg2r La Mondiale+ 30'56
18Antonio AndoliniCattelan Italia+ 31'17
19Rein TaaramaeCattelan Italia+ 33'14
20Leão PalaciosTeam LottoNL - Jumbo+ 34'16
21Rafal MajkaTinkoff-Saxo+ 36'13
22Tanel KangertAstana Pro Team+ 38'39
23Dylan TeunsBMC Racing Team+ 40'29
24Joe DombrowskiBMC Racing Team+ 40'33
25Joaquim RodriguezTeam Katusha+ 41'10
26Lawson CraddockTeam Giant-Alpecin+ 42'02
27Bart De ClercqLotto Soudal+ 44'55
28Daniel NavarroMovistar Team+ 45'25
29Fabio FellineTrek Factory Racing+ 48'16
30Enrico BarbinLampre-Merida+ 48'28
31Daniele RattoCattelan Italia+ 49'41
32Florencio EmeryMovistar Team+ 50'37
33Stefano PirazziTrek Factory Racing+ 52'50
34Daan OlivierTeam Giant-Alpecin+ 55'04
35Philip DeignanIAM Cycling+ 55'08
36Tom Jelte SlagterTeam Cannondale - Garmin+ 55'53
37Peter StetinaBMC Racing Team+ 57'09
38Pierre-Roger LatourAg2r La Mondiale+ 57'19
39Pierre RollandAstana Pro Team+ 57'22
40Moreno MoserEtixx - Quick-step+ 57'56
41Sebastián HenaoTeam Sky+ 58'05
42Mikel NieveMovistar Team+ 58'08
43Luca ChiricoTeam Cannondale - Garmin+ 1h00'25
44Francis De GreefLotto Soudal+ 1h00'36
45Jan BakelantsTrek Factory Racing+ 1h02'37
46Ryder HesjedalTeam Cannondale - Garmin+ 1h02'41
47Kevin SeeldraeyersEtixx - Quick-step+ 1h05'05
48Davide VillellaLampre-Merida+ 1h05'31
49Eduardo SepulvedaIAM Cycling+ 1h06'38
50Gorka IzagirreMovistar Team+ 1h07'25
51Maurits LammertinkTeam Cannondale - Garmin+ 1h08'25
52Manuele BoaroOrica-GreenEDGE+ 1h08'31
53Bakhtiyar KozhatayevAstana Pro Team+ 1h11'12
54Daniel MorenoMovistar Team+ 1h12'09
55Igor AntonMovistar Team+ 1h12'33
56Rasmus GuldhammerSoutheast+ 1h13'22
57Gianluca BrambillaBMC Racing Team+ 1h13'53
58Fernando GaviriaIAM Cycling+ 1h14'03
59Silvio HerklotzTeam Giant-Alpecin+ 1h14'22
60Matthew BuscheBMC Racing Team+ 1h15'31
61Romain SicardEtixx - Quick-step+ 1h15'55
62Thibaut PinotAg2r La Mondiales.t.
63Maxime MonfortLotto Soudal+ 1h16'21
64Kristijan DurasekAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuela+ 1h17'13
65Simone PonziLampre-Merida+ 1h18'43
66Maxime BouetFDJ+ 1h18'48
67Vasil KiryienkaTeam Skys.t.
68Manuel SenniTinkoff-Saxo+ 1h20'04
69Niccolo BonifazioEtixx - Quick-step+ 1h20'29
70Jay McCarthyBardiani CSF+ 1h21'42
71Romain HardyFDJ+ 1h22'39
72Jonathan FumeauxBardiani CSF+ 1h24'40
73Fränk SchleckMTN-Qhubeka+ 1h25'47
74Julien El FaresIAM Cycling+ 1h26'41
75Davide MalacarneAstana Pro Team+ 1h26'49
76Serghei TvetcovIAM Cycling+ 1h26'53
77Nathan BrownTeam Cannondale - Garmin+ 1h29'08
78Julien SimonFDJ+ 1h29'48
79Sirko LaudeleyBardiani CSF+ 1h31'03
80Esteban ChávesOrica-GreenEDGE+ 1h31'22
81Gaëtan BilleTeam Giant-Alpecin+ 1h31'58
82Haritz OrbeTeam Katusha+ 1h33'20
83Sondre Holst EngerMTN-Qhubeka+ 1h34'48
84José HerradaTeam Katusha+ 1h34'54
85Rudy MolardBMC Racing Team+ 1h35'40
86Daniil FominykhSoutheast+ 1h35'58
87Simone PetilliLampre-Merida+ 1h36'06
88Leigh HowardOrica-GreenEDGE+ 1h36'18
89Jonathan CastroviejoTinkoff-Saxo+ 1h36'31
90Reto HollensteinTrek Factory Racing+ 1h36'50
91Edward TheunsLotto Soudal+ 1h37'07
92Stefano NardelliTeam Cannondale - Garmin+ 1h37'11
93Davide AppollonioCattelan Italia+ 1h37'15
94Mattia CattaneoTeam Sky+ 1h38'08
95Chris Anker SørensenTinkoff-Saxo+ 1h38'52
96Florian GauglSoutheast+ 1h39'24
97Maciej PaterskiTinkoff-Saxo+ 1h39'56
98Michel KrederTeam LottoNL - Jumbo+ 1h40'10
99Davide CimolaiMovistar Team+ 1h41'05
100Jan BrockhoffTeam Giant-Alpecin+ 1h42'18
101Ivano SchicchiTeam Skys.t.
102Xin LuoTinkoff-Saxo+ 1h42'20
103Nacer BouhanniTeam Giant-Alpecin+ 1h43'38
104Mikhail IgnatievIAM Cycling+ 1h44'24
105Shakhin SirkhaevLampre-Merida+ 1h45'21
106Matthieu LadagnousTeam Giant-Alpecin+ 1h46'27
107Ryan MullenLampre-Merida+ 1h48'59
108Carlos GalvizAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuela+ 1h49'54
109Danny Van PoppelTeam LottoNL - Jumbo+ 1h52'08
110Jens DebusschereMTN-Qhubeka+ 1h53'11
111Sam BennettMTN-Qhubeka+ 1h53'22
112Dario CataldoCattelan Italia+ 1h54'45
113Kristian SbaragliMTN-Qhubeka+ 1h54'51
114Sean De BieLotto Soudal+ 1h55'41
115Cédric PineauEtixx - Quick-step+ 1h56'12
116Nick Van Der LijkeTeam LottoNL - Jumbo+ 1h56'44
117Yoann OffredoAg2r La Mondiale+ 1h56'58
118Frederik BackaertBardiani CSF+ 1h58'01
119Ersen WeissAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuela+ 2h00'57
120Christophe LaborieFDJ+ 2h01'29
121Zico WaeytensLotto Soudal+ 2h02'14
122Vincent JérômeAg2r La Mondiale+ 2h02'16
123Florian VachonAg2r La Mondiale+ 2h04'17
124Alexei TsatevichTinkoff-Saxo+ 2h05'08
125Luke DurbridgeFDJ+ 2h05'12
126Alexandre PichotMTN-Qhubekas.t.
127Marc SarreauAg2r La Mondiale+ 2h06'11
128Matthew GossOrica-GreenEDGE+ 2h07'25
129Tyler FarrarTrek Factory Racing+ 2h07'27
130Adam HansenTeam Sky+ 2h09'07
131Luca AgliottoneTeam Cannondale - Garmin+ 2h10'24
132Mark CavendishTeam Sky+ 2h11'45
133Danilo IllarioBardiani CSF+ 2h11'52
134Pim LigthartTeam Giant-Alpecin+ 2h11'55
135Pavel JaraBardiani CSF+ 2h14'25
136Oliver NaesenTinkoff-Saxo+ 2h15'52
137Antonino ParrinelloSoutheast+ 2h17'00
138Andrea FediTeam Katusha+ 2h17'30
139Pierpaolo De NegriSoutheast+ 2h18'08
140Yonnatta MonsalveAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuela+ 2h19'36
141Patrick GretschAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuela+ 2h20'32
142Boy Van PoppelTeam LottoNL - Jumbo+ 2h22'14
143Matteo PelucchiMTN-Qhubeka+ 2h23'15
144Mitchell DockerOrica-GreenEDGE+ 2h26'37
145Geoffrey SoupeFDJ+ 2h26'52
146Ramon SinkeldamTeam Giant-Alpecins.t.
147Matteo BusatoAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuela+ 2h27'02
148Oscar GattoAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuela+ 2h28'56
149Andrea GuardiniAstana Pro Team+ 2h29'17
150Klaas LodewyckBMC Racing Team+ 2h29'37
151Davide ViganoSoutheast+ 2h30'10
152Kris BoeckmansLotto Soudal+ 2h30'52
153Andrea PasqualonLampre-Merida+ 2h30'59
154Gedinimas ButkusMTN-Qhubeka+ 2h31'02
155Damien GaudinFDJ+ 2h31'13
156Tom Van AsbroeckLotto Soudal+ 2h31'47
157Per Ole WoldTinkoff-Saxos.t.
158Timothy DupontEtixx - Quick-step+ 2h33'48
159Jonas VangenechtenEtixx - Quick-step+ 2h34'11
160Christopher Juul JensenAg2r La Mondiale+ 2h34'53
161Hugo HouleOrica-GreenEDGE+ 2h35'23
162Adam BlytheIAM Cycling+ 2h36'30
163Roy JansIAM Cycling+ 2h38'35
164Campbell FlakemoreBMC Racing Team+ 2h38'44
165Nelson OliveiraLampre-Merida+ 2h39'14
166Pieter JacobsTrek Factory Racing+ 2h39'17
167José Joaquin RojasTeam Katusha+ 2h40'11
168Jelle DondersTrek Factory Racing+ 2h47'10
169Maciej BodnarAstana Pro Team+ 2h49'25
170Omar BertazzoAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuela+ 2h51'09
171Timo RoosenTeam LottoNL - Jumbo+ 2h52'07
172Shoji HayashiTeam Katusha+ 2h53'59
173Federico ZurloCattelan Italia+ 2h56'22
174Eugenio AlafaciSoutheast+ 2h59'20
175Michael Van StaeyenFDJ+ 3h00'08
176José Jesús MínguezTeam Katusha+ 3h00'17
177Mathew HaymanTeam Cannondale - Garmin+ 3h06'16
178Marco BenfattoAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuela+ 3h10'51
179Barry MarkusTeam LottoNL - Jumbo+ 3h13'08
180Marvin Van ZwamTeam LottoNL - Jumbo+ 3h14'31
181Alexander PorsevTeam Katusha+ 3h18'22
182Robin StenuitTrek Factory Racing+ 3h30'58
183Rodolfo FagnoniTeam Katusha+ 3h38'13
184Davide Ballerini Bardiani CSF+ 3h42'17
185Stan WijkelBardiani CSF+ 3h42'38
186Liam BertazzoSoutheast+ 3h55'00
187Luigi MilettaCattelan Italia+ 3h58'16


Points Classification
1Antonio AndoliniCattelan Italia209
2Nairo QuintanaMovistar Team122
3Nacer BouhanniTeam Giant-Alpecin117
4Marc SarreauAg2r La Mondiale116
5Danny Van PoppelTeam LottoNL - Jumbo109


We celebrated. I dined with my family, I kissed my girlfriend. My father took me apart to tell me how proud he is of me. My team mates carried me on their shoulders, partly joking, through (a few meters of) Varese.

When I awoke the next morning, my emotions were spent.



Ciao
Antonio
 
Selwink
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Posted on 21-06-2017 13:39
An absolute dream scenario in Varese Grin
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[ICL] Sugoi-Xanterra & Canada Dry Dev Team
Stages (Requests closed)

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Tamijo
Top  #370 Print Post
Posted on 21-06-2017 14:58
Another two stages since by last visit - my my he is on fire.
My Stage Creations:
https://www.pcmdaily.com/forum/viewth...d_id=66162
 
Ian Butler
Top  #371 Print Post
Posted on 21-06-2017 16:11
Selwink wrote:
An absolute dream scenario in Varese Grin


Definitely. Almost too late but he came just in time Smile

Tamijo wrote:
Another two stages since by last visit - my my he is on fire.


He sure is. I don't think he'll forget this Giro any time soon Grin He's got as much wins as the entire last season here!
 
sutty68
Top  #372 Print Post
Posted on 21-06-2017 17:23
A great show of strength from Antonio Smile
 
FonsDeSpons
Top  #373 Print Post
Posted on 21-06-2017 17:27
awesome, just awesome
 
Ian Butler
Top  #374 Print Post
Posted on 21-06-2017 18:23
sutty68 wrote:
A great show of strength from Antonio Smile


Sure was. He is probably the strongest rider in the pack at the moment Smile if he really wants to get away, nobody can stop him! although that doesn't count in the mountains Pfft

FonsDeSpons wrote:
awesome, just awesome


Thanks!
 
Ian Butler
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Posted on 21-06-2017 18:23
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Giro - Week 3

Welcome, fellow fans of Antonio Andolini.

After his stage win to Varese, which we celebrated extensively, there were five stages left before Antonio's first Giro came to an end. For the first time in the Giro, it looked like Antonio had quenched his thirst. For four consecutive days, we saw little of Antonio. In stage 17 he was part of the lead-out train for Appollonio, trying to repay him for the big help during this race. In the mountains, Antonio was quiet and dropped back to place 34. Team mate Rosa slowly climbed the tables to a 10th place.

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After an incredible three weeks, in which Antonio made the leap from subtop rider to absolute world class, the Giro would be coming to an end in the streets of Verona, with a flat time trial. One final day for Antonio to show his skills with a bike.

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It was the perfect ending to a perfect Giro. This has been a truly historic Giro d'Italia, and Antonio has carried it like a legend of the sport. A legend in the making, but a legend nonetheless.

Result - Stage 21
1Antonio AndoliniCattelan Italia40'47
2Florencio EmeryMovistar Team+ 41
3Manuele BoaroOrica-GreenEDGE+ 1'08
4Ryan MullenLampre-Merida+ 1'19
5Mattia CattaneoTeam Skys.t.
6Mikhail IgnatievIAM Cycling+ 1'20
7Sirko LaudeleyBardiani CSF+ 1'22
8Rein TaaramaeCattelan Italias.t.
9Rigoberto UranMovistar Team+ 1'28
10Vincenzo NibaliAstana Pro Team+ 1'33


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Final Classification

1Nairo QuintanaMovistar Team83h13'45
2Vincenzo NibaliAstana Pro Team+ 9'47
3Fabio AruAstana Pro Team+ 13'41
4Rigoberto UranMovistar Team+ 16'55
5Mikel LandaAstana Pro Team+ 17'51
6Julian ArredondoTeam Sky+ 23'25
7Louis MeintjesEtixx - Quick-step+ 25'48
8Carlos Alberto BetancurMTN-Qhubeka+ 28'11
9Simon YatesBMC Racing Team+ 28'59
10Diego RosaCattelan Italia+ 29'52
Spoiler
11Jakob FuglsangOrica-GreenEDGE+ 31'44
12Adam YatesTeam Sky+ 31'58
13Leão PalaciosTeam LottoNL - Jumbo+ 35'12
14Riccardo ZoidlTrek Factory Racing+ 35'25
15Leopold KönigTeam Sky+ 37'47
16Louis VervaekeLotto Soudal+ 43'46
17Rafal MajkaTinkoff-Saxo+ 46'05
18Edoardo ZardiniAg2r La Mondiale+ 48'39
19Francesco Manuel BongiornoCattelan Italia+ 50'40
20Tanel KangertAstana Pro Team+ 55'44
21Lawson CraddockTeam Giant-Alpecin+ 56'44
22Bart De ClercqLotto Soudal+ 59'02
23Joe DombrowskiBMC Racing Team+ 1h03'10
24Rein TaaramaeCattelan Italia+ 1h03'15
25Florencio EmeryMovistar Team+ 1h03'25
26Daniel NavarroMovistar Team+ 1h03'34
27Joaquim RodriguezTeam Katusha+ 1h03'47
28Pierre-Roger LatourAg2r La Mondiale+ 1h09'36
29Sebastián HenaoTeam Sky+ 1h11'57
30Pierre RollandAstana Pro Team+ 1h15'54
31Dylan TeunsBMC Racing Team+ 1h17'34
32Antonio AndoliniCattelan Italia+ 1h18'14
33Enrico BarbinLampre-Merida+ 1h20'13
34Fabio FellineTrek Factory Racing+ 1h20'21
35Peter StetinaBMC Racing Teams.t.
36Ryder HesjedalTeam Cannondale - Garmin+ 1h22'33
37Luca ChiricoTeam Cannondale - Garmin+ 1h23'19
38Thibaut PinotAg2r La Mondiale+ 1h26'29
39Mikel NieveMovistar Team+ 1h30'25
40Francis De GreefLotto Soudal+ 1h32'37
41Daan OlivierTeam Giant-Alpecin+ 1h33'12
42Stefano PirazziTrek Factory Racing+ 1h34'11
43Philip DeignanIAM Cycling+ 1h34'16
44Jan BakelantsTrek Factory Racing+ 1h39'04
45Jay McCarthyBardiani CSF+ 1h43'18
46Davide VillellaLampre-Merida+ 1h44'50
47Matthew BuscheBMC Racing Team+ 1h48'12
48Tom Jelte SlagterTeam Cannondale - Garmin+ 1h48'33
49Gianluca BrambillaBMC Racing Team+ 1h48'36
50Esteban ChávesOrica-GreenEDGE+ 1h48'50
51Daniele RattoCattelan Italia+ 1h49'27
52Kevin SeeldraeyersEtixx - Quick-step+ 1h50'00
53Romain SicardEtixx - Quick-step+ 1h51'01
54Manuel SenniTinkoff-Saxo+ 1h52'45
55Maxime MonfortLotto Soudal+ 1h52'59
56Moreno MoserEtixx - Quick-step+ 1h58'02
57Manuele BoaroOrica-GreenEDGE+ 1h58'35
58Kristijan DurasekAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuela+ 1h59'12
59Maxime BouetFDJ+ 1h59'59
60Maurits LammertinkTeam Cannondale - Garmin+ 2h02'06
61Igor AntonMovistar Team+ 2h02'59
62Bakhtiyar KozhatayevAstana Pro Team+ 2h04'18
63Eduardo SepulvedaIAM Cycling+ 2h04'53
64Silvio HerklotzTeam Giant-Alpecin+ 2h04'56
65Gorka IzagirreMovistar Team+ 2h05'27
66Serghei TvetcovIAM Cycling+ 2h06'14
67Fernando GaviriaIAM Cycling+ 2h08'56
68Daniel MorenoMovistar Team+ 2h09'33
69Nathan BrownTeam Cannondale - Garmin+ 2h10'09
70José HerradaTeam Katusha+ 2h12'00
71Jonathan FumeauxBardiani CSF+ 2h12'09
72Mattia CattaneoTeam Sky+ 2h13'25
73Sirko LaudeleyBardiani CSF+ 2h16'39
74Romain HardyFDJ+ 2h18'08
75Chris Anker SørensenTinkoff-Saxo+ 2h19'57
76Fränk SchleckMTN-Qhubeka+ 2h20'15
77Florian GauglSoutheast+ 2h21'22
78Xin LuoTinkoff-Saxo+ 2h22'05
79Vasil KiryienkaTeam Sky+ 2h22'17
80Jonathan CastroviejoTinkoff-Saxo+ 2h24'07
81Simone PetilliLampre-Merida+ 2h27'50
82Carlos GalvizAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuela+ 2h30'31
83Rasmus GuldhammerSoutheast+ 2h30'52
84Shakhin SirkhaevLampre-Merida+ 2h30'56
85Davide MalacarneAstana Pro Team+ 2h34'27
86Julien El FaresIAM Cycling+ 2h35'15
87Daniil FominykhSoutheast+ 2h35'41
88Julien SimonFDJ+ 2h41'09
89Haritz OrbeTeam Katusha+ 2h41'45
90Simone PonziLampre-Merida+ 2h41'55
91Niccolo BonifazioEtixx - Quick-step+ 2h42'45
92Stefano NardelliTeam Cannondale - Garmin+ 2h44'50
93Edward TheunsLotto Soudal+ 2h51'37
94Rudy MolardBMC Racing Team+ 2h51'50
95Maciej PaterskiTinkoff-Saxo+ 2h52'05
96Sondre Holst EngerMTN-Qhubeka+ 2h53'37
97Ivano SchicchiTeam Sky+ 2h56'25
98Pavel JaraBardiani CSF+ 2h57'45
99Reto HollensteinTrek Factory Racing+ 2h58'39
100Gaëtan BilleTeam Giant-Alpecin+ 3h00'29
101Jan BrockhoffTeam Giant-Alpecin+ 3h07'04
102Dario CataldoCattelan Italia+ 3h07'06
103Michel KrederTeam LottoNL - Jumbo+ 3h07'34
104Mikhail IgnatievIAM Cycling+ 3h11'17
105Davide CimolaiMovistar Team+ 3h13'44
106Davide AppollonioCattelan Italia+ 3h17'39
107Ersen WeissAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuela+ 3h17'51
108Frederik BackaertBardiani CSF+ 3h22'53
109Nacer BouhanniTeam Giant-Alpecin+ 3h22'56
110Ryan MullenLampre-Merida+ 3h23'40
111Yonnatta MonsalveAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuela+ 3h23'41
112Leigh HowardOrica-GreenEDGE+ 3h25'39
113Matthieu LadagnousTeam Giant-Alpecin+ 3h25'40
114Luca AgliottoneTeam Cannondale - Garmin+ 3h26'06
115Kristian SbaragliMTN-Qhubeka+ 3h27'29
116Nick Van Der LijkeTeam LottoNL - Jumbo+ 3h28'08
117Sam BennettMTN-Qhubeka+ 3h33'30
118Cédric PineauEtixx - Quick-step+ 3h34'01
119Danny Van PoppelTeam LottoNL - Jumbo+ 3h34'49
120Zico WaeytensLotto Soudal+ 3h35'38
121Alexei TsatevichTinkoff-Saxo+ 3h35'55
122Jens DebusschereMTN-Qhubeka+ 3h36'15
123Sean De BieLotto Soudal+ 3h37'59
124Christophe LaborieFDJ+ 3h38'53
125Yoann OffredoAg2r La Mondiale+ 3h39'35
126Vincent JérômeAg2r La Mondiale+ 3h39'45
127Luke DurbridgeFDJ+ 3h43'44
128Oliver NaesenTinkoff-Saxo+ 3h45'03
129Adam HansenTeam Sky+ 3h46'01
130Marc SarreauAg2r La Mondiale+ 3h47'35
131Antonino ParrinelloSoutheast+ 3h49'50
132José Joaquin RojasTeam Katusha+ 3h51'59
133Pim LigthartTeam Giant-Alpecin+ 3h52'26
134Danilo IllarioBardiani CSF+ 3h53'31
135Florian VachonAg2r La Mondiale+ 3h54'32
136Mark CavendishTeam Sky+ 3h54'48
137Matthew GossOrica-GreenEDGE+ 3h56'42
138Geoffrey SoupeFDJ+ 4h00'22
139Matteo BusatoAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuela+ 4h01'46
140Pierpaolo De NegriSoutheast+ 4h02'21
141Andrea FediTeam Katusha+ 4h05'28
142Patrick GretschAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuela+ 4h06'49
143Andrea PasqualonLampre-Merida+ 4h11'39
144Boy Van PoppelTeam LottoNL - Jumbo+ 4h12'26
145Damien GaudinFDJ+ 4h13'38
146Kris BoeckmansLotto Soudal+ 4h14'35
147Ramon SinkeldamTeam Giant-Alpecin+ 4h17'35
148Hugo HouleOrica-GreenEDGE+ 4h17'45
149Andrea GuardiniAstana Pro Team+ 4h17'52
150Oscar GattoAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuela+ 4h18'23
151Davide ViganoSoutheast+ 4h18'53
152Klaas LodewyckBMC Racing Team+ 4h19'29
153Tom Van AsbroeckLotto Soudal+ 4h19'45
154Mitchell DockerOrica-GreenEDGE+ 4h20'17
155Christopher Juul JensenAg2r La Mondiale+ 4h20'47
156Pieter JacobsTrek Factory Racing+ 4h21'21
157Roy JansIAM Cycling+ 4h21'25
158Nelson OliveiraLampre-Merida+ 4h23'05
159Campbell FlakemoreBMC Racing Team+ 4h24'30
160Jonas VangenechtenEtixx - Quick-step+ 4h24'35
161Jelle DondersTrek Factory Racing+ 4h36'05
162Timo RoosenTeam LottoNL - Jumbo+ 4h38'09
163Shoji HayashiTeam Katusha+ 4h47'53
164Barry MarkusTeam LottoNL - Jumbo+ 5h03'31
165Robin StenuitTrek Factory Racing+ 5h19'03


Points Classification

1Antonio AndoliniCattelan Italia242
2Nairo QuintanaMovistar Team164
3Marc SarreauAg2r La Mondiale143
4Nacer BouhanniTeam Giant-Alpecin129
5Danny Van PoppelTeam LottoNL - Jumbo124


Mountain Points

1Nairo QuintanaMovistar Team256
2Leão PalaciosTeam LottoNL - Jumbo200
3Adam YatesTeam Sky109
4Philip DeignanIAM Cycling98
5Mikel LandaAstana Pro Team82
 
Reveille
Top  #376 Print Post
Posted on 21-06-2017 18:56
What a Giro for Antonio, how many stage wins did he end up with?
Another thing, Quintana absolutely shredded everyone else, 10 min to second and 30 min to tenth is absurd.
 
Ollfardh
Top  #377 Print Post
Posted on 21-06-2017 21:34
He's doing great, let me just order a tombstone already Wink
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
 
rogvi97
Top  #378 Print Post
Posted on 21-06-2017 21:47
Absoultely amazing performance, comparisons with legends like Coppi and Binda is unavoidable at the moment!
No signature available
 
Masterblaster01
Top  #379 Print Post
Posted on 21-06-2017 22:09
Just W-O-W!
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sutty68
Top  #380 Print Post
Posted on 21-06-2017 23:19
Antonio is also a time trial beast !!!!
 
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