@VoetsT Cheers! Let's hope so, gonna be some stiff competition though.
May 4th, 2017
Giro d'Italia - Race Preview - GT
Hello everybody!
Excitement is reaching fever pitch here in Sardinia, with the 100th edition of the Giro d'Italia starting in less than 24 hours! For those of you a little out of the loop, I thought I'd give you all my own mini preview of the race. I'll go over the three weeks of racing, all the riders to look out for, as well as our squad and what my role will be in the team.
2017 Route
The first week of this year's Giro is, as usual, quite simple when compared to the rest of the race. Many stages for the sprinters, and some great early chances for the fast men to grab those elusive stage wins. However while the sprinters will be the focus during the first week, following an early rest day, stage 4 is an early test for the GC contenders, finishing on the famous Mount Etna. Those hoping to figure in the overall standings will need to be ready to ride early on in this one.
The second week is where the GC will begin to truly take shape. As we ride further north through Italy, the climbs get tougher and the stakes get higher. Stage 9 is the first brutal climb of the Giro, with the stage cresting the Blockhaus, whose final 10kms average out around 9%. Tough stuff. We get another rest day after this, and then head straight back to it, with a 39km hilly time-trial through Umbria.
Some hilly stages (possible chances for a breakaway) precede stage 13, which will be the final chance for the sprinters to come to the fore. With a week of climbing and time-trialling coming after, it may be the day we say goodbye to many of the sprinters, including Caleb Ewan, who will need the rest with some big races on his calendar upcoming. I however am intent on lasting the full 3 weeks, but whether I get there is a different question.
Ending the 2nd week of the race is a stage similar to the one up to the Blockhaus, a short stage finishing on another famous climb, this time the Santuario di Oropa. Another key day, and the opening of what will be a brutal 8 days of racing.
After what will surely be a day for the breakaway on stage 15, 5 days of climbing await the peloton. Stage 16 will be epic, with two summits of the Passo dello Stelvio. 4 more challenging days follow, finishing a week of racing that I'm not looking forward to at all. Everyday is a possibility of winning or losing the maglia rosa, and it will be very entertaining for those watching at home.
Then for one last test, the race will finish with an old-school 30km flat time-trial frpm Monza to Milan. It could be a lap of honour for an already safe race leader, or a day of desperation, with a pure climber desperately attempting to hold onto the lead. We'll have to wait and see, but no matter what, it will be an exciting end to what will hopefully be a terrific 100th Giro d'Italia.
Full Startlist
Spoiler
GC Contenders
Vincenzo Nibali (TBM)
Tom Dumoulin (SUN)
Thibaut Pinot (FDJ)
Fabio Aru (AST)
Esteban Chaves (ORS)
Ilnur Zakarin (KAT)
Sergio Henao (SKY)
Mikel Landa (SKY)
Rigoberto Urán (CDT)
Steven Kruijswijk (TLJ)
Domenico Pozzovivo (ALM)
Diego Ulissi (UAE)
Rafal Majka (BOH)
Andrey Amador (MOV)
Primož Roglič (TLJ)
Rohan Dennis (BMC)
The big pre-race favourite for the 100th Giro is Italian hero and defending champion Vincenzo Nibali. His name stands out as the only former Giro winner in the field, and with a strong mountain lieutenant in Ion Izagirre, he will be hard to dethrone in the mountains. A rider of similar ilk to Nibali is Thibaut Pinot, who is regarded as one of the worlds best climbers, as well as a very talented time-triallist. However he has yet to produce any results up to his standards so far this season, so we will have to wait and see if he has got what it takes.
After finishing on the podium at his home race in 2014 & 15, Fabio Aru will be looking to go one better and finish atop the podium, putting enough time over his rivals to hold them off in the final time-trial. On the other end of the spectrum is SunWeb's Tom Dumoulin. The exciting young Dutchman is one of the world's premier time-triallist's, and with just under 70kms of racing against the clock, he could make a serious difference over his rivals in that discipline. No slouch on the mountains either, Dumoulin is a very big chance of claiming his first Grand Tour victory.
As for the rest of the field, our own Esteban Chaves leads the rest of the contenders, all with a real possibility of wearing the maglia rosa into Milano. For Esteban the time will need to be gained in the mountains, as although he is a good time-triallist, he will likely lose time to the likes of Dumoulin, Nibali & Pinot. He came so close last year, but with his tremendous form leading up to this race, we're feeling very confident in his abilities to cause a big upset and grab what we think will be the first of many GTs in his career.
Top Sprinters
Fernando Gaviria (QST)
Caleb Ewan (ORS)
Dylan Groenewegen (TLJ)
Giacomo Nizzolo (TSF)
Sacha Modolo (UAE)
Nicola Bonifazio (TBM)
Sonny Colbrelli (TBM)
Eduard-Michael Grosu (NIP)
Danny Van Poppel (SKY)
Jens Debusschere (LTS)
Over the first two weeks of the race, the fast men will do battle on the flatter stages, fighting for those priceless stage victories. It's looking like a two-horse race, with two sensations ready to fight it out for supremacy as the best young sprinter in the world. Fernando Gaviria has had an excellent year thus far, culminating with victory at Milano - San Remo. He has developed incredibly in the last year, and is hot on the heels of teammate Marcel Kittel as the fastest man in the world. However his big competition will be from of course, our man Caleb Ewan. We've come here with the intention of stage wins, and Caleb is in top top top form. We're 100% committed to working for Caleb when we need to, and with myself, Roger Kluge & Mitch Docker working his lead out train, we are confident.
It's not just about those two however, with Dylan Groenewegen another fresh face on the scene looking to make his mark and earn his first GT stage win. And of course there is a flurry of local talent, young and old, hoping to perform at their home race and steal a win in front of an adoring crowd.
Orica - Scott Team
Esteban Chaves
Leader
Caleb Ewan
Sprinter
Simon Gerrans
Free Element
Roman Kreuziger
Team Mate
Mitch Docker
Team Mate
Alexander Edmondson
Team Mate
Sam Bewley
Team Mate
Roger Kluge
Team Mate
Michael Hepburn
Team Mate
This is the team we've decided to bring to the Giro this year. Led of course by Esteban & Caleb, both have their respective domestiques. The DS decided not to bring all of our climbing firepower, giving Esteban just the one mountain helper instead, in the form of Roman Kreuziger. The true definition of a super-domestique, Roman is a tremendous climber, and we expect him to be next to Esteban throughout most of the high mountains, as one of the last teammates left in the front group. As for Caleb, he's got as I said earlier, myself, Mitch Docker & Roger Kluge making up his leadout train. Sam Bewley & Michael Hepburn are here as pure domestiques, grabbing water bottles & food, communicating with the DS, and sacrificing themselves if ever need be.
Our one true free rider for the entire tour will be Simon Gerrans. He's won stages here before, and at the other Grand Tours, so he's a proven opportunist at this level. Expect to see him in a lot of breakaways, as well as his signature punchy attacks and fast finishes uphill.
Into the third week, we expect Caleb & Roger to abandon the race, and myself, Sam, Mitch & Michael will transform from domestiques into part-time free riders, joining Simon in the hunt for breakaways and rogue stage wins, getting lots of TV time for the sponsors. I'm excited for that part of the race, and we've circled a couple stages in particular as days where I'll be let off the leash, on the hunt for individual glory.
And there we have it! Everything you need to know about the Giro d'Italia. I need some sleep now, but I doubt I'll be able to, I'm too excited! I can't wait for the depart tomorrow morning, I'll see you there!
We're finally here, ready to race for the 100th Giro d'Italia. The first stage is flat, the first chance for the sprinters, with today's winner taking the first maglia rosa of the race. It's classified as a flat stage, and will most likely end in a bunch sprint, but with a few short climbs, including one 20kms before the finish line, a succesful opportunist could steal the win. A win in a mass sprint for Caleb is the priority, but if he has to Esteban will be ready to respond to any attacks.
Race Report
The first breakaway of this year's Giro was just 1-rider, Movistar's Jorge Arcas. His lead never grew very high, and the Spaniard simply enjoyed the landscape and fanfare, all the while earning the team, which didn't bring any of their big heavy-hitters, some prime TV time.
Movistar strike gold with over 150kms of solo TV-time
After 100kms of smooth riding, a huge crash! A technical corner turned ugly, and 5 riders turned to 10, 10 to 20, and eventually more than half the peloton is on the ground. We came out nearly unscathed, except Chaves was down! Lucky for us, he got up quickly, and was surrounded by countless other big favourites (Nibali, Aru, Dumoulin, Zakarin, Pinot, Henao), so those left up front slowed dramatically and soon we were all together again.
A terrible crash mars what was supposed to be a quiet day for the GC favourites
With Arcas now caught and the peloton back as one, we reach the first intermediate sprint. With stage wins higher on our priorites than the points jersey, we kept Caleb safe in the pack and passed on participating in the sprint. Those who did go for it were Danny Van Poppel (Sky) & Dylan Groenewegen (LottoNL), with the Sky man taking the max points.
Another contender in the sprints?
And as the peloton came closer to the final climb, it was becoming clear that several riders would not be able to recover from the crash. 6 riders have officially abandoned, the biggest name being Andrey Amador. He was here as Movistar's leader, so very dissapointing for the Costa Rican. Joining him on the list of victims are domestiques Paolo Tiralongo (Astana), Laurens Ten Dam (Sunweb), Jan Bakelants (AG2R), Manuel Senni (BMC), Jakub Mareczko (Wilier Trestina) & Jesus Herrada (Movistar). We've lost some quality riders today, a real shame.
Also struggling at the back are Fabio Aru & Ilnur Zakarin, who are surrounded by teammates. The crash clearly is taking a toll and they'll hope to survive today without losing any time.
Soon we reached the final climb, with LottoNL-Jumbo at the front, leading us upwards. Esteban & Simon were sitting in a good position, waiting for an attack to respond to.
The final test before the sprint finish
And an attack! It's Steven Kruijswijk (TLJ) who goes first, with Christian Knees (SKY) & Bob Jungels (QST) following on his tail. 20kms left to go as they near the crest of the climb.
The first big attack of the Giro
And not wanting to lose any early time, Esteban Chaves responds, shooting up the road after the attackers. The pace in the group lifts slightly, but we're all holding on near the front.
A glorious sight seeing the Colombian dance up the climb
And in an instant he catches the front-3, and they head dowbhill. It seemed that Kruijswijk's intention wasn't to steal the stage win, but simply to get the mountain points, so he refuses to work and it seems they're doomed to be brought back in.
A daring move but no dice
We head downhill, and as we catch Esteban & co, the sprint trains begin to form. I'm at the front, pushing a hard pace. LottoNL-Jumbo & Quick-Step are at the front too, but look slightly unorganised.
The trains take form
Quick-Step were in disarray, their train falling apart & Gaviria way behind! A terrible start to the Giro for them. We on the other hand were head to head with LottoNL, pushing hard to get in the perfect position. I am done for the day now, it's down to Mitch & Roger. Ewan & Groenewegen are directly next to each other with not long left now.
The sprinters prepare
And just as Mitch is done, Roger Kluge starts his lead out, and his chain jams! He loses lots of speed, and Caleb is forced to go it alone! Groenewegen gets a decent gap, it's not looking good.
And the Dutchman takes it! Caleb was hard on his wheel but the distance was too much to cover in just a few hundred metres. Dissapointment but nothing we could do there, just bad luck. Italians Colbrelli (TBM) & Nizzolo (TSF) take 3rd & 4th, with Gaviria coming in a disappointing 5th.
The first GT stage win for the Dutch champion
And the biggest shock of the day comes after the race is over! Over 2 minutes after the peloton, a dejected and bruised Ilnur Zakarin rolls over the finish line, surrounded by most of his team. Disaster! And even worse, another minute passes before we see Fabio Aru, the local hero looking in terrible shape after what was a horror crash. Whether he, or Zakarin, figure at all in this race is a big question mark, with the Russian losing 2'12", and Aru 3'10".
A disastrous start for Aru & Zakarin
Stage Results
1
Dylan Groenewegen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
4h44'37
2
Caleb Ewan
Orica - Scott
s.t.
3
Sonny Colbrelli
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
4
Giacomo Nizzolo
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
5
Fernando Gaviria
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
6
Jasha Sütterlin
Movistar Team
s.t.
7
Ben Swift
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
8
Eduard-Michael Grosu
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
9
Danny Van Poppel
Team Sky
s.t.
10
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
...
23
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Fabio Felline
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
12
Roger Kluge
Orica - Scott
s.t.
13
Jens Debusschere
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
14
Lars Boom
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
15
Daniel Martin
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
16
Andrea Guardini
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
17
Max Walscheid
Team Sunweb
s.t.
18
Juan José Lobato
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
19
Jempy Drucker
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
20
Petr Vakoč
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
21
Gregory Daniel
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
22
Kristian Sbaragli
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
23
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
s.t.
24
Michael Hepburn
Orica - Scott
s.t.
25
Simon Gerrans
Orica - Scott
s.t.
26
Mitchell Docker
Orica - Scott
s.t.
27
Shane Archbold
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
28
Daniele Bennati
Movistar Team
s.t.
29
Sebastian Langeveld
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
30
Francisco José Ventoso
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
31
Gianluca Brambilla
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
32
Alberto Bettiol
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
33
Primož Roglič
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
34
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
s.t.
35
Floris Gerts
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
36
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
37
Dario Cataldo
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
38
Adriano Malori
Movistar Team
s.t.
39
Iljo Keisse
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
40
Oscar Gatto
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
41
Dylan Van Baarle
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
42
Filippo Pozzato
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
43
Maarten Wynants
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
44
Steven Kruijswijk
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
45
Esteban Chaves
Orica - Scott
s.t.
46
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
s.t.
47
Marco Benfatto
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
48
Vasil Kiryienka
Team Sky
s.t.
49
Rohan Dennis
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
50
Vincenzo Nibali
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
51
Leopold König
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
52
Tyler Farrar
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
53
Diego Ulissi
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
54
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
55
Stef Clement
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
56
Aleksejs Saramotins
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
57
Tom Bohli
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
58
Roman Kreuziger
Orica - Scott
s.t.
59
Alessio Taliani
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
60
Davide Formolo
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
61
Alberto Losada
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
62
Rafael Andriato
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
63
Alessandro Bisolti
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
64
Niccolo Bonifazio
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
65
Domenico Pozzovivo
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
66
Mekseb Debesay
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
67
David Gaudu
FDJ
s.t.
68
Alexis Gougeard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
69
Sacha Modolo
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
70
Marino Kobayashi
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
71
Rafał Majka
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
72
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
73
Tom Dumoulin
Team Sunweb
s.t.
74
Simon Clarke
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
75
Jasper Stuyven
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
76
Marco Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
77
Sérgio Luis Henao
Team Sky
s.t.
78
Marco Mathis
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
79
Beñat Intxausti
Team Sky
s.t.
80
Roberto Ferrari
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
81
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
82
Ivan Santaromita
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
83
Matteo Montaguti
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
84
Jay Thomson
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
85
Lennard Hofstede
Team Sunweb
s.t.
86
Salvatore Puccio
Team Sky
s.t.
87
Pavel Kochetkov
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
88
Bernhard Eisel
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
89
Enrico Gasparotto
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
90
Marco Maronese
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
91
Jasper De Buyst
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
92
Kiel Reijnen
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
93
Mattia Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
94
Marco Marcato
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
95
Oliver Naesen
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
96
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
97
Simone Sterbini
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
98
John Darwin Atapuma
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
99
Frederik Frison
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
100
Giovanni Visconti
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
101
Tobias Ludvigsson
FDJ
s.t.
102
Ruben Guerreiro
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
103
Jonathan Dibben
Team Sky
s.t.
104
Jaco Venter
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
105
Christian Knees
Team Sky
s.t.
106
Antonio Nibali
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
107
Mikel Landa
Team Sky
s.t.
108
Mirko Trosino
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
109
Grégory Rast
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
110
David De La Cruz
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
111
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
112
Lorenzo Rota
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
113
Yukiya Arashiro
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
114
Mathias Frank
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
115
Ion Izagirre
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
116
Sébastien Reichenbach
FDJ
s.t.
117
Maxime Monfort
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
118
Tom-Jelte Slagter
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
119
Sam Bewley
Orica - Scott
s.t.
120
Enzo Wouters
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
121
Gediminas Bagdonas
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
122
Ben Gastauer
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
123
Rigoberto Urán
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
124
Eugenio Alafaci
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
125
Bart De Clercq
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
126
Oliviero Troia
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
127
Marko Kump
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
128
David López
Team Sky
s.t.
129
James Shaw
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
130
Stefan Küng
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
131
Raffaello Bonusi
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
132
Davide Martinelli
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
133
Robert Gesink
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
134
Dries Devenyns
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
135
Jos Van Emden
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
136
Bob Jungels
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
137
Fumiyuki Beppu
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
138
Mark Renshaw
Team Dimension Data
+ 2'12
139
Mirco Maestri
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
140
Steve Morabito
FDJ
s.t.
141
Léo Vincent
FDJ
s.t.
142
Ilya Koshevoy
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
143
Rein Taaramäe
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
144
Jan Barta
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
145
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
s.t.
146
Andrea Vendrame
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
147
Gorka Izagirre
Movistar Team
s.t.
148
Alan Marangoni
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
149
Carlos Betancur
Movistar Team
s.t.
150
Riccardo Stacchiotti
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
151
Yuma Koishi
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
152
Phil Bauhaus
Team Sunweb
s.t.
153
Ryan Gibbons
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
154
Mike Teunissen
Team Sunweb
s.t.
155
Lukas Pöstlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
156
Albert Timmer
Team Sunweb
s.t.
157
Nils Politt
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
158
Nicolas Marini
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
159
Youcef Reguigui
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
160
Maxim Belkov
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
161
Ilnur Zakarin
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
162
Roy Curvers
Team Sunweb
s.t.
163
Matteo Busato
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
164
Gilbert Ducournau
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
165
Francesco Gavazzi
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
166
Hugh Carthy
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 3'10
167
Marco D'Urbano
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
168
Reto Hollenstein
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
169
Fabio Aru
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
170
Giulio Ciccone
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
171
Odd Christian Eiking
FDJ
s.t.
172
Pierre Rolland
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
173
Miguel Angel Lopez
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
174
Gregor Mühlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
175
Damiano Caruso
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
176
Luis León Sánchez
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
177
Vincenzo Albanese
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
178
Moreno Moser
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
179
Kohei Uchima
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
180
Sam Oomen
Team Sunweb
s.t.
181
Patrick Konrad
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
182
Luca Wackermann
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
183
Maurits Lammertink
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
184
Julen Amezqueta
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
185
Paolo Simion
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
186
Nuno Bico
Movistar Team
s.t.
187
Yonder Godoy
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
188
Alessandro Tonelli
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
189
Matteo Spreafico
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
190
Paweł Poljański
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
191
Jorge Arcas
Movistar Team
+ 9'07
General Classification
1
Dylan Groenewegen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
4h44'26
2
Caleb Ewan
Orica - Scott
+ 5
3
Sonny Colbrelli
Bahrain - Merida
+ 7
4
Giacomo Nizzolo
Trek - Segafredo
+ 9
5
Danny Van Poppel
Team Sky
s.t.
6
Ben Swift
UAE Team Emirates
+ 10
7
Fernando Gaviria
Quick-Step Floors
+ 11
8
Jasha Sütterlin
Movistar Team
s.t.
9
Eduard-Michael Grosu
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
10
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
...
23
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
+ 12
Spoiler
11
Fabio Felline
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
12
Roger Kluge
Orica - Scott
s.t.
13
Jens Debusschere
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
14
Lars Boom
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
15
Daniel Martin
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
16
Andrea Guardini
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
17
Max Walscheid
Team Sunweb
s.t.
18
Juan José Lobato
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
19
Jempy Drucker
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
20
Petr Vakoč
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
21
Gregory Daniel
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
22
Kristian Sbaragli
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
23
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
s.t.
24
Michael Hepburn
Orica - Scott
s.t.
25
Simon Gerrans
Orica - Scott
s.t.
26
Mitchell Docker
Orica - Scott
s.t.
27
Shane Archbold
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
28
Daniele Bennati
Movistar Team
s.t.
29
Sebastian Langeveld
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
30
Francisco José Ventoso
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
31
Gianluca Brambilla
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
32
Alberto Bettiol
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
33
Primož Roglič
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
34
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
s.t.
35
Floris Gerts
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
36
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
37
Dario Cataldo
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
38
Adriano Malori
Movistar Team
s.t.
39
Iljo Keisse
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
40
Oscar Gatto
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
41
Dylan Van Baarle
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
42
Filippo Pozzato
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
43
Maarten Wynants
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
44
Steven Kruijswijk
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
45
Esteban Chaves
Orica - Scott
s.t.
46
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
s.t.
47
Marco Benfatto
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
48
Vasil Kiryienka
Team Sky
s.t.
49
Rohan Dennis
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
50
Vincenzo Nibali
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
51
Leopold König
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
52
Tyler Farrar
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
53
Diego Ulissi
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
54
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
55
Stef Clement
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
56
Aleksejs Saramotins
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
57
Tom Bohli
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
58
Roman Kreuziger
Orica - Scott
s.t.
59
Alessio Taliani
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
60
Davide Formolo
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
61
Alberto Losada
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
62
Rafael Andriato
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
63
Alessandro Bisolti
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
64
Niccolo Bonifazio
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
65
Domenico Pozzovivo
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
66
Mekseb Debesay
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
67
David Gaudu
FDJ
s.t.
68
Alexis Gougeard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
69
Sacha Modolo
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
70
Marino Kobayashi
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
71
Rafał Majka
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
72
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
73
Tom Dumoulin
Team Sunweb
s.t.
74
Simon Clarke
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
75
Jasper Stuyven
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
76
Marco Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
77
Sérgio Luis Henao
Team Sky
s.t.
78
Marco Mathis
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
79
Beñat Intxausti
Team Sky
s.t.
80
Roberto Ferrari
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
81
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
82
Ivan Santaromita
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
83
Matteo Montaguti
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
84
Jay Thomson
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
85
Lennard Hofstede
Team Sunweb
s.t.
86
Salvatore Puccio
Team Sky
s.t.
87
Pavel Kochetkov
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
88
Bernhard Eisel
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
89
Enrico Gasparotto
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
90
Marco Maronese
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
91
Jasper De Buyst
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
92
Kiel Reijnen
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
93
Mattia Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
94
Marco Marcato
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
95
Oliver Naesen
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
96
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
97
Simone Sterbini
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
98
John Darwin Atapuma
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
99
Frederik Frison
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
100
Giovanni Visconti
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
101
Tobias Ludvigsson
FDJ
s.t.
102
Ruben Guerreiro
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
103
Jonathan Dibben
Team Sky
s.t.
104
Jaco Venter
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
105
Christian Knees
Team Sky
s.t.
106
Antonio Nibali
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
107
Mikel Landa
Team Sky
s.t.
108
Mirko Trosino
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
109
Grégory Rast
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
110
David De La Cruz
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
111
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
112
Lorenzo Rota
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
113
Yukiya Arashiro
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
114
Mathias Frank
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
115
Ion Izagirre
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
116
Sébastien Reichenbach
FDJ
s.t.
117
Maxime Monfort
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
118
Tom-Jelte Slagter
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
119
Sam Bewley
Orica - Scott
s.t.
120
Enzo Wouters
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
121
Gediminas Bagdonas
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
122
Ben Gastauer
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
123
Rigoberto Urán
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
124
Eugenio Alafaci
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
125
Bart De Clercq
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
126
Oliviero Troia
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
127
Marko Kump
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
128
David López
Team Sky
s.t.
129
James Shaw
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
130
Stefan Küng
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
131
Raffaello Bonusi
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
132
Davide Martinelli
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
133
Robert Gesink
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
134
Dries Devenyns
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
135
Jos Van Emden
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
136
Bob Jungels
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
137
Fumiyuki Beppu
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
138
Mark Renshaw
Team Dimension Data
+ 2'23
139
Mirco Maestri
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
140
Steve Morabito
FDJ
s.t.
141
Léo Vincent
FDJ
s.t.
142
Ilya Koshevoy
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
143
Rein Taaramäe
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
144
Jan Barta
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
145
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
s.t.
146
Andrea Vendrame
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
147
Gorka Izagirre
Movistar Team
s.t.
148
Alan Marangoni
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
149
Carlos Betancur
Movistar Team
s.t.
150
Riccardo Stacchiotti
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
151
Yuma Koishi
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
152
Phil Bauhaus
Team Sunweb
s.t.
153
Ryan Gibbons
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
154
Mike Teunissen
Team Sunweb
s.t.
155
Lukas Pöstlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
156
Albert Timmer
Team Sunweb
s.t.
157
Nils Politt
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
158
Nicolas Marini
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
159
Youcef Reguigui
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
160
Maxim Belkov
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
161
Ilnur Zakarin
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
162
Roy Curvers
Team Sunweb
s.t.
163
Matteo Busato
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
164
Gilbert Ducournau
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
165
Francesco Gavazzi
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
166
Hugh Carthy
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 3'21
167
Marco D'Urbano
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
168
Reto Hollenstein
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
169
Fabio Aru
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
170
Giulio Ciccone
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
171
Odd Christian Eiking
FDJ
s.t.
172
Pierre Rolland
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
173
Miguel Angel Lopez
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
174
Gregor Mühlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
175
Damiano Caruso
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
176
Luis León Sánchez
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
177
Vincenzo Albanese
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
178
Moreno Moser
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
179
Kohei Uchima
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
180
Sam Oomen
Team Sunweb
s.t.
181
Patrick Konrad
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
182
Luca Wackermann
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
183
Maurits Lammertink
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
184
Julen Amezqueta
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
185
Paolo Simion
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
186
Nuno Bico
Movistar Team
s.t.
187
Yonder Godoy
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
188
Alessandro Tonelli
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
189
Matteo Spreafico
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
190
Paweł Poljański
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
191
Jorge Arcas
Movistar Team
+ 9'12
Points Classification
1
Dylan Groenewegen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
29
2
Caleb Ewan
Orica - Scott
20
3
Giacomo Nizzolo
Trek - Segafredo
20
4
Jorge Arcas
Movistar Team
16
5
Sonny Colbrelli
Bahrain - Merida
16
Spoiler
6
Ben Swift
UAE Team Emirates
16
7
Danny Van Poppel
Team Sky
15
8
Fernando Gaviria
Quick-Step Floors
12
9
Jasha Sütterlin
Movistar Team
10
10
Eduard-Michael Grosu
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
8
11
Jens Debusschere
Lotto - Soudal
8
12
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
6
13
Fabio Felline
Trek - Segafredo
5
14
Roger Kluge
Orica - Scott
4
15
Lars Boom
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
2
16
Daniel Martin
Quick-Step Floors
1
King of the Mountains
1
Jorge Arcas
Movistar Team
6
2
Steven Kruijswijk
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
6
3
Sam Bewley
Orica - Scott
2
4
Bob Jungels
Quick-Step Floors
2
5
Stef Clement
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
1
Spoiler
6
Christian Knees
Team Sky
1
Young Riders Classification
1
Dylan Groenewegen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
4h44'26
2
Caleb Ewan
Orica - Scott
+ 5
3
Danny Van Poppel
Team Sky
+ 9
4
Fernando Gaviria
Quick-Step Floors
+ 11
5
Jasha Sütterlin
Movistar Team
s.t.
…
9
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
s.t.
We got so close, another 2nd place. But nothing we could do, simply just bad luck. We're focusing on the next sprint already. As for the crash, dissapointing to lose some riders already, and not the way that Esteban would've wanted to gain time on Aru & Zakarin, but we can't complain.
Tomorrow is already a tough stage, could see some more attacking action.
Today's stage has a very up and down route, hardly a moment of flat road before the final 5kms. Anything could happen today; a breakaway could succeed, there could be a late attack from the peloton from a GC contender or a strong puncheur, or it could finish in a sprint. We could very likely have a new pink jersey holder at the end of the day.
Race Report
The peloton were happy to let a breakaway go, with 6 riders out in front. One of them was yesterday's most combative rider and KoM leader Jorge Arcas, looking to defend his jersey for one more day. We needed all our riders with us today so chose not to try and join.
6 riders out in front
Caleb Ewan was looking pretty in mauve today, wearing the points leaders jersey, in place of race leader Dylan Groenewegen. A very recognisable look, with Groenewegen in pink, Argas in blue, and Danny Van Poppel in white.
Caleb Ewan comfortable in the peloton
BMC's Floris Gerts took the 7 points over the top of the first proper climb of the day, just ahead of Lukas Pöstlberger (Bora - Hansgrohe). This put him in provisional KoM lead, with current leader Arcas struggling in the breakaway, clearly tired from 150kms of solo riding yesterday.
Gerts & Pöstlberger crossing first through the town of Nuoro
And we've got another big crash in the peloton! Not as destructive as yesterday, but some big names are down, including the pink jersey, as well as Rigoberto Uran, Rohan Dennis and many more. They all get up off the ground and catch up eventually though, with no obvious damage. Some weren't so lucky however. Gregor Mühlberger (Bora - Hansgrohe) & Alberto Bettiol (Cannondale - Drapac) are forced to abandon. More riders lost in just 2 days of what should've been safe racing. Lucky for us we had no riders caught up in the fall.
Another crash takes out some unlucky riders in the peloton
With the peloton almost all back together, and the pink jersey back in the frame, the riders begin to head up the Passo Genna Silana. A long, 25km climb, however it averages out at only 3%, so we doubt it'll cause any serious damage. We must still work hard to make sure Caleb stays up front, and since I'm feeling good I'll be guiding him personally.
A long climb, but one of the easier ones the peloton will face this entire race.
Despite not being too steep, halfway up and the length of the climb was starting to take it's toll. The peloton was down to 85 or so riders, with more dropping off the back. We had lost 4 riders already (Kluge, Docker, Hepburn & Bewley), however all our big names were still sitting near the front. Caleb and I were getting very tired, but with not too long left we pushed hard to get over the top, knowing that nearly 40kms of descending, and time to recover, awaited us. The pink jersey was well behind us, but still holding onto the main group.
The Passo Genna Silana proving tougher than imagined
The first rider to crest the climb was Lukas Pöstlberger, who had dropped all fellow riders and was now riding solo, praying to hold onto his lead to the finish. With the peloton nearly at the top of the climb, we would get a time-check, with the last one coming in at just over a minute.
The Austrian was all alone
The peloton was now over the top, and Ewan, Groenewegen & Gaviria were all in the group, which was 79 strong with no major riders missing. However after a long day, would the sprinters still be strong enough to sprint? Or could a rider like Simon Gerrans or Fabio Felline steal it? Before they thought about the finish however, they'd have to catch Pöstlberger, who was 1'15" ahead, with 35 kms til the finish.
Over the top and straight back down
Under the 10km to go banner, and Pöstlberger still was leading. His lead was right on 30", and he was giving it everything he got. No matter what happens, it's a success today for him & Bora, getting lots of peak TV time.
The Bora barouder daring to dream
As we finished the descent, and rode into the last 5kms, I began to hit the front, pushing the pace with Caleb on my wheel. It would be a long lead out but he and I were feeling good and I was confident I could get our man into the perfect position. Gaviria hops on Ewan's wheel, and the sprint would soon be on, with Pöstlberger in sight just up the road.
5kms left after a very long day
Pöstlberger is just overtaken as the finish line is now in sight! I'm up in front, as the other sprinters start to go behind me. Caleb is waiting patiently for the perfect time to pounce. We couldn't have done this better, now it's about execution!
Where is the pink jersey?
The sprint is on, it's Ewan in front, with Gaviria & Felline neck and neck to his right. And the maglia rosa is charging through the middle! Who would take it?
A true sprinters battle!
And as it comes down to the very last metre, Caleb Ewan just takes it! Gaviria is second by an inch, with Groenewegen finishing the podium. Now that feels good!
A perfect lead out and perfect execution
And on top of the win, from bonus seconds, Caleb Ewan takes the leader's jersey by 1 second!
Stage Results
1
Caleb Ewan
Orica - Scott
5h08'21
2
Fernando Gaviria
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
3
Dylan Groenewegen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
4
Fabio Felline
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
5
Eduard-Michael Grosu
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
6
Tom Dumoulin
Team Sunweb
s.t.
7
Christian Knees
Team Sky
s.t.
8
Enrico Gasparotto
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
9
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
10
Ben Swift
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
...
31
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
12
Beñat Intxausti
Team Sky
s.t.
13
Roman Kreuziger
Orica - Scott
s.t.
14
David Gaudu
FDJ
s.t.
15
Francisco José Ventoso
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
16
Simon Gerrans
Orica - Scott
s.t.
17
Tobias Ludvigsson
FDJ
s.t.
18
Sonny Colbrelli
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
19
Diego Ulissi
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
20
Vincenzo Nibali
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
21
Marco Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
22
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
s.t.
23
Sérgio Luis Henao
Team Sky
s.t.
24
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
25
Vasil Kiryienka
Team Sky
s.t.
26
Esteban Chaves
Orica - Scott
s.t.
27
Mikel Landa
Team Sky
s.t.
28
Dries Devenyns
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
29
Maurits Lammertink
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
30
Gianluca Brambilla
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
31
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
s.t.
32
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
33
Oliver Naesen
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
34
Aleksejs Saramotins
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
35
Ilnur Zakarin
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
36
Sébastien Reichenbach
FDJ
s.t.
37
Petr Vakoč
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
38
Fabio Aru
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
39
Domenico Pozzovivo
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
40
Rafał Majka
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
41
David De La Cruz
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
42
Bob Jungels
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
43
Steven Kruijswijk
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
44
Daniel Martin
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
45
Floris Gerts
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
46
Leopold König
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
47
Sebastian Langeveld
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
48
Lukas Pöstlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
49
Rigoberto Urán
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
50
Salvatore Puccio
Team Sky
s.t.
51
Dario Cataldo
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
52
Miguel Angel Lopez
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
53
Matteo Montaguti
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
54
Mathias Frank
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
55
Pierre Rolland
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
56
Hugh Carthy
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
57
Rein Taaramäe
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
58
Luis León Sánchez
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
59
Dylan Van Baarle
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
60
Simon Clarke
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
61
Paweł Poljański
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
62
Alexis Gougeard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
63
Tom-Jelte Slagter
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
64
Matteo Busato
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
65
Patrick Konrad
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
66
Rohan Dennis
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
67
Mekseb Debesay
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
68
Damiano Caruso
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
69
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
70
Alessio Taliani
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
71
Giulio Ciccone
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
72
Ben Gastauer
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
73
Jaco Venter
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
74
Jasper Stuyven
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
75
Lorenzo Rota
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
76
Moreno Moser
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
77
Stef Clement
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
78
Robert Gesink
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
79
Giacomo Nizzolo
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
80
Primož Roglič
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
81
Roberto Ferrari
UAE Team Emirates
+ 2'38
82
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
s.t.
83
Pavel Kochetkov
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
84
Steve Morabito
FDJ
s.t.
85
Danny Van Poppel
Team Sky
s.t.
86
Marco Marcato
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
87
Alberto Losada
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
88
Giovanni Visconti
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
89
Ion Izagirre
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
90
Max Walscheid
Team Sunweb
s.t.
91
Lars Boom
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
92
Rafael Andriato
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
93
Marco Benfatto
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
94
Jos Van Emden
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
95
Sacha Modolo
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
96
Luca Wackermann
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
97
David López
Team Sky
s.t.
98
Filippo Pozzato
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
99
Kristian Sbaragli
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
100
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
101
Ivan Santaromita
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
102
Jens Debusschere
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
103
Alessandro Bisolti
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
104
Jasha Sütterlin
Movistar Team
s.t.
105
Bart De Clercq
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
106
Carlos Betancur
Movistar Team
s.t.
107
Jorge Arcas
Movistar Team
s.t.
108
Gorka Izagirre
Movistar Team
s.t.
109
Roger Kluge
Orica - Scott
s.t.
110
Mitchell Docker
Orica - Scott
s.t.
111
John Darwin Atapuma
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
112
Jan Barta
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
113
Maxim Belkov
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
114
Eugenio Alafaci
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
115
Reto Hollenstein
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
116
Niccolo Bonifazio
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
117
Ilya Koshevoy
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
118
Mike Teunissen
Team Sunweb
s.t.
119
Juan José Lobato
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
120
Kiel Reijnen
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
121
Maxime Monfort
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
122
Oscar Gatto
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
123
Sam Oomen
Team Sunweb
s.t.
124
Stefan Küng
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
125
Michael Hepburn
Orica - Scott
s.t.
126
Ruben Guerreiro
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
127
Fumiyuki Beppu
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
128
Kohei Uchima
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
+ 4'24
129
Maarten Wynants
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
130
Gediminas Bagdonas
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
131
Jempy Drucker
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
132
Tyler Farrar
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
133
Phil Bauhaus
Team Sunweb
s.t.
134
Albert Timmer
Team Sunweb
s.t.
135
Matteo Spreafico
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
136
Davide Martinelli
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
137
Youcef Reguigui
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
138
Julen Amezqueta
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
139
Daniele Bennati
Movistar Team
s.t.
140
Sam Bewley
Orica - Scott
s.t.
141
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
s.t.
142
Bernhard Eisel
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
143
Iljo Keisse
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
144
Jay Thomson
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
145
Ryan Gibbons
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
146
Gregory Daniel
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
147
Shane Archbold
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
148
Nils Politt
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
149
Marino Kobayashi
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
150
Grégory Rast
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
151
Andrea Vendrame
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
152
Jasper De Buyst
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
153
Simone Sterbini
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
154
Raffaello Bonusi
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
155
Marko Kump
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
156
Riccardo Stacchiotti
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
157
Alan Marangoni
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
158
Paolo Simion
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
159
Alessandro Tonelli
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
160
Odd Christian Eiking
FDJ
s.t.
161
Roy Curvers
Team Sunweb
s.t.
162
Mattia Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
163
Tom Bohli
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
164
Léo Vincent
FDJ
s.t.
165
Mark Renshaw
Team Dimension Data
+ 7'12
166
Andrea Guardini
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
167
Antonio Nibali
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
168
Adriano Malori
Movistar Team
s.t.
169
Yonder Godoy
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
170
Francesco Gavazzi
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
171
Nicolas Marini
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
172
James Shaw
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
173
Nuno Bico
Movistar Team
s.t.
174
Vincenzo Albanese
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
175
Davide Formolo
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
176
Oliviero Troia
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
177
Yukiya Arashiro
Bahrain - Merida
+ 8'06
178
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto - Soudal
+ 14'32
179
Lennard Hofstede
Team Sunweb
s.t.
180
Marco Maronese
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
181
Mirko Trosino
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
+ 16'14
182
Enzo Wouters
Lotto - Soudal
+ 17'00
183
Jonathan Dibben
Team Sky
+ 17'39
184
Marco Mathis
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 18'19
185
Frederik Frison
Lotto - Soudal
+ 18'57
186
Marco D'Urbano
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 21'38
187
Gilbert Ducournau
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
+ 24'13
188
Yuma Koishi
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
+ 27'51
General Classification
A dream start for the team and Caleb!
1
Caleb Ewan
Orica - Scott
9h52'42
2
Dylan Groenewegen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 1
3
Fernando Gaviria
Quick-Step Floors
+ 10
4
Sonny Colbrelli
Bahrain - Merida
+ 12
5
Floris Gerts
BMC Racing Team
+ 13
6
Marco Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
7
Giacomo Nizzolo
Trek - Segafredo
+ 14
8
Jaco Venter
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
9
Ben Swift
UAE Team Emirates
+ 15
10
Eduard-Michael Grosu
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
+ 16
...
15
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Fabio Felline
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
12
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
13
Simon Gerrans
Orica - Scott
s.t.
14
Francisco José Ventoso
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
15
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
s.t.
16
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
s.t.
17
Petr Vakoč
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
18
Daniel Martin
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
19
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
20
Gianluca Brambilla
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
21
Vincenzo Nibali
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
22
Esteban Chaves
Orica - Scott
s.t.
23
Roman Kreuziger
Orica - Scott
s.t.
24
Diego Ulissi
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
25
Vasil Kiryienka
Team Sky
s.t.
26
Sebastian Langeveld
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
27
Tom Dumoulin
Team Sunweb
s.t.
28
David Gaudu
FDJ
s.t.
29
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
30
Steven Kruijswijk
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
31
Dario Cataldo
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
32
Aleksejs Saramotins
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
33
Beñat Intxausti
Team Sky
s.t.
34
Leopold König
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
35
Enrico Gasparotto
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
36
Dylan Van Baarle
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
37
Sérgio Luis Henao
Team Sky
s.t.
38
Domenico Pozzovivo
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
39
Rafał Majka
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
40
Christian Knees
Team Sky
s.t.
41
Primož Roglič
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
42
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
43
Rohan Dennis
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
44
Tobias Ludvigsson
FDJ
s.t.
45
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
46
Oliver Naesen
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
47
Alessio Taliani
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
48
Alexis Gougeard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
49
Stef Clement
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
50
Mekseb Debesay
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
51
Simon Clarke
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
52
Mikel Landa
Team Sky
s.t.
53
Matteo Montaguti
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
54
Salvatore Puccio
Team Sky
s.t.
55
Jasper Stuyven
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
56
David De La Cruz
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
57
Sébastien Reichenbach
FDJ
s.t.
58
Dries Devenyns
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
59
Mathias Frank
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
60
Rigoberto Urán
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
61
Bob Jungels
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
62
Tom-Jelte Slagter
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
63
Lorenzo Rota
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
64
Ben Gastauer
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
65
Robert Gesink
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
66
Lukas Pöstlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 2'25
67
Ilnur Zakarin
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 2'28
68
Rein Taaramäe
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
69
Matteo Busato
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
70
Danny Van Poppel
Team Sky
+ 2'52
71
Fumiyuki Beppu
Trek - Segafredo
+ 2'53
72
Lars Boom
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 2'54
73
Max Walscheid
Team Sunweb
s.t.
74
Jasha Sütterlin
Movistar Team
s.t.
75
Jens Debusschere
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
76
Roger Kluge
Orica - Scott
s.t.
77
Kristian Sbaragli
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
78
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
s.t.
79
Mitchell Docker
Orica - Scott
s.t.
80
Juan José Lobato
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
81
Filippo Pozzato
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
82
Marco Benfatto
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
83
Alberto Losada
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
84
Michael Hepburn
Orica - Scott
s.t.
85
Rafael Andriato
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
86
Roberto Ferrari
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
87
Oscar Gatto
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
88
Sacha Modolo
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
89
Alessandro Bisolti
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
90
Pavel Kochetkov
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
91
Niccolo Bonifazio
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
92
Marco Marcato
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
93
Ivan Santaromita
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
94
Giovanni Visconti
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
95
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
96
Ion Izagirre
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
97
John Darwin Atapuma
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
98
Kiel Reijnen
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
99
David López
Team Sky
s.t.
100
Ruben Guerreiro
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
101
Jos Van Emden
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
102
Bart De Clercq
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
103
Maxime Monfort
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
104
Eugenio Alafaci
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
105
Stefan Küng
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
106
Fabio Aru
Astana Pro Team
+ 3'26
107
Maurits Lammertink
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
108
Hugh Carthy
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
109
Miguel Angel Lopez
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
110
Pierre Rolland
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
111
Luis León Sánchez
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
112
Giulio Ciccone
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
113
Damiano Caruso
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
114
Patrick Konrad
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
115
Paweł Poljański
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
116
Moreno Moser
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
117
Jempy Drucker
BMC Racing Team
+ 4'40
118
Gregory Daniel
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
119
Daniele Bennati
Movistar Team
s.t.
120
Maarten Wynants
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
121
Shane Archbold
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
122
Iljo Keisse
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
123
Tyler Farrar
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
124
Marino Kobayashi
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
125
Tom Bohli
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
126
Jay Thomson
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
127
Bernhard Eisel
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
128
Jasper De Buyst
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
129
Simone Sterbini
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
130
Gediminas Bagdonas
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
131
Mattia Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
132
Grégory Rast
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
133
Sam Bewley
Orica - Scott
s.t.
134
Davide Martinelli
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
135
Marko Kump
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
136
Raffaello Bonusi
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
137
Steve Morabito
FDJ
+ 5'06
138
Gorka Izagirre
Movistar Team
s.t.
139
Carlos Betancur
Movistar Team
s.t.
140
Jan Barta
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
141
Ilya Koshevoy
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
142
Mike Teunissen
Team Sunweb
s.t.
143
Maxim Belkov
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
144
Luca Wackermann
Bardiani - CSF
+ 6'04
145
Reto Hollenstein
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
146
Sam Oomen
Team Sunweb
s.t.
147
Phil Bauhaus
Team Sunweb
+ 6'52
148
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
s.t.
149
Albert Timmer
Team Sunweb
s.t.
150
Youcef Reguigui
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
151
Andrea Vendrame
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
152
Ryan Gibbons
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
153
Léo Vincent
FDJ
s.t.
154
Alan Marangoni
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
155
Nils Politt
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
156
Riccardo Stacchiotti
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
157
Roy Curvers
Team Sunweb
s.t.
158
Andrea Guardini
UAE Team Emirates
+ 7'28
159
Adriano Malori
Movistar Team
s.t.
160
Davide Formolo
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
161
Antonio Nibali
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
162
James Shaw
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
163
Oliviero Troia
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
164
Kohei Uchima
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
+ 7'50
165
Julen Amezqueta
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
166
Matteo Spreafico
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
167
Odd Christian Eiking
FDJ
s.t.
168
Paolo Simion
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
169
Alessandro Tonelli
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
170
Yukiya Arashiro
Bahrain - Merida
+ 8'22
171
Mark Renshaw
Team Dimension Data
+ 9'40
172
Nicolas Marini
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
173
Francesco Gavazzi
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
174
Vincenzo Albanese
Bardiani - CSF
+ 10'38
175
Yonder Godoy
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
176
Nuno Bico
Movistar Team
s.t.
177
Jorge Arcas
Movistar Team
+ 11'55
178
Lennard Hofstede
Team Sunweb
+ 14'48
179
Marco Maronese
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
180
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
181
Mirko Trosino
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
+ 16'30
182
Enzo Wouters
Lotto - Soudal
+ 17'16
183
Jonathan Dibben
Team Sky
+ 17'55
184
Marco Mathis
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 18'35
185
Frederik Frison
Lotto - Soudal
+ 19'13
186
Marco D'Urbano
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 25'04
187
Gilbert Ducournau
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
+ 26'41
188
Yuma Koishi
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
+ 30'19
Points Classification
1
Dylan Groenewegen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
45
2
Caleb Ewan
Orica - Scott
45
3
Fernando Gaviria
Quick-Step Floors
32
4
Ben Swift
UAE Team Emirates
22
5
Giacomo Nizzolo
Trek - Segafredo
20
Spoiler
6
Eduard-Michael Grosu
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
20
7
Fabio Felline
Trek - Segafredo
19
8
Jorge Arcas
Movistar Team
18
9
Sonny Colbrelli
Bahrain - Merida
16
10
Danny Van Poppel
Team Sky
15
11
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
11
12
Floris Gerts
BMC Racing Team
11
13
Jasha Sütterlin
Movistar Team
10
14
Tom Dumoulin
Team Sunweb
10
15
Lukas Pöstlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
10
16
Christian Knees
Team Sky
9
17
Jens Debusschere
Lotto - Soudal
8
18
Marco Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
8
19
Enrico Gasparotto
Bahrain - Merida
8
20
Jaco Venter
Team Dimension Data
8
21
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
7
22
Fumiyuki Beppu
Trek - Segafredo
7
23
Roger Kluge
Orica - Scott
4
24
Beñat Intxausti
Team Sky
4
25
Roman Kreuziger
Orica - Scott
3
26
Lars Boom
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
2
27
David Gaudu
FDJ
2
28
Daniel Martin
Quick-Step Floors
1
29
Francisco José Ventoso
BMC Racing Team
1
King of the Mountains
1
Lukas Pöstlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
18
2
Floris Gerts
BMC Racing Team
16
3
Jaco Venter
Team Dimension Data
7
4
Steven Kruijswijk
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
6
5
Jorge Arcas
Movistar Team
6
Spoiler
6
David De La Cruz
Quick-Step Floors
4
7
Stef Clement
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
3
8
Marco Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
2
9
Sam Bewley
Orica - Scott
2
10
Bob Jungels
Quick-Step Floors
2
11
Simon Gerrans
Orica - Scott
1
12
Christian Knees
Team Sky
1
Young Riders Classification
1
Caleb Ewan
Orica - Scott
9h52'42
2
Dylan Groenewegen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 1
3
Fernando Gaviria
Quick-Step Floors
+ 10
4
Floris Gerts
BMC Racing Team
+ 13
5
Eduard-Michael Grosu
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
+ 16
6
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
s.t.
Yes! What a day! Champagne will be flowing at dinner tonight after a perfect stage! The DS told me personally how happy he was with my ride, saying we couldn't have done it without me. Really feels great to help the team so much, especially on one of the biggest stages of all. We're ready to defend tomorrow, and execute just as we did today. Woo!
Today is another chance for the sprinters, and a lot less effort than yesterday. We've got the pink, so that means it's our job to bring back the breakaway, and set up the peloton for the sprint. It's gonna be tough to stop Groenewegen & Gaviria, but we did it yesterday, so let's get out there and do it again.
Race Report
7 riders were part of today's breakaway, but with such a flat profile and limited chances for the sprinters, we didn't let them get far. With help from LottoNL - Jumbo, we held their lead to 3 minutes and as soon as we entered the last 50kms, we began to reel them back in.
Mission accomplished: TV time
LottoNL seemed just as hellbent on catching the break as we did, with powerhouses Primož Roglič & Jos Van Emden pushing hard. We were happy to sit back and got in our sprint train formation. 20kms left and the breaks lead was under 90 seconds.
The Orica train takes form early on
Down to 10kms now and I was now putting the hammer down. I started to see the riders up ahead and did everything I could to catch them as soon as possible. Gaviria was stuck in no-mans land, with no visible train. LottoNL on the other hand were looking comfortable, with Groenewegen right next to Ewan.
The pink jersey looking comfortable
It was LottoNL & Orica, head to head. The former had some strong riders, and just as I emptied my tank, they began to inch slightly ahead of us. My job was done as I eased back into the group. The final sprint would soon start.
LottoNL Jumbo vs. Orica - Scott
Lotto's lead out of Lars Boom & J.J. Lobato was too strong for us, with Roger Kluge not having a great day. We began to fall back slightly while Groenewegen was flung into a perfect position, with Eduard-Michael Grosu picking the right wheel. Caleb would have to pull off an incredible sprint to get this now.
An incredible lead out from J.J. Lobato
And as deserved, Groenewegen takes the win ahead of a brave Grosu, and takes back the maglia rosa. Gaviria just overtook Caleb for 3rd, pushing us into a dissapoitning 4th. We may have to re-think our sprint train formation after today.
Back into pink for Dylan Groenewegen
Stage Results
1
Dylan Groenewegen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
3h06'07
2
Eduard-Michael Grosu
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
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3
Fernando Gaviria
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
4
Caleb Ewan
Orica - Scott
s.t.
5
Giacomo Nizzolo
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
6
Danny Van Poppel
Team Sky
s.t.
7
Jens Debusschere
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
8
Ben Swift
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
9
Roger Kluge
Orica - Scott
s.t.
10
Mitchell Docker
Orica - Scott
s.t.
...
30
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
s.t
Spoiler
11
Lars Boom
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
12
Phil Bauhaus
Team Sunweb
s.t.
13
Juan José Lobato
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
14
Oscar Gatto
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
15
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
s.t.
16
Tom Dumoulin
Team Sunweb
s.t.
17
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
18
Roy Curvers
Team Sunweb
s.t.
19
Tom-Jelte Slagter
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
20
Mikel Landa
Team Sky
s.t.
21
Vincenzo Nibali
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
22
Gediminas Bagdonas
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
23
Rigoberto Urán
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
24
Esteban Chaves
Orica - Scott
s.t.
25
Steven Kruijswijk
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
26
Sérgio Luis Henao
Team Sky
s.t.
27
Roman Kreuziger
Orica - Scott
s.t.
28
Fabio Aru
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
29
Ilnur Zakarin
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
30
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
s.t.
31
Marco Mathis
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
32
Michael Hepburn
Orica - Scott
s.t.
33
Simon Gerrans
Orica - Scott
s.t.
34
Shane Archbold
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
35
Pierre Rolland
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
36
Rafał Majka
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
37
Gianluca Brambilla
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
38
Ion Izagirre
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
39
Daniel Martin
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
40
Diego Ulissi
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
41
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
42
Beñat Intxausti
Team Sky
s.t.
43
Matteo Montaguti
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
44
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
45
Robert Gesink
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
46
Miguel Angel Lopez
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
47
Domenico Pozzovivo
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
48
Vasil Kiryienka
Team Sky
s.t.
49
Mathias Frank
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
50
Rein Taaramäe
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
51
Sébastien Reichenbach
FDJ
s.t.
52
Leopold König
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
53
Léo Vincent
FDJ
s.t.
54
Dario Cataldo
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
55
Sam Bewley
Orica - Scott
s.t.
56
David Gaudu
FDJ
s.t.
57
David De La Cruz
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
58
Fabio Felline
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
59
Mike Teunissen
Team Sunweb
s.t.
60
Niccolo Bonifazio
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
61
Hugh Carthy
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
62
Paweł Poljański
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
63
Patrick Konrad
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
64
Ben Gastauer
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
65
Davide Formolo
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
66
Luis León Sánchez
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
67
Sacha Modolo
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
68
Rafael Andriato
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
69
Roberto Ferrari
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
70
Oliviero Troia
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
71
Mark Renshaw
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
72
Stef Clement
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
73
Jempy Drucker
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
74
Enrico Gasparotto
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
75
Tobias Ludvigsson
FDJ
s.t.
76
Moreno Moser
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
77
Simon Clarke
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
78
Rohan Dennis
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
79
Jan Barta
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
80
Primož Roglič
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
81
Kristian Sbaragli
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
82
Lukas Pöstlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
83
Maurits Lammertink
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
84
Giovanni Visconti
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
85
David López
Team Sky
s.t.
86
Alberto Losada
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
87
Julen Amezqueta
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
88
Matteo Busato
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
89
Davide Martinelli
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
90
Max Walscheid
Team Sunweb
s.t.
91
Sonny Colbrelli
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
92
Pavel Kochetkov
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
93
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
s.t.
94
Yukiya Arashiro
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
95
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
96
Steve Morabito
FDJ
s.t.
97
Bart De Clercq
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
98
Damiano Caruso
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
99
Reto Hollenstein
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
100
Nils Politt
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
101
Sam Oomen
Team Sunweb
s.t.
102
Dylan Van Baarle
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
103
Maxim Belkov
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
104
Salvatore Puccio
Team Sky
s.t.
105
Nicolas Marini
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
106
Odd Christian Eiking
FDJ
s.t.
107
Jasper Stuyven
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
108
Jasha Sütterlin
Movistar Team
s.t.
109
Tom Bohli
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
110
Gorka Izagirre
Movistar Team
s.t.
111
Albert Timmer
Team Sunweb
s.t.
112
Floris Gerts
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
113
Daniele Bennati
Movistar Team
s.t.
114
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
115
Simone Sterbini
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
116
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
s.t.
117
Andrea Guardini
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
118
Stefan Küng
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
119
Francisco José Ventoso
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
120
Bob Jungels
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
121
Oliver Naesen
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
122
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
123
Ilya Koshevoy
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
124
Alessio Taliani
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
125
Carlos Betancur
Movistar Team
s.t.
126
Sebastian Langeveld
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
127
Adriano Malori
Movistar Team
s.t.
128
Alexis Gougeard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
129
Marco Marcato
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
130
Giulio Ciccone
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
131
Lorenzo Rota
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
132
Filippo Pozzato
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
133
Mekseb Debesay
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
134
Petr Vakoč
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
135
Nuno Bico
Movistar Team
s.t.
136
Jorge Arcas
Movistar Team
s.t.
137
Jay Thomson
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
138
Vincenzo Albanese
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
139
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
140
Tyler Farrar
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
141
Luca Wackermann
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
142
Jaco Venter
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
143
Grégory Rast
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
144
Marko Kump
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
145
Christian Knees
Team Sky
s.t.
146
Alan Marangoni
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
147
Jonathan Dibben
Team Sky
s.t.
148
Frederik Frison
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
149
Mattia Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
150
Antonio Nibali
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
151
Marco D'Urbano
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
152
Aleksejs Saramotins
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
153
Ivan Santaromita
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
154
Eugenio Alafaci
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
155
Marco Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
156
John Darwin Atapuma
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
157
Kiel Reijnen
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
158
Ruben Guerreiro
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
159
Alessandro Bisolti
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
160
Marino Kobayashi
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
161
Jasper De Buyst
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
162
Gregory Daniel
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
163
Riccardo Stacchiotti
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
164
James Shaw
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
165
Maarten Wynants
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
166
Iljo Keisse
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
167
Kohei Uchima
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
168
Jos Van Emden
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
169
Dries Devenyns
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
170
Fumiyuki Beppu
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
171
Enzo Wouters
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
172
Maxime Monfort
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
173
Lennard Hofstede
Team Sunweb
s.t.
174
Bernhard Eisel
Team Dimension Data
+ 4'05
175
Raffaello Bonusi
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
176
Youcef Reguigui
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
177
Yuma Koishi
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
178
Matteo Spreafico
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
179
Yonder Godoy
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
180
Gilbert Ducournau
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
181
Andrea Vendrame
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
182
Francesco Gavazzi
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
183
Marco Maronese
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
184
Marco Benfatto
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
185
Mirko Trosino
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
186
Alessandro Tonelli
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
187
Paolo Simion
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
188
Ryan Gibbons
Team Dimension Data
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General Classification
1
Dylan Groenewegen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
12h58'40
2
Caleb Ewan
Orica - Scott
+ 9
3
Fernando Gaviria
Quick-Step Floors
+ 15
4
Eduard-Michael Grosu
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
+ 19
5
Sonny Colbrelli
Bahrain - Merida
+ 21
6
Floris Gerts
BMC Racing Team
+ 22
7
Marco Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
8
Giacomo Nizzolo
Trek - Segafredo
+ 23
9
Jaco Venter
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
10
Ben Swift
UAE Team Emirates
+ 24
...
15
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 25
12
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
s.t.
13
Fabio Felline
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
14
Simon Gerrans
Orica - Scott
s.t.
15
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
s.t.
16
Vincenzo Nibali
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
17
Tom Dumoulin
Team Sunweb
s.t.
18
Esteban Chaves
Orica - Scott
s.t.
19
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
20
Roman Kreuziger
Orica - Scott
s.t.
21
Gianluca Brambilla
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
22
Daniel Martin
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
23
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
24
Diego Ulissi
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
25
Steven Kruijswijk
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
26
Vasil Kiryienka
Team Sky
s.t.
27
Sérgio Luis Henao
Team Sky
s.t.
28
Beñat Intxausti
Team Sky
s.t.
29
David Gaudu
FDJ
s.t.
30
Dario Cataldo
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
31
Rafał Majka
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
32
Leopold König
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
33
Domenico Pozzovivo
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
34
Mikel Landa
Team Sky
s.t.
35
Francisco José Ventoso
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
36
Enrico Gasparotto
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
37
Matteo Montaguti
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
38
Petr Vakoč
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
39
Tobias Ludvigsson
FDJ
s.t.
40
Rohan Dennis
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
41
Primož Roglič
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
42
Rigoberto Urán
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
43
Tom-Jelte Slagter
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
44
Sebastian Langeveld
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
45
Dylan Van Baarle
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
46
Sébastien Reichenbach
FDJ
s.t.
47
Stef Clement
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
48
David De La Cruz
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
49
Simon Clarke
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
50
Mathias Frank
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
51
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
52
Salvatore Puccio
Team Sky
s.t.
53
Aleksejs Saramotins
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
54
Oliver Naesen
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
55
Alessio Taliani
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
56
Jasper Stuyven
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
57
Robert Gesink
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
58
Christian Knees
Team Sky
s.t.
59
Alexis Gougeard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
60
Ben Gastauer
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
61
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
62
Mekseb Debesay
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
63
Bob Jungels
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
64
Lorenzo Rota
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
65
Dries Devenyns
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
66
Lukas Pöstlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 2'34
67
Ilnur Zakarin
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 2'37
68
Rein Taaramäe
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
69
Matteo Busato
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
70
Danny Van Poppel
Team Sky
+ 3'01
71
Fumiyuki Beppu
Trek - Segafredo
+ 3'02
72
Lars Boom
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 3'03
73
Jens Debusschere
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
74
Roger Kluge
Orica - Scott
s.t.
75
Mitchell Docker
Orica - Scott
s.t.
76
Juan José Lobato
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
77
Oscar Gatto
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
78
Michael Hepburn
Orica - Scott
s.t.
79
Max Walscheid
Team Sunweb
s.t.
80
Kristian Sbaragli
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
81
Jasha Sütterlin
Movistar Team
s.t.
82
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
s.t.
83
Rafael Andriato
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
84
Roberto Ferrari
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
85
Sacha Modolo
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
86
Alberto Losada
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
87
Niccolo Bonifazio
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
88
Ion Izagirre
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
89
Pavel Kochetkov
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
90
Giovanni Visconti
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
91
Filippo Pozzato
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
92
Marco Marcato
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
93
David López
Team Sky
s.t.
94
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
95
Alessandro Bisolti
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
96
Bart De Clercq
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
97
Ivan Santaromita
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
98
John Darwin Atapuma
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
99
Kiel Reijnen
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
100
Stefan Küng
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
101
Ruben Guerreiro
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
102
Eugenio Alafaci
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
103
Jos Van Emden
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
104
Maxime Monfort
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
105
Fabio Aru
Astana Pro Team
+ 3'35
106
Pierre Rolland
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
107
Miguel Angel Lopez
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
108
Hugh Carthy
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
109
Maurits Lammertink
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
110
Luis León Sánchez
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
111
Patrick Konrad
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
112
Paweł Poljański
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
113
Moreno Moser
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
114
Damiano Caruso
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
115
Giulio Ciccone
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
116
Gregory Daniel
Trek - Segafredo
+ 4'47
117
Jay Thomson
Team Dimension Data
+ 4'48
118
Shane Archbold
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 4'49
119
Jempy Drucker
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
120
Gediminas Bagdonas
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
121
Daniele Bennati
Movistar Team
s.t.
122
Sam Bewley
Orica - Scott
s.t.
123
Tyler Farrar
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
124
Tom Bohli
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
125
Maarten Wynants
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
126
Iljo Keisse
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
127
Davide Martinelli
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
128
Simone Sterbini
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
129
Marino Kobayashi
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
130
Grégory Rast
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
131
Jasper De Buyst
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
132
Mattia Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
133
Marko Kump
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
134
Steve Morabito
FDJ
+ 5'15
135
Mike Teunissen
Team Sunweb
s.t.
136
Jan Barta
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
137
Gorka Izagirre
Movistar Team
s.t.
138
Maxim Belkov
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
139
Carlos Betancur
Movistar Team
s.t.
140
Ilya Koshevoy
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
141
Reto Hollenstein
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 6'13
142
Sam Oomen
Team Sunweb
s.t.
143
Luca Wackermann
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
144
Phil Bauhaus
Team Sunweb
+ 7'01
145
Roy Curvers
Team Sunweb
s.t.
146
Léo Vincent
FDJ
s.t.
147
Albert Timmer
Team Sunweb
s.t.
148
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
s.t.
149
Nils Politt
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
150
Alan Marangoni
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
151
Riccardo Stacchiotti
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
152
Marco Benfatto
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 7'08
153
Andrea Guardini
UAE Team Emirates
+ 7'37
154
Davide Formolo
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
155
Adriano Malori
Movistar Team
s.t.
156
Oliviero Troia
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
157
Antonio Nibali
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
158
James Shaw
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
159
Julen Amezqueta
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
+ 7'59
160
Odd Christian Eiking
FDJ
s.t.
161
Kohei Uchima
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
162
Yukiya Arashiro
Bahrain - Merida
+ 8'31
163
Bernhard Eisel
Team Dimension Data
+ 8'54
164
Raffaello Bonusi
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
165
Mark Renshaw
Team Dimension Data
+ 9'49
166
Nicolas Marini
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
167
Vincenzo Albanese
Bardiani - CSF
+ 10'43
168
Nuno Bico
Movistar Team
+ 10'47
169
Youcef Reguigui
Team Dimension Data
+ 11'06
170
Andrea Vendrame
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
171
Ryan Gibbons
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
172
Jorge Arcas
Movistar Team
+ 12'04
173
Matteo Spreafico
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
174
Paolo Simion
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
175
Alessandro Tonelli
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
176
Francesco Gavazzi
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 13'54
177
Yonder Godoy
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
+ 14'52
178
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto - Soudal
+ 14'57
179
Lennard Hofstede
Team Sunweb
s.t.
180
Enzo Wouters
Lotto - Soudal
+ 17'25
181
Jonathan Dibben
Team Sky
+ 18'02
182
Marco Mathis
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 18'44
183
Marco Maronese
Bardiani - CSF
+ 19'02
184
Frederik Frison
Lotto - Soudal
+ 19'19
185
Mirko Trosino
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
+ 20'44
186
Marco D'Urbano
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 25'13
187
Gilbert Ducournau
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
+ 30'55
188
Yuma Koishi
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
+ 34'33
Points Classification
1
Dylan Groenewegen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
70
2
Caleb Ewan
Orica - Scott
59
3
Fernando Gaviria
Quick-Step Floors
48
4
Eduard-Michael Grosu
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
40
5
Giacomo Nizzolo
Trek - Segafredo
32
Spoiler
6
Ben Swift
UAE Team Emirates
30
7
Danny Van Poppel
Team Sky
25
8
Fabio Felline
Trek - Segafredo
19
9
Jorge Arcas
Movistar Team
18
10
Jens Debusschere
Lotto - Soudal
17
11
Sonny Colbrelli
Bahrain - Merida
16
12
Vincenzo Albanese
Bardiani - CSF
12
13
Floris Gerts
BMC Racing Team
11
14
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
11
15
Roger Kluge
Orica - Scott
11
16
Frederik Frison
Lotto - Soudal
11
17
Tom Dumoulin
Team Sunweb
10
18
Lukas Pöstlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
10
19
Jasha Sütterlin
Movistar Team
10
20
Christian Knees
Team Sky
9
21
Gregory Daniel
Trek - Segafredo
9
22
Marco Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
8
23
Jaco Venter
Team Dimension Data
8
24
Enrico Gasparotto
Bahrain - Merida
8
25
Jonathan Dibben
Team Sky
8
26
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
7
27
Fumiyuki Beppu
Trek - Segafredo
7
28
Lars Boom
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
7
29
Mitchell Docker
Orica - Scott
6
30
Beñat Intxausti
Team Sky
4
31
Jay Thomson
Team Dimension Data
4
32
Phil Bauhaus
Team Sunweb
4
33
Roman Kreuziger
Orica - Scott
3
34
Juan José Lobato
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
3
35
David Gaudu
FDJ
2
36
Oscar Gatto
Astana Pro Team
2
37
Marino Kobayashi
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
2
38
Francisco José Ventoso
BMC Racing Team
1
39
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
1
40
Daniel Martin
Quick-Step Floors
1
King of the Mountains
1
Lukas Pöstlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
18
2
Floris Gerts
BMC Racing Team
16
3
Jaco Venter
Team Dimension Data
7
4
Steven Kruijswijk
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
6
5
Jorge Arcas
Movistar Team
6
Spoiler
6
David De La Cruz
Quick-Step Floors
4
7
Stef Clement
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
3
8
Vincenzo Albanese
Bardiani - CSF
3
9
Marco Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
2
10
Bob Jungels
Quick-Step Floors
2
11
Mattia Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
2
12
Sam Bewley
Orica - Scott
2
13
Simon Gerrans
Orica - Scott
1
14
Christian Knees
Team Sky
1
15
Jonathan Dibben
Team Sky
1
Young Riders Classification
1
Dylan Groenewegen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
12h58'40
2
Caleb Ewan
Orica - Scott
+ 9
3
Fernando Gaviria
Quick-Step Floors
+ 15
4
Eduard-Michael Grosu
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
+ 19
5
Floris Gerts
BMC Racing Team
+ 22
6
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
+ 25
LottoNL's train was immensely strong today, and we just couldn't match their speed. Caleb is doing everything right but sadly we let him down today. We've got an early rest day tomorrow, and it'll be nice to sleep in & enjoy the flight over to the mainland. We hit the big climbs on Tuesday, where Esteban & Roman get a chance to show off their form.
@tsmoha, sutty68 & VoetsT Thanks guys, it seems the sprinter's reign is over!
May 9th, 2017
Giro d'Italia - Stage 4 - GT
Cefalù - Etna (Rifugio Sapienza) 180.3kms
After a day's rest, we're thrown right into the thick of it. Here in Sicily, the first mountain stage of this year's Giro finishes atop the famous Mount Etna. Before we reach Etna however, we'll have to cover the Portella Femmina Morta climb, a low gradient but very long climb, lasting over 30kms. It's gonna be a tiring day for me, but Roman & Esteban will be champing at the bit. A first chance to see who the real contenders are.
Race Report
A 4-man break formed at the start of the day, including King of the Mountains Lukas Pöstlberger. However once they began to climb, Alexis Gouegard (AG2R) separated himself and was left all alone over the top of the Fémmina Morta.
Gouegard was by far the strongest of the breakaway today
As we began to climb, Roman was protecting Esteban comfortably at the front of the group. Myself & Simon Gerrans were the only other Orica riders left, as we fought to hold onto the front group. Today is a real test for me, as I haven't performed on any big climbs yet, so seeing where I finish today will be a good indicator of how I'm tracking.
All the big names up front as breakaway riders begin to appear
Over the top of the Femmina Morta, the front group is down to around 65 riders, with myself and Simon still sticking around. With the rain falling hard, this would prove to be a very tough descent. There were several crashes, including in the front group. However, respecting the difficulty of the descent, the front group slowed and allowed any unlucky riders to catch up again. We were lucky to stay on our bikes in the front group, however the entire group surrounding Caleb Ewan fell near the base. Everyone was up quickly, but they would be careful to take it very easy for the rest of the day.
The main group heads downhill
As the peloton rolled toward Etna, an early attack came from Samuel Dumoulin (AG2R). The Frenchman was clearly feeling strong, but any chance of being let to go solo was usurped when Fabio Aru & Sergio Henao jumped on his wheel. Those capable followed, which included Kreuziger & Chaves, however Gerrans & I dropped back, our day done. We'd have to pace ourselves slowly up to the summit while the big guns fought it out ahead.
The first attacks!
With no attacks sticking, and the pace increasing as the road gets steeper, the group began to thin. Most main guys were down to their final domestiques, and the next attack would surely lose all of those. Sky's Beñat Intxausti was on the front at the moment.
The ascension of Mount Etna begins
And an attack from Bob Jungels! The Luxembourg champion bursts out the front and a gap immediately forms. No one hops on his wheel and he rides ahead alone. Behind him most domestiques fall behind as the pace to catch up increases.
A big attack with 15kms of climbing ahead
With Jungels still ahead and the breakaway now caught, Thibaut Pinot & Tom Dumoulin lead the chase! Chaves can't quite hop on the wheel but paces himself back to those two, leading the rest of the big names.
Jungels holding onto a small lead, but would soon be caught
A front pack of 10 is now as one at the front of the road. The pace keeps up high, but soon an attack comes from Tom Dumoulin! The Sunweb leader is here to win and is showing his strength, as he rides away with less than 5kms left! Chaves leads the steady chase.
Dumoulin begins to create a gap
And Diego Ulissi & Thibaut Pinot chase after Dumoulin! But they can't quite reach him, and with just over a kilometre left until the summit, they begin to slow down, as does Dumoulin up front. It's just a slog until the line now, as the rest of the riders just push to the line trying to save as much time as possible.
Mount Etna proving to be decisive again
Sensing a slowing up front, Esteban Chaves takes one final dig as the finish line inches closer! He overtakes Pinot & Ulissi who can't respond. Dumoulin just pushes to the line, who would make it first?
Esteban Chaves times his kick perfectly!
But Dumoulin makes it over first, just ahead of a chasing Chaves! A great win and into the pink jersey for the Dutchman! And as the rest roll over, it seems the gaps are quite significant.
Into the maglia rosa for Tom Dumoulin!
As the rest of the riders roll over, some disappointments in Vincenzo Nibali (1'18" behind) & Fabio Aru (2'36" behind). Especially bad for Aru, who after his struggles on stage 2, is now nearly 6 minutes behind Dumoulin.
Nibali rolls over after a dissapointing day
Stage Results
1
Tom Dumoulin
Team Sunweb
4h52'20
2
Esteban Chaves
Orica - Scott
+ 12
3
Diego Ulissi
UAE Team Emirates
+ 31
4
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
s.t.
5
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
6
Bob Jungels
Quick-Step Floors
+ 44
7
Steven Kruijswijk
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 54
8
Vincenzo Nibali
Bahrain - Merida
+ 1'18
9
Sérgio Luis Henao
Team Sky
+ 1'36
10
Fabio Aru
Astana Pro Team
+ 2'36
...
71
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
+ 14'36
Spoiler
11
Leopold König
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 3'32
12
Domenico Pozzovivo
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 3'53
13
Rigoberto Urán
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
14
David De La Cruz
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
15
Mikel Landa
Team Sky
s.t.
16
Rafał Majka
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
17
Gianluca Brambilla
Quick-Step Floors
+ 4'44
18
David Gaudu
FDJ
s.t.
19
Pierre Rolland
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
20
Roman Kreuziger
Orica - Scott
s.t.
21
Beñat Intxausti
Team Sky
s.t.
22
Miguel Angel Lopez
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
23
Ilnur Zakarin
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 5'15
24
Rein Taaramäe
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
25
Primož Roglič
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 6'43
26
Daniel Martin
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
27
Stef Clement
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 7'01
28
Vasil Kiryienka
Team Sky
s.t.
29
Ion Izagirre
Bahrain - Merida
+ 7'45
30
Damiano Caruso
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
31
Bart De Clercq
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
32
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
33
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 8'21
34
Matteo Montaguti
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 8'54
35
Hugh Carthy
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 9'02
36
Dario Cataldo
Astana Pro Team
+ 9'13
37
Robert Gesink
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 9'22
38
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
39
Fabio Felline
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
40
Simon Gerrans
Orica - Scott
s.t.
41
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
+ 10'29
42
Dylan Van Baarle
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
43
Rohan Dennis
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
44
Floris Gerts
BMC Racing Team
+ 10'44
45
Dylan Groenewegen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 11'11
46
Ivan Santaromita
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
+ 11'40
47
Mathias Frank
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
48
Dries Devenyns
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
49
Tom-Jelte Slagter
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
50
Fernando Gaviria
Quick-Step Floors
+ 11'53
51
John Darwin Atapuma
UAE Team Emirates
+ 12'08
52
Christian Knees
Team Sky
s.t.
53
Steve Morabito
FDJ
s.t.
54
Enrico Gasparotto
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
55
Léo Vincent
FDJ
s.t.
56
Marco Marcato
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
57
Sebastian Langeveld
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 12'31
58
Matteo Busato
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
+ 12'45
59
Davide Formolo
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
60
Carlos Betancur
Movistar Team
+ 13'08
61
Alessio Taliani
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
62
Mekseb Debesay
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
63
Jaco Venter
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
64
Ruben Guerreiro
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
65
Giulio Ciccone
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
66
Luis León Sánchez
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
67
Sébastien Reichenbach
FDJ
+ 13'38
68
Ben Swift
UAE Team Emirates
+ 13'48
69
Lars Boom
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
70
Ben Gastauer
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 14'23
71
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
+ 14'36
72
Paweł Poljański
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 14'46
73
Patrick Konrad
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 14'56
74
Lukas Pöstlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
75
Sam Oomen
Team Sunweb
+ 15'16
76
Stefan Küng
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
77
Moreno Moser
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
78
Matteo Spreafico
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
79
Sonny Colbrelli
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
80
Alberto Losada
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
81
Giovanni Visconti
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
82
Albert Timmer
Team Sunweb
s.t.
83
Pavel Kochetkov
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
84
Jasper Stuyven
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
85
Alessandro Bisolti
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
86
Alexis Gougeard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
87
Maxime Monfort
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
88
Tobias Ludvigsson
FDJ
s.t.
89
Jens Debusschere
Lotto - Soudal
+ 15'59
90
Odd Christian Eiking
FDJ
s.t.
91
Jan Barta
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
92
Luca Wackermann
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
93
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
+ 16'47
94
Eduard-Michael Grosu
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
95
Petr Vakoč
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
96
Vincenzo Albanese
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
97
Jasha Sütterlin
Movistar Team
s.t.
98
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
99
Roberto Ferrari
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
100
Kristian Sbaragli
Team Dimension Data
+ 17'07
101
Maurits Lammertink
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 17'30
102
Jasper De Buyst
Lotto - Soudal
+ 18'35
103
Giacomo Nizzolo
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
104
Antonio Nibali
Bahrain - Merida
+ 21'00
105
Iljo Keisse
Quick-Step Floors
+ 21'22
106
Kohei Uchima
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
+ 24'59
107
Julen Amezqueta
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
+ 27'11
108
Danny Van Poppel
Team Sky
s.t.
109
Jorge Arcas
Movistar Team
s.t.
110
Simone Sterbini
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
111
Salvatore Puccio
Team Sky
s.t.
112
Daniele Bennati
Movistar Team
s.t.
113
Gorka Izagirre
Movistar Team
s.t.
114
Maxim Belkov
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
115
Kiel Reijnen
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
116
Sacha Modolo
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
117
Raffaello Bonusi
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 29'27
118
Ryan Gibbons
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
119
Simon Clarke
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
120
Rafael Andriato
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
121
Reto Hollenstein
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
122
Filippo Pozzato
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
123
Jempy Drucker
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
124
Max Walscheid
Team Sunweb
s.t.
125
Andrea Guardini
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
126
Marco Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 31'04
127
Alan Marangoni
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
128
Marco Benfatto
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
129
Grégory Rast
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
130
Jos Van Emden
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
131
Caleb Ewan
Orica - Scott
s.t.
132
Roger Kluge
Orica - Scott
s.t.
133
Davide Martinelli
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
134
Mark Renshaw
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
135
Youcef Reguigui
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
136
Aleksejs Saramotins
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
137
Francisco José Ventoso
BMC Racing Team
+ 32'46
138
Oscar Gatto
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
139
Adriano Malori
Movistar Team
s.t.
140
Lennard Hofstede
Team Sunweb
s.t.
141
James Shaw
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
142
Tyler Farrar
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
143
Niccolo Bonifazio
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
144
Nuno Bico
Movistar Team
s.t.
145
Sam Bewley
Orica - Scott
s.t.
146
Marko Kump
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
147
Yukiya Arashiro
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
148
Marino Kobayashi
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
+ 36'38
149
Maarten Wynants
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
150
Oliviero Troia
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
151
Mitchell Docker
Orica - Scott
s.t.
152
Yonder Godoy
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
153
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
s.t.
154
Michael Hepburn
Orica - Scott
s.t.
155
Francesco Gavazzi
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
156
Shane Archbold
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
157
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
158
Mike Teunissen
Team Sunweb
s.t.
159
Riccardo Stacchiotti
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
160
Nicolas Marini
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
161
Andrea Vendrame
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
162
Gilbert Ducournau
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
163
Fumiyuki Beppu
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
164
Gregory Daniel
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
165
Jonathan Dibben
Team Sky
s.t.
166
Phil Bauhaus
Team Sunweb
s.t.
167
Marco Mathis
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
168
Nils Politt
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
169
Gediminas Bagdonas
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 38'58
170
Paolo Simion
Bardiani - CSF
+ 40'56
171
Tom Bohli
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
172
Marco Maronese
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
173
Frederik Frison
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
174
Jay Thomson
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
175
Eugenio Alafaci
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
176
Alessandro Tonelli
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
177
Marco D'Urbano
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 43'58
178
Roy Curvers
Team Sunweb
+ 48'05
179
Enzo Wouters
Lotto - Soudal
+ 49'28
180
Yuma Koishi
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
+ 50'06
181
Mirko Trosino
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
+ 50'52
General Classification
1
Tom Dumoulin
Team Sunweb
17h51'15
2
Esteban Chaves
Orica - Scott
+ 16
3
Diego Ulissi
UAE Team Emirates
+ 37
4
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
+ 41
5
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
6
Bob Jungels
Quick-Step Floors
+ 54
7
Steven Kruijswijk
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 1'04
8
Vincenzo Nibali
Bahrain - Merida
+ 1'28
9
Sérgio Luis Henao
Team Sky
+ 1'46
10
Leopold König
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 3'42
...
60
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
+ 14'46
Spoiler
11
Rafał Majka
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 4'03
12
Domenico Pozzovivo
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
13
Mikel Landa
Team Sky
s.t.
14
Rigoberto Urán
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
15
David De La Cruz
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
16
Gianluca Brambilla
Quick-Step Floors
+ 4'54
17
Roman Kreuziger
Orica - Scott
s.t.
18
Beñat Intxausti
Team Sky
s.t.
19
David Gaudu
FDJ
s.t.
20
Fabio Aru
Astana Pro Team
+ 5'56
21
Daniel Martin
Quick-Step Floors
+ 6'53
22
Primož Roglič
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
23
Vasil Kiryienka
Team Sky
+ 7'11
24
Stef Clement
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
25
Ilnur Zakarin
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 7'37
26
Rein Taaramäe
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
27
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
+ 7'55
28
Pierre Rolland
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 8'04
29
Miguel Angel Lopez
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
30
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 8'31
31
Matteo Montaguti
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 9'04
32
Dario Cataldo
Astana Pro Team
+ 9'23
33
Fabio Felline
Trek - Segafredo
+ 9'32
34
Simon Gerrans
Orica - Scott
s.t.
35
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
36
Robert Gesink
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
37
Ion Izagirre
Bahrain - Merida
+ 10'33
38
Bart De Clercq
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
39
Rohan Dennis
BMC Racing Team
+ 10'39
40
Dylan Van Baarle
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
41
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
42
Floris Gerts
BMC Racing Team
+ 10'49
43
Dylan Groenewegen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 10'54
44
Damiano Caruso
BMC Racing Team
+ 11'05
45
Tom-Jelte Slagter
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 11'50
46
Mathias Frank
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
47
Dries Devenyns
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
48
Fernando Gaviria
Quick-Step Floors
+ 11'53
49
Enrico Gasparotto
Bahrain - Merida
+ 12'18
50
Christian Knees
Team Sky
s.t.
51
Hugh Carthy
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 12'22
52
Sebastian Langeveld
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 12'41
53
Jaco Venter
Team Dimension Data
+ 13'16
54
Alessio Taliani
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 13'18
55
Mekseb Debesay
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
56
Sébastien Reichenbach
FDJ
+ 13'48
57
Ben Swift
UAE Team Emirates
+ 13'57
58
Ivan Santaromita
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
+ 14'28
59
Ben Gastauer
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 14'33
60
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
+ 14'46
61
Marco Marcato
UAE Team Emirates
+ 14'55
62
John Darwin Atapuma
UAE Team Emirates
+ 14'56
63
Matteo Busato
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
+ 15'07
64
Alexis Gougeard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 15'20
65
Sonny Colbrelli
Bahrain - Merida
+ 15'22
66
Tobias Ludvigsson
FDJ
+ 15'26
67
Jasper Stuyven
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
68
Ruben Guerreiro
Trek - Segafredo
+ 15'56
69
Luis León Sánchez
Astana Pro Team
+ 16'28
70
Giulio Ciccone
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
71
Lars Boom
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 16'36
72
Eduard-Michael Grosu
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
+ 16'51
73
Petr Vakoč
Quick-Step Floors
+ 16'57
74
Steve Morabito
FDJ
+ 17'08
75
Lukas Pöstlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 17'15
76
Alberto Losada
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 18'04
77
Pavel Kochetkov
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
78
Giovanni Visconti
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
79
Alessandro Bisolti
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
80
Stefan Küng
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
81
Maxime Monfort
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
82
Paweł Poljański
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 18'06
83
Carlos Betancur
Movistar Team
+ 18'08
84
Patrick Konrad
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 18'16
85
Moreno Moser
Astana Pro Team
+ 18'36
86
Giacomo Nizzolo
Trek - Segafredo
+ 18'43
87
Jens Debusschere
Lotto - Soudal
+ 18'47
88
Léo Vincent
FDJ
+ 18'53
89
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
+ 19'35
90
Jasha Sütterlin
Movistar Team
s.t.
91
Roberto Ferrari
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
92
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
93
Kristian Sbaragli
Team Dimension Data
+ 19'55
94
Davide Formolo
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 20'07
95
Maurits Lammertink
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 20'50
96
Jan Barta
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 20'59
97
Sam Oomen
Team Sunweb
+ 21'14
98
Luca Wackermann
Bardiani - CSF
+ 21'57
99
Albert Timmer
Team Sunweb
+ 22'02
100
Jasper De Buyst
Lotto - Soudal
+ 23'09
101
Odd Christian Eiking
FDJ
+ 23'43
102
Iljo Keisse
Quick-Step Floors
+ 25'56
103
Matteo Spreafico
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 27'05
104
Vincenzo Albanese
Bardiani - CSF
+ 27'15
105
Salvatore Puccio
Team Sky
+ 27'21
106
Antonio Nibali
Bahrain - Merida
+ 28'22
107
Simon Clarke
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 29'37
108
Danny Van Poppel
Team Sky
+ 29'57
109
Sacha Modolo
UAE Team Emirates
+ 29'59
110
Kiel Reijnen
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
111
Caleb Ewan
Orica - Scott
+ 30'58
112
Marco Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 31'11
113
Aleksejs Saramotins
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 31'14
114
Daniele Bennati
Movistar Team
+ 31'45
115
Simone Sterbini
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
116
Gorka Izagirre
Movistar Team
+ 32'11
117
Maxim Belkov
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
118
Max Walscheid
Team Sunweb
+ 32'15
119
Rafael Andriato
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
120
Filippo Pozzato
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
121
Kohei Uchima
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
+ 32'43
122
Francisco José Ventoso
BMC Racing Team
+ 32'56
123
Roger Kluge
Orica - Scott
+ 33'52
124
Jos Van Emden
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
125
Jempy Drucker
BMC Racing Team
+ 34'01
126
Julen Amezqueta
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
+ 34'55
127
Reto Hollenstein
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 35'25
128
Oscar Gatto
Astana Pro Team
+ 35'34
129
Niccolo Bonifazio
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
130
Davide Martinelli
Quick-Step Floors
+ 35'38
131
Grégory Rast
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
132
Andrea Guardini
UAE Team Emirates
+ 36'49
133
Sam Bewley
Orica - Scott
+ 37'20
134
Tyler Farrar
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
135
Marko Kump
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
136
Alan Marangoni
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
+ 37'50
137
Marco Benfatto
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 37'57
138
Raffaello Bonusi
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 38'06
139
Jorge Arcas
Movistar Team
+ 39'00
140
Fumiyuki Beppu
Trek - Segafredo
+ 39'25
141
Mitchell Docker
Orica - Scott
+ 39'26
142
Michael Hepburn
Orica - Scott
s.t.
143
Adriano Malori
Movistar Team
+ 40'08
144
James Shaw
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
145
Ryan Gibbons
Team Dimension Data
+ 40'18
146
Mark Renshaw
Team Dimension Data
+ 40'38
147
Yukiya Arashiro
Bahrain - Merida
+ 41'02
148
Gregory Daniel
Trek - Segafredo
+ 41'10
149
Shane Archbold
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 41'12
150
Maarten Wynants
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
151
Marino Kobayashi
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
152
Mike Teunissen
Team Sunweb
+ 41'38
153
Youcef Reguigui
Team Dimension Data
+ 41'55
154
Nuno Bico
Movistar Team
+ 43'18
155
Phil Bauhaus
Team Sunweb
+ 43'24
156
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
s.t.
157
Nils Politt
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
158
Riccardo Stacchiotti
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
159
Gediminas Bagdonas
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 43'32
160
Eugenio Alafaci
Trek - Segafredo
+ 43'44
161
Oliviero Troia
UAE Team Emirates
+ 44'00
162
Jay Thomson
Team Dimension Data
+ 45'29
163
Tom Bohli
BMC Racing Team
+ 45'30
164
Nicolas Marini
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
+ 46'12
165
Lennard Hofstede
Team Sunweb
+ 47'28
166
Andrea Vendrame
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 47'29
167
Francesco Gavazzi
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 50'17
168
Yonder Godoy
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
+ 51'15
169
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto - Soudal
+ 51'20
170
Paolo Simion
Bardiani - CSF
+ 52'45
171
Alessandro Tonelli
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
172
Jonathan Dibben
Team Sky
+ 54'25
173
Roy Curvers
Team Sunweb
+ 54'51
174
Marco Mathis
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 55'07
175
Marco Maronese
Bardiani - CSF
+ 59'43
176
Frederik Frison
Lotto - Soudal
+ 1h00'00
177
Enzo Wouters
Lotto - Soudal
+ 1h06'38
178
Gilbert Ducournau
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
+ 1h07'18
179
Marco D'Urbano
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 1h08'56
180
Mirko Trosino
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
+ 1h11'21
181
Yuma Koishi
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
+ 1h24'24
Points Classification
1
Dylan Groenewegen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
76
2
Caleb Ewan
Orica - Scott
59
3
Fernando Gaviria
Quick-Step Floors
48
4
Eduard-Michael Grosu
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
40
5
Giacomo Nizzolo
Trek - Segafredo
32
Spoiler
6
Ben Swift
UAE Team Emirates
30
7
Tom Dumoulin
Team Sunweb
25
8
Danny Van Poppel
Team Sky
25
9
Fabio Felline
Trek - Segafredo
19
10
Jorge Arcas
Movistar Team
18
11
Floris Gerts
BMC Racing Team
17
12
Jens Debusschere
Lotto - Soudal
17
13
Sonny Colbrelli
Bahrain - Merida
16
14
Alexis Gougeard
AG2R La Mondiale
16
15
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
13
16
Esteban Chaves
Orica - Scott
12
17
Vincenzo Albanese
Bardiani - CSF
12
18
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
11
19
Roger Kluge
Orica - Scott
11
20
Frederik Frison
Lotto - Soudal
11
21
Diego Ulissi
UAE Team Emirates
10
22
Lukas Pöstlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
10
23
Jasha Sütterlin
Movistar Team
10
24
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
9
25
Christian Knees
Team Sky
9
26
Gregory Daniel
Trek - Segafredo
9
27
Marco Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
8
28
Jaco Venter
Team Dimension Data
8
29
Enrico Gasparotto
Bahrain - Merida
8
30
Jonathan Dibben
Team Sky
8
31
Fumiyuki Beppu
Trek - Segafredo
7
32
Lars Boom
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
7
33
Mitchell Docker
Orica - Scott
6
34
Steve Morabito
FDJ
6
35
Bob Jungels
Quick-Step Floors
5
36
Steven Kruijswijk
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
4
37
Beñat Intxausti
Team Sky
4
38
Marco Marcato
UAE Team Emirates
4
39
Jay Thomson
Team Dimension Data
4
40
Phil Bauhaus
Team Sunweb
4
41
Léo Vincent
FDJ
4
42
Vincenzo Nibali
Bahrain - Merida
3
43
Roman Kreuziger
Orica - Scott
3
44
Sérgio Luis Henao
Team Sky
2
45
David Gaudu
FDJ
2
46
Sebastian Langeveld
Cannondale - Drapac
2
47
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
2
48
Oscar Gatto
Astana Pro Team
2
49
Marino Kobayashi
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
2
50
Daniel Martin
Quick-Step Floors
1
51
Francisco José Ventoso
BMC Racing Team
1
52
Fabio Aru
Astana Pro Team
1
King of the Mountains
1
Tom Dumoulin
Team Sunweb
32
2
Esteban Chaves
Orica - Scott
30
3
Lukas Pöstlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
18
4
Floris Gerts
BMC Racing Team
17
5
Diego Ulissi
UAE Team Emirates
14
Spoiler
6
Alexis Gougeard
AG2R La Mondiale
14
7
David De La Cruz
Quick-Step Floors
13
8
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
10
9
Steven Kruijswijk
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
8
10
Jaco Venter
Team Dimension Data
7
11
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
7
12
Sonny Colbrelli
Bahrain - Merida
6
13
Bob Jungels
Quick-Step Floors
6
14
Jorge Arcas
Movistar Team
6
15
Christian Knees
Team Sky
5
16
Stef Clement
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
3
17
Vincenzo Albanese
Bardiani - CSF
3
18
Marco Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
2
19
Sebastian Langeveld
Cannondale - Drapac
2
20
Sam Bewley
Orica - Scott
2
21
Simon Gerrans
Orica - Scott
1
22
Vincenzo Nibali
Bahrain - Merida
1
23
Jonathan Dibben
Team Sky
1
Young Riders Classification
1
Bob Jungels
Quick-Step Floors
17h52'09
2
David Gaudu
FDJ
+ 4'00
3
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
+ 7'01
4
Miguel Angel Lopez
Astana Pro Team
+ 7'10
5
Dylan Van Baarle
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 9'45
…
10
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
+ 13'52
Another great result! Dumoulin timed his attack perfectly, but Esteban was very strong to catch up and minimise the losses, as well as gain time on all the other contenders. He's in a great place now for the rest of the race.
As for me, I lasted up until Etna, and I was happy with that. To finish in the top-100 is good, and I should be able to last the whole 3 weeks if I stay healthy and keep up my form. Back to the flat stuff tomorrow, another chance for Caleb!
See you tomorrow,
AlexEdited by Teddy The Creator on 13-08-2017 05:09
We get a break today after yesterday's opening mountain stage. One more chance for Caleb, and that's all the focus today. The first half of the stage is quite hilly but we should be ok, considering all the flat road before the finish.
Race Report
Today's breakaway was a 3 rider group; Jay Thomson (Dimension-Data), Nuno Bico (Movistar) & Alessandro Tonelli (Bardiani). With only 3 KoM points available it wasn't a day for them, so they enjoyed their time in the sun (a welcome change after yesterday's grey skies), praying for a miracle.
The 3-man group on one of the day's short climbs
The peloton was being very careful on the downhill sections as they rode towards the flat roads, but the carnage on the descents continued, with another big crash near the back of the peloton. We had one rider caught up; our lead out man Roger Kluge. He wouldn't make it back to the front in time, and I was now Caleb's number 1 lead out man.
This crash unfortunately led to 5 abandons; Slagter & Langeveld (Cannondale-Drapac), Gorza Izagirre (Movistar), as well as Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain-Merida), who was performing well in the sprints thus far. Both Cannondale & Movistar were down to 6 riders after today's crash.
The scene of the crash
As we rode down onto the flat towards the finish line in Messina, the break still had a 2 minute lead, with just over 30kms left. We weren't gonna give them a chance, so we put Michael Hepburn & Sam Bewley on the front, who pushed a blistering pace, and within 10kms they were caught.
The chase through Porto Santo Stefano
Just as we began to form our trains, an attack came from the maglia rosa! Very cheeky from Tom Dumoulin but we were having none of it. Maybe just trying to stay safe up the front? Who knows, but he fell back safely into the peloton.
We set up our train with Michael Hepburn, Mitch Docker and then myself leading out Caleb Ewan. We were the first to set up at around 15kms left, and immediately Gaviria hopped on Caleb's wheel.
Tom Dumoulin gets reeled back by Orica
Soon it was down to me, with LottoNL inevitably jumping out to my side. Gaviria had moved over to Groenewegen's wheel, he clearly thought that was the best place to be. But we held on neck and neck with Lotto into the final push, with Ewan ready to kick off to the finish line.
Orica vs. LottoNL once again
And clearly something was off for Caleb, he really couldn't produce anything today, as he struggled to even overtake me. He ended up coming in a very dissapointing 6th, as Fernando Gaviria took the win very comfortably. After a dissapointing start he's found some form, and will be hard to beat from here.
The long awaited first win for Gaviria
Stage Results
1
Fernando Gaviria
Quick-Step Floors
3h35'55
2
Dylan Groenewegen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
3
Giacomo Nizzolo
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
4
Jens Debusschere
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
5
Danny Van Poppel
Team Sky
s.t.
6
Caleb Ewan
Orica - Scott
s.t.
7
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
s.t.
8
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
9
Ben Swift
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
10
Tom Dumoulin
Team Sunweb
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Maarten Wynants
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
12
Diego Ulissi
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
13
Michael Hepburn
Orica - Scott
s.t.
14
Rigoberto Urán
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
15
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
s.t.
16
Steven Kruijswijk
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
17
Jos Van Emden
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
18
Simon Clarke
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
19
Yukiya Arashiro
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
20
Shane Archbold
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
21
Simon Gerrans
Orica - Scott
s.t.
22
Sam Bewley
Orica - Scott
s.t.
23
Floris Gerts
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
24
Sérgio Luis Henao
Team Sky
s.t.
25
Domenico Pozzovivo
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
26
Gediminas Bagdonas
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
27
Fabio Aru
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
28
Vincenzo Nibali
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
29
Marco Mathis
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
30
Léo Vincent
FDJ
s.t.
31
Esteban Chaves
Orica - Scott
s.t.
32
Mikel Landa
Team Sky
s.t.
33
Rafał Majka
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
34
Leopold König
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
35
Lars Boom
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
36
Moreno Moser
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
37
Ilnur Zakarin
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
38
Miguel Angel Lopez
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
39
Mitchell Docker
Orica - Scott
s.t.
40
Antonio Nibali
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
41
David De La Cruz
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
42
Roman Kreuziger
Orica - Scott
s.t.
43
David Gaudu
FDJ
s.t.
44
Daniel Martin
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
45
Rein Taaramäe
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
46
Tobias Ludvigsson
FDJ
s.t.
47
Alexis Gougeard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
48
Matteo Montaguti
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
49
Ion Izagirre
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
50
Gianluca Brambilla
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
51
Beñat Intxausti
Team Sky
s.t.
52
Patrick Konrad
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
53
Christian Knees
Team Sky
s.t.
54
Bart De Clercq
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
55
Pierre Rolland
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
56
Oscar Gatto
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
57
Dario Cataldo
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
58
Marco Marcato
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
59
Robert Gesink
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
60
Carlos Betancur
Movistar Team
s.t.
61
Oliviero Troia
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
62
Grégory Rast
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
63
Jasper Stuyven
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
64
Petr Vakoč
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
65
Alessandro Bisolti
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
66
Bob Jungels
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
67
Dries Devenyns
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
68
Tyler Farrar
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
69
Iljo Keisse
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
70
Frederik Frison
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
71
Jasper De Buyst
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
72
Ruben Guerreiro
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
73
Tom Bohli
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
74
Kiel Reijnen
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
75
Luis León Sánchez
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
76
Pavel Kochetkov
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
77
Jan Barta
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
78
Salvatore Puccio
Team Sky
s.t.
79
Lukas Pöstlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
80
Primož Roglič
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
81
Jaco Venter
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
82
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
s.t.
83
Jorge Arcas
Movistar Team
s.t.
84
Davide Martinelli
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
85
James Shaw
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
86
Jonathan Dibben
Team Sky
s.t.
87
Eugenio Alafaci
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
88
Gregory Daniel
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
89
Maxime Monfort
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
90
Nuno Bico
Movistar Team
s.t.
91
Alessandro Tonelli
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
92
Adriano Malori
Movistar Team
s.t.
93
Jay Thomson
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
94
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
95
Vasil Kiryienka
Team Sky
s.t.
96
Hugh Carthy
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
97
Matteo Busato
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
98
Eduard-Michael Grosu
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
99
Roger Kluge
Orica - Scott
s.t.
100
Vincenzo Albanese
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
101
Filippo Pozzato
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
102
Mathias Frank
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
103
Rafael Andriato
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
104
Jasha Sütterlin
Movistar Team
s.t.
105
Daniele Bennati
Movistar Team
s.t.
106
Ivan Santaromita
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
107
Fabio Felline
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
108
Stef Clement
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
109
Giulio Ciccone
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
110
Mark Renshaw
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
111
Luca Wackermann
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
112
Matteo Spreafico
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
113
Youcef Reguigui
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
114
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 2'58
115
Simone Sterbini
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
116
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
117
Julen Amezqueta
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
118
Alessio Taliani
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
119
Phil Bauhaus
Team Sunweb
s.t.
120
Andrea Guardini
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
121
Yonder Godoy
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
122
Andrea Vendrame
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
123
Damiano Caruso
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
124
Marco Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
125
Marco Maronese
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
126
Max Walscheid
Team Sunweb
s.t.
127
Roberto Ferrari
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
128
Sacha Modolo
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
129
Marco Benfatto
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
130
Ryan Gibbons
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
131
Sam Oomen
Team Sunweb
s.t.
132
Sébastien Reichenbach
FDJ
s.t.
133
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
134
Roy Curvers
Team Sunweb
s.t.
135
Rohan Dennis
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
136
Jempy Drucker
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
137
Albert Timmer
Team Sunweb
s.t.
138
Gilbert Ducournau
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
139
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
140
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
141
Dylan Van Baarle
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
142
Nils Politt
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
143
Enrico Gasparotto
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
144
Stefan Küng
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
145
Alan Marangoni
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
146
John Darwin Atapuma
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
147
Ben Gastauer
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
148
Francisco José Ventoso
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
149
Kohei Uchima
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
150
Marko Kump
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
151
Lennard Hofstede
Team Sunweb
s.t.
152
Aleksejs Saramotins
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
153
Nicolas Marini
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
154
Reto Hollenstein
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
155
Paolo Simion
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
156
Riccardo Stacchiotti
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
157
Marco D'Urbano
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
158
Odd Christian Eiking
FDJ
s.t.
159
Maxim Belkov
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
160
Paweł Poljański
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
161
Enzo Wouters
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
162
Niccolo Bonifazio
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
163
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
s.t.
164
Giovanni Visconti
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
165
Marino Kobayashi
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
166
Alberto Losada
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
167
Steve Morabito
FDJ
s.t.
168
Francesco Gavazzi
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
169
Mirko Trosino
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
170
Davide Formolo
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
171
Maurits Lammertink
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
172
Yuma Koishi
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
General Classification
1
Tom Dumoulin
Team Sunweb
21h27'10
2
Esteban Chaves
Orica - Scott
+ 16
3
Diego Ulissi
UAE Team Emirates
+ 37
4
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
+ 41
5
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
6
Bob Jungels
Quick-Step Floors
+ 54
7
Steven Kruijswijk
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 1'04
8
Vincenzo Nibali
Bahrain - Merida
+ 1'28
9
Sérgio Luis Henao
Team Sky
+ 1'46
10
Leopold König
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 3'42
...
53
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
+ 14'46
Spoiler
11
Domenico Pozzovivo
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 4'03
12
Rafał Majka
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
13
Mikel Landa
Team Sky
s.t.
14
Rigoberto Urán
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
15
David De La Cruz
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
16
Roman Kreuziger
Orica - Scott
+ 4'54
17
Gianluca Brambilla
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
18
David Gaudu
FDJ
s.t.
19
Beñat Intxausti
Team Sky
s.t.
20
Fabio Aru
Astana Pro Team
+ 5'56
21
Daniel Martin
Quick-Step Floors
+ 6'53
22
Primož Roglič
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
23
Vasil Kiryienka
Team Sky
+ 7'11
24
Stef Clement
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
25
Ilnur Zakarin
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 7'37
26
Rein Taaramäe
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
27
Miguel Angel Lopez
Astana Pro Team
+ 8'04
28
Pierre Rolland
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
29
Matteo Montaguti
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 9'04
30
Dario Cataldo
Astana Pro Team
+ 9'23
31
Simon Gerrans
Orica - Scott
+ 9'32
32
Fabio Felline
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
33
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
34
Robert Gesink
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
35
Ion Izagirre
Bahrain - Merida
+ 10'33
36
Bart De Clercq
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
37
Dylan Groenewegen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 10'48
38
Floris Gerts
BMC Racing Team
+ 10'49
39
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
+ 10'53
40
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 11'29
41
Fernando Gaviria
Quick-Step Floors
+ 11'43
42
Mathias Frank
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 11'50
43
Dries Devenyns
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
44
Christian Knees
Team Sky
+ 12'18
45
Hugh Carthy
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 12'22
46
Jaco Venter
Team Dimension Data
+ 13'16
47
Rohan Dennis
BMC Racing Team
+ 13'37
48
Dylan Van Baarle
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
49
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
50
Ben Swift
UAE Team Emirates
+ 13'57
51
Damiano Caruso
BMC Racing Team
+ 14'03
52
Ivan Santaromita
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
+ 14'28
53
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
+ 14'46
54
Marco Marcato
UAE Team Emirates
+ 14'55
55
Matteo Busato
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
+ 15'07
56
Enrico Gasparotto
Bahrain - Merida
+ 15'16
57
Alexis Gougeard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 15'20
58
Tobias Ludvigsson
FDJ
+ 15'26
59
Jasper Stuyven
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
60
Ruben Guerreiro
Trek - Segafredo
+ 15'56
61
Alessio Taliani
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 16'16
62
Luis León Sánchez
Astana Pro Team
+ 16'28
63
Giulio Ciccone
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
64
Lars Boom
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 16'36
65
Sébastien Reichenbach
FDJ
+ 16'46
66
Eduard-Michael Grosu
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
+ 16'51
67
Petr Vakoč
Quick-Step Floors
+ 16'57
68
Lukas Pöstlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 17'15
69
Ben Gastauer
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 17'31
70
John Darwin Atapuma
UAE Team Emirates
+ 17'54
71
Pavel Kochetkov
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 18'04
72
Alessandro Bisolti
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
73
Maxime Monfort
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
74
Carlos Betancur
Movistar Team
+ 18'08
75
Patrick Konrad
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 18'16
76
Moreno Moser
Astana Pro Team
+ 18'36
77
Giacomo Nizzolo
Trek - Segafredo
+ 18'39
78
Jens Debusschere
Lotto - Soudal
+ 18'47
79
Léo Vincent
FDJ
+ 18'53
80
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
+ 19'35
81
Jasha Sütterlin
Movistar Team
s.t.
82
Steve Morabito
FDJ
+ 20'06
83
Jan Barta
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 20'59
84
Alberto Losada
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 21'02
85
Giovanni Visconti
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
86
Stefan Küng
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
87
Paweł Poljański
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 21'04
88
Luca Wackermann
Bardiani - CSF
+ 21'57
89
Roberto Ferrari
UAE Team Emirates
+ 22'33
90
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
91
Davide Formolo
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 23'05
92
Jasper De Buyst
Lotto - Soudal
+ 23'09
93
Maurits Lammertink
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 23'48
94
Sam Oomen
Team Sunweb
+ 24'12
95
Albert Timmer
Team Sunweb
+ 25'00
96
Iljo Keisse
Quick-Step Floors
+ 25'56
97
Odd Christian Eiking
FDJ
+ 26'41
98
Matteo Spreafico
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 27'05
99
Vincenzo Albanese
Bardiani - CSF
+ 27'15
100
Salvatore Puccio
Team Sky
+ 27'21
101
Antonio Nibali
Bahrain - Merida
+ 28'22
102
Simon Clarke
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 29'37
103
Danny Van Poppel
Team Sky
+ 29'57
104
Kiel Reijnen
Trek - Segafredo
+ 29'59
105
Caleb Ewan
Orica - Scott
+ 30'58
106
Daniele Bennati
Movistar Team
+ 31'45
107
Rafael Andriato
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
+ 32'15
108
Filippo Pozzato
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
109
Sacha Modolo
UAE Team Emirates
+ 32'57
110
Roger Kluge
Orica - Scott
+ 33'52
111
Jos Van Emden
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
112
Marco Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 34'09
113
Aleksejs Saramotins
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 34'12
114
Simone Sterbini
Bardiani - CSF
+ 34'43
115
Maxim Belkov
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 35'09
116
Max Walscheid
Team Sunweb
+ 35'13
117
Oscar Gatto
Astana Pro Team
+ 35'34
118
Davide Martinelli
Quick-Step Floors
+ 35'38
119
Grégory Rast
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
120
Kohei Uchima
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
+ 35'41
121
Francisco José Ventoso
BMC Racing Team
+ 35'54
122
Jempy Drucker
BMC Racing Team
+ 36'59
123
Sam Bewley
Orica - Scott
+ 37'20
124
Tyler Farrar
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
125
Julen Amezqueta
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
+ 37'53
126
Reto Hollenstein
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 38'23
127
Niccolo Bonifazio
Bahrain - Merida
+ 38'32
128
Jorge Arcas
Movistar Team
+ 39'00
129
Mitchell Docker
Orica - Scott
+ 39'26
130
Michael Hepburn
Orica - Scott
s.t.
131
Andrea Guardini
UAE Team Emirates
+ 39'47
132
Adriano Malori
Movistar Team
+ 40'08
133
James Shaw
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
134
Marko Kump
UAE Team Emirates
+ 40'18
135
Mark Renshaw
Team Dimension Data
+ 40'38
136
Alan Marangoni
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
+ 40'48
137
Marco Benfatto
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 40'55
138
Yukiya Arashiro
Bahrain - Merida
+ 41'02
139
Gregory Daniel
Trek - Segafredo
+ 41'10
140
Shane Archbold
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 41'12
141
Maarten Wynants
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
142
Youcef Reguigui
Team Dimension Data
+ 41'55
143
Nuno Bico
Movistar Team
+ 43'12
144
Ryan Gibbons
Team Dimension Data
+ 43'16
145
Gediminas Bagdonas
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 43'32
146
Eugenio Alafaci
Trek - Segafredo
+ 43'44
147
Oliviero Troia
UAE Team Emirates
+ 44'00
148
Marino Kobayashi
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
+ 44'10
149
Jay Thomson
Team Dimension Data
+ 45'25
150
Tom Bohli
BMC Racing Team
+ 45'30
151
Phil Bauhaus
Team Sunweb
+ 46'22
152
Nils Politt
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
153
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
s.t.
154
Riccardo Stacchiotti
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
155
Nicolas Marini
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
+ 49'10
156
Lennard Hofstede
Team Sunweb
+ 50'26
157
Andrea Vendrame
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 50'27
158
Alessandro Tonelli
Bardiani - CSF
+ 52'43
159
Francesco Gavazzi
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 53'15
160
Yonder Godoy
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
+ 54'13
161
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto - Soudal
+ 54'18
162
Jonathan Dibben
Team Sky
+ 54'25
163
Marco Mathis
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 55'07
164
Paolo Simion
Bardiani - CSF
+ 55'43
165
Roy Curvers
Team Sunweb
+ 57'49
166
Frederik Frison
Lotto - Soudal
+ 1h00'00
167
Marco Maronese
Bardiani - CSF
+ 1h02'41
168
Enzo Wouters
Lotto - Soudal
+ 1h09'36
169
Gilbert Ducournau
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
+ 1h10'16
170
Marco D'Urbano
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 1h11'54
171
Mirko Trosino
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
+ 1h14'19
172
Yuma Koishi
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
+ 1h27'22
Points Classification
1
Dylan Groenewegen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
98
2
Fernando Gaviria
Quick-Step Floors
78
3
Caleb Ewan
Orica - Scott
69
4
Giacomo Nizzolo
Trek - Segafredo
48
5
Ben Swift
UAE Team Emirates
40
...
27
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
9
Spoiler
6
Eduard-Michael Grosu
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
40
7
Danny Van Poppel
Team Sky
37
8
Tom Dumoulin
Team Sunweb
31
9
Jens Debusschere
Lotto - Soudal
31
10
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
21
11
Fabio Felline
Trek - Segafredo
19
12
Jorge Arcas
Movistar Team
18
13
Floris Gerts
BMC Racing Team
17
14
Alexis Gougeard
AG2R La Mondiale
16
15
Nuno Bico
Movistar Team
16
16
Jay Thomson
Team Dimension Data
16
17
Diego Ulissi
UAE Team Emirates
14
18
Esteban Chaves
Orica - Scott
12
19
Vincenzo Albanese
Bardiani - CSF
12
20
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
11
21
Roger Kluge
Orica - Scott
11
22
Frederik Frison
Lotto - Soudal
11
23
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
10
24
Lukas Pöstlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
10
25
Jasha Sütterlin
Movistar Team
10
26
Christian Knees
Team Sky
9
27
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
9
28
Gregory Daniel
Trek - Segafredo
9
29
Enrico Gasparotto
Bahrain - Merida
8
30
Jaco Venter
Team Dimension Data
8
31
Marco Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
8
32
Alessandro Tonelli
Bardiani - CSF
8
33
Jonathan Dibben
Team Sky
8
34
Lars Boom
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
7
35
Steve Morabito
FDJ
6
36
Mitchell Docker
Orica - Scott
6
37
Bob Jungels
Quick-Step Floors
5
38
Maarten Wynants
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
5
39
Steven Kruijswijk
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
4
40
Beñat Intxausti
Team Sky
4
41
Marco Marcato
UAE Team Emirates
4
42
Léo Vincent
FDJ
4
43
Phil Bauhaus
Team Sunweb
4
44
Vincenzo Nibali
Bahrain - Merida
3
45
Roman Kreuziger
Orica - Scott
3
46
Michael Hepburn
Orica - Scott
3
47
Sérgio Luis Henao
Team Sky
2
48
Rigoberto Urán
Cannondale - Drapac
2
49
David Gaudu
FDJ
2
50
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
2
51
Oscar Gatto
Astana Pro Team
2
52
Marino Kobayashi
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
2
53
Fabio Aru
Astana Pro Team
1
54
Daniel Martin
Quick-Step Floors
1
55
Francisco José Ventoso
BMC Racing Team
1
King of the Mountains
1
Tom Dumoulin
Team Sunweb
32
2
Esteban Chaves
Orica - Scott
30
3
Lukas Pöstlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
18
4
Floris Gerts
BMC Racing Team
17
5
Diego Ulissi
UAE Team Emirates
14
Spoiler
6
Alexis Gougeard
AG2R La Mondiale
14
7
David De La Cruz
Quick-Step Floors
13
8
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
10
9
Steven Kruijswijk
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
8
10
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
7
11
Jaco Venter
Team Dimension Data
7
12
Bob Jungels
Quick-Step Floors
6
13
Jorge Arcas
Movistar Team
6
14
Christian Knees
Team Sky
5
15
Stef Clement
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
3
16
Vincenzo Albanese
Bardiani - CSF
3
17
Jay Thomson
Team Dimension Data
3
18
Marco Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
2
19
Sam Bewley
Orica - Scott
2
20
Nuno Bico
Movistar Team
2
21
Vincenzo Nibali
Bahrain - Merida
1
22
Simon Gerrans
Orica - Scott
1
23
Alessandro Tonelli
Bardiani - CSF
1
24
Jonathan Dibben
Team Sky
1
Young Riders Classification
1
Bob Jungels
Quick-Step Floors
21h28'04
2
David Gaudu
FDJ
+ 4'00
3
Miguel Angel Lopez
Astana Pro Team
+ 7'10
4
Dylan Groenewegen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 9'54
5
Floris Gerts
BMC Racing Team
+ 9'55
…
10
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
+ 13'52
Well nothing we could do today, Caleb just couldn't pull it off in the finish. All we can do is move on and hope for more luck in the future! As for me, I feel I executed the lead-out well, and hey, a top-10 finish! Nice for my palmarès I spose.
Just letting everyone know I've been very busy lately so I haven't been able to post. Been dying to update this but I've been flat out, so just waiting for some more free time. Alex will be back soon enough!
@Aquarius97 Thank you! Results have been great so far, let's see if they continue! As for Alex, check out how he did below, it might surprise you
May 11th, 2017
Giro d'Italia - Stage 6 - GT
Reggio Calabria - Terme Luigiane 218.5kms
On first glance today looks like a stage for the sprinters, however a closer inspection reveals a fairly hilly final 30kms, looking full of possibilities for some opportunists. Esteban is looking for any chance to take time off his rivals and today looks a possibility. If he can't get free, Simon Gerrans thinks today looks one for him, and has a free role today.
Race Report
Since today was neither one specifically for the sprinters or the climbers, the break winning today was a real possibility. In today's group of escapees were some familiar faces, such as former KoM leader Lukas Pöstlberger (Bora-Hansgrohe) & Floris Gerts (BMC). The Austrian Pöstlberger earned himself 10 more points on the day's categorised climbs, putting him just 4 points behind current leader Tom Dumoulin.
The break fighting for the KoM points
The peloton had other ideas clearly, and never let the breakaway gain more than 4 or so minutes. We sat quietly until the final 60 or so kms, and put the hammer down with Sam Bewley & Michael Hepburn, as the distance between us and the break began to thin dramatically. I was comfortable at the front after a pretty chill first three quarters of the race, and was sitting in front of Simon Gerrans.
The boys working hard on the front
With just over 20kms left, the break was all but caught, and we could see them struggling. They were down to just 3 riders (Pöstlberger, Gerts & Wynants), and couldn't manage to hold us off. The peloton was technically around 70 riders strong, but it was thinning as the road began to undulate, and positioning would be key from here. I heard over the radio that Esteban was feeling top notch today, and the focus was now on him to try and make a difference.
The maglia rosa surrounded by Orica riders
And as we hit one of the steeper sections of the day, Esteban is off! El Chavito saw his chance and goes off up the road. The teams chasing try to bring him back using their domestiques instead of the leaders, but his lead was sticking!
The crowd in Fuscaldo enjoy some fireworks!
Thibaut Pinot senses that this could be a succesful attack, and tries to jump on the wheel. But just as he reaches the Colombian, another acceleration proves too much for Pinot. Chaves continues to ride off alone, with less than 5kms left.
The Frenchman unable to hold onto Chaves' wheel
As Esteban rides under the final kilometre banner, the pack was closing on him. He was just holding on but he had worked very hard up to this point, would he be able to hold on? In the peloton were Kreuziger, Ewan (who'd done very well to survive this far) & Gerrans near the front, while I was a bit further back but still in the same group.
Not long left until the finish line
The sprint was on, Esteban was still holding on, but he was back on the saddle and looking empty. As well as 3 of our riders, Nibali, Dumoulin & Uran were all charging. Surely he'd be caught from here?
Was Chaves cooked?
No! Somehow, Esteban holds off Uran & Dumoulin, who were so close but couldn't quite catch him. Just behind them were Kreuziger & Ewan, as well as myself slightly behind, all finishing in the top 15! There were no big time gaps, but another stage win! Awesome.
A photo finish goes to Chaves
Stage Results
1
Esteban Chaves
Orica - Scott
4h56'25
2
Tom Dumoulin
Team Sunweb
s.t.
3
Rigoberto Urán
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
4
Roman Kreuziger
Orica - Scott
s.t.
5
Caleb Ewan
Orica - Scott
s.t.
6
Diego Ulissi
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
7
Vincenzo Nibali
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
8
Sérgio Luis Henao
Team Sky
s.t.
9
Fabio Aru
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
10
Steven Kruijswijk
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
...
12
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Rafał Majka
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
12
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
s.t.
13
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
s.t.
14
Bob Jungels
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
15
Ilnur Zakarin
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
16
Ben Swift
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
17
Luis León Sánchez
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
18
Simon Gerrans
Orica - Scott
s.t.
19
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
20
Ion Izagirre
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
21
Danny Van Poppel
Team Sky
s.t.
22
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
23
Daniel Martin
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
24
Alexis Gougeard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
25
Domenico Pozzovivo
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
26
Fernando Gaviria
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
27
Oscar Gatto
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
28
Maurits Lammertink
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
29
Miguel Angel Lopez
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
30
Beñat Intxausti
Team Sky
s.t.
31
Leopold König
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
32
Pierre Rolland
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
33
Dylan Van Baarle
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
34
Sacha Modolo
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
35
David De La Cruz
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
36
Mikel Landa
Team Sky
s.t.
37
Dylan Groenewegen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
38
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
39
Dries Devenyns
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
40
Gianluca Brambilla
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
41
Primož Roglič
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
42
Phil Bauhaus
Team Sunweb
s.t.
43
Vasil Kiryienka
Team Sky
s.t.
44
Moreno Moser
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
45
Stef Clement
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
46
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
47
Petr Vakoč
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
48
Patrick Konrad
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
49
Salvatore Puccio
Team Sky
s.t.
50
Iljo Keisse
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
51
Niccolo Bonifazio
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
52
Giovanni Visconti
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
53
Reto Hollenstein
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
54
Jens Debusschere
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
55
Christian Knees
Team Sky
s.t.
56
Hugh Carthy
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 1'08
57
Shane Archbold
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 1'27
58
Lars Boom
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
59
Gediminas Bagdonas
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
60
Jan Barta
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
61
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
62
Jempy Drucker
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
63
Mathias Frank
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
64
Floris Gerts
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
65
Youcef Reguigui
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
66
Jaco Venter
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
67
Robert Gesink
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
68
Sam Oomen
Team Sunweb
s.t.
69
Rein Taaramäe
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
70
Fabio Felline
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
71
Stefan Küng
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
72
Matteo Montaguti
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
73
Ivan Santaromita
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
74
Damiano Caruso
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
75
Rohan Dennis
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
76
Dario Cataldo
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
77
Enrico Gasparotto
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
78
Tobias Ludvigsson
FDJ
s.t.
79
Albert Timmer
Team Sunweb
s.t.
80
Jasha Sütterlin
Movistar Team
s.t.
81
Daniele Bennati
Movistar Team
s.t.
82
Ruben Guerreiro
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
83
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
84
Sébastien Reichenbach
FDJ
s.t.
85
Maxim Belkov
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
86
Marco Marcato
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
87
Jasper Stuyven
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
88
Aleksejs Saramotins
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
89
Simon Clarke
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
90
Kiel Reijnen
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
91
Alessio Taliani
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
92
Carlos Betancur
Movistar Team
s.t.
93
Jos Van Emden
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
94
Alessandro Bisolti
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
95
Filippo Pozzato
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
96
Francisco José Ventoso
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
97
Pavel Kochetkov
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
98
Odd Christian Eiking
FDJ
s.t.
99
Paweł Poljański
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
100
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
s.t.
101
Ben Gastauer
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
102
Alberto Losada
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
103
Léo Vincent
FDJ
s.t.
104
Lukas Pöstlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
105
Nils Politt
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
106
Maxime Monfort
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
107
Luca Wackermann
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
108
Antonio Nibali
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
109
David Gaudu
FDJ
s.t.
110
Roberto Ferrari
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
111
Marko Kump
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
112
John Darwin Atapuma
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
113
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
s.t.
114
Maarten Wynants
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
115
Marco Mathis
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 3'37
116
Davide Formolo
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
117
Jay Thomson
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
118
Oliviero Troia
UAE Team Emirates
+ 4'22
119
Marco Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
120
Giacomo Nizzolo
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
121
Andrea Guardini
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
122
Jonathan Dibben
Team Sky
s.t.
123
Grégory Rast
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
124
Julen Amezqueta
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
125
Yonder Godoy
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
126
Eduard-Michael Grosu
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
127
Lennard Hofstede
Team Sunweb
s.t.
128
Bart De Clercq
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
129
Adriano Malori
Movistar Team
s.t.
130
Matteo Busato
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
131
Simone Sterbini
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
132
Vincenzo Albanese
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
133
Rafael Andriato
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
134
Jasper De Buyst
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
135
Ryan Gibbons
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
136
Marco Benfatto
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
137
Jorge Arcas
Movistar Team
s.t.
138
Mitchell Docker
Orica - Scott
s.t.
139
Andrea Vendrame
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
140
Davide Martinelli
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
141
Francesco Gavazzi
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
142
Steve Morabito
FDJ
s.t.
143
Yukiya Arashiro
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
144
Kohei Uchima
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
145
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto - Soudal
+ 5'34
146
Marco Maronese
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
147
Riccardo Stacchiotti
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
148
Mark Renshaw
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
149
Alessandro Tonelli
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
150
Frederik Frison
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
151
Matteo Spreafico
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
152
Tyler Farrar
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
153
Sam Bewley
Orica - Scott
s.t.
154
Tom Bohli
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
155
Nuno Bico
Movistar Team
s.t.
156
Marino Kobayashi
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
157
Gregory Daniel
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
158
Eugenio Alafaci
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
159
James Shaw
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
160
Nicolas Marini
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
161
Mirko Trosino
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
162
Yuma Koishi
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
163
Paolo Simion
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
164
Alan Marangoni
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
165
Roger Kluge
Orica - Scott
s.t.
166
Michael Hepburn
Orica - Scott
s.t.
167
Marco D'Urbano
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 6'38
168
Roy Curvers
Team Sunweb
s.t.
169
Gilbert Ducournau
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
+ 7'22
170
Enzo Wouters
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
General Classification
1
Tom Dumoulin
Team Sunweb
26h23'29
2
Esteban Chaves
Orica - Scott
+ 12
3
Diego Ulissi
UAE Team Emirates
+ 43
4
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
+ 47
5
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
6
Bob Jungels
Quick-Step Floors
+ 1'00
7
Steven Kruijswijk
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 1'10
8
Vincenzo Nibali
Bahrain - Merida
+ 1'34
9
Sérgio Luis Henao
Team Sky
+ 1'52
10
Leopold König
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 3'48
...
48
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
+ 14'52
Spoiler
11
Rigoberto Urán
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 4'05
12
Rafał Majka
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 4'09
13
Domenico Pozzovivo
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
14
Mikel Landa
Team Sky
s.t.
15
David De La Cruz
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
16
Roman Kreuziger
Orica - Scott
+ 5'00
17
Gianluca Brambilla
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
18
Beñat Intxausti
Team Sky
s.t.
19
Fabio Aru
Astana Pro Team
+ 6'02
20
David Gaudu
FDJ
+ 6'27
21
Daniel Martin
Quick-Step Floors
+ 6'59
22
Primož Roglič
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
23
Vasil Kiryienka
Team Sky
+ 7'17
24
Stef Clement
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
25
Ilnur Zakarin
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 7'43
26
Miguel Angel Lopez
Astana Pro Team
+ 8'10
27
Pierre Rolland
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
28
Rein Taaramäe
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 9'10
29
Simon Gerrans
Orica - Scott
+ 9'38
30
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
31
Matteo Montaguti
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 10'37
32
Ion Izagirre
Bahrain - Merida
+ 10'39
33
Dylan Groenewegen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 10'54
34
Dario Cataldo
Astana Pro Team
+ 10'56
35
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
+ 10'59
36
Fabio Felline
Trek - Segafredo
+ 11'05
37
Robert Gesink
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
38
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 11'35
39
Fernando Gaviria
Quick-Step Floors
+ 11'49
40
Dries Devenyns
Quick-Step Floors
+ 11'56
41
Floris Gerts
BMC Racing Team
+ 12'20
42
Christian Knees
Team Sky
+ 12'24
43
Mathias Frank
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 13'23
44
Hugh Carthy
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 13'36
45
Dylan Van Baarle
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 13'43
46
Ben Swift
UAE Team Emirates
+ 14'03
47
Jaco Venter
Team Dimension Data
+ 14'49
48
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
+ 14'52
49
Bart De Clercq
Lotto - Soudal
+ 15'01
50
Rohan Dennis
BMC Racing Team
+ 15'10
51
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
52
Alexis Gougeard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 15'26
53
Damiano Caruso
BMC Racing Team
+ 15'36
54
Ivan Santaromita
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
+ 16'01
55
Marco Marcato
UAE Team Emirates
+ 16'28
56
Luis León Sánchez
Astana Pro Team
+ 16'34
57
Enrico Gasparotto
Bahrain - Merida
+ 16'49
58
Tobias Ludvigsson
FDJ
+ 16'59
59
Jasper Stuyven
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
60
Petr Vakoč
Quick-Step Floors
+ 17'03
61
Ruben Guerreiro
Trek - Segafredo
+ 17'29
62
Alessio Taliani
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 17'49
63
Lars Boom
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 18'09
64
Sébastien Reichenbach
FDJ
+ 18'19
65
Patrick Konrad
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 18'22
66
Moreno Moser
Astana Pro Team
+ 18'42
67
Lukas Pöstlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 18'48
68
Jens Debusschere
Lotto - Soudal
+ 18'53
69
Ben Gastauer
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 19'04
70
John Darwin Atapuma
UAE Team Emirates
+ 19'27
71
Matteo Busato
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
+ 19'35
72
Pavel Kochetkov
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 19'37
73
Alessandro Bisolti
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
74
Maxime Monfort
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
75
Carlos Betancur
Movistar Team
+ 19'41
76
Léo Vincent
FDJ
+ 20'26
77
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
+ 21'08
78
Jasha Sütterlin
Movistar Team
s.t.
79
Giovanni Visconti
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
80
Eduard-Michael Grosu
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
+ 21'19
81
Jan Barta
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 22'32
82
Alberto Losada
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 22'35
83
Stefan Küng
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
84
Paweł Poljański
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 22'37
85
Giacomo Nizzolo
Trek - Segafredo
+ 23'07
86
Luca Wackermann
Bardiani - CSF
+ 23'26
87
Maurits Lammertink
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 23'54
88
Roberto Ferrari
UAE Team Emirates
+ 24'06
89
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
90
Steve Morabito
FDJ
+ 24'34
91
Sam Oomen
Team Sunweb
+ 25'45
92
Iljo Keisse
Quick-Step Floors
+ 26'02
93
Albert Timmer
Team Sunweb
+ 26'33
94
Davide Formolo
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 26'48
95
Salvatore Puccio
Team Sky
+ 27'27
96
Jasper De Buyst
Lotto - Soudal
+ 27'37
97
Odd Christian Eiking
FDJ
+ 28'14
98
Antonio Nibali
Bahrain - Merida
+ 29'55
99
Danny Van Poppel
Team Sky
+ 30'03
100
Caleb Ewan
Orica - Scott
+ 31'04
101
Simon Clarke
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 31'10
102
Kiel Reijnen
Trek - Segafredo
+ 31'32
103
Vincenzo Albanese
Bardiani - CSF
+ 31'43
104
Matteo Spreafico
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 32'45
105
Sacha Modolo
UAE Team Emirates
+ 33'03
106
Daniele Bennati
Movistar Team
+ 33'18
107
Filippo Pozzato
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
+ 33'48
108
Jos Van Emden
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 35'25
109
Oscar Gatto
Astana Pro Team
+ 35'40
110
Aleksejs Saramotins
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 35'45
111
Maxim Belkov
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 36'42
112
Rafael Andriato
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
+ 36'43
113
Francisco José Ventoso
BMC Racing Team
+ 37'27
114
Reto Hollenstein
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 38'29
115
Jempy Drucker
BMC Racing Team
+ 38'32
116
Marco Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 38'37
117
Niccolo Bonifazio
Bahrain - Merida
+ 38'38
118
Simone Sterbini
Bardiani - CSF
+ 39'11
119
Roger Kluge
Orica - Scott
+ 39'32
120
Davide Martinelli
Quick-Step Floors
+ 40'06
121
Grégory Rast
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
122
Kohei Uchima
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
+ 40'09
123
Marko Kump
UAE Team Emirates
+ 41'51
124
Julen Amezqueta
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
+ 42'21
125
Maarten Wynants
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 42'39
126
Shane Archbold
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 42'45
127
Sam Bewley
Orica - Scott
+ 43'00
128
Tyler Farrar
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
129
Jorge Arcas
Movistar Team
+ 43'28
130
Youcef Reguigui
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
131
Mitchell Docker
Orica - Scott
+ 43'54
132
Andrea Guardini
UAE Team Emirates
+ 44'15
133
Adriano Malori
Movistar Team
+ 44'36
134
Gediminas Bagdonas
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 45'05
135
Michael Hepburn
Orica - Scott
+ 45'06
136
Marco Benfatto
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 45'23
137
Yukiya Arashiro
Bahrain - Merida
+ 45'30
138
James Shaw
Lotto - Soudal
+ 45'48
139
Mark Renshaw
Team Dimension Data
+ 46'18
140
Phil Bauhaus
Team Sunweb
+ 46'28
141
Alan Marangoni
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
142
Gregory Daniel
Trek - Segafredo
+ 46'50
143
Ryan Gibbons
Team Dimension Data
+ 47'44
144
Nils Politt
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 47'55
145
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
s.t.
146
Oliviero Troia
UAE Team Emirates
+ 48'28
147
Nuno Bico
Movistar Team
+ 48'52
148
Jay Thomson
Team Dimension Data
+ 49'08
149
Eugenio Alafaci
Trek - Segafredo
+ 49'24
150
Marino Kobayashi
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
+ 49'50
151
Tom Bohli
BMC Racing Team
+ 51'10
152
Riccardo Stacchiotti
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
+ 52'02
153
Nicolas Marini
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
+ 54'50
154
Lennard Hofstede
Team Sunweb
+ 54'54
155
Andrea Vendrame
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 54'55
156
Francesco Gavazzi
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 57'43
157
Alessandro Tonelli
Bardiani - CSF
+ 58'23
158
Yonder Godoy
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
+ 58'41
159
Marco Mathis
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 58'50
160
Jonathan Dibben
Team Sky
+ 58'53
161
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto - Soudal
+ 59'58
162
Paolo Simion
Bardiani - CSF
+ 1h01'23
163
Roy Curvers
Team Sunweb
+ 1h04'33
164
Frederik Frison
Lotto - Soudal
+ 1h05'40
165
Marco Maronese
Bardiani - CSF
+ 1h08'21
166
Enzo Wouters
Lotto - Soudal
+ 1h17'04
167
Gilbert Ducournau
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
+ 1h17'44
168
Marco D'Urbano
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 1h18'38
169
Mirko Trosino
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
+ 1h19'59
170
Yuma Koishi
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
+ 1h33'02
Points Classification
1
Dylan Groenewegen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
98
2
Caleb Ewan
Orica - Scott
81
3
Fernando Gaviria
Quick-Step Floors
78
4
Tom Dumoulin
Team Sunweb
51
5
Giacomo Nizzolo
Trek - Segafredo
48
...
23
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
13
Spoiler
6
Ben Swift
UAE Team Emirates
40
7
Eduard-Michael Grosu
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
40
8
Esteban Chaves
Orica - Scott
37
9
Danny Van Poppel
Team Sky
37
10
Jens Debusschere
Lotto - Soudal
31
11
Floris Gerts
BMC Racing Team
25
12
Diego Ulissi
UAE Team Emirates
24
13
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
21
14
Maarten Wynants
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
21
15
Fabio Felline
Trek - Segafredo
19
16
Rigoberto Urán
Cannondale - Drapac
18
17
Jorge Arcas
Movistar Team
18
18
Roman Kreuziger
Orica - Scott
17
19
Alexis Gougeard
AG2R La Mondiale
16
20
Nuno Bico
Movistar Team
16
21
Jay Thomson
Team Dimension Data
16
22
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
13
23
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
13
24
Vincenzo Nibali
Bahrain - Merida
12
25
Luca Wackermann
Bardiani - CSF
12
26
Vincenzo Albanese
Bardiani - CSF
12
27
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
11
28
Roger Kluge
Orica - Scott
11
29
Frederik Frison
Lotto - Soudal
11
30
Steven Kruijswijk
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
10
31
Sérgio Luis Henao
Team Sky
10
32
Lukas Pöstlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
10
33
Jasha Sütterlin
Movistar Team
10
34
Christian Knees
Team Sky
9
35
Gregory Daniel
Trek - Segafredo
9
36
Fabio Aru
Astana Pro Team
8
37
Jaco Venter
Team Dimension Data
8
38
Enrico Gasparotto
Bahrain - Merida
8
39
Marco Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
8
40
Alessandro Tonelli
Bardiani - CSF
8
41
Jonathan Dibben
Team Sky
8
42
Bob Jungels
Quick-Step Floors
7
43
Lars Boom
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
7
44
Steve Morabito
FDJ
6
45
Mitchell Docker
Orica - Scott
6
46
Rafał Majka
Bora - Hansgrohe
5
47
Beñat Intxausti
Team Sky
4
48
Marco Marcato
UAE Team Emirates
4
49
Léo Vincent
FDJ
4
50
Phil Bauhaus
Team Sunweb
4
51
Julen Amezqueta
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
3
52
Michael Hepburn
Orica - Scott
3
53
Marco D'Urbano
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
3
54
David Gaudu
FDJ
2
55
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
2
56
Oscar Gatto
Astana Pro Team
2
57
Kohei Uchima
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
2
58
Yukiya Arashiro
Bahrain - Merida
2
59
Marino Kobayashi
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
2
60
Daniel Martin
Quick-Step Floors
1
61
Ilnur Zakarin
Team Katusha - Alpecin
1
62
Francisco José Ventoso
BMC Racing Team
1
King of the Mountains
1
Tom Dumoulin
Team Sunweb
32
2
Esteban Chaves
Orica - Scott
30
3
Lukas Pöstlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
28
4
Floris Gerts
BMC Racing Team
23
5
Diego Ulissi
UAE Team Emirates
14
Spoiler
6
Alexis Gougeard
AG2R La Mondiale
14
7
David De La Cruz
Quick-Step Floors
13
8
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
10
9
Steven Kruijswijk
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
8
10
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
7
11
Jaco Venter
Team Dimension Data
7
12
Bob Jungels
Quick-Step Floors
6
13
Jorge Arcas
Movistar Team
6
14
Christian Knees
Team Sky
5
15
Stef Clement
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
3
16
Vincenzo Albanese
Bardiani - CSF
3
17
Maarten Wynants
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
3
18
Jay Thomson
Team Dimension Data
3
19
Marco Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
2
20
Sam Bewley
Orica - Scott
2
21
Nuno Bico
Movistar Team
2
22
Vincenzo Nibali
Bahrain - Merida
1
23
Simon Gerrans
Orica - Scott
1
24
Yukiya Arashiro
Bahrain - Merida
1
25
Alessandro Tonelli
Bardiani - CSF
1
26
Jonathan Dibben
Team Sky
1
Young Riders Classification
1
Bob Jungels
Quick-Step Floors
26h24'29
2
David Gaudu
FDJ
+ 5'27
3
Miguel Angel Lopez
Astana Pro Team
+ 7'10
4
Dylan Groenewegen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 9'54
5
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
+ 9'59
…
10
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
+ 13'52
An almost perfect stage for us! We got a stage win, and had 3 riders in the top 5! Amazing work from all the boys, and myself too. I was super happy to come in 12th on what was far from an easy day.
What's been a great Giro already continues tomorrow,
See you then.
@Aquarius97 Cheers! Yes Dumoulin is very strong, I'm a bit worried about how we're gonna beat him. Gonna have to take some chances in the mountains!
@sutty68 I assume that's a typo and you mean Orica? But yes it sure was! Super strong finish from all the boys.
May 12th, 2017
Giro d'Italia - Stage 7 - GT
Castrovillari - Alberobello 218.5kms
Today is the sprinter's last chance for a while, and we're hungry for another win. The goal today is stay safe, chase down the break, and get Caleb his 2nd win. Simple enough, let's see how we go.
Race Report
The first action of the day came when a group of riders hit the tarmac early on. And there were some big names! The pink jersey was down, as well as Nibali, Aru, Kangert, Zakarin, Ulissi & Caleb Ewan. Everyone was up with no damage, except for two unlucky riders. Simon Clarke (Cannondale-Drapac) & Vasil Kyrienka (Sky) will both abandon the race. A big hit for both teams' climbing ranks.
The riders pick themselves up and keep riding
With little chance for the breakaway today, only 3 riders jumped in. Francisco José Ventoso (BMC), Marco Frapporti (Androni) & Eugenio Alafaci (Trek-Segafredo) all fought hard out in front but there's very little chance they'd survive the day with so little chances left for the sprinters.
The three-man break out in front
As we rode past the Castle of Massafra, with around 50kms left, we jumped on the front along with LottoNL & Quick-Step and brought the break back in, prepping for the final sprint.
It was an overcast day on the road, but we couldn't complain. As long as it's not raining or snowing we're happy.
The peloton passes through the town of Massafra
With just under 20kms left, Mitchell Docker began our lead out train. We were the first to get into position, as Quick-Step & LottoNL battled at the front.
The Orica train takes form
First Mitch, then myself, now it was down to Kluge to lead out Caleb. As we entered the final 2kms, Caleb, Groenewegen & Gaviria were all in pretty similar positions. We had again executed well, it was down to Caleb.
The front of the peloton
With the finish line in sight, Groenewegen went first. Caleb hopped on his wheel, while Gaviria was working his way to the front.
They could almost smell the finish
It seemed two men were the quickest today; Gaviria & Ewan. Phil Bauhaus (Sunweb) was challenging but wouldn't win today. Which young gun would take their second stage win?
Neck and neck
And another photo finish! Despite all his best efforts, Caleb couldn't quite match the tremendous acceleration of Fernando Gaviria, who took his 2nd win of the Giro. The Colombian is now in top form and undoubtedly the man to beat in the sprints.
Once again so close for Caleb Ewan
Stage Results
1
Fernando Gaviria
Quick-Step Floors
4h47'37
2
Caleb Ewan
Orica - Scott
s.t.
3
Phil Bauhaus
Team Sunweb
s.t.
4
Dylan Groenewegen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
5
Ben Swift
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
6
Danny Van Poppel
Team Sky
s.t.
7
Jens Debusschere
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
8
Niccolo Bonifazio
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
9
Roger Kluge
Orica - Scott
s.t.
10
Eduard-Michael Grosu
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
...
83
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Petr Vakoč
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
12
Vincenzo Nibali
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
13
Lars Boom
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
14
Fabio Felline
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
15
Tom Dumoulin
Team Sunweb
s.t.
16
Oscar Gatto
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
17
Giacomo Nizzolo
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
18
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
s.t.
19
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
s.t.
20
Sérgio Luis Henao
Team Sky
s.t.
21
Daniel Martin
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
22
Diego Ulissi
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
23
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
24
Rigoberto Urán
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
25
David De La Cruz
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
26
Sacha Modolo
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
27
Gediminas Bagdonas
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
28
Moreno Moser
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
29
Steven Kruijswijk
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
30
Rafał Majka
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
31
Shane Archbold
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
32
Ilnur Zakarin
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
33
Leopold König
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
34
Fabio Aru
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
35
Domenico Pozzovivo
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
36
Mikel Landa
Team Sky
s.t.
37
Miguel Angel Lopez
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
38
Simon Gerrans
Orica - Scott
s.t.
39
Sam Oomen
Team Sunweb
s.t.
40
Mark Renshaw
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
41
Albert Timmer
Team Sunweb
s.t.
42
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
43
Ion Izagirre
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
44
Jasper Stuyven
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
45
Matteo Montaguti
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
46
Sébastien Reichenbach
FDJ
s.t.
47
Pierre Rolland
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
48
Hugh Carthy
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
49
Ryan Gibbons
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
50
Roman Kreuziger
Orica - Scott
s.t.
51
Bart De Clercq
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
52
Esteban Chaves
Orica - Scott
s.t.
53
Mathias Frank
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
54
David Gaudu
FDJ
s.t.
55
Beñat Intxausti
Team Sky
s.t.
56
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
57
Maarten Wynants
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
58
Luis León Sánchez
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
59
Dario Cataldo
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
60
Rohan Dennis
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
61
Rafael Andriato
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
62
Mitchell Docker
Orica - Scott
s.t.
63
Bob Jungels
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
64
Marco Maronese
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
65
Ben Gastauer
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
66
Jempy Drucker
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
67
Patrick Konrad
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
68
Jan Barta
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
69
Alberto Losada
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
70
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
71
Daniele Bennati
Movistar Team
s.t.
72
Rein Taaramäe
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
73
Tobias Ludvigsson
FDJ
s.t.
74
Maurits Lammertink
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
75
Damiano Caruso
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
76
Floris Gerts
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
77
Dylan Van Baarle
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
78
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
79
John Darwin Atapuma
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
80
Lukas Pöstlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
81
Jay Thomson
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
82
Matteo Busato
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
83
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
s.t.
84
Davide Formolo
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
85
Carlos Betancur
Movistar Team
s.t.
86
Marco Benfatto
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
87
Pavel Kochetkov
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
88
Reto Hollenstein
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
89
Paweł Poljański
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
90
Paolo Simion
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
91
Adriano Malori
Movistar Team
s.t.
92
Alexis Gougeard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
93
Filippo Pozzato
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
94
Iljo Keisse
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
95
Roberto Ferrari
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
96
Aleksejs Saramotins
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
97
Nils Politt
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
98
Davide Martinelli
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
99
Maxim Belkov
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
100
Youcef Reguigui
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
101
Luca Wackermann
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
102
Vincenzo Albanese
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
103
Nuno Bico
Movistar Team
s.t.
104
Christian Knees
Team Sky
s.t.
105
Stef Clement
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
106
Stefan Küng
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
107
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
s.t.
108
Tom Bohli
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
109
Oliviero Troia
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
110
Giovanni Visconti
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
111
Andrea Vendrame
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
112
Simone Sterbini
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
113
Odd Christian Eiking
FDJ
s.t.
114
Matteo Spreafico
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
115
Alessio Taliani
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
116
Julen Amezqueta
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
117
Tyler Farrar
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
118
Mirko Trosino
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
119
Gianluca Brambilla
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
120
Jaco Venter
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
121
Jasha Sütterlin
Movistar Team
s.t.
122
Jorge Arcas
Movistar Team
s.t.
123
Alessandro Tonelli
Bardiani - CSF
s.t.
124
Francesco Gavazzi
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
125
Gilbert Ducournau
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
126
Jos Van Emden
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
127
Marco D'Urbano
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
128
Steve Morabito
FDJ
s.t.
129
Robert Gesink
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
130
Dries Devenyns
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
131
Yonder Godoy
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
s.t.
132
Primož Roglič
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
133
Marco Mathis
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
134
Léo Vincent
FDJ
s.t.
135
Roy Curvers
Team Sunweb
s.t.
136
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
137
Maxime Monfort
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
138
Grégory Rast
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
139
Gregory Daniel
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
140
Salvatore Puccio
Team Sky
s.t.
141
Riccardo Stacchiotti
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
142
Yukiya Arashiro
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
143
Ivan Santaromita
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
144
Ruben Guerreiro
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
145
Kiel Reijnen
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
146
Nicolas Marini
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
147
Jasper De Buyst
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
148
Marko Kump
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
149
Lennard Hofstede
Team Sunweb
s.t.
150
Andrea Guardini
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
151
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
152
Marco Marcato
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
153
Alan Marangoni
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
154
Enzo Wouters
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
155
Kohei Uchima
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
156
Frederik Frison
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
157
Jonathan Dibben
Team Sky
s.t.
158
Alessandro Bisolti
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
159
Antonio Nibali
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
160
Yuma Koishi
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
161
James Shaw
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
162
Marino Kobayashi
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
163
Michael Hepburn
Orica - Scott
+ 3'30
164
Sam Bewley
Orica - Scott
s.t.
165
Eugenio Alafaci
Trek - Segafredo
+ 6'50
166
Marco Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 9'33
167
Francisco José Ventoso
BMC Racing Team
+ 10'11
Again so close! But it seems Gaviria has truly world class speed, and Caleb is keeping up and getting so close, so we can't be dissapointed with the results. The battle for the points is tempting us to keep Caleb in the race the full three weeks, but the team haven't yet decided.
Week 1 is over! I'll give you guys a little review of the first 7 days of racing tonight.
Well, we're 7 days in, and I'm tired. We've only had one mountain stage so far but my legs are a bit sore! This is my first grand tour, and I can feel it! I've done training this intense but there's nothing like competitive racing day after day, it really takes its toll.
In saying that however, I'm excited for the next two weeks! Bring it on! This has been an awesome experience so far, all the fanfare and excitement surrounding this race is a spectacle and we've had such great success, it's a really great vibe within the team at the moment.
Since we're one third into the race I thought I'd go over each classification, and have a look at who's been over performing, under performing, and my predictions for the rest of the race.
General Classification
1
Tom Dumoulin
Team Sunweb
31h11'06
2
Esteban Chaves
Orica - Scott
+ 12
3
Diego Ulissi
UAE Team Emirates
+ 43
4
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
+ 47
5
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
6
Bob Jungels
Quick-Step Floors
+ 1'00
7
Steven Kruijswijk
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 1'10
8
Vincenzo Nibali
Bahrain - Merida
+ 1'34
9
Sérgio Luis Henao
Team Sky
+ 1'52
10
Leopold König
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 3'48
...
47
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
+ 14'52
Spoiler
11
Rigoberto Urán
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 4'05
12
Rafał Majka
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 4'09
13
Domenico Pozzovivo
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
14
Mikel Landa
Team Sky
s.t.
15
David De La Cruz
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
16
Roman Kreuziger
Orica - Scott
+ 5'00
17
Beñat Intxausti
Team Sky
s.t.
18
Gianluca Brambilla
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
19
Fabio Aru
Astana Pro Team
+ 6'02
20
David Gaudu
FDJ
+ 6'27
21
Daniel Martin
Quick-Step Floors
+ 6'59
22
Primož Roglič
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
23
Stef Clement
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 7'17
24
Ilnur Zakarin
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 7'43
25
Miguel Angel Lopez
Astana Pro Team
+ 8'10
26
Pierre Rolland
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
27
Rein Taaramäe
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 9'10
28
Simon Gerrans
Orica - Scott
+ 9'38
29
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
30
Matteo Montaguti
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 10'37
31
Ion Izagirre
Bahrain - Merida
+ 10'39
32
Dylan Groenewegen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 10'54
33
Dario Cataldo
Astana Pro Team
+ 10'56
34
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
+ 10'59
35
Fabio Felline
Trek - Segafredo
+ 11'05
36
Robert Gesink
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
37
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 11'35
38
Fernando Gaviria
Quick-Step Floors
+ 11'39
39
Dries Devenyns
Quick-Step Floors
+ 11'56
40
Floris Gerts
BMC Racing Team
+ 12'20
41
Christian Knees
Team Sky
+ 12'24
42
Mathias Frank
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 13'23
43
Hugh Carthy
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 13'36
44
Dylan Van Baarle
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 13'43
45
Ben Swift
UAE Team Emirates
+ 14'01
46
Jaco Venter
Team Dimension Data
+ 14'49
47
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
+ 14'52
48
Bart De Clercq
Lotto - Soudal
+ 15'01
49
Rohan Dennis
BMC Racing Team
+ 15'10
50
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
51
Alexis Gougeard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 15'26
52
Damiano Caruso
BMC Racing Team
+ 15'36
53
Ivan Santaromita
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
+ 16'01
54
Marco Marcato
UAE Team Emirates
+ 16'28
55
Luis León Sánchez
Astana Pro Team
+ 16'34
56
Tobias Ludvigsson
FDJ
+ 16'59
57
Jasper Stuyven
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
58
Petr Vakoč
Quick-Step Floors
+ 17'03
59
Ruben Guerreiro
Trek - Segafredo
+ 17'29
60
Alessio Taliani
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 17'49
61
Lars Boom
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 18'09
62
Sébastien Reichenbach
FDJ
+ 18'19
63
Patrick Konrad
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 18'22
64
Moreno Moser
Astana Pro Team
+ 18'42
65
Lukas Pöstlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 18'48
66
Jens Debusschere
Lotto - Soudal
+ 18'52
67
Ben Gastauer
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 19'04
68
John Darwin Atapuma
UAE Team Emirates
+ 19'27
69
Matteo Busato
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
+ 19'35
70
Pavel Kochetkov
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 19'37
71
Alessandro Bisolti
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
72
Maxime Monfort
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
73
Carlos Betancur
Movistar Team
+ 19'41
74
Léo Vincent
FDJ
+ 20'26
75
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
+ 21'08
76
Jasha Sütterlin
Movistar Team
s.t.
77
Giovanni Visconti
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
78
Eduard-Michael Grosu
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
+ 21'19
79
Jan Barta
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 22'32
80
Alberto Losada
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 22'35
81
Stefan Küng
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
82
Paweł Poljański
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 22'37
83
Giacomo Nizzolo
Trek - Segafredo
+ 23'07
84
Luca Wackermann
Bardiani - CSF
+ 23'26
85
Maurits Lammertink
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 23'54
86
Roberto Ferrari
UAE Team Emirates
+ 24'06
87
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
88
Steve Morabito
FDJ
+ 24'34
89
Sam Oomen
Team Sunweb
+ 25'45
90
Iljo Keisse
Quick-Step Floors
+ 26'02
91
Albert Timmer
Team Sunweb
+ 26'33
92
Davide Formolo
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 26'48
93
Salvatore Puccio
Team Sky
+ 27'27
94
Jasper De Buyst
Lotto - Soudal
+ 27'37
95
Odd Christian Eiking
FDJ
+ 28'14
96
Antonio Nibali
Bahrain - Merida
+ 29'55
97
Danny Van Poppel
Team Sky
+ 30'03
98
Caleb Ewan
Orica - Scott
+ 30'58
99
Kiel Reijnen
Trek - Segafredo
+ 31'32
100
Vincenzo Albanese
Bardiani - CSF
+ 31'43
101
Matteo Spreafico
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 32'45
102
Sacha Modolo
UAE Team Emirates
+ 33'03
103
Daniele Bennati
Movistar Team
+ 33'18
104
Filippo Pozzato
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
+ 33'48
105
Jos Van Emden
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 35'25
106
Oscar Gatto
Astana Pro Team
+ 35'40
107
Aleksejs Saramotins
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 35'45
108
Maxim Belkov
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 36'42
109
Rafael Andriato
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
+ 36'43
110
Reto Hollenstein
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 38'29
111
Jempy Drucker
BMC Racing Team
+ 38'32
112
Niccolo Bonifazio
Bahrain - Merida
+ 38'38
113
Simone Sterbini
Bardiani - CSF
+ 39'11
114
Roger Kluge
Orica - Scott
+ 39'32
115
Davide Martinelli
Quick-Step Floors
+ 40'06
116
Grégory Rast
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
117
Kohei Uchima
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
+ 40'09
118
Marko Kump
UAE Team Emirates
+ 41'51
119
Julen Amezqueta
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
+ 42'21
120
Maarten Wynants
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 42'39
121
Shane Archbold
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 42'45
122
Tyler Farrar
Team Dimension Data
+ 43'00
123
Youcef Reguigui
Team Dimension Data
+ 43'28
124
Jorge Arcas
Movistar Team
s.t.
125
Mitchell Docker
Orica - Scott
+ 43'54
126
Andrea Guardini
UAE Team Emirates
+ 44'15
127
Adriano Malori
Movistar Team
+ 44'36
128
Gediminas Bagdonas
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 45'05
129
Marco Benfatto
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 45'23
130
Yukiya Arashiro
Bahrain - Merida
+ 45'30
131
James Shaw
Lotto - Soudal
+ 45'48
132
Mark Renshaw
Team Dimension Data
+ 46'18
133
Phil Bauhaus
Team Sunweb
+ 46'24
134
Alan Marangoni
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
+ 46'28
135
Sam Bewley
Orica - Scott
+ 46'30
136
Gregory Daniel
Trek - Segafredo
+ 46'50
137
Francisco José Ventoso
BMC Racing Team
+ 47'35
138
Ryan Gibbons
Team Dimension Data
+ 47'44
139
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
+ 47'55
140
Nils Politt
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
141
Marco Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 48'10
142
Oliviero Troia
UAE Team Emirates
+ 48'28
143
Michael Hepburn
Orica - Scott
+ 48'36
144
Nuno Bico
Movistar Team
+ 48'52
145
Jay Thomson
Team Dimension Data
+ 49'08
146
Marino Kobayashi
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
+ 49'50
147
Tom Bohli
BMC Racing Team
+ 51'10
148
Riccardo Stacchiotti
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
+ 52'02
149
Nicolas Marini
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
+ 54'50
150
Lennard Hofstede
Team Sunweb
+ 54'54
151
Andrea Vendrame
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 54'55
152
Eugenio Alafaci
Trek - Segafredo
+ 56'14
153
Francesco Gavazzi
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 57'43
154
Alessandro Tonelli
Bardiani - CSF
+ 58'23
155
Yonder Godoy
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
+ 58'41
156
Marco Mathis
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 58'50
157
Jonathan Dibben
Team Sky
+ 58'53
158
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto - Soudal
+ 59'58
159
Paolo Simion
Bardiani - CSF
+ 1h01'23
160
Roy Curvers
Team Sunweb
+ 1h04'33
161
Frederik Frison
Lotto - Soudal
+ 1h05'40
162
Marco Maronese
Bardiani - CSF
+ 1h08'21
163
Enzo Wouters
Lotto - Soudal
+ 1h17'04
164
Gilbert Ducournau
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
+ 1h17'44
165
Marco D'Urbano
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 1h18'38
166
Mirko Trosino
Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia
+ 1h19'59
167
Yuma Koishi
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
+ 1h33'02
Looking at the current top-10, it seems like there are 9 riders who are still in the race for the podium, with Leopold Konig in 10th is almost 2 minutes behind Sergio Henao.
Esteban Chaves has performed tremendously so far, winning on the uphill finish on stage 6, and coming in 2nd on stage 4 up Mount Etna. He sits in 2nd just 12" behind Tom Dumoulin, who looks more and more like the rider to beat. His tremendous time-trialling skills give him a big advantage over all his contenders, and looks just about the strongest on the mountains aswell, proven by his solo victory atop Mount Etna.
Tom Dumoulin winning atop Mount Etna on stage 4
Diego Ulissi looks good in 3rd, but I feel once the bigger mountain stages hit, he will struggle to keep up. A big surpise so far, is the performance of Tanel Kangert. He had a terrific Tour de Romandie, and is keeping that form up. Astana's DS seems to have partially handed him the leader's role after Fabio Aru's very dissapointing performance so far. The 2015 Vuelta champ is already 6 minutes down on Dumoulin and looks to be out of it.
Dissapointing also has been Ilnur Zakarin, with the Russian even further behind at a whopping 7'43". Dan Martin is also around there and has announced his intention to forget GC and focus on stage wins, with Bob Jungels taking over Quick-Step's leadership.
Points Classification
1
Dylan Groenewegen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
112
2
Fernando Gaviria
Quick-Step Floors
106
3
Caleb Ewan
Orica - Scott
101
4
Ben Swift
UAE Team Emirates
58
5
Tom Dumoulin
Team Sunweb
52
...
26
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
13
This is a classification that's hard to pick, considering the lack of flat stages left, and uncertainty surrounding how long the sprinter's will remain in the race. Dylan Groenewegen, Fernando Gaviria & our Caleb Ewan are by far the strongest fast men in the race, and with competition so fierce, they may plan to stick around for the full three weeks to try take the Ciclamino jersey into Milan. However with only 3 stages remaining that are likely to finish in a sprint, there's a strong possibility that even if they were to remain, one of the climbers would steal the classification.
Current mauve jersey wearer Dylan Groenewegen wins on stage 3
Ben Swift has been making himself known in the intermediate sprints, and is a strong climber as well as sprinter, so he could have a plan to pounce in the final weeks It's a tough one to pick, but if Caleb can stick around, and snag another stage or two, he could have a strong chance at the jersey.
King of the Mountains
1
Tom Dumoulin
Team Sunweb
32
2
Esteban Chaves
Orica - Scott
30
3
Lukas Pöstlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
28
4
Floris Gerts
BMC Racing Team
23
5
Diego Ulissi
UAE Team Emirates
14
Considering how little categorised climbs there have been so far, this is a classifcation that is still wide wide open. Anyone could win this from here, most likely the strongest climber. Esteban has been wearing the jersey as of late in place of race leader Dumoulin. We think he is the strongest climber here at the Giro, so keeping that jersey would be terrific. However it's not a priority, and we won't go out of our way at all to hold onto it.
A rider like Dan Martin or Pierre Rolland is a possiblity to take advantage of their deficit in the GC to get free in the last week and steal some points for the jersey. We'll see. A shout out to Lukas Pöstlberger who has ridden with great intent to wear the jersey and sits just 4 points behind Tom Dumoulin.
Young Riders Classification
1
Bob Jungels
Quick-Step Floors
31h12'06
2
David Gaudu
FDJ
+ 5'27
3
Miguel Angel Lopez
Astana Pro Team
+ 7'10
4
Dylan Groenewegen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 9'54
5
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
+ 9'59
…
10
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
+ 13'52
This is a very interesting classification. It seems there's just 3 riders with any chance at the white jersey here, with Bob Jungels looking the strongest. He has the big advantage of being his team's leader, while his challengers Gaudu & Lopez, who despite looking very impressive in the mountains, may have to sacrifice themselves for their leader's Pinot & Kangert/Aru respectively. This could very well turn into an interesting battle, but at this point Jungels look the frontrunner by some distance.
Bob Jungels attacking on Mount Etna
As for me, it's cool to be in the top-10! I have to say I doubt I'll stay anywhere near there though, as I expect to lose a lot of time on the upcoming mountain stages. The way I've been riding, and will ride, is to empty my tank in going hard for Esteban & Roman, and then ride to the finish at a very leisurely pace, so this classification isn't really a goal for me. It'll be nice to check every now and then though to see how I'm tracking compared to my peers.
Giro d'Italia - Race Preview - GT
Tom Dumoulin (SUN)
Thibaut Pinot (FDJ)
Esteban Chaves (ORS)
Ilnur Zakarin (KAT)
Mikel Landa (SKY)
Rafal Majka (BOH)
Andrey Amador (MOV)
Primož Roglič (TLJ)
Rohan Dennis (BMC)
Eduard-Michael Grosu (NIP)
Jens Debusschere (LTS)
Ben Swift
Bob Jungels
But nothing we could do, simply just bad luck. We're focusing on the next sprint already. As for the crash, dissapointing to lose some riders already, and not the way that Esteban would've wanted to gain time on Aru & Zakarin, but we can't complain.
Tanel Kangert
Jaco Venter
Lukas Pöstlberger
Alexey Lutsenko
But yes it sure was! Super strong finish from all the boys.
