Taylor Phinney certainly took a gamble on riding the Giro over his favourite Tour of California, but it has paid off. His two time trial victories were the cornerstone of his race, and after taking the Maglia Rosa following Stage 7, he never relinquished it.
Angel Madrazo came close, but his 3 Mountain stage victories were only enough to take him to 13 seconds behind Phinney, making this the smallest victory margin in a ManGame Giro - and the 3rd small margin in any ManGame Grand Tour.
Completing the podium is Simon Spilak, having held a podium position since Stage 5. No stage wins, but a very consistent performance. This is the first ManGame Giro with no Italian on the podium.
1
Taylor Phinney
Wikipedia
83h35'40
2
Angel Madrazo
Santander
+ 13
3
Simon Spilak
Aker - MOT
+ 3'57
4
Vincenzo Nibali
UBS - BMC
+ 4'57
5
Markus Fothen
Festina-Canal+
+ 6'29
6
Riccardo Ricco
Team Bacardi
+ 8'28
7
Emanuele Sella
Simply Red Bull
+ 10'16
8
Romain Sicard
Pearl Adidas
+ 10'39
9
Yuri Trofimov
Koenigsegg
+ 11'35
10
Nico Keinath
Team B&O
+ 11'45
11
Peter Velits
Project 1t4i
+ 11'56
12
Sergio Luis Henao Montoya
Milka - AVG
+ 12'16
13
Ryan Eastman
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
+ 16'27
14
Robert Kiserlovski
Hollister Pro Cycling
+ 16'39
15
Bernhard Kohl
Pendleton's
+ 18'42
16
Gianpaolo Caruso
Cisco Cycling Team
+ 21'10
17
Thomas Faiers
Pendleton's
+ 24'21
18
John-Lee Augustyn
Aker - MOT
+ 28'43
19
David López Garcia
Santander
+ 34'49
20
Martin Hacecký
Team B&O
+ 38'27
21
Manuel Lloret
Lotto - Cervelo
+ 38'47
22
Gianluca Brambilla
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
+ 39'04
23
Leopold König
Milka - AVG
+ 41'34
24
Christoph Mai
Wikipedia
+ 43'42
25
Thibaut Pinot
Wikipedia
+ 45'12
26
Christophe Riblon
UBS - BMC
+ 45'53
27
Aleksandr Dyachenko
Cisco Cycling Team
+ 48'33
28
Vitor Rodrigues
Hollister Pro Cycling
+ 48'35
29
Tim Dees
Festina-Canal+
+ 51'33
30
Petar Panayotov
Pearl Adidas
+ 53'58
31
Yevgeni Nepomnyachsniy
Milka - AVG
+ 54'03
32
Kristjan Koren
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
+ 55'47
33
Aleksandr Efimkin
Cisco Cycling Team
+ 58'43
34
Chris Anker Sørensen
Festina-Canal+
+ 59'29
35
Tom Stubbe
Simply Red Bull
+1h01'24
36
Daniel Navarro
Team Bacardi
+1h01'32
37
Ioannis Tamouridis
Festina-Canal+
+1h03'09
38
Fabio Duarte
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
+1h03'10
39
Teodoro Costagli
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
+1h03'58
40
Tyler Brandt
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
With 9 Sprint stages, this may have been an ideal Giro for a Sprinter to win this points jersey - but only once has the overall winner failed to take the Points jersey here, and that run continues. Never finishing lower than 25th on a stage, Taylor Phinney took a Top 10 in 13 stages, and deserves victory in this classification.
Ultimately, the sprinters probably cancelled out their chances, with Ben Swift and Danniele Bennati taking 4 stage wins each. Swift had 1 bad stage, while Bennati had 2 bad stages, and that is the difference between them.
1
Taylor Phinney
Wikipedia
203
2
Ben Swift
Vesuvio - Accumalux
169
3
Daniele Bennati
Team Puma - SAP
163
4
Simon Spilak
Aker - MOT
163
5
Angel Madrazo
Santander
148
6
Yuri Trofimov
Koenigsegg
121
7
Riccardo Ricco
Team Bacardi
121
8
Vincenzo Nibali
UBS - BMC
87
9
Markus Fothen
Festina-Canal+
82
10
Allan Davis
Hollister Pro Cycling
82
11
Juan Van Heerden
Simply Red Bull
69
12
Sergio Luis Henao Montoya
Milka - AVG
67
13
Romain Vanderbiest
Pearl Adidas
66
14
Emanuele Sella
Simply Red Bull
61
15
Romain Sicard
Pearl Adidas
59
16
Luke Rowe
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
59
17
Gerald Ciolek
Lotto - Cervelo
59
18
Erik Mohs
Pokerstars.com
57
19
Taylor Tolleson
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
49
20
Kristjan Koren
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
15
59
Carlos Betancourt
Hollister Pro Cycling
14
60
Dmitriy Gruzdev
Cisco Cycling Team
14
61
Gianpaolo Caruso
Cisco Cycling Team
12
62
Manuel Lloret
Lotto - Cervelo
12
63
Moris Possoni
Cisco Cycling Team
12
64
Jay McCarthy
Wikipedia
11
65
Enrico Gasparotto
Team Puma - SAP
11
66
Thomas Vedel Kvist
Team Puma - SAP
11
67
Philip Deignan
Pendleton's
10
68
Jesse Sergent
Milka - AVG
9
69
Matteo Trentin
Project 1t4i
9
70
Michael Vanderaerden
Lotto - Cervelo
9
71
Ryan Eastman
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
8
72
John-Lee Augustyn
Aker - MOT
8
73
Matteo Rabottini
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
8
74
Kristian Sobota
Team B&O
8
75
Martijn Maaskant
Pokerstars.com
7
76
Aleksandr Dyachenko
Cisco Cycling Team
6
77
Fabio Duarte
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
6
78
Teodoro Costagli
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
6
79
Maciej Paterski
Vesuvio - Accumalux
6
80
Rafel Majka
Project 1t4i
6
81
Travis Meyer
Wikipedia
6
82
Thomas De Gendt
Vesuvio - Accumalux
6
83
Timothy Vangheel
Simply Red Bull
6
84
David Boucher
Pokerstars.com
6
85
Thomas Faiers
Pendleton's
5
86
Yonathan Monsalve
Hollister Pro Cycling
5
87
Tim Dees
Festina-Canal+
4
88
Petar Panayotov
Pearl Adidas
4
89
Matea Kvasina
Vesuvio - Accumalux
4
90
Thomas Peterson
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
4
91
Gianluca Brambilla
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
3
92
Tim Kennaugh
Pendleton's
3
93
Mohammad Saufi Mat Senan
Project 1t4i
2
94
Fabio Taborre
Cisco Cycling Team
2
95
Oliver Zaugg
UBS - BMC
2
96
Enrico Franzoi
Pearl Adidas
2
97
Coen Vermeltfoort
Lotto - Cervelo
2
98
Wes Sulzberger
Simply Red Bull
2
99
Lars Croket
Lotto - Cervelo
2
100
Alexandr Nepomnyachsniy
Milka - AVG
2
101
Cameron Meyer
Koenigsegg
2
102
Chris Anker Sørensen
Festina-Canal+
1
103
Adrian Malori
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
1
King of the Mountains
It was a Giro with fewer Mountains than usual, and this opened the door for an unexpected winner here. Leopold Konig did climb well - taking 23rd in GC - but it was his breakaway appearances on Stage 9 and Stage 14 that were key to his victory.
Angel Madrazo still managed to take 2nd despite a lack of opportunities, while it is 3rd for Christophe Riblon having led the competition for a significant portion of the race.
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
8
43
Sergio Pardilla
Team Bacardi
8
44
Thomas Peterson
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
8
45
Oliver Zaugg
UBS - BMC
8
46
Santo Anza
Koenigsegg
6
47
Brian Vandborg
Team B&O
6
48
Travis Meyer
Wikipedia
6
49
Timothy Vangheel
Simply Red Bull
6
50
Nico Keinath
Team B&O
5
51
Johannes Frohlinger
Project 1t4i
5
52
Wilson Marentes
Hollister Pro Cycling
5
53
Elia Viviani
Simply Red Bull
5
54
Robert Kiserlovski
Hollister Pro Cycling
4
55
Manuel Lloret
Lotto - Cervelo
4
56
Rafel Majka
Project 1t4i
4
57
Darwin Atapuma
Wikipedia
4
58
Alex Howes
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
4
59
Lucas Schädlich
Team Bacardi
4
60
David Boucher
Pokerstars.com
4
61
Alexandr Nepomnyachsniy
Milka - AVG
3
62
Peter Velits
Project 1t4i
2
63
Mohammad Saufi Mat Senan
Project 1t4i
2
64
Carlos Betancourt
Hollister Pro Cycling
2
65
Jay McCarthy
Wikipedia
2
66
Coen Vermeltfoort
Lotto - Cervelo
2
67
Salvatore Mancuso
Team Bacardi
1
68
Gediminas Bagdonas
Team Bacardi
1
Young Rider
With the Top 2 the same as in overall, it is clear that this won't be the last Grand Tour to see Taylor Phinney and Angel Madrazo finish highly. It was a breakthrough Grand Tour performance for 3rd placed Romain Sicard, as he took 8th in the overall standings.
1
Taylor Phinney
Wikipedia
83h35'40 (1)
2
Angel Madrazo
Santander
+ 13 (2)
3
Romain Sicard
Pearl Adidas
+ 10'39 (3)
4
Ryan Eastman
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
+ 16'27 (4)
5
Martin Hacecký
Team B&O
+ 38'27 (5)
6
Christoph Mai
Wikipedia
+ 43'42 (6)
7
Thibaut Pinot
Wikipedia
+ 45'12 (7)
8
Tim Dees
Festina-Canal+
+ 51'33 (8)
9
Teodoro Costagli
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
+ 1h03'58 (9)
10
Tyler Brandt
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
+ 1h04'21 (10)
11
Yonathan Monsalve
Hollister Pro Cycling
+ 1h07'02 (11)
12
Tim Kennaugh
Pendleton's
+ 1h07'02 (12)
13
Ion Izagirre
Hollister Pro Cycling
+ 1h07'06 (13)
14
Jocelin Maillet
Pearl Adidas
+ 1h16'26 (14)
15
Artem Topchanyuk
Aker - MOT
+ 1h16'41 (15)
16
Kenny Elissonde
Wikipedia
+ 1h17'13 (16)
17
Michał Kwiatkowski
Team B&O
+ 1h17'47 (17)
18
Paolo Scarponi
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
+ 1h23'46 (18)
19
Mohammad Saufi Mat Senan
Project 1t4i
+ 1h25'37 (19)
20
Diego Ulissi
Festina-Canal+
+ 1h36'49 (20)
Spoiler
21
Jelle Wallays
Pokerstars.com
+ 1h38'33 (21)
22
Rafel Majka
Project 1t4i
+ 1h39'32 (22)
23
Carlos Betancourt
Hollister Pro Cycling
+ 1h40'20 (23)
24
Darwin Atapuma
Wikipedia
+ 1h44'29 (24)
25
Travis Meyer
Wikipedia
+ 1h46'42 (25)
26
Jakub Kratochvila
Milka - AVG
+ 1h47'06 (26)
27
Jay McCarthy
Wikipedia
+ 1h50'53 (27)
28
Artemio Moschella
Lotto - Cervelo
+ 1h52'10 (28)
29
Reinhardt Janse van Rensburg
Wikipedia
+ 1h52'56 (29)
30
Matej Vysna
Milka - AVG
+ 1h53'08 (30)
31
Ramon Sinkeldam
Project 1t4i
+ 1h55'41 (31)
32
Jetse Bol
Team Puma - SAP
+ 1h56'06 (32)
33
Juan Carlos Rienda Segura
Santander
+ 1h56'13 (33)
34
Tom Copeland
Pendleton's
+ 1h56'26 (34)
35
Vegard Robinson Bugge
Aker - MOT
+ 1h59'03 (35)
36
Marek Canecky
Milka - AVG
+ 2h02'54 (36)
37
Joseph Biziyaremye
Aker - MOT
+ 2h03'19 (37)
38
Nikias Arndt
Team B&O
+ 2h03'58 (38)
39
Alex Howes
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
+ 2h10'28 (39)
40
Jesse Sergent
Milka - AVG
+ 2h15'45 (40)
41
Mattia Cattaneo
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
+ 2h16'50 (41)
42
George Bennett
Simply Red Bull
+ 2h17'18 (42)
43
John Degenkolb
Pokerstars.com
+ 2h18'03 (43)
44
Welle Jallays
Pokerstars.com
+ 2h22'42 (44)
45
Elia Favilli
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
+ 2h33'41 (45)
46
Matteo Trentin
Project 1t4i
+ 2h36'55 (46)
47
Kevin Fouquet
Koenigsegg
+ 2h41'30 (47)
48
Paolo Locatelli
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
+ 2h43'54 (48)
49
Coen Vermeltfoort
Lotto - Cervelo
+ 2h46'50 (49)
50
Romain Vanderbiest
Pearl Adidas
+ 2h49'26 (50)
51
Oumaru Minoungou
Pendleton's
+ 2h52'48 (51)
52
Elia Viviani
Simply Red Bull
+ 2h53'42 (52)
53
Adam Blythe
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
+ 2h55'46 (53)
54
Luke Rowe
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
+ 2h56'00 (54)
55
Juraj Sagan
Team B&O
+ 3h01'36 (55)
56
Adrian Malori
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
+ 3h03'14 (56)
57
Sep Vanmarcke
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
+ 3h04'08 (57)
58
Marcel Kittel
Vesuvio - Accumalux
+ 3h05'28 (58)
59
Kristian Sobota
Team B&O
+ 3h05'32 (59)
60
Jon Aberasturi
Project 1t4i
+ 3h06'20 (60)
61
Anthony Lavoine
Festina-Canal+
+ 3h06'21 (61)
62
Lucas Schädlich
Team Bacardi
+ 3h06'41 (62)
63
Michael Matthews
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
+ 3h09'48 (63)
64
Kiril Yatsevich
Team Bacardi
+ 3h11'11 (64)
65
Jocelyn Bar
Team Puma - SAP
+ 3h15'22 (65)
66
Armindo Fonseca
Pearl Adidas
+ 3h16'28 (66)
67
Bert-Jan Lindeman
Koenigsegg
+ 3h18'46 (67)
68
Pim Ligthart
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
+ 3h23'50 (68)
69
Julien Vermote
Pokerstars.com
+ 3h24'34 (69)
70
Cameron Meyer
Koenigsegg
+ 3h27'10 (70)
71
Sonny Colbrelli
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
+ 3h38'18 (71)
72
Maciej Ulanowski
Lotto - Cervelo
+ 3h38'32 (72)
73
Johim Ariesen
Pokerstars.com
+ 3h47'20 (73)
74
Andrei Nechita
Project 1t4i
+ 4h03'41 (74)
Teams
Despite taking on so much responsibility with Taylor Phinney leading for 2/3rd of the race, Wikipedia were also able to take a dominant victory in the Teams Classification. Frenchman Thibaut Pinot and German Christoph Mai were particularly important here, and both managed to finish in the overall Top 25.
1
Wikipedia
251h49'20 (1)
2
Pendleton's
+ 20'25 (2)
3
Hollister Pro Cycling
+ 30'22 (3)
4
Aker - MOT
+ 38'20 (4)
5
Cisco Cycling Team
+ 39'22 (5)
6
Milka - AVG
+ 41'05 (6)
7
Team B&O
+ 42'59 (7)
8
Festina-Canal+
+ 44'58 (8)
9
Pearl Adidas
+ 46'21 (9)
10
Team Bacardi
+ 48'34 (10)
11
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
