No change in the overall standings, but Matteo Trentin of the Etixx-Quickstep team shook things up in the 2016 Giro d’Italia today, coming around the stage leaders to win the sprint on a steep, cobbled final climb.
Trentin used a late counterattack and some crafty teamwork to win the longest stage of the Giro, while Steven Kruijswijk held on to a comfortable overall lead with only two challenging legs to go.
Cannondale’s Moreno Moser and Trentin’s Etixx Quick-Step teammate Gianluca Brambilla were in the lead approaching the finish line when Trentin bridged the gap from a chasing group. Brambilla was told by radio that Trentin was coming while Moser wasn’t aware, allowing Trentin to burst past and claim his third victory in a Grand Tour.
”It was a win built with teamwork,” Trentin said.
The main pack with Kruijswijk and the other leaders finished more than 13 minutes behind in the 18th stage, a 244-kilometer (152-mile) leg from Muggio to Pinerolo.
Stage 18 Brief Results:
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Matteo Trentin (Italy / Etixx – Quick-Step) 5:25:34″
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Moreno Moser (Italy / Cannondale) ST
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Gianluca Brambilla (Italy / Etixx – Quick-Step)
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Sacha Modolo (Italy / Lampre) +20″
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Nikias Arndt (Germany / Giant) +30″
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Ivan Rovnyi (Russia / Tinkoff) +34″
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Matteo Busato (Italy / Wilier Triestina) +1:10″
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Christian Knees (Germany / Team Sky) +1:16″
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Axel Domont (France / AG2R) +1:24″
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Davide Malacarne (Italy / Astana) +4:28″
General Classification After Stage 18:
- Steven Kruijswijk (Netherlands / LottoNL) 73:50:37″
- Esteban Chaves (Colombia / Orica) +3:00″
- Alejandro Valverde (Spain / Movistar) +3:23″
- Vincenzo Nibali (Italy / Astana) +4:43″
- Ilnur Zakarin (Russia / Katusha) +4:50″
- Rafal Majka (Poland / Tinkoff) +5:34″
- Bob Jungels (Luxembourg / Etixx – Quick-Step) +7:57″
- Andrey Amador (Costa Rica / Movistar) +8:53″
- Domenico Pozzovivo (Italy / AG2R) +10:05″
- Kanstantsin Siutsou (Belarus / Dimension Data) +11:15″
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