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2018 Giro d’Italia: Stage 17 Results

  • Ron 

Elia Viviani of the Quick-Step Floors team won Stage 17 of the 2018 Giro d’Italia today, his fourth stage win in the race, securing his hold on the maglia ciclamino classification. Sam Bennett (Bora-Hansgrohe) recovered to take second place while Niccolo Bonifazio (Bahrain Merida) took third place.

No change in the General Classification, with Simon Yates of the Mitchelton-SCOTT team finishing safely with the peloton.

Speaking seconds after the stage finish, the stage winner, Elia Viviani, said: “We knew this could be a very hard stage and it was indeed. There were very strong breakaway riders but Bora controlled. We played a little bit with them. We did it right because it was the second last stage for sprinters and Bennett could have put my Maglia Ciclamino in danger. Once it came down to a bunch sprint, I asked my guys to lead me out. When Van Poppel anticipated the sprint, I knew it was too early. It was actually perfect for me. I could pass him.”

The race leader, Simon Yates, said: “There’s no easy day at the Giro. This was another hard one and it could have some impact on the coming mountain stages. I heard about splits in the bunch but I never knew who was caught behind. I hope everyone is tired because I’m tired.”

Stage 17 Brief Results:

  1. Elia Viviani (Quick Step Floors) at 3h 19’57”
  2. Sam Bennett (Bora-Hansgrohe) s.t.
  3. Niccolo Bonifazio (Bahrain Merida) s.t.
  4. Danny Van Poppel (LottoNL- Jumbo) s.t.
  5. Jens Debusschere (Lotto Soudal) s.t.

General Classification After Stage 17:

  1. Simon Yates (Mitchelton-SCOTT)
  2. Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb) at 56″
  3. (Bahrain ) at 3’11”
  4. (Team Sky) at 3’50”
  5. Thibaut Pinot (Groupama – FDJ) at 4’19”

Jerseys:

  • Maglia Rosa (pink), general classification leader, sponsored by Enel – Simon Yates (Mitchelton – Scott)
  • Maglia Ciclamino (cyclamen), sprinter classification leader, sponsored by Segafredo – Elia Viviani (Quick-Step Floors)
  • Maglia Azzurra (blue), King of the Mountains classification leader, sponsored by Banca Mediolanum – Simon Yates (Mitchelton – Scott)
  • Maglia Bianca (white), young rider general classification leader, sponsored by Eurospin – Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana Pro Team)
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