Giro d’Italia 2024 Stage Report: Georg Steinhauser (EF Education-EasyPost) won stage 17 with a perfect solo ride in the finale. Just like in stage 16, overall leader Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates), chased after the lone leader, but had left it just too late to take another stage victory. The Slovenian took yet more time on the other beaten competitors.
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The big win for Georg Steinhauser (EF Education-EasyPost)
Georg Steinhauser (EF Education-EasyPost) won the mountain stage 17 of the Giro d’Italia, finishing on the Passo Brocon. After a tough stage, with five climbs, the young German soloed to the finish. Tadej Pogačar easily rode away from the GC group in the last three kilometres.
Stage 17 profile
A short but intense mountain stage. After going over the Passo Sella and descending through the Val di Fassa and Val di Fiemme all the way to Predazzo, the route takes in an unbroken succession of tough climbs and descents, clearing the Passo Rolle and the Passo Gobbera, and crossing Canal San Bovo. After the first ascent to Passo Brocon via the northern side, the route passes near the finish and descends rapidly on wide track up to Castello Tesino. The steep closing climb begins in Pieve Tesino. The final kilometres are uphill. The steepest part of the last categorised climb, with gradients exceeding 10%, ends at the 2km mark, followed by almost level or uphill drags. The final 500m are on a slight incline. The home straight (100m) is on 6m wide tarmac.
Lidl-Trek’s Daan Hoole, Juan Pedro Lopez and Jonathan Milan at the start – I know which one I would rather be in the mountains
The battle was on from the start. Due to the Giro not climbing the Stelvio and the Umbrail Pass on Tuesday, the Passo Sella became the Cima Coppi for this year. There were a lot more KOM points on offer as well as the climber’s honour. Giulio Pellizzari (VF Group Bardiani-CSF Faizanè) was the first over the summit, but only after a real fight with Nairo Quintana (Movistar). It needed a photo-finish to split the two riders, giving it to the young Pellizzari.
A star of the future – Giulio Pellizzari (VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizane)
Tadej Pogačar – ‘What will I do today?’
Another hard day ahead – maybe no snow
What will stage 17 bring?
Julian Alaphilippe was off the front again
The mountains were looking good, as was Pogačar – As usual
That man Giulio Pellizzari again
No snow, but light rain forecast
Stage 17 was tough, but maybe less chaotic
dsm-firmenich PostNL were planning something, but it didn’t seem to work
Steinhauser eventually went solo
INEOS Grenadiers took control
Steinhauser put up a strong fight
The German held off Pogačar for the win
‘Only’ second for Pogačar
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Giro d’Italia Stage 17 Result:
1. Georg Steinhauser (Ger) EF Education-EasyPost in 4:28:51
2. Tadej Pogačar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates at 1:24
3. Antonio Tiberi (Ita) Bahrain-Victorious at 1:42
4. Geraint Thomas (GB) INEOS Grenadiers
5. Daniel Felipe Martínez (Col) BORA-hansgrohe
6. Einer Rubio (Col) Movistar
7. Romain Bardet (Fra) dsm-firmenich PostNL
8. Thymen Arensman (Ned) INEOS Grenadiers at 1:55
9. Jan Hirt (CZ) Soudal Quick-Step
10. Rafał Majka (Pol) UAE Team Emirates.
Giro d’Italia Overall After Stage 17:
1. Tadej Pogačar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates in 63:31:18
2. Daniel Felipe Martínez (Col) BORA-hansgrohe at 7:42
3. Geraint Thomas (GB) INEOS Grenadiers at 8:04
4. Ben O’Connor (Aus) Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale at 9:47
5. Antonio Tiberi (Ita) Bahrain-Victorious at 10:29
6. Thymen Arensman (Ned) INEOS Grenadiers at 11:10
7. Romain Bardet (Fra) dsm-firmenich PostNL at 12:42
8. Einer Rubio (Col) Movistar at 13:33
9. Filippo Zana (Ita) Jayco AlUla at 13:52
10. Jan Hirt (CZ) Soudal Quick-Step at 14:44.
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