Summarize the twentieth stage of the hundredth version of the legendary Italian Cycling.
On the final mountain stage of the Giro -2017 at Nair Quintana and other generalisimo had two mountains of the first category to lose the knee yesterday leader Tom Dumoulin, which were left out of Sunday cutting, where the Dutchman would be clear favourites.
Quintana, Nibali, Pinot and others tried in a joint effort to escape from Dumoulin, but the contenders in the race has never been fulfilled. In the end, the group Quintana brought the captain of “Sunweb” modest 15 seconds.
The final mountain stage of mnogodnevki rightly took the captain of the “FDJ” Thibaut Pinot attacked a few hundred meters to go. The most active generalist Giro for the first time in his career won the Italian stage race category Grand tour.
Giro d’italia-2017. The results of the twentieth stage:
1. Thibaut Pinot (France, FDJ) – 4:57,58
2. Ilnur Zakarin (Russia, Katusha-Alpecin)
3. Vincenzo Nibali (Italy, Bahrain-Merida)
4. Domenico Pozzovivo (Italy, AG2R)
5. Nair Quintana (Colombia, Movistar)
Overall standings after two stages:
1. Nair Quintana (Colombia, Movistar) – 90:00.38
2. Vincenzo Nibali (Italy, Bahrain-Merida) – 0,39
3. Thibaut Pinot (France, FDJ) and 0.43
4. Tom Dumoulin (Netherlands, Sunweb) – 0,53
5. Ilnur Zakarin (Russia, Katusha-Alpecin) – 1,15
The destiny of the pink jerseys will be decided at tomorrow’s 27-kilometer individual time trial in Milan. Six drivers still have a chance to win. Perhaps the best scenario for decoupling anniversary Giro ever.
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