Giro d’italia-2017: Dumoulin took the stage and strengthened leadership in the championship pink jerseys

Summarize the fourteenth stage of the hundredth version of the legendary Italian Cycling.

The breakaway of the day formed just over 100 kilometers before the finish the main group were released ahead of a trio consisting of Sergey Lagutin (Gazprom – RusVelo), Natnael Berhane (Dimension Data) and Daniel Martinez (Triestina Wilier – Selle Italia).

The peloton maintained a high speed, and therefore the advantage of the fugitives never exceeded three minutes. 18 kilometers from the finish of stage front formation ceased to exist.

And then had a mountain of first category Monte of Oropa (11.8 kilometers with an average gradient of 6.2%). The main troublemaker on the rise was the captain of the “Movistar” Nair Quintana of Colombia on the steep sections managed to get away Tom Dumoulin, but the less extreme gradients chose behind Quintana, and then the signature power style attacked on a relatively flat final piece. The Dutchman snatched victory from the hands of the captain of Katusha’s Ilnur Zakarin, who do not estimate their own strength.

Taking into account panificatie, Dumoulin brought Kintana another 24 seconds. The overall benefit of the Dutchman over the nearest pursuer reached 2 minutes and 47 seconds.

Giro d’italia-2017. The results of the fourteenth stage:

1. Tom Dumoulin (Netherlands, Sunweb) – 3:02,03
2. Ilnur Zakarin (Russia, Katusha-Alpecin) – 0,03
3. Mikel Landa (Spain, Team Sky) – 0,09
4. Nair Quintana (Colombia, Movistar) – 0,14
5. Thibaut Pinot (France, FDJ) – 0,35

Overall standings after fourteen stages:

1. Tom Dumoulin (Netherlands, Sunweb) – 56:28,53
2. Nair Quintana (Colombia, Movistar) – 2,37
3. Thibaut Pinot (France, FDJ) – 3,25
4. Vincenzo Nibali (Italy, Bahrain-Merida) Is 3.40
5. Ilnur Zakarin (Russia, Katusha-Alpecin) Is 4,24

Tomorrow’s Giro stage under the gap is 40 miles to the end of the line and worth the second category, then another category climb, descent, and finish with a small hill a few kilometers before the end of the stage.

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