Giro d’italia-2017: Gaviria for the third time wins in sprint

Summing up the results of the twelfth stage of the hundredth version of the legendary Italian Cycling.

In the day’s break of 12 stage wins Mirco Maestri, Marco Marcato and Sergey Firsanov. This trio quickly pulled away from the main group on seven minutes, but over 100 km to go the peloton increased speed and without problems overtook the fugitives. Last to his fate resigned Maestri, resigned to his fate for a few kilometers before the finish.

And then there was the classic sprint to Fernando Gaviria of the “Quick-Step Floors,” took his third stage at the Giro and has strengthened the leadership in the points category.

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

1. Fernando Gaviria (Columbia, Quick-Step Floors) – 5:18,55
2. Jakub, Maresco (Italy, Wilier Triestina – Selle Italia)
3. Sam Bennett (Ireland, Bora – Hansgrohe)
4. Phil Bacchus (Germany, Sunweb)
5. Ariel Maximiliano The Riches (Argentina, Quick-Step Floors)

Overall standings after twelve rounds:

1. Tom Dumoulin (Netherlands, Sunweb) – 52:Of 41.08
2. Nair Quintana (Colombia, Movistar) At 2.23
3. Bauke Mollema (Netherlands, Trek-Segafredo) – 2,38
4. Thibaut Pinot (France, FDJ) is 2.40
5. Vincenzo Nibali (Italy, Bahrain-Merida) – 2,47

Tomorrow the participants of the race will be another flat stage. This time no hot – tabular 167-kilometer stretch that starts in Reggio Emilia and finish in Tortona.

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