2018 Giro d'Italia

101st edition: May 4 - May 27, 2018

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Start list | Teams presentation photos | 2017 Giro | 2019 Giro | Giro d'Italia Podium history | Organizer's explanation of 2018 route

Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Rest day 1 | Stage 4 | Stage 5 | Stage 6 | Stage 7 | Stage 8 | Stage 9 | Rest Day 2 | Stage 10 | Stage 11 | Stage 12 | Stage 13 | Stage 14 | Stage 15 | Rest Day 3 | Stage 16 | Stage 17 | Stage 18 | Stage 19 | Stage 20 | Stage 21

2018 Giro d'Italia map

21 stages, 3,577.9 kilometers. 170.4 km/day average

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21st & Final Stage, Sunday, May 27: Rome circuit race, 10 x 11.5 km laps = 115 km

Stage 21 map & profile | Stage 21 photos

Sam Bennett wins the final stage in Rome. Sirotti photo

Weather at Rome at 2:12 PM, local time: 29C (84F), sunny, with the wind from the south at 13 km/hr (8 mph). No rain is forecast.

The race: 150 riders began the 2018 Giro d'Italia's final stage at 2:07 PM, local time.

Sadly, Thibaut Pinot, who had been in third place, did not start the stage after suffering from dehydatrion and exhaustion in stage 20.

At the request of the riders, the final GC standings were fixed about a third into the stage, effectively neutralizing the stage. Time bonuses were cancelled. Chris Froome has won the 2018 Giro d'Italia. The fight was for the stage win.

Here's the organizer's race summary:

The British rider Chris Froome (Team Sky) won the 101st Giro d’Italia, wearing the last Maglia Rosa of race General Classification leader and rising the Trofeo Senza Fine. Tom Dumoulin (Team Sunweb) and Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana Pro Team) finished second and third.

During today’s stage the commissaires panel, in accordance with the race directors, decided to neutralize the times after three laps had been completed. Time bonuses have been cancelled for Stage 21. Points were awarded as planned.

The Irish rider Sam Bennett (Bora-Hansgrohe) won Stage 21, Roma-Roma of 115km. Elia Viviani (Quick-Step Floors) and Jean-Pierre Drucker (BMC Racing Team) finished second and third.

Speaking seconds after the stage finish, the Giro winner Chris Froome said: “It’s great to soak up the atmosphere here in Rome. I was surely not disappointed by the crowd and the monuments. I need a bit of time to reflect but this race has been incredible. For any cyclist, it’s a dream to have all three Grand Tour leader’s jerseys. I’m still pinching myself. I can’t believe I’m here in the Maglia Rosa.”

The stage winner Sam Bennett said: “I don’t know how I managed to beat Elia Viviani. I suffered so much over the past few days in the mountains. But my team did a fantastic job to bring the last breakaway back today. It’s fantastic to have won three stages in the Giro but I’ll have to get up tomorrow and focus on further goals, possibly the Irish championship as I’d love to show the national colours on the world stage.”

And here's the report from stage winner Sam Bennett's Bora-hansgrohe team:

The final stage of the Giro d’Italia ended with another impressive stage win of BORA – hansgrohe sprinter Sam Bennett. The pace increased on the last two laps and on the final lap the reduced bunch was back together and the excepted bunch sprint was set up. BORA – hansgrohe did again a stellar job and brought Sam Bennett in a perfect position. The Irish sprinter increased the pace and overtook E. Viviani to take his third stage win in an impressive way. His third stage win completes a successful Grand Tour for the German Team.

The Stage
The final stage of the Giro d’Italia took place in the heart of the Italian capital. The peloton had to cover 10 loops of an 11.5km circuit through the streets of Rome.

The Team Tactics
The 21st stage favoured the sprinters in the peloton, and with Sam Bennett, who won two stages in this edition of the Giro d’Italia, the team wanted to go for the third stage victory with the fast Irish man.

The Race
After some discussions about the route the Jury decided to neutralise the first two laps, therefore it was a calm start in this final stage. In the third lap some riders, including BORA – hansgrohe rider Andreas Schillinger attacked and built a small gap over the main bunch. With 4 laps until the finish the race split in several groups, Andreas Schillinger still in the front of the race and his teammates were all together in the first group behind the breakaway. As expected the race was back together with 3km to go and the BORA - hansgrohe guys formed a strong lead out for their sprinter SamBennett. The Irish sprinter increased the pace and overtook E.Viviani to take his third stage win in an impressive way. His third stage win completes a successful Grand Tour for the German Team. BORA – hansgrohe finished this first Grand tour of the season with three stage victories and two riders in the top ten Overall ranking.

From the Finish Line
“Our goal was a top ten result in the overall ranking and one stage win, now we will leave this Giro d’Italia with two riders in the top ten, three stage victories and a plenty of podium results. We exceeded our goals, which makes me really happy and proud. The whole team worked the last couple of weeks perfectly together, the riders, the whole staff and the two sports director, Christian Pömer and Jens Zemke did a stellar job.” – Ralph Denk, Team Manager

 “I woke up not feeling so good today, my legs were tired and I wasn’t sure if I could go for the sprint. The race course was really difficult and I couldn’t take my hands off the bike due to the cobblestones during the race i felt better as the pace increased and once again it was a great team effort. The boys worked so hard for me, closed the gap and did a strong lead-out. Without them the victory wouldn’t have been possible.” – Sam Bennett

“An incredible stage, so many spectators at this historical surrounding. The course was so difficult; therefore the jury made the right decision to cut the laps. With a fully motivated team we wanted to bring Sam again in a good position and he did again a great sprint. So far it was our greatest Grand Tour.” Jens Zemke, sportlicher Leiter

Complete Results:

Stage 21 photos

115 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.394 km/hr

1	BENNETT Sam	BORA-HANSGROHE	2hr 50min 49sec
2	VIVIANI Elia	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
3	DRUCKER Jean-Pierre	BMC	s.t.
4	PLANCKAERT Baptiste	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
5	BELLETTI Manuel	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	s.t.
6	MODOLO Sacha	EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC	s.t.
7	VENTURINI Clement	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
8	SIMION Paolo	BARDIANI-CSF	s.t.
9	SABATINI Fabio	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
10	POLANC Jan	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
11	BATTAGLIN Enrico	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
12	MORI Manuele	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
13	HAIG Jack	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
14	GIBBONS Ryan	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
15	BEWLEY Sam	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
16	DEBUSSCHERE Jens	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
17	BOIVIN Guillaume	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	s.t.
18	MORKOV Michael	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
19	PFINGSTEN Christoph	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
20	VISCONTI Giovanni	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
21	BONIFAZIO Niccolo'	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
22	CAVAGNA Remi	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
23	POZZOVIVO Domenico	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
24	VENTER Jaco	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
25	VAN HOECKE Gijs	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
26	ROELANDTS Jurgen	BMC	s.t.
27	MOHORIC Matej	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
28	SBARAGLI Kristian	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	s.t.
29	DENNIS Rohan	BMC	s.t.
30	VAN POPPEL Boy	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
31	BERTAZZO Liam	WILIER TRIESTINA-SELLE ITALIA	s.t.
32	VAN ASBROECK Tom	EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC	s.t.
33	ARMEE Sander	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
34	STYBAR Zdenek	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
35	ULISSI Diego	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
36	GONCALVES Jose'	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
37	CATTANEO Mattia	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	s.t.
38	MONTAGUTI Matteo	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
39	JAUREGUI Quentin	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
40	VILLELLA Davide	ASTANA	s.t.
41	BOARO Manuele	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
42	BERHANE Natnael	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
43	SENECHAL Florian	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
44	SCHILLINGER Andreas	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
45	FORMOLO Davide	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
46	BENEDETTI Cesare	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
47	GROSSSCHARTNER Felix	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
48	FRAPPORTI Marco	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	s.t.
49	MOSCA Jacopo	WILIER TRIESTINA-SELLE ITALIA	s.t.
50	LAENGEN Vegard Stake	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
51	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
52	PREIDLER Georg	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
53	ROY Jeremy	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
54	GENIEZ Alexandre	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
55	HERMANS Ben	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	s.t.
56	FRANKINY Kilian	BMC	s.t.
57	FRISON Frederik	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
58	HANSEN Adam James	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
59	BAK YTTING Lars	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
60	VAN EMDEN Jos	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
61	VAN POPPEL Danny	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
62	MARTIN Tony	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
63	MULLEN Ryan	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
64	OOMEN Sam	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
65	BROWN Nathan	EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC	s.t.
66	GAVAZZI Francesco	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	s.t.
67	BALLERINI Davide	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	s.t.
68	BOUWMAN Koen	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
69	DENZ Nico	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
70	KING Benjamin	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
71	TURRIN Alex	WILIER TRIESTINA-SELLE ITALIA	s.t.
72	VENDRAME Andrea	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	s.t.
73	PLAZA Ruben	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	s.t.
74	VENTOSO Francisco	BMC	s.t.
75	CAPECCHI Eros	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
76	DEMPSTER Zakkari	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	s.t.
77	MARCATO Marco	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
78	PEDERSEN Mads	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
79	IRIZAR ARAMBURU Markel	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
80	COLEDAN Marco	WILIER TRIESTINA-SELLE ITALIA	s.t.
81	BARBIN Enrico	BARDIANI-CSF	s.t.
82	KUZNETSOV Viacheslav	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
83	JUUL JENSEN Christopher	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
84	SCHACHMANN Maximilian	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
85	DE MARCHI Alessandro	BMC	s.t.
86	NOVAK Domen	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
87	ZHUPA Eugert	WILIER TRIESTINA-SELLE ITALIA	s.t.
88	FONZI Giuseppe	WILIER TRIESTINA-SELLE ITALIA	s.t.
89	CONTI Valerio	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
90	CICCONE Giulio	BARDIANI-CSF	s.t.
91	ANDREETTA Simone	BARDIANI-CSF	s.t.
92	MASNADA Fausto	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	s.t.
93	SAGIV Guy	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	s.t.
94	NEILANDS Krists	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	s.t.
95	ATAPUMA Jhon Darwin	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
96	SCHMIDT Mads Wurtz	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
97	DOWSETT Alex	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
98	HAMILTON Christopher	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
99	DUMOULIN Tom	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
100	HAGA Chad	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
101	TEN DAM Laurens	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
102	CURVERS Roy	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
103	HOFSTEDE Lennard	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
104	DIDIER Laurent	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
105	EG Niklas	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
106	BRAMBILLA Gianluca	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
107	BETANCUR Carlos	MOVISTAR	s.t.
108	LAMMERTINK Maurits	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
109	DUPONT Hubert	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
110	NIBALI Antonio	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
111	DE LA PARTE Victor	MOVISTAR	s.t.
112	SEPULVEDA Eduardo	MOVISTAR	s.t.
113	FERNANDEZ Ruben	MOVISTAR	s.t.
114	PEDRERO Antonio	MOVISTAR	s.t.
115	PANTANO Jarlinson	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
116	CARAPAZ Richard	MOVISTAR	s.t.
117	QUINTANA Dayer	MOVISTAR	s.t.
118	ZEITS Andrey	ASTANA	s.t.
119	SANCHEZ Luis Leon	ASTANA	s.t.
120	LUTSENKO Alexey	ASTANA	s.t.
121	BELKOV Maxim	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
122	TORRES Rodolfo	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	s.t.
123	LOPEZ Miguel	ASTANA	s.t.
124	VAN RENSBURG Jacques	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
125	BILBAO Pello	ASTANA	s.t.
126	HIRT Jan	ASTANA	s.t.
127	BIDARD Francois	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
128	MORABITO Steve	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
129	ROUX Anthony	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
130	KREUZIGER Roman	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
131	REICHENBACH Sebastien	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
132	YATES Simon Philip	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
133	NIEVE ITURRALDE Mikel	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
134	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
135	LINDEMAN Bert-Jan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
136	GESINK Robert	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
137	TUFT Svein	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
138	CARTHY Hugh John	EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC	s.t.
139	WOODS Michael	EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC	s.t.
140	DOCKER Mitchell	EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC	s.t.
141	DOMBROWSKI Joseph	EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC	s.t.
142	KNEES Christian	SKY	s.t.
143	DE LA CRUZ David	SKY	s.t.
144	PUCCIO Salvatore	SKY	s.t.
145	FROOME Chris	SKY	s.t.
146	POELS Wout	SKY	s.t.
147	ELISSONDE Kenny	SKY	s.t.
148	HENAO Sergio	SKY	s.t.
149	CHAVES Jhoan Esteban	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.

Final GC after stage 21:

• Maglia Rosa (pink), general classification leader – Chris Froome (Team Sky)
• Maglia Ciclamino (cyclamen), sprinter classification leader – Elia Viviani (Quick-Step Floors)
• Maglia Azzurra (blue), King of the Mountains classification leader – Chris Froome (Team Sky)
• Maglia Bianca (white), young rider general classification leader – Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana Pro Team)
• Sprints classification winner: Davide Ballerini (Androni Giocattoli)
• Combativity classification winner: Davide Ballerini (Androni Giocattoli)
• Team Classification winner: Team Sky

3,577.9 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.181 km/hr

1	FROOME Chris	SKY	89hr 2min 39sec
2	DUMOULIN Tom	TEAM SUNWEB	@ 46sec
3	LOPEZ Miguel	ASTANA	04’ 57”
4	CARAPAZ Richard	MOVISTAR	05’ 44”
5	POZZOVIVO Domenico	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	08’ 03”
6	BILBAO Pello	ASTANA	11’ 50”
7	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-HANSGROHE	13’ 01”
8	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	13’ 17”
9	OOMEN Sam	TEAM SUNWEB	14’ 18”
10	FORMOLO Davide	BORA-HANSGROHE	15’ 16”
11	GENIEZ Alexandre	AG2R LA MONDIALE	17’ 30”
12	POELS Wout	SKY	17’ 40”
13	HENAO Sergio	SKY	29’ 41”
14	GONCALVES Jose'	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	34’ 29”
15	BETANCUR Carlos	MOVISTAR	41’ 48”
16	DENNIS Rohan	BMC	56’ 07”
17	NIEVE Mikel	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	58’ 16”
18	BRAMBILLA Gianluca	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1h 0’ 30”
19	WOODS Michael	EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC	1h 01’ 24”
20	DUPONT Hubert	AG2R LA MONDIALE	1h 03’ 54”
21	YATES Simon Philip	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	1h 15’ 11”
22	REICHENBACH Sebastien	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1h 15’ 18”
23	GESINK Robert	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	1h 19’ 49”
24	CONTI Valerio	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	1h 23’ 04”
25	SANCHEZ Luis Leon	ASTANA	1h 23’ 11”
26	MASNADA Fausto	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	1h 26’ 13”
27	GROSSSCHARTNER Felix	BORA-HANSGROHE	1h 28’ 47”
28	ULISSI Diego	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	1h 31’ 28”
29	PREIDLER Georg	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1h 33’ 24”
30	MOHORIC Matej	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	1h 40’ 18”
31	SCHACHMANN Maximilian	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	1h 41’ 36”
32	POLANC Jan	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	1h 58’ 09”
33	CATTANEO Mattia	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	2h 0’ 17”
34	BATTAGLIN Enrico	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	2h 02’ 15”
35	TEN DAM Laurens	TEAM SUNWEB	2h 02’ 53”
36	HAIG Jack	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	2h 03’ 06”
37	BIDARD Francois	AG2R LA MONDIALE	2h 06’ 25”
38	VISCONTI Giovanni	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	2h 07’ 32”
39	DE LA PARTE Victor	MOVISTAR	2h 08’ 19”
40	CICCONE Giulio	BARDIANI-CSF	2h 08’ 55”
41	LAMMERTINK Maurits	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	2h 10’ 27”
42	MONTAGUTI Matteo	AG2R LA MONDIALE	2h 17’ 10”
43	FRANKINY Kilian	BMC	2h 20’ 10”
44	KING Benjamin	DIMENSION DATA	2h 24’ 26”
45	HERMANS Ben	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	2h 25’ 01”
46	HIRT Jan	ASTANA	2h 26’ 47”
47	PLAZA Ruben	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	2h 27’ 57”
48	JAUREGUI Quentin	AG2R LA MONDIALE	2h 29’ 16”
49	CAPECCHI Eros	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	2h 42’ 24”
50	BOUWMAN Koen	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	2h 42’ 38”
51	ELISSONDE Kenny	SKY	2h 42’ 39”
52	BROWN Nathan	EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC	2h 42’ 39”
53	GAVAZZI Francesco	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	2h 45’ 41”
54	PANTANO Jarlinson	TREK-SEGAFREDO	2h 48’ 11”
55	KREUZIGER Roman	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	2h 51’ 50”
56	DE LA CRUZ David	SKY	2h 52’ 42”
57	ARMEE Sander	LOTTO-SOUDAL	2h 53’ 44”
58	PFINGSTEN Christoph	BORA-HANSGROHE	2h 56’ 01”
59	TORRES Rodolfo	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	2h 58’ 56”
60	HANSEN Adam James	LOTTO-SOUDAL	3h 0’ 57”
61	ATAPUMA Jhon Darwin	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	3h 04’ 46”
62	DENZ Nico	AG2R LA MONDIALE	3h 06’ 03”
63	DOMBROWSKI Joseph	EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC	3h 09’ 17”
64	PUCCIO Salvatore	SKY	3h 10’ 40”
65	DE MARCHI Alessandro	BMC	3h 11’ 06”
66	MORI Manuele	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	3h 12’ 32”
67	ZEITS Andrey	ASTANA	3h 13’ 51”
68	BALLERINI Davide	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	3h 14’ 02”
69	MARCATO Marco	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	3h 19’ 46”
70	VILLELLA Davide	ASTANA	3h 19’ 53”
71	HAGA Chad	TEAM SUNWEB	3h 20’ 46”
72	CHAVES Jhoan Esteban	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	3h 21’ 31”
73	NEILANDS Krists	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	3h 28’ 13”
74	JUUL JENSEN Christopher	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	3h 28’ 31”
75	BOARO Manuele	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	3h 30’ 05”
76	ROUX Anthony	GROUPAMA-FDJ	3h 39’ 48”
77	CARTHY Hugh John	EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC	3h 43’ 25”
78	VAN RENSBURG Jacques	DIMENSION DATA	3h 43’ 35”
79	MORABITO Steve	GROUPAMA-FDJ	3h 45’ 10”
80	STYBAR Zdenek	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	3h 50’ 40”
81	SCHMIDT Mads Wurtz	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	3h 53’ 07”
82	QUINTANA Dayer	MOVISTAR	3h 54’ 32”
83	BERHANE Natnael	DIMENSION DATA	3h 54’ 37”
84	GIBBONS Ryan	DIMENSION DATA	3h 58’ 31”
85	FERNANDEZ Ruben	MOVISTAR	3h 59’ 36”
86	TURRIN Alex	WILIER TRIESTINA-SELLE ITALIA	4h 02’ 56”
87	LUTSENKO Alexey	ASTANA	4h 04’ 11”
88	MODOLO Sacha	EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC	4h 05’ 44”
89	VENTOSO Francisco	BMC	4h 06’ 01”
90	VENDRAME Andrea	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	4h 06’ 38”
91	KNEES Christian	SKY	4h 07’ 02”
92	PEDRERO Antonio	MOVISTAR	4h 07’ 15”
93	EG Niklas	TREK-SEGAFREDO	4h 08’ 20”
94	BARBIN Enrico	BARDIANI-CSF	4h 08’ 34”
95	VENTER Jaco	DIMENSION DATA	4h 10’ 02”
96	SEPULVEDA Eduardo	MOVISTAR	4h 10’ 17”
97	DIDIER Laurent	TREK-SEGAFREDO	4h 11’ 05”
98	MOSCA Jacopo	WILIER TRIESTINA-SELLE ITALIA	4h 11’ 21”
99	VAN EMDEN Jos	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	4h 14’ 22”
100	NIBALI Antonio	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	4h 14’ 30”
101	NOVAK Domen	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	4h 15’ 24”
102	LAENGEN Vegard Stake	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	4h 17’ 23”
103	HAMILTON Christopher	TEAM SUNWEB	4h 19’ 34”
104	VENTURINI Clement	AG2R LA MONDIALE	4h 20’ 56”
105	KUZNETSOV Viacheslav	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	4h 21’ 56”
106	BAK YTTING Lars	LOTTO-SOUDAL	4h 22’ 00”
107	MORKOV Michael	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	4h 22’ 56”
108	BENEDETTI Cesare	BORA-HANSGROHE	4h 23’ 41”
109	ROY Jeremy	GROUPAMA-FDJ	4h 24’ 39”
110	MARTIN Tony	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	4h 27’ 59”
111	SBARAGLI Kristian	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	4h 28’ 29”
112	BENNETT Sam	BORA-HANSGROHE	4h 32’ 23”
113	BONIFAZIO Niccolo'	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	4h 34’ 24”
114	LINDEMAN Bert-Jan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	4h 36’ 23”
115	CAVAGNA Remi	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	4h 36’ 25”
116	PLANCKAERT Baptiste	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	4h 39’ 44”
117	BOIVIN Guillaume	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	4h 40’ 13”
118	DRUCKER Jean-Pierre	BMC	4h 40’ 19”
119	FRAPPORTI Marco	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	4h 41’ 35”
120	DOWSETT Alex	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	4h 41’ 53”
121	VAN POPPEL Danny	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	4h 43’ 41”
122	VAN HOECKE Gijs	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	4h 44’ 25”
123	BELLETTI Manuel	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	4h 45’ 51”
124	ROELANDTS Jurgen	BMC	4h 45’ 53”
125	ANDREETTA Simone	BARDIANI-CSF	4h 46’ 51”
126	DEMPSTER Zakkari	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	4h 49’ 40”
127	BELKOV Maxim	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	4h 51’ 09”
128	CURVERS Roy	TEAM SUNWEB	4h 55’ 00”
129	SABATINI Fabio	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	4h 55’ 09”
130	BEWLEY Sam	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	4h 55’ 48”
131	DOCKER Mitchell	EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC	4h 56’ 30”
132	VIVIANI Elia	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	4h 57’ 04”
133	VAN ASBROECK Tom	EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC	4h 57’ 56”
134	IRIZAR Markel	TREK-SEGAFREDO	4h 59’ 12”
135	SENECHAL Florian	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	4h 59’ 31”
136	DEBUSSCHERE Jens	LOTTO-SOUDAL	5h 03’ 59”
137	VAN POPPEL Boy	TREK-SEGAFREDO	5h 05’ 39”
138	MULLEN Ryan	TREK-SEGAFREDO	5h 08’ 12”
139	SCHILLINGER Andreas	BORA-HANSGROHE	5h 08’ 33”
140	PEDERSEN Mads	TREK-SEGAFREDO	5h 09’ 34”
141	SAGIV Guy	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	5h 15’ 42”
142	FRISON Frederik	LOTTO-SOUDAL	5h 15’ 59”
143	BERTAZZO Liam	WILIER TRIESTINA-SELLE ITALIA	5h 18’ 15”
144	HOFSTEDE Lennard	TEAM SUNWEB	5h 18’ 53”
145	SIMION Paolo	BARDIANI-CSF	5h 25’ 31”
146	COLEDAN Marco	WILIER TRIESTINA-SELLE ITALIA	5h 32’ 07”
147	TUFT Svein	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	5h 32’ 52”
148	ZHUPA Eugert	WILIER TRIESTINA-SELLE ITALIA	5h 34’ 14”
149	FONZI Giuseppe	WILIER TRIESTINA-SELLE ITALIA	5h 48’ 37”

Stage 21 map & profile:

2018 Giro d'Italia stage 21 map

2018 Giro d'Italia stage 21 profile

Stage 21 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

Chris Froome's bike awaits a quick trip over the streets of Rome.

Alberto Contador talks with Chris Froome and Elia Viviani before the stage start.

We know we are in Rome. The peloton rides by the Colosseum...

...and by the Vittorio Emanuele Monument.

Chris Froome is nearly finished with this year's Giro.

Sam Bennett is the day's fastest man.

Stage winner Sam Bennett

Points classification winner Elia Viviani

The final GC podium, from left: Tom Dumoulin (2nd), Chris Froome & Miguel Lopez

Team Sky

2018 Giro d'Italia winner Chris Froome

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Stage 20, Saturday, May 26: Susa - Cervinia, 214 km

Stage 20 map & profile | Stage 20 photos

Mikel Nieve wins stage 20

Weather at the finish city of Cervinia at 2:10 PM, local time: 13C (55F), cloudy, with the wind from the south at 10 km/hr (6 mph). There is a small chance of showers during the afternoon.

The race: 151 riders began stage 20 at 10:18 AM.

Here's the organizer's stage report:

The Spanish rider Mikel Nieve (Mitchelton-Scott) won solo the 214km Stage 20 of the 101st Giro d’Italia, from Susa to Cervinia. Robert Gesink (Team Lotto NL-Jumbo) and Felix Grosschartner (Bora-Hansgrohe) finished second and third.

Chris Froome (Team Sky) is the race General Classification leader, wearing the Maglia Rosa.

Speaking seconds after the stage finish, the stage winner Mikel Nieve said: “After what happened yesterday, it was very important for our team to make it up with a stage victory. Five stage wins are a lot! I couldn’t have dreamt of a better birthday.”

The race leader Chris Froome said: “When Dumoulin attacked, I wasn’t exactly worried but I wanted to stay in control of everything. This Giro is brutal, look at what happened to Pinot today. I sprinted to the finish line to make sure that I retained the Maglia Azzurra as much as the Maglia Rosa.”

Stage winner Mikel Nieve's Mitchelton-Scott team sent me this report:

2018 recruit Mikel Nieve has won his first race for Mitchelton-SCOTT to take the team’s tally to five stage wins at the 2018 Giro d’Italia. The Basque rider, who worked tirelessly for his leaders Simon Yates and Esteban Chaves in the first 19 days, tooks his first opportunity on stage 20 to win solo from the breakaway.

Finishing with fight:
With one final opportunity in the mountains before the ceremonial roll in Rome tomorrow, Mitchelton-SCOTT were determined to finish off the Giro d'Italia with fight, putting two strong climbers in a breakaway of 27. Nieve, Roman Kreuziger and their fellow escapees rode out to an advantage of five minutes on approach to the first climb.

Pushing the pace:
Kreuziger took responsibility for the pace of the breakaway on the first climb, dwindling the group down before swinging off and leaving eight survivors, including Nieve.

Going it alone:
With just over 30km remaining, and just Felix Grossschartner (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Gianluca Brambilla (Trek Factory Racing) for company, Nieve increased the pace and only Grossschartner could follow. A couple of minutes later, a second push was enough to snap the cord and Nieve drove himself in a solo position at the front of the race.

In a time trial down the descent and up the final climb, Nieve crossed the line two-minutes 17seconds ahead of second-placed Robert Gesink (LottoNL-Jumbo) as the GC battle played out further down the mountain.

Mikel Nieve:
“It has been a perfect day today, just the way I dreamed it and I am really happy for myself and for the team. After yesterday, it was important to bounce back and now we have to be happy with what we have achieved at the Giro. With five stage wins and so many days in the Maglia Rosa it has been a great Giro d’Italia for us and we have to enjoy the final day tomorrow now.

“I won my first stage at the Giro in 2011 and now after seven years, to win again is really important for me, to show I am still with the best riders, and also for the team and I am really happy.”

JERSEYS

• Maglia Rosa (pink), general classification leader – Chris Froome (Team Sky)
• Maglia Ciclamino (cyclamen), sprinter classification leader – Elia Viviani (Quick-Step Floors)
• Maglia Azzurra (blue), King of the Mountains classification leader – Chris Froome (Team Sky), jersey worn by Giulio Ciccone (Bardiani CSF)
• Maglia Bianca (white), young rider general classification leader – Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana Pro Team)

Complete results:

Stage 20 photos

214 kilometers raced at an average speed of 37.347 km/h

1	NIEVE Mikel	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	5hr 43min 48sec
2	GESINK Robert	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	02’ 17”
3	GROSSSCHARTNER Felix	BORA-HANSGROHE	02’ 42”
4	CICCONE Giulio	BARDIANI-CSF	03’ 45”
5	BRAMBILLA Gianluca	TREK-SEGAFREDO	05’ 23”
6	POELS Wout	SKY	06’ 03”
7	FROOME Chris	SKY	s.t.
8	FORMOLO Davide	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
9	POZZOVIVO Domenico	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
10	CARAPAZ Richard	MOVISTAR	s.t.
11	OOMEN Sam	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
12	LOPEZ Miguel	ASTANA	s.t.
13	DUMOULIN Tom	TEAM SUNWEB	06’ 09”
14	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	06’ 45”
15	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
16	BILBAO Pello	ASTANA	s.t.
17	GENIEZ Alexandre	AG2R LA MONDIALE	07’ 04”
18	BETANCUR Carlos	MOVISTAR	s.t.
19	DUPONT Hubert	AG2R LA MONDIALE	08’ 54”
20	HENAO Sergio	SKY	09’ 42”
21	POLANC Jan	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	10’ 09”
22	WOODS Michael	EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC	s.t.
23	FRANKINY Kilian	BMC	10’ 53”
24	BOUWMAN Koen	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	11’ 54”
25	ARMEE Sander	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
26	MASNADA Fausto	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	11’ 56”
27	GONCALVES Jose'	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	12’ 16”
28	PLAZA Ruben	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	s.t.
29	DE LA PARTE Victor	MOVISTAR	14’ 56”
30	CONTI Valerio	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	15’ 03”
31	MOHORIC Matej	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
32	CATTANEO Mattia	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	16’ 08”
33	BATTAGLIN Enrico	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	16’ 52”
34	BIDARD Francois	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
35	SANCHEZ Luis Leon	ASTANA	s.t.
36	TEN DAM Laurens	TEAM SUNWEB	17’ 39”
37	VISCONTI Giovanni	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	18’ 40”
38	LAMMERTINK Maurits	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	21’ 38”
39	NEILANDS Krists	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	22’ 58”
40	ELISSONDE Kenny	SKY	24’ 04”
41	PUCCIO Salvatore	SKY	24’ 57”
42	DE LA CRUZ David	SKY	s.t.
43	FERNANDEZ Ruben	MOVISTAR	s.t.
44	ULISSI Diego	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	25’ 11”
45	MORI Manuele	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
46	TURRIN Alex	WILIER TRIESTINA-SELLE ITALIA	s.t.
47	JUUL JENSEN Christopher	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
48	NOVAK Domen	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	25’ 44”
49	LUTSENKO Alexey	ASTANA	26’ 15”
50	KNEES Christian	SKY	27’ 15”
51	GAVAZZI Francesco	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	34’ 59”
52	BALLERINI Davide	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	s.t.
53	VILLELLA Davide	ASTANA	s.t.
54	KING Benjamin	TEAM DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
55	HAIG Jack	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
56	HANSEN Adam James	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
57	PEDERSEN Mads	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
58	HAMILTON Christopher	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
59	MOSCA Jacopo	WILIER TRIESTINA-SELLE ITALIA	s.t.
60	BARBIN Enrico	BARDIANI-CSF	s.t.
61	TORRES Rodolfo	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	s.t.
62	VAN RENSBURG Jacques	TEAM DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
63	PANTANO Jarlinson	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
64	BROWN Nathan	EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC	36’ 24”
65	LAENGEN Vegard Stake	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	42’ 18”
66	ATAPUMA Jhon Darwin	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
67	MARTIN Tony	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
68	MULLEN Ryan	TREK-SEGAFREDO	45’ 32”
69	DENZ Nico	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
70	PFINGSTEN Christoph	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
71	HERMANS Ben	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	s.t.
72	VENTOSO Francisco	BMC	s.t.
73	ZEITS Andrey	ASTANA	s.t.
74	BENEDETTI Cesare	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
75	SCHMIDT Mads Wurtz	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
76	BOIVIN Guillaume	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	s.t.
77	CURVERS Roy	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
78	BAK YTTING Lars	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
79	LINDEMAN Bert-Jan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
80	VAN EMDEN Jos	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
81	MORKOV Michael	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
82	EG Niklas	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
83	BELLETTI Manuel	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	s.t.
84	DENNIS Rohan	BMC	s.t.
85	ZHUPA Eugert	WILIER TRIESTINA-SELLE ITALIA	s.t.
86	LADAGNOUS Matthieu	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
87	VAN POPPEL Danny	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
88	PINOT Thibaut	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
89	GIBBONS Ryan	TEAM DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
90	DRUCKER Jean-Pierre	BMC	s.t.
91	ROUX Anthony	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
92	PLANCKAERT Baptiste	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
93	DIDIER Laurent	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
94	HAGA Chad	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
95	ROY Jeremy	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
96	VENTURINI Clement	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
97	SAGIV Guy	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	s.t.
98	DOWSETT Alex	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
99	MORABITO Steve	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
100	ROELANDTS Jurgen	BMC	s.t.
101	QUINTANA Dayer	MOVISTAR	s.t.
102	CAPECCHI Eros	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
103	MARCATO Marco	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
104	IRIZAR Markel	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
105	CAVAGNA Remi	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
106	VAN HOECKE Gijs	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
107	SEPULVEDA Eduardo	MOVISTAR	s.t.
108	BOARO Manuele	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
109	SBARAGLI Kristian	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	s.t.
110	BERHANE Natnael	TEAM DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
111	PREIDLER Georg	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
112	KREUZIGER Roman	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
113	DEBUSSCHERE Jens	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
114	JAUREGUI Quentin	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
115	VENTER Jaco	TEAM DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
116	STYBAR Zdenek	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
117	DEMPSTER Zakkari	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	s.t.
118	FRAPPORTI Marco	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	s.t.
119	VENDRAME Andrea	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	s.t.
120	REICHENBACH Sebastien	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
121	VAN POPPEL Boy	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
122	CARTHY Hugh John	EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC	s.t.
123	FRISON Frederik	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
124	DOMBROWSKI Joseph	EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC	s.t.
125	SABATINI Fabio	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
126	VIVIANI Elia	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
127	NIBALI Antonio	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
128	BELKOV Maxim	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
129	SENECHAL Florian	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
130	HIRT Jan	ASTANA	s.t.
131	COLEDAN Marco	WILIER TRIESTINA-SELLE ITALIA	s.t.
132	SCHACHMANN Maximilian	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
133	KUZNETSOV Viacheslav	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
134	HOFSTEDE Lennard	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
135	SCHILLINGER Andreas	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
136	PEDRERO Antonio	MOVISTAR	s.t.
137	BERTAZZO Liam	WILIER TRIESTINA-SELLE ITALIA	s.t.
138	MONTAGUTI Matteo	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
139	DE MARCHI Alessandro	BMC	s.t.
140	VAN ASBROECK Tom	EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC	s.t.
141	TUFT Svein	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
142	CHAVES Jhoan Esteban	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
143	BEWLEY Sam	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
144	YATES Simon Philip	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
145	ANDREETTA Simone	BARDIANI-CSF	s.t.
146	DOCKER Mitchell	EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC	s.t.
147	MODOLO Sacha	EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC	45’ 53”
148	FONZI Giuseppe	WILIER TRIESTINA-SELLE ITALIA	46’ 41”
149	BONIFAZIO Niccolo'	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	46’ 44”
150	SIMION Paolo	BARDIANI-CSF	46’ 53”
151	BENNETT Sam	BORA-HANSGROHE	47’ 20”

GC after stage 20:

3,462.9 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 40.174 km/hr

1	FROOME Chris	SKY	86hr 11min 50sec
2	DUMOULIN Tom	TEAM SUNWEB	@ 46sec
3	LOPEZ Miguel	ASTANA	04’ 57”
4	CARAPAZ Richard	MOVISTAR	05’ 44”
5	POZZOVIVO Domenico	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	08’ 03”
6	BILBAO Pello	ASTANA	11’ 50”
7	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-HANSGROHE	13’ 01”
8	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	13’ 17”
9	OOMEN Sam	TEAM SUNWEB	14’ 18”
10	FORMOLO Davide	BORA-HANSGROHE	15’ 16”
11	GENIEZ Alexandre	AG2R LA MONDIALE	17’ 30”
12	POELS Wout	SKY	17’ 40”
13	HENAO Sergio	SKY	29’ 41”
14	GONCALVES Jose'	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	34’ 29”
15	BETANCUR Carlos	MOVISTAR	41’ 48”
16	PINOT Thibaut	GROUPAMA-FDJ	43’ 46”
17	DENNIS Rohan	BMC	56’ 07”
18	NIEVE Mikel	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	58’ 16”
19	BRAMBILLA Gianluca	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1h 0’ 30”
20	WOODS Michael	EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC	1h 01’ 24”
21	DUPONT Hubert	AG2R LA MONDIALE	1h 03’ 54”
22	YATES Simon Philip	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	1h 15’ 11”
23	REICHENBACH Sebastien	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1h 15’ 18”
24	GESINK Robert	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	1h 19’ 49”
25	CONTI Valerio	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	1h 23’ 04”
26	SANCHEZ Luis Leon	ASTANA	1h 23’ 11”
27	MASNADA Fausto	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	1h 26’ 13”
28	GROSSSCHARTNER Felix	BORA-HANSGROHE	1h 28’ 47”
29	ULISSI Diego	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	1h 31’ 28”
30	PREIDLER Georg	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1h 33’ 24”
31	MOHORIC Matej	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	1h 40’ 18”
32	SCHACHMANN Maximilian	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	1h 41’ 36”
33	POLANC Jan	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	1h 58’ 09”
34	CATTANEO Mattia	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	2h 0’ 17”
35	BATTAGLIN Enrico	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	2h 02’ 15”
36	TEN DAM Laurens	TEAM SUNWEB	2h 02’ 53”
37	HAIG Jack	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	2h 03’ 06”
38	BIDARD Francois	AG2R LA MONDIALE	2h 06’ 25”
39	VISCONTI Giovanni	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	2h 07’ 32”
40	DE LA PARTE Victor	MOVISTAR	2h 08’ 19”
41	CICCONE Giulio	BARDIANI-CSF	2h 08’ 55”
42	LAMMERTINK Maurits	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	2h 10’ 27”
43	MONTAGUTI Matteo	AG2R LA MONDIALE	2h 17’ 10”
44	FRANKINY Kilian	BMC	2h 20’ 10”
45	KING Benjamin	TEAM DIMENSION DATA	2h 24’ 26”
46	HERMANS Ben	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	2h 25’ 01”
47	HIRT Jan	ASTANA	2h 26’ 47”
48	PLAZA Ruben	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	2h 27’ 57”
49	JAUREGUI Quentin	AG2R LA MONDIALE	2h 29’ 16”
50	CAPECCHI Eros	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	2h 42’ 24”
51	BOUWMAN Koen	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	2h 42’ 38”
52	ELISSONDE Kenny	SKY	2h 42’ 39”
53	BROWN Nathan	EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC	2h 42’ 39”
54	GAVAZZI Francesco	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	2h 45’ 41”
55	PANTANO Jarlinson	TREK-SEGAFREDO	2h 48’ 11”
56	KREUZIGER Roman	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	2h 51’ 50”
57	DE LA CRUZ David	SKY	2h 52’ 42”
58	ARMEE Sander	LOTTO-SOUDAL	2h 53’ 44”
59	PFINGSTEN Christoph	BORA-HANSGROHE	2h 56’ 01”
60	TORRES Rodolfo	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	2h 58’ 56”
61	HANSEN Adam James	LOTTO-SOUDAL	3h 0’ 57”
62	ATAPUMA Jhon Darwin	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	3h 04’ 46”
63	DENZ Nico	AG2R LA MONDIALE	3h 06’ 03”
64	DOMBROWSKI Joseph	EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC	3h 09’ 17”
65	PUCCIO Salvatore	SKY	3h 10’ 40”
66	DE MARCHI Alessandro	BMC	3h 11’ 06”
67	MORI Manuele	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	3h 12’ 32”
68	ZEITS Andrey	ASTANA	3h 13’ 51”
69	BALLERINI Davide	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	3h 14’ 02”
70	MARCATO Marco	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	3h 19’ 46”
71	VILLELLA Davide	ASTANA	3h 19’ 53”
72	HAGA Chad	TEAM SUNWEB	3h 20’ 46”
73	CHAVES Jhoan Esteban	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	3h 21’ 31”
74	NEILANDS Krists	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	3h 28’ 13”
75	JUUL JENSEN Christopher	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	3h 28’ 31”
76	BOARO Manuele	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	3h 30’ 05”
77	ROUX Anthony	GROUPAMA-FDJ	3h 39’ 48”
78	CARTHY Hugh John	EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC	3h 43’ 25”
79	VAN RENSBURG Jacques	TEAM DIMENSION DATA	3h 43’ 35”
80	MORABITO Steve	GROUPAMA-FDJ	3h 45’ 10”
81	LADAGNOUS Matthieu	GROUPAMA-FDJ	3h 48’ 51”
82	STYBAR Zdenek	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	3h 50’ 40”
83	SCHMIDT Mads Wurtz	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	3h 53’ 07”
84	QUINTANA Dayer	MOVISTAR	3h 54’ 32”
85	BERHANE Natnael	TEAM DIMENSION DATA	3h 54’ 37”
86	GIBBONS Ryan	TEAM DIMENSION DATA	3h 58’ 31”
87	FERNANDEZ Ruben	MOVISTAR	3h 59’ 36”
88	TURRIN Alex	WILIER TRIESTINA-SELLE ITALIA	4h 02’ 56”
89	LUTSENKO Alexey	ASTANA	4h 04’ 11”
90	MODOLO Sacha	EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC	4h 05’ 44”
91	VENTOSO Francisco	BMC	4h 06’ 01”
92	VENDRAME Andrea	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	4h 06’ 38”
93	KNEES Christian	SKY	4h 07’ 02”
94	PEDRERO Antonio	MOVISTAR	4h 07’ 15”
95	EG Niklas	TREK-SEGAFREDO	4h 08’ 20”
96	BARBIN Enrico	BARDIANI-CSF	4h 08’ 34”
97	VENTER Jaco	TEAM DIMENSION DATA	4h 10’ 02”
98	SEPULVEDA Eduardo	MOVISTAR	4h 10’ 17”
99	DIDIER Laurent	TREK-SEGAFREDO	4h 11’ 05”
100	MOSCA Jacopo	WILIER TRIESTINA-SELLE ITALIA	4h 11’ 21”
101	VAN EMDEN Jos	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	4h 14’ 22”
102	NIBALI Antonio	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	4h 14’ 30”
103	NOVAK Domen	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	4h 15’ 24”
104	LAENGEN Vegard Stake	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	4h 17’ 23”
105	HAMILTON Christopher	TEAM SUNWEB	4h 19’ 34”
106	VENTURINI Clement	AG2R LA MONDIALE	4h 20’ 56”
107	KUZNETSOV Viacheslav	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	4h 21’ 56”
108	BAK YTTING Lars	LOTTO-SOUDAL	4h 22’ 00”
109	MORKOV Michael	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	4h 22’ 56”
110	BENEDETTI Cesare	BORA-HANSGROHE	4h 23’ 41”
111	ROY Jeremy	GROUPAMA-FDJ	4h 24’ 39”
112	MARTIN Tony	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	4h 27’ 59”
113	SBARAGLI Kristian	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	4h 28’ 29”
114	BENNETT Sam	BORA-HANSGROHE	4h 32’ 23”
115	BONIFAZIO Niccolo'	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	4h 34’ 24”
116	LINDEMAN Bert-Jan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	4h 36’ 23”
117	CAVAGNA Remi	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	4h 36’ 25”
118	PLANCKAERT Baptiste	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	4h 39’ 44”
119	BOIVIN Guillaume	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	4h 40’ 13”
120	DRUCKER Jean-Pierre	BMC	4h 40’ 19”
121	FRAPPORTI Marco	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	4h 41’ 35”
122	DOWSETT Alex	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	4h 41’ 53”
123	VAN POPPEL Danny	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	4h 43’ 41”
124	VAN HOECKE Gijs	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	4h 44’ 25”
125	BELLETTI Manuel	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	4h 45’ 51”
126	ROELANDTS Jurgen	BMC	4h 45’ 53”
127	ANDREETTA Simone	BARDIANI-CSF	4h 46’ 51”
128	DEMPSTER Zakkari	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	4h 49’ 40”
129	BELKOV Maxim	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	4h 51’ 09”
130	CURVERS Roy	TEAM SUNWEB	4h 55’ 00”
131	SABATINI Fabio	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	4h 55’ 09”
132	BEWLEY Sam	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	4h 55’ 48”
133	DOCKER Mitchell	EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC	4h 56’ 30”
134	VIVIANI Elia	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	4h 57’ 04”
135	VAN ASBROECK Tom	EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC	4h 57’ 56”
136	IRIZAR Markel	TREK-SEGAFREDO	4h 59’ 12”
137	SENECHAL Florian	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	4h 59’ 31”
138	DEBUSSCHERE Jens	LOTTO-SOUDAL	5h 03’ 59”
139	VAN POPPEL Boy	TREK-SEGAFREDO	5h 05’ 39”
140	MULLEN Ryan	TREK-SEGAFREDO	5h 08’ 12”
141	SCHILLINGER Andreas	BORA-HANSGROHE	5h 08’ 33”
142	PEDERSEN Mads	TREK-SEGAFREDO	5h 09’ 34”
143	SAGIV Guy	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	5h 15’ 42”
144	FRISON Frederik	LOTTO-SOUDAL	5h 15’ 59”
145	BERTAZZO Liam	WILIER TRIESTINA-SELLE ITALIA	5h 18’ 15”
146	HOFSTEDE Lennard	TEAM SUNWEB	5h 18’ 53”
147	SIMION Paolo	BARDIANI-CSF	5h 25’ 31”
148	COLEDAN Marco	WILIER TRIESTINA-SELLE ITALIA	5h 32’ 07”
149	TUFT Svein	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	5h 32’ 52”
150	ZHUPA Eugert	WILIER TRIESTINA-SELLE ITALIA	5h 34’ 14”
151	FONZI Giuseppe	WILIER TRIESTINA-SELLE ITALIA	5h 48’ 37”

Stage 20 map & profile

2018 Giro d'Italia stage 20 map

2018 Giro d'Italia stage 20 profile

Stage 20 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

Tom Dumoulin picks up his bike for a last day in the mountains.

Jempy Drucker signs in.

Gianluca Brambilla is interviewed during the presentation of the Trek-Segafredo team before the stage start.

Simon Yates

Chris Froome & Elia Viviani on the start line

A last day of racing in the big stuff.

Lone escapee Mikel Nieve heads for home.

The group with Tom Dumoulin and Chris Froome are well behind Nieve.

Mikel Nieve takes a brilliant victory.

Robert Gesink was second

Chris Froome finishes the stage safely with teammate Wouter Poels.

Cervinia is a crowded village after the stage finished.

Stage winner Mikel Nieve

Chris Froome has one more stage to go.

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Stage 19, Friday, May 25: Venaria Reale - Bardonecchia, 185 km

Complete stage 19 results, stage story, photos, stage map & profile

Chris Froome wins the stage and is the new race leader.

Results:

185 kilometers raced at an average speed of 35.527 km/hr

1	FROOME Chris	SKY	5hr 12min 26sec
2	CARAPAZ Richard	MOVISTAR	@ 3min 0sec
3	PINOT Thibaut	GROUPAMA-FDJ	03’ 07”
4	LOPEZ Miguel	ASTANA	03’ 12”
5	DUMOULIN Tom	TEAM SUNWEB	03’ 23”
6	REICHENBACH Sebastien	GROUPAMA-FDJ	06’ 13”
7	FORMOLO Davide	BORA-HANSGROHE	08’ 22”
8	OOMEN Sam	TEAM SUNWEB	08’ 23”
9	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
10	BILBAO Pello	ASTANA	s.t.

GC after Stage 19:

3,243.9 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 40.364 km/hr

1	FROOME Chris	SKY	80hr 21min 59sec
2	DUMOULIN Tom	TEAM SUNWEB	@ 40sec
3	PINOT Thibaut	GROUPAMA-FDJ	04’ 17”
4	LOPEZ Miguel	ASTANA	04’ 57”
5	CARAPAZ Richard	MOVISTAR	05’ 44”
6	POZZOVIVO Domenico	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	08’ 03”
7	BILBAO Pello	ASTANA	11’ 08”
8	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-HANSGROHE	12’ 19”
9	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	12’ 35”
10	OOMEN Sam	TEAM SUNWEB	14’ 18”

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Stage 18, Thursday, May 24: Abbiategrasso - Prato Nevoso, 196 km

Stage 18 complete results, stage story, photos, stage map & profile

Mach Schachmann wins Giro stage 18

Results:

196 kilometers raced at an average speed of 39.770 km/hr

1	SCHACHMANN Maximilian	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	4hr 55min 42sec
2	PLAZA Ruben	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	@ 10sec
3	CATTANEO Mattia	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	0’ 16”
4	PFINGSTEN Christoph	BORA-HANSGROHE	01’ 10”
5	MARCATO Marco	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	01’ 26”
6	MORKOV Michael	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	01’ 36”
7	KUZNETSOV Viacheslav	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	01’ 52”
8	VAN EMDEN Jos	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	03’ 22”
9	TURRIN Alex	WILIER TRIESTINA-SELLE ITALIA	03’ 29”
10	BALLERINI Davide	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	05’ 09”

GC after Stage 18:

3,058.9 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 40.727 km/hr

1	YATES Simon Philip	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	75hr 6min 24sec
2	DUMOULIN Tom	TEAM SUNWEB	@ 28sec
3	POZZOVIVO Domenico	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	02’ 43”
4	FROOME Chris	SKY	03’ 22”
5	PINOT Thibaut	GROUPAMA-FDJ	04’ 24”
6	LOPEZ Miguel	ASTANA	04’ 54”
7	DENNIS Rohan	BMC	05’ 09”
8	BILBAO Pello	ASTANA	05’ 54”
9	CARAPAZ Richard	MOVISTAR	05’ 59”
10	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-HANSGROHE	07’ 05”

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Stage 17, Wednesday, May 23: Riva del Garda - Iseo, 155 km

Complete stage 17 results, stage story, photos, stage map & profile

Elia Viviani wins his fourth 2018 Giro stage.

Results:

155 kilometers raced at an average speed of 46.512 km/hr

1	VIVIANI Elia	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	3hr 19min 57sec
2	BENNETT Sam	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
3	BONIFAZIO Niccolo'	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
4	VAN POPPEL Danny	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
5	DEBUSSCHERE Jens	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
6	SBARAGLI Kristian	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	s.t.
7	DRUCKER Jean-Pierre	BMC	s.t.
8	MODOLO Sacha	EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC	s.t.
9	VENDRAME Andrea	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	s.t.
10	GONCALVES Jose'	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.

GC after Stage 17:

2,862.9 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 40.907 km/hr

1	YATES Simon	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	69hr 59min 11sec
2	DUMOULIN Tom	TEAM SUNWEB	@ 56sec
3	POZZOVIVO Domenico	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	03’ 11”
4	FROOME Chris	SKY	03’ 50”
5	PINOT Thibaut	GROUPAMA-FDJ	04’ 19”
6	DENNIS Rohan	BMC	05’ 04”
7	LOPEZ Miguel	ASTANA	05’ 37”
8	BILBAO Pello	ASTANA	06’ 02”
9	CARAPAZ Richard	MOVISTAR	06’ 07”
10	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	07’ 01”

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Stage 16, Tuesday, May 22: Trento - Rovereto, 34.2 km individual time trial

Stage 16 complete results, stage story, photos, stage map & profile

Rohan Dennis wins stage 16.

Results:

34.2 kilometers ridden at an average speed of 51.300 km/hr

1	DENNIS Rohan	BMC	40min 0sec
2	MARTIN Tony	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	@ 14sec
3	DUMOULIN Tom	TEAM SUNWEB	0’ 22”
4	VAN EMDEN Jos	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	0’ 27”
5	FROOME Chris	SKY	0’ 35”
6	ARU Fabio	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	0’ 37”
7	DOWSETT Alex	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	0’ 40”
8	ULISSI Diego	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
9	HAGA Chad	TEAM SUNWEB	0’ 47”
10	DE LA CRUZ David	SKY	01’ 01”

GC after Stage 16:

2,707.9 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 40.626 km/hr

1	YATES Simon	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	66hr 39min 14sec
2	DUMOULIN Tom	TEAM SUNWEB	@ 56sec
3	POZZOVIVO Domenico	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	03’ 11”
4	FROOME Chris	SKY	03’ 50”
5	PINOT Thibaut	GROUPAMA-FDJ	04’ 19”
6	DENNIS Rohan	BMC	05’ 04”
7	LOPEZ Miguel	ASTANA	05’ 37”
8	BILBAO Pello	ASTANA	06’ 02”
9	CARAPAZ Richard	MOVISTAR	06’ 07”
10	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	07’ 01”

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Rest Day 3, Monday, May 21

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Stage 15, Sunday, May 20: Tolmezzo - Sappada, 176 km

Stage 15 complete results, stage story, photos, stage map & profile

Simon Yates wins the stage.

Results:

176 kilometers raced at an average speed of 37.994 km/hr

1	YATES Simon	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	4hr 37min 56sec
2	LOPEZ Miguel	ASTANA	@ 41sec
3	DUMOULIN Tom	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
4	POZZOVIVO Domenico	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
5	CARAPAZ Richard	MOVISTAR	s.t.
6	PINOT Thibaut	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
7	GENIEZ Alexandre	AG2R LA MONDIALE	01’ 20”
8	FORMOLO Davide	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
9	BILBAO Pello	ASTANA	s.t.
10	OOMEN Sam	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.

GC after Stage 15:

2,673.7 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 40.535 km/hr

1	YATES Simon	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	65hr 57min 37sec
2	DUMOULIN Tom	TEAM SUNWEB	@ 2min 11sec
3	POZZOVIVO Domenico	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	02’ 28”
4	PINOT Thibaut	GROUPAMA-FDJ	02’ 37”
5	LOPEZ Miguel	ASTANA	04’ 27”
6	CARAPAZ Richard	MOVISTAR	04’ 47”
7	FROOME Chris	SKY	04’ 52”
8	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	05’ 34”
9	BILBAO Pello	ASTANA	05’ 59”
10	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-HANSGROHE	06’ 13”

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Stage 14, Saturday, May 19: San Vito al Tagliamento - Monte Zoncolan, 186 km

Stage 14 complete results, stage story, photos, stage map & profile

Huge crowds watch Chris Froome ride alone to the finish at Monte Zoncolan

Results:

186 kilometers raced at an average speed of 34.283 km/hr

1	FROOME Chris	SKY	5hr 25min 31sec
2	YATES Simon	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	@ 6sec
3	POZZOVIVO Domenico	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	0’ 23”
4	LOPEZ Miguel	ASTANA	0’ 25”
5	DUMOULIN Tom	TEAM SUNWEB	0’ 37”
6	PINOT Thibaut	GROUPAMA-FDJ	0’ 42”
7	POELS Wout	SKY	01’ 07”
8	REICHENBACH Sebastien	GROUPAMA-FDJ	01’ 19”
9	BILBAO Pello	ASTANA	01’ 35”
10	WOODS Michael	EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC	01’ 43”

GC after stage 14:

2,497.7 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 40.725 km/hr

1	YATES Simon	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	61hr 19min 51sec
2	DUMOULIN Tom	TEAM SUNWEB	@ 1min 24sec
3	POZZOVIVO Domenico	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	01’ 37”
4	PINOT Thibaut	GROUPAMA-FDJ	01’ 46”
5	FROOME Chris	SKY	03’ 10”
6	LOPEZ Miguel	ASTANA	03’ 42”
7	CARAPAZ Richard	MOVISTAR	03’ 56”
8	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	04’ 04”
9	BILBAO Pello	ASTANA	04’ 29”
10	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-HANSGROHE	04’ 43”

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Stage 13, Friday, May 18: Ferrara - Nervesa della Battaglia, 180 km

Stage 13 complete results, stage story, photos, map & profile

Elia Viviani wins stage thirteen. Tim de Waele photo.

Results:

180 kilometers raced at an average speed of 45.682 km/hr

1	VIVIANI Elia	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	3hr 56min 25sec
2	BENNETT Sam	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
3	VAN POPPEL Danny	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
4	MODOLO Sacha	EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC	s.t.
5	GIBBONS Ryan	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
6	DRUCKER Jean-Pierre	BMC	s.t.
7	BELLETTI Manuel	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	s.t.
8	VENTURINI Clement	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
9	PLANCKAERT Baptiste	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
10	DEBUSSCHERE Jens	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.

GC after stage 13:

2,311.7 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 41.350 km/hr

1	YATES Simon	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	55hr 54min 20sec
2	DUMOULIN Tom	TEAM SUNWEB	@ 47sec
3	PINOT Thibaut	GROUPAMA-FDJ	01’ 04”
4	POZZOVIVO Domenico	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	01’ 18”
5	CARAPAZ Richard	MOVISTAR	01’ 56”
6	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	02’ 09”
7	DENNIS Rohan	BMC	02’ 36”
8	BILBAO Pello	ASTANA	02’ 54”
9	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-HANSGROHE	02’ 55”
10	ARU Fabio	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	03’ 10”

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Stage 12, Thursday, May 17: Osimo - Imola, 214 km

Complete stage 12 results, stage story, photos, map & profile

Sam Bennett wins Giro stage twelve.

Results:

214 kilometers raced at an average speed of 44.342 km/hr

1	BENNETT Sam	BORA-HANSGROHE	4hr 49min 34sec
2	VAN POPPEL Danny	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
3	BONIFAZIO Niccolo'	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
4	PLANCKAERT Baptiste	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
5	ROELANDTS Jurgen	BMC	s.t.
6	MORKOV Michael	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
7	BELLETTI Manuel	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	s.t.
8	VENTURINI Clement	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
9	SENECHAL Florian	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
10	BATTAGLIN Enrico	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.

GC after Stage 12:

2131.7 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 41.022 km/hr

1	YATES Simon	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	51hr 57min 55sec
2	DUMOULIN Tom	TEAM SUNWEB	@ 47sec
3	PINOT Thibaut	GROUPAMA-FDJ	01’ 04”
4	POZZOVIVO Domenico	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	01’ 18”
5	CARAPAZ Richard	MOVISTAR	01’ 56”
6	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	02’ 09”
7	DENNIS Rohan	BMC	02’ 36”
8	BILBAO Pello	ASTANA	02’ 54”
9	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-HANSGROHE	02’ 55”
10	ARU Fabio	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	03’ 10”

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Stage 11, Wednesday, May 16: Assisi - Osimo, 156 km

Complete stage 11 results, stage story, photos, map & profile

GC leader Simon Yates wins stage 11.

Results:

156 kilometers raced at an average speed of 45.463 km/hr

1	YATES Simon	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	3hr 25min 53sec
2	DUMOULIN Tom	TEAM SUNWEB	0’ 02”
3	FORMOLO Davide	BORA-HANSGROHE	0’ 05”
4	GENIEZ Alexandre	AG2R LA MONDIALE	0’ 08”
5	POZZOVIVO Domenico	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
6	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
7	PINOT Thibaut	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
8	SCHACHMANN Maximilian	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	0’ 11”
9	DENNIS Rohan	BMC	0’ 18”
10	ARU Fabio	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	0’ 21”

GC after stage 11:

1,917.7 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 40.682 km/hr

1	YATES Simon	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	47hr 8min 21sec
2	DUMOULIN Tom	TEAM SUNWEB	@ 47sec
3	PINOT Thibaut	GROUPAMA-FDJ	01’ 04”
4	POZZOVIVO Domenico	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	01’ 18”
5	CARAPAZ Richard	MOVISTAR	01’ 56”
6	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	02’ 09”
7	DENNIS Rohan	BMC	02’ 36”
8	BILBAO Pello	ASTANA	02’ 54”
9	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-HANSGROHE	02’ 55”
10	ARU Fabio	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	03’ 10”
11	LOPEZ Miguel	ASTANA	03’ 17”

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Stage 10, Tuesday, May 15: Penne - Gualdo Tadino, 244 km

Complete stage 10 results, stage story, photos, map & profile

Matej Mohoric wins just in front of Nico Denz (mostly obscured).

Results:

244 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.124 km/hr

1	MOHORIC Matej	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	6hr 4min 52sec
2	DENZ Nico	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
3	BENNETT Sam	BORA-HANSGROHE	@ 34sec
4	BATTAGLIN Enrico	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
5	BALLERINI Davide	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	s.t.
6	SCHMIDT Mads Wurtz	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
7	GAVAZZI Francesco	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	s.t.
8	PANTANO Jarlinson	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
9	BRAMBILLA Gianluca	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
10	GONCALVES Jose'	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.

GC after Stage 10:

1,761.7 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 40.304 km/hr

1	YATES Simon	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	43hr 42min 38sec
2	DUMOULIN Tom	TEAM SUNWEB	@ 41sec
3	PINOT Thibaut	GROUPAMA-FDJ	0’ 46”
4	POZZOVIVO Domenico	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	01’ 00”
5	CARAPAZ Richard	MOVISTAR	01’ 23”
6	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	01’ 36”
7	DENNIS Rohan	BMC	02’ 08”
8	BILBAO Pello	ASTANA	s.t.
9	WOODS Michael	EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC	02’ 28”
10	FROOME Chris	SKY	02’ 30”

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Monday, May 14: Rest Day Two

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Stage 9, Sunday, May 13: Pesco Sannita - Gran Sasso d'Italia, 225 km

Complete stage 9 results, stage story, photos, map & profile

Hard to beat winning a Giro stage while wearing pink.

Results:

225 kilometers raced at an average speed of 38.112 km/hr

1	YATES Simon	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	5hr 54min 13sec
2	PINOT Thibaut	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
3	CHAVES Jhoan Esteban	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
4	POZZOVIVO Domenico	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	@ 4sec
5	CARAPAZ Richard	MOVISTAR	s.t.
6	FORMOLO Davide	BORA-HANSGROHE	0’ 10”
7	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	0’ 12”
8	DUMOULIN Tom	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
9	LOPEZ Miguel	ASTANA	s.t.
10	CICCONE Giulio	BARDIANI-CSF	0’ 24”

GC after Stage 9

1,517.7 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 40.342 km/hr

1	YATES Simon	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	37hr 37min 15sec
2	CHAVES Jhoan Esteban	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	@ 32sec
3	DUMOULIN Tom	TEAM SUNWEB	0’ 38”
4	PINOT Thibaut	GROUPAMA-FDJ	0’ 45”
5	POZZOVIVO Domenico	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	0’ 57”
6	CARAPAZ Richard	MOVISTAR	01’ 20”
7	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	01’ 33”
8	DENNIS Rohan	BMC	02’ 05”
9	BILBAO Pello	ASTANA	s.t.
10	WOODS Michael	EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC	02’ 25”

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Stage 8, Saturday, May 12: Praia a Mare - Montevergine di Mercogliano, 209 km

Giro stage 8 complete results, stage story, photos, map & profile

Richard Carapaz gets a solo hilltop win.

Results:

209 kilometers raced at an average speed of 39.610 km/hr

1	CARAPAZ Richard	MOVISTAR	5hr 11min 35sec
2	FORMOLO Davide	BORA-HANSGROHE	@ 7sec
3	PINOT Thibaut	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
4	BATTAGLIN Enrico	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
5	YATES Simon	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
6	POZZOVIVO Domenico	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
7	CHAVES Jhoan Esteban	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
8	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
9	WOODS Michael	EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC	s.t.
10	BILBAO Pello	ASTANA	s.t.

GC after Stage 8:

1,292.7 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 40.754 km/hr

1	YATES Simon	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	31hr 43min 12sec
2	DUMOULIN Tom	TEAM SUNWEB	@16sec
3	CHAVES Jhoan	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	0’ 26”
4	PINOT Thibaut	GROUPAMA-FDJ	0’ 41”
5	POZZOVIVO Domenico	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	0’ 43”
6	DENNIS Rohan	BMC	0’ 53”
7	BILBAO Pello	ASTANA	01’ 03”
8	CARAPAZ Richard	MOVISTAR	01’ 06”
9	FROOME Chris	SKY	01’ 10”
10	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	01’ 11”

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Stage 7, Friday, May 11: Pizzo - Praia a Mare, 159 km. This is the first stage on the mainland.

Stage 7 complete results, photos, stage story, map & profile

Sam Bennett wins in Praia a Mare

Results:

159 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.315 km/hr

1	BENNETT Sam	BORA-HANSGROHE	3hr 45min 27sec
2	VIVIANI Elia	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
3	BONIFAZIO Niccolò	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
4	MODOLO Sacha	EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC	s.t.
5	VAN POPPEL Danny	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
6	MARECZKO Jakub	WILIER TRIESTINA-SELLE ITALIA	s.t.
7	VENTURINI Clement	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
8	PEDERSEN Mads	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
9	ROELANDTS Jurgen	BMC	s.t.
10	DEBUSSCHERE Jens	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.

GC after Stage 7:

1,083.7 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 40.856 km/hr

1	YATES Simon	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	26hr 31min 30sec
2	DUMOULIN Tom	TEAM SUNWEB	@ 16sec
3	CHAVES Jhoan Esteban	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	0’ 26”
4	POZZOVIVO Domenico	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	0’ 43”
5	PINOT Thibaut	GROUPAMA-FDJ	0’ 45”
6	DENNIS Rohan	BMC	0’ 53”
7	BILBAO Pello	ASTANA	01’ 03”
8	FROOME Chris	SKY	01’ 10”
9	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	01’ 11”
10	ARU Fabio	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	01’ 12”

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Stage 6, Thursday, May 10: Caltanissetta - Mt. Etna, 164 km. First 2018 Giro summit finish

Stage 6 complete results, photos, stage story, map & profile

Mitchelton-Scott had a good day at the Giro. Esteban Chaves and Simon Yates cross the line together. Chaves gets the stage and Yates gets the Maglia Rosa.

Results:

164 kilometers raced at an average speed of 38.410 km/hr

1	CHAVES Esteban	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	4hr 16min 11sec
2	YATES Simon	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
3	PINOT Thibaut	GROUPAMA-FDJ	@ 26sec
4	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
5	POZZOVIVO Domenico	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
6	LOPEZ Miguel	ASTANA	s.t.
7	CARAPAZ Richard	MOVISTAR	s.t.
8	DUMOULIN Tom	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
9	ARU Fabio	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
10	FROOME Chris	SKY	s.t.

GC after Stage 6:

924.7 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 40.615 km/hr

1	YATES Simon	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	22hr 46min 3sec
2	DUMOULIN Tom	TEAM SUNWEB	@ 16sec
3	CHAVES Esteban	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	0’ 26”
4	POZZOVIVO Domenico	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	0’ 43”
5	PINOT Thibaut	GROUPAMA-FDJ	0’ 45”
6	DENNIS Rohan	BMC	0’ 53”
7	BILBAO Pello	ASTANA	01’ 03”
8	FROOME Chris	SKY	01’ 10”
9	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	01’ 11”
10	ARU Fabio	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	01’ 12”

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Stage 5, Wednesday, May 9: Agrigento - Santa Ninfa, 153 km

Stage 5 complete results, photos, stage story, map & profile

Enrico Battaglin wins in Santa Ninfa

Results:

153 kilometers raced at an aveage speed of 37.234 km/hr

1	BATTAGLIN Enrico	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	4hr 6min 33sec
2	VISCONTI Giovanni	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
3	GONÇALVES José	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
4	SCHACHMANN Maximilian	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
5	YATES Simon Philip	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
6	WELLENS Tim	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
7	GAVAZZI Francesco	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	s.t.
8	LAMMERTINK Maurits	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
9	POZZOVIVO Domenico	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
10	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.

GC after Stage 5:

760.7 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 41.131 km/hr

1	DENNIS Rohan	BMC	18hr 29min 41sec
2	DUMOULIN Tom	TEAM SUNWEB	@ 1sec
3	YATES Simon Philip	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	0’ 17”
4	WELLENS Tim	LOTTO-SOUDAL	0’ 19”
5	BILBAO Pello	ASTANA	0’ 25”
6	SCHACHMANN Maximilian	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	0’ 28”
7	POZZOVIVO Domenico	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
8	GONÇALVES José	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	0’ 32”
9	PINOT Thibaut	GROUPAMA-FDJ	0’ 34”
10	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-HANSGROHE	0’ 35”

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Stage 4, Tuesday, May 8: Catania - Caltagirone, 202 km

Stage 4 complete results, photos, stage story, map & profile

Tim Wellens takes the fourth stage. Sirotti photo

Results:

202 kilometers raced at an average speed of 38.165 km/hr

1	WELLENS Tim	LOTTO-FIX ALL	5hr 17min 34sec
2	WOODS Michael	EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC	s.t.
3	BATTAGLIN Enrico	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
4	YATES Simon Philip	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
5	FORMOLO Davide	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
6	KREUZIGER Roman	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	@ 4sec
7	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
8	SANCHEZ Luis Leon	ASTANA	s.t.
9	POZZOVIVO Domenico	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
10	CHAVES Jhoan Esteban	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.

GC after Stage 4:

607.7 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 42.244 km/hr

1	DENNIS Rohan	BMC	14hr 23min 8sec
2	DUMOULIN Tom	TEAM SUNWEB	@ 1sec
3	YATES Simon Philip	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	0’ 17”
4	WELLENS Tim	LOTTO-FIX ALL	0’ 19”
5	BILBAO Pello	ASTANA	0’ 25”
6	SCHACHMANN Maximilian	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	0’ 28”
7	POZZOVIVO Domenico	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
8	PINOT Thibaut	GROUPAMA-FDJ	0’ 34”
9	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-HANSGROHE	0’ 35”
10	BETANCUR Carlos	MOVISTAR	s.t.

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Monday, May 7: Rest day, transfer to Sicily

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Stage 3, Sunday, May 6: Beersheba - Eilat, 229 kilometers

Giro stage 3 complete results, photos, stage story, map & profile

Elia Viviani makes it two in a row!

Results:

229 kilometers raced at an average speed of 45.474 km/hr

1	VIVIANI Elia	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	5hr 2min 9sec
2	MODOLO Sacha	EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC	s.t.
3	BENNETT Sam	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
4	MARECZKO Jakub	WILIER TRIESTINA-SELLE ITALIA	s.t.
5	VAN POPPEL Danny	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
6	DEBUSSCHERE Jens	LOTTO-FIX ALL	s.t.
7	BELLETTI Manuel	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	s.t.
8	PLANCKAERT Baptiste	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
9	PEDERSEN Mads	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
10	GONÇALVES José	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.

GC after Stage 3:

405.7 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 44.660 km/hr

1	DENNIS Rohan	BMC	9hr 5min 3sec
2	DUMOULIN Tom	TEAM SUNWEB	@ 1sec
3	GONÇALVES José	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	0’ 13”
4	DOWSETT Alex	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	0’ 17”
5	BILBAO Pello	ASTANA	0’ 19”
6	YATES Simon Philip	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	0’ 21”
7	SCHACHMANN Maximilian	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	0’ 22”
8	MARTIN Tony	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	0’ 28”
9	POZZOVIVO Domenico	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
10	BETANCUR Carlos	MOVISTAR	0’ 29”

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Stage 2, Saturday, May 5: Haifa - Tel Aviv, 167 km

Giro stage 2 complete results, photos, stage story, map & profile

Elia Viviani is the fastest man of the day.

Results:

167 kilometers raced at an average speed of 43.314 km/hr

1	VIVIANI Elia	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	3hr 51min 20sec
2	MARECZKO Jakub	WILIER TRIESTINA-SELLE ITALIA	s.t.
3	BENNETT Sam	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
4	BONIFAZIO Niccolò	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
5	MODOLO Sacha	EF EDUCATION-DRAPAC	s.t.
6	VENTURINI Clement	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
7	GIBBONS Ryan	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
8	BELLETTI Manuel	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	s.t.
9	PLANCKAERT Baptiste	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
10	DRUCKER Jean-Pierre	BMC	s.t.

GC after Stage 2:

176.7 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 43.567 km/hr

1	DENNIS Rohan	BMC	4hr 3min 21sec
2	DUMOULIN Tom	TEAM SUNWEB	@ 1 sec
3	CAMPENAERTS Victor	LOTTO SOUDAL	0’ 03”
4	GONÇALVES José	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	0’ 13”
5	DOWSETT Alex	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	0’ 17”
6	BILBAO Pello	ASTANA	0’ 19”
7	YATES Simon Philip	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	0’ 21”
8	SCHACHMANN Maximilian	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	0’ 22”
9	MARTIN Tony	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	0’ 28”
10	POZZOVIVO Domenico	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.

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Stage 1, Friday, May 4: Jerusalem 9.7 km individual time trial

Giro stage 1 complete results, photos, stage story, map & profile

Tom Dumoulin starts his stage-winning ride.

Results & GC:

9.7 kilometers raced at an average speed of 48.365 km/hr

1	DUMOULIN Tom	TEAM SUNWEB	12min 2sec
2	DENNIS Rohan	BMC	@ 2sec
3	CAMPENAERTS Victor	LOTTO-FIX ALL	s.t.
4	GONÇALVES José	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	0’ 12”
5	DOWSETT Alex	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	0’ 16”
6	BILBAO Pello	ASTANA	0’ 18”
7	YATES Simon Philip	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	0’ 20”
8	SCHACHMANN Maximilian	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	0’ 21”
9	MARTIN Tony	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	0’ 27”
10	POZZOVIVO Domenico	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.

 

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Here's the organizer's explanation of the 2018 Giro route:

The 101st edition of the Giro d’Italia – organized by RCS Sport / La Gazzetta dello Sport – is scheduled from 4 to 27 May 2018. This year the Corsa Rosa will tell many stories along its route, spanning history, culture and sport.

Chris Froome, through a video, announced his participation in the Corsa Rosa.

THE ROUTE
A Grand Tour will start outside the borders of Europe for the first time as, for the 13th time, the Corsa Rosa will begin outside of Italy, continuing the race’s process of internationalization and promoting the concept of ‘Made in Italy’ throughout the World.

This 101st edition, totalling 3,546.2km with 44,000 meters of vertical elevation, features two Individual Time Trials, seven low difficulty stages, six of medium difficulty, six high difficulty and a total of eight summit finishes.

BIG START – ISRAEL
On Friday 4 May, a 9.7km ITT in Jerusalem West will decide the first Maglia Rosa. A highly technical route, with numerous bends and small ascents and descents, this will be the Tappa Bartali, commemorating the Italian cyclist who was awarded the honour of ‘Righteous Among the Nations’ and whose name is engraved on the Wall of Honor in the Garden of the Righteous in the Yad Vashem Memorial in Jerusalem.

From Haifa to Tel Aviv, with the finish on the straight seafront after 167km, the second stage is set to suit the sprinters and will pass through Jaffa, an ancient city just outside of Tel Aviv.

The last stage in Israel from Be’er Sheva to Eilat on the Red Sea includes a designated Mountains competition climb on the Ramon Crater (at 40km wide, the largest crater in the world), and also features a finish suitable for sprinters. Eilat will be the southernmost point touched by the Giro d’Italia in its history.

FIRST WEEK – SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL ITALY
The first rest day for the Giro caravan on Monday 7 May sees a transfer to Sicily, which will host the next three stages. Stage four, from Catania to Caltagirone (191km), finishes at the top of the city after many undulations including a short uphill finale.

From Agrigento to Santa Ninfa (Valle del Belice), the 152km fifth stage presents another finale suited to the finisseurs. In its first part, the stage touches the Valle dei Templi and the Scala dei Turchi (Valley of the Temples and the Scale of the Turks) and passes close to Selinunte. In 2018, it will be 50 years after the earthquake that struck those areas on 14 January 1968. The first summit finish of the 2018 Giro will be on Mount Etna. The 163km stage from Caltanissetta features an undulating first section until Paternò, where it starts a 25km climb with an increasing gradient. Then comes the unprecedented climb to the Etna; from Ragalna, on a narrow road, through the parks and solidified lava flows, to reach the Astrophysical Observatory.

Sprinters will have new opportunities on the 7th stage from Pizzo to Praia a Mare, entirely along the Tyrrhenian coast.

On Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 May two uphill finishes make for a challenging weekend: Montevergine di Mercogliano and the Gran Sasso d’Italia (Campo Imperatore). The first, at 208km, starts from Praia a Mare, crosses the Cilento, passing by the beaches of Salerno, then climbs until the finish line in front of the Sanctuary. On the following day, a very long stage at 224km, will bring the riders from Pesco Sannita to Gran Sasso d’Italia, the Mountagne Pantani of this 101st edition. A seemingly endless climb of 45km, leading to the finish line, is punctuated only by a central section with a more gentle slope.

SECOND WEEK – THE CENTER AND THE NORTH-EAST
After the second rest day, in Abruzzo, the race restarts from Penne and heads north to Umbria, finishing at Gualdo Tadino. At 239km it’s the longest stage of the 2018 Giro, and features an undulating finale. A few kilometers after the stage start, the race will pass next to the remains of Hotel Rigopiano where on 18 January 2017 a major avalanche resulted in 29 fatalities and many more injuries.
Stage 11 from Assisi to Osimo is dedicated to the memory of Michele Scarponi. It’s characterised by medium to long climbs at the beginning and the famous ‘walls’ (Muri) of the Marche inland at the end, including the Filottrano Wall (Muro di Filottrano) with slopes up to 14% and finale in the medieval historic center of Osimo.

On Thursday 17 May, the sprinters should be the protagonists – although the circuit of the Tre Monti before the arrival could change the odds. It is a fairly flat stage that will start from Osimo and end in Imola with a finish in the motorsport race circuit.

Stage 13 will start from Ferrara and finish at Nervesa della Battaglia after 180km with the short climb of the Montello in the finale. 100 years after the hostilities ceased, the Giro’s route passes some significant sites of World War I.
Saturday 19 May witnesses a stage entirely in Friuli Venezia Giulia with finish on the “Monster” Zoncolan. It starts from San Vito al Tagliamento and, across 181km, presents no fewer than five Mountain Classification sections throughout its 4,400m of vertical elevation: the Monte di Ragogna with its steep slopes, the Avaglio ascent and then, in the last 45km, without a single meter of flat, Passo Duron, Sella Valcalda and Monte Zoncolan – from the toughest side, Ovaro.

Next, on Sunday 20, the Dolomites stage from Tolmezzo to Sappada with four Mountain Classification sections. The route presents opportunities, especially after Auronzo di Cadore where there will be placed two unprecedented climbs in the Comelico area, both with gradients above 10%. The finale at Sappada features a slight ascent.

THIRD WEEK – TRENTINO AND THE NORTH-WEST
Following the last rest day in Trento (Monday 21 May), is a 34.5km Individual Time Trial, ending in the city of Rovereto, home of the Campana dei Caduti (“Bell of the Fallen”, cast using the bronze from the cannons of the 19 nations that fought in World War I. This almost flat route for ITT specialists has expected average speeds of around 50kph.

The Wine Stage has become an unmissable appointment on recent editions of the Giro d’Italia. This year it will be an in-line stage in the territory of Franciacorta, starting from Riva del Garda and finishing in Iseo. It’s the last chance for the sprinters, before the final stage in Rome.

What follows are the three days with the last mountain stages that will probably decide the Giro… On Thursday 24, the stage from Abbiategrasso starts with a long and flat route until the final climb that leads to Prato Nevoso.

The following day’s stage on the Alpi Occidentali (Western Alps) hosts the Cima Coppi. It starts in Venaria Reale and features four long and challenging climbs including the Colle di Lys, the Colle delle Finestre – with a 9km gravel sector – and the arrival at Bardonecchia (Jaffreu) after a 7km climb with average gradient of 9%.

On Saturday 25 the last mountain stage packs 4,500 meters vertical elevation into just three climbs. Riders will move from Susa on a stage that’s flat in its first part but then faces the unprecedented Col Tsecore before a finale with the ascent of St Pantaléon and the last summit finish in Cervinia.

GREAT FINAL IN ROME
We transfer to the capital for the finale of this 101st edition of the Giro. The 11.8km circuit in the center of Rome is to be repeated 10 times. It takes in many historic sites along Via Nazionale, Via Sistina, Piazza del Popolo, Circo Massimo (Circus Maximus), and the Terme di Caracalla (Baths of Caracalla) before arriving at finish line at the Fori Imperiali (Imperial Fora) under the Colosseum

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