2019 Giro d'Italia Stage 17 Results & Recap
Stage 17 of the 2019 Giro d'Italia is in the books. The final results and standings are below, followed by our recap of how the race unfolded.
Race Recap
Nans Peters (AG2R La Mondiale) pulled out an incredible victory for the AG2R- La Mondiale team today on stage 17 of the Giro d’Italia, the first for the squad at this year’s race, and the first ever professional win for the Frenchman.
“It's my first stage, so to win at the Giro is fantastic,” Peters said to Giro reporters. “I've been in breakaways, I've been close to wins for more than a year, so to win comes as a relief. There wasn't just one strong rider in the break, everyone was strong – Formolo, Jungels, De Gendt. I followed wheels early on, then, on the second GPM at 140km I said to myself I should only make one solo alone. The opportunity presented itself with 15 km to go, on a small climb. I thought, if I'm going can open a gap, it is a place good to attack. I thought that if I was caught, I'd be able to get on the other wheels. I tried, and it turned out to be a good choice.”
On paper, stage 17 looked like almost a reprieve from yesterday’s slog up one of the most feared climbs in Italy, however, the 181 km stage was gradually uphill, with several unclassified testing ascents after the peloton rolled out from Commezzadura to Anterselva.
With plenty of teams interested in making the breakaway, it took a while before a breakaway established. After 40 kilometres, Davide Formolo (BOH), Fausto Masnada (ANS), Víctor De La Parte (CPT), Tanel Kangert (EF1), Valerio Conti (UAD), Bob Jungels (DQT), Chris Hamilton (SUN), Jan Bakelants (SUN), Esteban Chaves (MTS), Koen Bouwman (TJV), Gianluca Brambilla (TFS), Andrea Vendrame (ANS), Thomas De Gendt (LTS), Nans Peters (ALM), Amaro Antunes (CPT), Nicola Conci (TFS), Krists Neilands (ICA) and Mirco Maestri (BRD) made the selection.
The peloton was okay with letting the group of 18 up the road with a gap of around seven minutes. Movistar and Team Ineos traded pulls on the front of the peloton, along with Bahrain-Merida. \nOn the final Category 3 ascent, Bakelants took a flyer, was solo for a while before a select group caught him. Eventually, the original breakaway reformed with 30 kilometres to go. The counter attacks started after that, however, nothing stuck until Peters went with 16 kilometres remaining.
Peters’ advantage continued to grow as the chasers failed to organize. Chaves and Neiland shook off their breakaway companions, including Conti who didn’t have the legs to help the pursuit of Peters.
In the GC group, Mikel Landa (Movistar) went on the offensive, then Lopez and Carapaz to gain a few more precious seconds on their rivals. Nibali and Roglic were unable to stay with the Movistar assault but didn’t lose too much time. Carapaz now leads Nibali by almost two minutes in the GC overall, with Roglic third at 2:16.
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