10:10 am: Georg Steinhauser, winner of stage 17
The German managed to stay in the break and conquer stage 17 at Passo Brocon. Victory for Esteban Chaves’ EF!
10:04 am: Daniel Martínez attack!
The Colombian thinks about giving up and tries to move the race to take advantage of Geraint Thomas in second place.
10:02 am: Last 2 kilometers
Steinheuser has victory in his pocket. The peloton for now without attacks and with Pogačar calmly surviving another day of the Giro d’Italia.
9:49 am: The climb to the last port begins
Steinheuser remains strong ahead, with no attacks for now from the favorites. Victory is just 6 kilometers away for the German runner who is Esteban Chaves’s companion in the EF.
9:34 am: Steinheuser tries it alone
The EF Education cyclist quickens his pace and goes alone for the stage victory. The peloton rolls calmly 2’22’ from the head of the race.
9:00 am: Multiple attacks in the main batch
With 37 kilometers to go, several climbers are trying to go out in search of victory. The difference with the two escapees is 1’26”.
8:43 am: A new escape is made
Georg Steinheuser (EF Education) and Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (Lidl-Trek) try again in the escape. Marco Frigo (Israel-Premier Tech) tries to catch up with them with the peloton at 1’03”.
8:12 am: The platoon already has the escapees in its sights
The attempt by Nairo Quintana and the rest of the runners who were escaped is agonizing.
8:00 am: The difference fades
Nairo’s group has lost seconds and is already 45” from the main group led by the DSM team.
7:42 am: Pellizzari repeats
The Italian rider from Bardiani CSF also passed first in the second pass of the day and is fully involved in the mountain classification, which is led by Tadej Pogačar.
7:23 am: Nairo already has almost two minutes
The group of escapees works collectively and already has the main group at 1’50” in the second port of the day.
7:05 am: The leak approaches the second port of the day
In total there are 10 runners who are at the head of the race. The second port of the day is coming, first class, in Passo Rolle.
6:48 am: The difference at the top grows
Nairo already has 1’20” advantage over the peloton. The escapee begins to get excited about the stage victory with 112 kilometers to go.
6:31 a.m. m: This is how the ‘Nairo group’ is formed
The ‘Condor’ has a 25” advantage over the peloton, accompanied by Georg Steinheuser (EF Education), Davide Ballerini (Astana), Marco Frigo (Isreal Premier Tech), Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (Lidl-Trek), Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal -Quickstep) and Giulio Pellizzari (Bardiani CSF).
6:15 am: Nairo attacks again on the break
The Colombian kept his promise and passed second at the first mountain pass at Passo Sella.
5:40 am: Stage 17 begins in Selva di Val Gardena!
New mountain day at the 2024 Giro d’Italia
Stage 17 of the 2024 Giro d’Italia tests the climbers’ legs in the final stretch towards Rome. There will be 159 kilometers of route between Selva di Val Gardena and Passo Brocon with five mountain passes in total that raise expectations about the escape and the battle between the favorites for the podium.
As for the batch of favorites, Daniel Felipe Martínez has the task of defending his second place overall against Geraint Thomas who is convinced he can recover it in the remaining stages.
