(ANSA) - Cassano d'Adda, May 25 - Dutchman Steven Kruijswijk retained the leader's pink jersey after the 17th stage of the Giro d'Italia Wednesday, a 196-km run from Molveno to Cassano d'Adda, won by Germany's Roger Kluge.
Pre-race favourite Vincenzo 'the Shark' Nibali, who has dropped 4'43" off the lead, will have a series of clinical tests tomorrow morning to see what may be behind his disappointing performance.
How they finished: 1. Roger Kluge in 4h 31'29", average speed 43.373 km/h 2. Giacomo Nizzolo st 3. Niklas Arndt 4. Sacha Modolo 5. Matteo Trentin 6. Alexander Porsev 7. Pim Lightart 8. Ramunas Navardauskas 9. Manuel Belletti 10. Paolo Simion General classification: 1. Steven Kruijswijk in 68h 11'39" 2. Esteban Chaves at 3'00" 3. Alejandro Valverde at 3'23" 4. Vincenzo Nibali at 4'43" 5. Ilnur Zakarin at 4'50" 6. Rafal Majka at 5'34" 7. Bob Jungels at 7'57" 8. Andrey Amador at 8'53" 9. Domenico Pozzovivo 10'05" 10. Kostantsin Siutsou 11'03"
Giro: Kruijswijk keeps pink
Kluge wins 17th stage