(ANSA) - Canazei, May 24 - France's Pierre Rolland won the
17th stage of the Giro d'Italia Wednesday while Dutchman Tom
Dumoulin kept the leader's pink jersey with an unchanged lead
over Nairo Quintana, 31 seconds back, and Vincenzo Nibali, 1
minute 12 seconds behind.
Tomorrow could see the lead change hands as it features five
Mountain Grand Prix.
General classification after the 17th stage, a 219-km leg
from Tirano to Canazei in the Dolomites:
1. Tom Dumoulin (Neth) in 76h05'38"
(after 3,061.8 km, av.speed 40.237 km/h)
2. Nairo Quintana (Col) at 31"
3. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) at 01'12"
4. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) at 02'38"
5. Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) at 02'40"
6. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) at 03'05"
7. Bauke Mollema (Neth) at 03'49"
8. Bob Jungels (Lux) at 04'35"
9. Steven Kruijswijk (Neth) at 06'20"
10. Jan Polanc (Slo) at 06'33"
11. Adam Yates (Gbr) at 07'00"
12. Maxim Monfort (Bel) at 07'16"
13. Davide Formolo (Ita) at 07'17"
14. Andrey Amador (Crc) at 11'29"
15. Dario Cataldo (Ita) at 13'26"
How they finished today:
1. Pierre Rolland (Fra) in 5h42'56" (+10" bonus)
(av.speed 38.316 km/h)
2. Alberto Rui Costa (Por) at 24" (+06" bonus)
3. Gorka Izagirre (Spa) s.t. (+04" bonus)
4. Rory Sutherland (Aus) s.t.
5. Matteo Busato (Ita) s.t.
6. Dries Devenyns (Bel) s.t.
7. Felix Grosschartner (Austria) s.t. (+01" bonus)
8. Omar Fraile (Spa) s.t.
9. Michael Woods (Can) s.t.
10. Julien Bernard (Fra) s.t.
11. Julen Moreno Amezqueta (Spa) s.t.
12. Maxime Monfort (Bel) s.t.
37. Tom Dumoulin (Neth) at 07'54"
40. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) s.t.
42. Nairo Quintana (Col) s.t.
photo: Dumoulin
Rolland wins 17th stage, Dumoulin pink (3)
Lead unchanged over Quintana, 13 secs, and Nibali, 1'12''