The Italian Alberto Dainese won the 17th stage of the Giro d’Italia on Wednesday!
After the 197-kilometer, flat section from Pergine Valsugana to Caorle, the 25-year-old DSM driver won the sprint ahead of his compatriot Jonathan Milan and the Australian Michael Matthews.Patrick Konrad also crossed the finish line with the peloton and finished 46th. In the overall standings, the Austrian is 19th, followed by Brit Geraint Thomas. Former Tour de France winner Thomas maintains an 18 second lead over Portugal’s Joao Almeida. Behind it lurks the Slovenian Primoz Roglic (+0:29 minutes). Konrad is missing 12:28 minutes in 1st place. For Dainese it was the second stage success in a big tour after he had won the eleventh Giro stage in the previous year, also in a sprint. There are still three stages in the Dolomites before the 106th Tour of Italy ends on Sunday with a flat section in Rome. The result of the 17th stage: 1. Alberto Dainese (ITA) DSM 4:26:08 hours2. Jonathan Milan (ITA) Bahrain3. Michael Matthews (AUS) JaycoNext:30. Geraint Thomas (GBR) Ineos46. Patrick Konrad (AUT) Bora – all same time104. Lukas Pöstlberger (AUT) Jayco +0:54 minutesThe overall standings:1. Geraint Thomas (GBR) Ineos 71:58:43 hrs2. Joao Almeida (POR) UAE +0:18min3. Primoz Roglic (SLO) Jumbo +0:29Next:19. Patrick Konrad (AUT) Bora +12:2891. Lukas Pöstlberger (AUT) Jayco 2:49:55 hrs.
