Santiago Buitrago secured victory on the 17th stage of the Giro from an escape group. Overall leader Richard Carapaz finished fifth and remains in the pink jersey. Like on Tuesday, Emanuel Buchmann lost time again.
Exuberant celebrations from 22-year-old stage winner Santiago Buitrago
IMAGO/LaPresse
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Richard Carapaz also defended his razor-thin lead on the second tough mountain stage of last week’s 105th Giro d’Italia. The 28-year-old from Ecuador finished fifth in stage 17 on Wednesday and is still three seconds ahead of Australian Jai Hindley (Bora-hansgrohe), who finished at the same time as Carapaz. The Colombian Santiago Buitrago won the 168-kilometer section with more than 3500 meters of altitude difference in Lavarone.
“After yesterday, many drivers are tired. I was also very tired. The last climb was very tough. At the front, everyone is on the same level. Large gaps weren’t possible today,” said Hindley. Mikel Landa used the section to move past Joao Almeida to third place in the overall standings.
Buchmann loses time again
The German hope Emanuel Buchmann did not have a good day after his weakness on Tuesday. In the difficult final, on the last 45 kilometers, 1,800 meters of altitude had to be overcome, the 29-year-old was no longer able to follow the best drivers and lost more than two minutes to Carapaz. Buchmann is still eighth in the overall standings, 7:13 minutes behind Carapaz.
Yates gets out
Simon Yates is no longer there. The Giro third in 2021, who won the second and 14th stage this year, gave up due to knee problems.
17. Etappe Ponte di Legno / Italien – Lavarone / Italien (168.00 km), 25.5.2022
1. Santiago Buitrago Sanchez (Colombia) – Bahrain Victorious 4:27:41 hrs; 2. Gijs Leemreize (Netherlands) – Jumbo-Visma +35s; 3. Jan Hirt (Czech Republic) – Wanty-Gobert + 2:28 min.; 4. Hugh Carthy (UK) – EF Education-EasyPost; 5.Richard Carapaz Montenegro (Ecuador) – Ineos Grenadiers +2:53; 6. Jai Hindley (Australia) – Bora-hansgrohe; 7. Mauri Vansevenant (Belgium) – Deceuninck Quick Step + 2:57; 8. Koen Bouwman (Netherlands) – Jumbo-Visma +2:59; 9. Guillaume Martin (France) – Cofidis; 10. Mikel Landa Meana (Spain) – Bahrain Victorious; … 19. Emanuel Buchmann (Lochau/Austria) – Bora-hansgrohe + 5:21; 24. Lennard Kämna (Fischerhude) – Bora-hansgrohe + 5:50; 33. Ben Zwiehoff (Essen) – Bora-hansgrohe + 11:35; 101. Nico Denz (Waldshut-Tiengen) – Team DSM + 31:17; 103. Jasha Sutterlin (Freiburg im Breisgau) – Bahrain Victorious; 124. Phil Bauhaus (Cologne) – Bahrain Victorious + 34:50; 128. Rick Zabel (Cologne) – Israel Premier Tech; 137. Michael Schwarzmann (Kempten) – Lotto Soudal; 152. Roger Kluge (Berlin) – Lotto Soudal + 38:34
Overall standings after the 17th stage:
1. Richard Carapaz Montenegro (Ecuador) – Ineos Grenadiers 73:19:40 Std.; 2. Jai Hindley (Australia) – Bora-hansgrohe + 3 Sec.; 3. Mikel Landa Meana (Spain) – Bahrain Victorious + 1:05 Min.; 4. Joao Almeida (Portugal) – UAE Team Emirates + 1:54; 5. Vincenzo Nibali (Italy) – Astana Qazaqstan Team + 5:48; 6. Pello Bilbao (Spain) – Bahrain Victorious + 6:19; 7. Jan Hirt (Tschechien) – Wanty-Gobert + 7:12; 8. Emanuel Buchmann (Lochau/Austria) – Bora-hansgrohe + 7:13; 9. Juan Pedro López (Spanien) – Trek – Segafredo + 12:27; 10. Domenico Pozzovivo (Italian) – Wanty-Gobert + 12:30; … 20. Lennard Kämna (Fischerhude) – Bora-hansgrohe + 35:41; 53. Ben Zwiehoff (Essen) – Bora-hansgrohe + 2:24:46 hours; 92. Jasha Sütterlin (Freiburg im Breisgau) – Bahrain Victorious + 3:32:30; 118. Nico Denz (Waldshut-Tiengen) – Team DSM + 4:22:20; 136. Michael Schwarzmann (Kempten) – Lotto-Soudal + 4:52:51; 141. Phil Bauhaus (Cologne) – Bahrain Victorious + 5:04:36; 144. Rick Zabel (Cologne) – Israel-Premier Tech + 5:07:55; 153. Roger Kluge (Berlin) – Lotto-Soudal + 5:52:04
Mountain classification, status after the 17th stage:
1. Koen Bouwman (Netherlands) – Jumbo-Visma 218 pts.; 2. Giulio Ciccone (Italy) – Trek – Segafredo 103; 3. Diego Rosa (Italy) – EOLO Comet 94; 4. Jai Hindley (Australia) – Bora-hansgrohe 74; 5. Lennard Kämna (Fischerhude) – Bora-hansgrohe 74; 6.Santiago Buitrago Sanchez (Colombia) – Bahrain Victorious 71; 7.Richard Carapaz Montenegro (Ecuador) – Ineos Grenadiers 65; 8. Jan Hirt (Czech Republic) – Wanty-Gobert 57; 9. Gijs Leemreize (Netherlands) – Jumbo-Visma 47; 10. Wilco Kelderman (Netherlands) – Bora-hansgrohe 42; … 25. Emanuel Buchmann (Lochau/Austria) – Bora-hansgrohe 17; 33. Nico Denz (Waldshut-Tiengen) – Team DSM 12; 45. Rick Zabel (Cologne) – Israel Premier Tech 5
Sprint standings after the 17th stage:
1. Arnaud Demare (France) – Groupama-FDJ 238 pts.; 2. Mark Cavendish (Great Britain) – Deceuninck-Quick-Step 121; 3. Fernando Gaviria Rendon (Colombia) – UAE Team Emirates 117; 4. Mathieu Van Der Poel (Netherlands) – Alpecin-Fenix 96; 5. Alberto Dainese (Italy) – Team DSM 81; 6. Phil Bauhaus (Cologne) – Bahrain Victorious 72; 7. Filippo Tagliani (Italien) – Androni Toys 70; 8. Simone Consonni (Italien) – Cofidis 67; 9. Richard Carapaz Montenegro (Ecuador) – Ineos Grenadiers 55; 10. Thomas De Gendt (Belgium) – Lotto-Soudal 53; … 18. Lennard Kämna (Fischerhude) – Bora-hansgrohe 34; 74. Rick Zabel (Cologne) – Israel Premier Tech 7; 75. Emanuel Buchmann (Lochau/Austria) – Bora-hansgrohe 6; 93. Michael Schwarzmann (Kempten) – Lotto-Soudal 4
Team ranking, status after the 17th stage:
1. Bahrain Victorious (Bahrain) 220:10:02 hrs; 2. Bora-hansgrohe (Germany) + 14 sec; 3. Wanty-Gobert (Belgium) + 52:38 min.; 4. Ineos Grenadiers (Great Britain) +1:02:03 hrs; 5. Astana Qazaqstan Team (Kazakhstan) +1:43:14; Trek 6 – Segafredo (USA) + 1:45:27; 7. UAE Team Emirates (United Arab Emirates) +2:13:27; 8. Jumbo-Visma (Netherlands) + 2:27:17; 9. BikeExchange (Australia) + 2:37:43; 10. Movistar Team (Spain) +2:48:13; 11. Team DSM (Germany) +2:57:33
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