Giro d'Italia (2016) Photos; Stage 20: Guillestre → Sant'Anna di Vinadio, 134 km |
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| The peloton rolling out from Guillestre for the final mountain stage | share this photo |
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| The peloton climbing, Col de la Bonette - 22.2 km at 6.7% max 10% | share this photo |
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| Astana passing through lots of snow on Col de la Bonette | share this photo |
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| Despite the mountainous terrain, the GC contenders including Valvarde took it easy until late in the stage | share this photo |
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| Vincenzo NIBALI (ASTANA) waited until the penultimate climb with less than 20 km to go to attack the Pink Jersey, Esteban CHAVES (ORICA GreenEDGE) and Alejandro VALVERDE (MOVISTAR) | share this photo |
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| Fans with a high vantage point of the Stage 20 finish at Sant'Anna di Vinadio | share this photo |
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| Looking down at the final climb | share this photo |
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| Astana's Alexandre Vinokourov anxiously waiting with the crowd at the finish | share this photo |
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| Vincenzo NIBALI (ASTANA) stretched out his lead on the GC group on the descent and final climb | share this photo |
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| Italians urging on Nibali | share this photo |
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| Meanwhile, at the front of the race, break rider Rein TAARAMAE (KATUSHA) has dropped his breakmates | share this photo |
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| Less than a minute back, Darwin ATAPUMA (BMC RACING) | share this photo |
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| Joe DOMBROWSKI (CANNONDALE) was next on the road | share this photo |
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| Rein TAARAMAE (KATUSHA) solos to the finish | share this photo |
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| Rein TAARAMAE (KATUSHA) wins Stage 20 at Sant'Anna di Vinadio | share this photo |
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| 2nd Darwin ATAPUMA (BMC RACING) + 52s | share this photo |
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| 3rd Joe DOMBROWSKI (CANNONDALE) + 1:17 | share this photo |
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| At 34th on GC, Joe DOMBROWSKI (CANNONDALE) will end this year's Giro as the top English-speaking rider (USA/CAN/GBR/AUS etc.) | share this photo |
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| Uphill mountain TT winner, Alexander FOLIFOROV (GAZPROM-RUSVELO) pedaling squares | share this photo |
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| 4th Mikel NIEVE (SKY) + 4:12 | share this photo |
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| 5th Alexander FOLIFOROV (GAZPROM-RUSVELO) + 4:36 | share this photo |
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| Vincenzo NIBALI (ASTANA) in the final km | share this photo |
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| Less than 20s back, Alejandro VALVERDE (MOVISTAR) and Rigoberto URAN (CANNONDALE) | share this photo |
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| Gianluca BRAMBILLA (ETIXX - QUICK STEP) leads teammate and best young rider, Bob JUNGELS (ETIXX - QUICK STEP) 11th + 8:06 | share this photo |
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| Steven KRUIJSWIJK (LOTTO NL - JUMBO) and Esteban CHAVES (ORICA GreenEDGE) | share this photo |
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| Vincenzo NIBALI (ASTANA) digging for the line, 6th + 6:44 | share this photo |
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| Finish prespective | share this photo |
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| 7th Alejandro VALVERDE (MOVISTAR) + 6:57 and 8th Rigoberto URAN (CANNONDALE), moving Valvarde onto the podium | share this photo |
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| It was great to see a 3rd overall salute from a veteran | share this photo |
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| Astana celebrates | share this photo |
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| 10th Rafal MAJKA (TINKOFF) + 8:06 and 11th Bob JUNGELS (ETIXX - QUICK STEP) | share this photo |
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| Dropping off the podium today after losing the Pink Jersey yesterday, 13th Steven KRUIJSWIJK (LOTTO NL - JUMBO) + 8:13 | share this photo |
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| The Pink Jersey, 14th Esteban CHAVES (ORICA GreenEDGE) + 8:20 | share this photo |
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| Not enough | share this photo |
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| Esteban CHAVES' parents are good sportspeople too... congratulating Vincenzo Nibali post race. No wonder their son has such a great personality | share this photo |
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| Solid efforts this month by Kanstantsin SIUTSOU (DIMENSION DATA) and Hubert DUPONT (AG2R LA MONDIALE) to finish 10th and 11th on GC | share this photo |
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| Valvarde and Nibali celebrate moving up to 3rd and 1st, respectively, today | share this photo |
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| Trailing riders frame a scenery shot | share this photo |
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| Gruppetto | share this photo |
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| Stage winner and overall winner congratulate each other | share this photo |
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| Your Stage 20 winner, Rein TAARAMAE (KATUSHA). “It’s a very important victory. Yesterday, in a flash, we lost everything we had been working for over the previous three weeks. We actually had two hard times in this Giro, firstly when [Ilnur] Zakarin crashed three times in the individual time trial and lost his chances of winning the Giro. Today, over the radio, my sport director told me “Zakarin, Zakarin, think of Zakarin”. Today all the hard work has paid off. For Estonia, which is a very small country with only one million people, it’s a special day. Jaan Kirsipuu came second once in a stage of the Giro d'Italia, but I’m the first Estonian winner. I’ve done the Tour de France seven times, and the Vuelta three times. This was my first experience at the Giro and I can say this is the Grand Tour a rider can enjoy the most”. | share this photo |
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| Donning the Pink Jersey when it counts most | share this photo |
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| Down 4:43 two days ago, Vincenzo NIBALI (ASTANA) can hardly believe he's in Pink | share this photo |
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| Astana celebrates their best team effort | share this photo |
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| “I knew today’s stage. I had climbed La Bonnette at the Tour de France [in 2008]. It’s very long and hard but the key point was La Lombarda. With Jakob Fuglsang and Michele Scarponi, we kept the race under control, while Tanel Kangert had gone ahead. After I accelerated, I was kept informed of the gaps. It was my first time racing against Esteban Chaves but I knew from last year’s Vuelta that he’d be hard to beat. I’ve kept pushing till the end. After I crossed the line, I listened to the speaker who was counting down the seconds, and only then did I realize that the Maglia Rosa was mine”. | share this photo |
Giro d'Italia (2016) Photos; Stage 20: Guillestre → Sant'Anna di Vinadio, 134 km |
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