Giro d'Italia (2018) Photos; Stage 17: Riva del Garda → Iseo, 155 km
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Start scene for Stage 17 at Riva del Garda		share this photo
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The race leader with the UCI President, Italian cycling's president and the RCS race director		share this photo
Elia VIVIANI (ITA/QUICK - STEP FLOORS) signing in		share this photo
Elia VIVIANI (ITA/QUICK - STEP FLOORS) and other stage winners thus far were presented with photos of their wins		share this photo
Tom Dumoulin signing in		share this photo
A poor TT result on Stage 16 has left Thibaut PINOT (GROUPAMA - FDJ) glum		share this photo
Start scene for Stage 17 at Riva del Garda		share this photo
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Lake Garda in the background as we leave one lake for several others		share this photo
An unclassified climb at the start of today's stage		share this photo
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Zdenek STYBAR (CZE / Team Quick - Step Floors)		share this photo
Tony MARTIN (Germany / Team Katusha - Alpecin)		share this photo
A picturesque small lake at the halfway point of the stage, Lake Vesta		share this photo
Lake Vesta		share this photo
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BORA - HANSGROHE did a lot of work at the front of the chase to keep the break from staying away until the end		share this photo
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An isolated rain shower at the finish didn't get in the way of another Quick-Step Floors win		share this photo
Elia VIVIANI (ITA/QUICK - STEP FLOORS) wins Stage 17 in 3:19:57 ahead of 2nd Sam BENNETT (IRL/BORA - HANSGROHE), 3rd Niccolo BONIFAZIO (ITA/BAHRAIN - MERIDA) and 4th Danny VAN POPPEL (NED/LOTTO NL - JUMBO)		share this photo
Four stages for Elia VIVIANI (ITA/QUICK - STEP FLOORS)... the last Italian sprinter to win four stages in a single Giro was Alessandro Petacchi in 2005.		share this photo
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Your Stage 17 winner, Elia VIVIANI (ITA/QUICK - STEP FLOORS)		share this photo
Elia Viviani, said: “My 10th win of the season and my fourth at the Giro d’Italia confirms the level I’ve reached since I joined Quick Step. I’ve only doubted myself at Imola where I had a bad day, but I came here with a very well-prepared team that was built to help me win stages. In addition to these victories, the Maglia Ciclamino was – and remains – my main goal of the season. I was pretty nervous this morning because I knew this was a unique occasion for Sam Bennett to take the jersey away from me. Therefore, we opted for a defensive tactic – firstly to make it back to the back after being dropped in a climb, secondly in the lead-up to the sprint. Eventually, my lead-out men could play their normal role, especially Fabio Sabatini who had a flat tyre before my second win in Eilat and a mechanical before my third win in Nervesa della Battaglia. He made the difference in the sprint today.”		share this photo
12th Pink Jersey for Simon Yates, who said: “I was expecting a much easier day today. It’s been a very fast stage. Everybody was looking for a breakaway. There were also candidates for a sprint finish. We didn’t make the race difficult but other teams did because they were never happy with the composition of the breakaways. We were happy for the breakaways to stay away but other teams were not, so it came down to a sprint. In the coming three days, I’ll watch Tom [Dumoulin] mostly and the other GC guys. I’m getting closer to the end. As the days tick down, I feel that I’m getting closer to the overall victory but I also feel that difficult days are coming so I’ll be careful. Tomorrow is the only day that I know the final climb but I expect a breakaway to finally succeed.”		share this photo
Giro d'Italia (2018) Photos; Stage 17: Riva del Garda → Iseo, 155 km
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