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100th Giro d’Italia Stage 21: Dumoulin wins the pink jersey

First Dutchman to win a Giro, first Dutch Grand Tour winner since 1980

May 28, 2017
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As expected, Tom Dumoulin pulled back the time of all three riders ahead of him in the GC to win the 2017 Giro d’Italia on Sunday’s time trial finale, becoming the first Dutchman to win a Giro and the first since Joop Zoetemelk at 1980’s Tour de France to win a Grand Tour. Nairo Quintana couldn’t preserve his lead, but placed runner-up. Vincenzo Nibali rounded out the podium. The day’s stage winner was another Dutchman, Jos van Emden of LottoNL-Jumbo.


And so we came to the end.
The 100th edition of the Giro would come down to a nail-biting 29.3-km time trial. One could throw a rope around the top-5. Could Quintana ride the chrono of his life and hold off not just Dumoulin, but also Nibali? Would Pinot return to the time trial form that saw him win the French national title and Stage 3 of the Tour de Romandie last year, staving off Zakarin?

The GC Overnight
1) Nairo Quintana (Colombia/Movistar) 90:00:38
2) Vincenzo Nibali (Italy/Bahrain-Merida) +0:39
3) Thibaut Pinot (France/FDJ) +0:43
4) Tom Dumoulin (The Netherlands/Sunweb) +0:53
5) Ilnur Zakarin (Russia/Katusha) +1:15

8) Adam Yates (Great Britain/Orica-Scott) +6:50
9) Bob Jungels (Luxembourg/Quick Step) +7:18

Michael “Rusty” Woods anticipated the end of his first Grand Tour. His came in 104th spot in the chrono.

Woods, the top-5, young rider competition grapplers Adam Yates and Bob Jungels, and everyone else had a gently downhill flowing course from Monza to Milan before they could rest.

For a while Canadian Svein Tuft of Orica-Scott, about to finish his 10th Grand Tour and sixth Giro, was in the top-5 with a time of 34:26. He would come 20th on the day.

Italian TT champion Manuel Quinziato (BMC) knocked Marcin Bialoblocki (CCC) off the hot seat with 33:35. Van Emden, who has a WorldTour time trial win at the 2015 Eneco Tour, eclipsed Quinziato by 27-seconds.


Incredibly cool guy Guiseppe Fonzi (Wilier Triestina) was in last place on GC, what was at one time the maglia nera or black jersey, but he still wore a black leather jacket to the starting ramp.


Things weren’t looking good for Yates as Jungels set the third fastest time at the first check; the Brit had 28-seconds to preserve and was 45-seconds down at Check 2. Dumoulin was two-seconds slower than van Emden at Check 1.

Quintana had lost 31 of his 53-seconds to Dumoulin at Check 1. Pinot was not only losing third place, but also fourth, as both Nibali and Zakarin were faster on course. The Colombian was a minute down to the Dutchman at Check 2, his dreams of a second Giro and third Grand Tour triumph undone.

Van Emden’s accomplishment was a little lost in the GC tension. Quintana kept the second spot by seven-seconds, finishing 31-seconds behind Dumoulin in the GC. It’s his third Grand Tour runner-up spot. Pinot held fourth, his second best Grand Tour result.

Jungels takes the white jersey for the second consecutive year.

It’s 34-days until the Tour de France.

2017 Giro d’Italia Stage 21
1) Jos van Emden (The Netherlands/LottoNL-Jumbo) 33:08
2) Tom Dumoulin (The Netherlands/Sunweb) +0:15
3) Manuel Quinziato (Italy/BMC) +0:27
20) Svein Tuft (Canada/Orica-Scott) +1:18
104) Michael Woods (Canada/Cannondale) +3:48

2017 Giro d’Italia Final GC
1) Tom Dumoulin (The Netherlands/Sunweb) 90:34:54
2) Nairo Quintana (Colombia/Movistar) +0:31
3) Vincenzo Nibali (Italy/Bahrain-Merida) +0:40
4) Thibaut Pinot (France/FDJ) +1:17
5) Ilnur Zakarin (Russia/Katusha) +1:56
6) Domenico Pozzovivo (Italy/AG2R) +3:11
7) Bauke Mollema (The Netherlands/Trek-Segafredo) +3:41
8) Bob Jungels (Luxembourg/Quick Step) +7:04
9) Adam Yates (Great Britain/Orica-Scott) +8:10
10) Davide Formolo (Italy/Cannondale) +15:17