Gallery: The sights of a stunning 2017 Giro d’Italia

Tom Dumoulin's victory punctuates exciting 100th edition

Philippe Tremblay May 29, 2017

Fernando Gaviria was the winningest rider of the Giro with four stage wins

Nibali was defending his 2016 title but it was a tall order against a strong field

Michael Woods was making his Grand Tour debut after missing last years edition due to injuries

The 100th edition visited most corners of Italy

Colombian fans had a lot to cheer about with 5 stage wins, second overall in the GC and the maglia ciclamino

Nibali and Quintana tried to make the difference in the mountains

The snow covered Alps

Pierre Rolland won Stage 17 with the help of teammate Woods from the breakaway

Svein Tuft leads the peloton through the Dolomites on Stage 18

Tejay van Garderen took his maiden Grand Tour stage victory

Quintana had the maglia rosa going into the races final two stages

Thibaut Pinot won a stage in his first Giro but narrowly missed the podium which was also a target for the Frechman

Mikel Landa was the races best climber winning the maglia azzurra and taking a stage win

Tuft on his way to 20th on Stage 21 of the Giro.

Tom Dumoulin had time to make up in the final time trial but managed to do so to take the overall victory

Dumoulin jumped from fourth to first on Stage 21 and was flanked by two multiple time Grand Tour winners on the podium

Over 21 days, the 100th edition of the Giro d’Italia passed alongside the Mediterranean, through the countries vibrant towns and over the biggest mountains. A total of 17 riders from 13 countries and 12 teams took stage wins while 161 riders finished the race.

Giuseppe Fonzi was the maglia nera, the last rider in the general classification and thus the first to start the final stages individual time trial. He showed up in a black leather jacket giving a fun and light-hearted nod to Arthur “The Fonz” Fonzarelli a character from the U.S sitcom Happy Days. Though he didn’t start the race in the jacket, he deserved a nod for riding 5 hours 48 minutes and 40 seconds more than general classification winner Tom Dumoulin.

Fonzi vs Fonzie: spot the difference #Giro100

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— Giro d'Italia (@giroditalia) May 28, 2017

Dumoulin made history winning the 100th Giro. It was the Dutchman’s first Grand Tour victory and the first time a Dutch rider won the Italian Grand Tour. The margin by which he did so was narrow. The top 3 riders separated by only 40 seconds. He leapfrogged three rides on the final stage to win the overall.

Meanwhile, Fernando Gaviria was the race’s winningest rider with four stage wins in the first Grand Tour. Mikel Landa handily won the climbing classification.

Two Canadians were racing with Michael Woods making a satisfying Grand Tour debut with 4 top-10 finishes. Svein Tuft rode to the finish in Milan in his tenth Grand Tour.