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- The seventeenth stage of the Giro d'Italia with the finish on Passo Brocon became the prey of German Georg Steinhauser.
- The 22-year-old solo wins the final mountain finish of this year's Giro and celebrates the biggest success of his young career.
- Overall leader Tadej Pogacar crossed the finish line in second place and extended his lead.
With his third place finish in the Queen's stage on Sunday, Georg Steinhauser (EF Education – EasyPost) has already hinted at his potential. Three days later, the German once again presented a sample of his talent. After covering a distance of 159 kilometers and an altitude of 4,100 meters on the Passo Broncon, the 22-year-old crossed the finish line first and achieved the first professional victory of his young career.
The son of former professional cyclist Tobias Steinhauser – a Tour de Suisse stage winner – broke away from fellow escapee Amanuel Gebregzabehere (Lidl Trek) of Eritrea 34 kilometers from the finish and was also 11.9 kilometers long and 6.4 percent average the final climb was no longer achievable atheism. “I was very nervous on the last climb. I knew I had to give it my all. I heard Pogacar attacked. But there are only two kilometers left. “It was clear to me then that I could do it,” Steinhauser said.
Pogacar is in a league of its own
Pogacar (UAE Emirates Team) played his opponents again in the final climb. However, the Slovenian attacked very late to claim his third win in a row. Although he closed the gap by half a minute, in the end he was 1:24 minutes away from winning the day.
In the 'battle' for overall victory, Pogacar continues to lead the race alone. The 25-year-old is now almost eight minutes ahead of Colombian Daniel Felipe Martinez of Bora Hansgrohe. In third place is the indestructible Brett Geraint Thomas (Enos Grenadiers).
And this is how it continues
After difficult mountain stages, the runners are likely to get the advantage again on Thursday. On the 18th stage from Fiera de Primeiro to Padua over 178 kilometres, riders only have to do one climb in the fourth highest category. The Giro ends on Sunday with a circuit around Rome.
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