The dust has settled on the Giro d’Italia after a dramatic weekend in the mountains saw Vincenzo Nibali crowned victor for the second time in his career. Esteban Chaves (Orica-GreenEdge) dropped out of pink on the final mountain stage but still secured his first Grand Tour podium – probably the first of many – while Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) completed a Grand Tour podium hat-trick with his third place.
As it often is, the Giro was full of breathtaking and jaw-dropping moments and Cyclingnews has put together a list of the five best stages of this year’s race. Has your favourite stage been missed off this list? Let us know your best moments of the 2016 Giro in the comments section below.
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Stage 4: Catanzaro - Praia a Mare, 200km
The first stage back on Italian soil, Lampre-Merida put on a lesson in team tactics with their perfectly-delivered performance to set-up Diego Ulissi for the stage win. His teammate Valerio Conti primed the stage, riding away with Ulissi and 13 others on the final climb. Conti’s performance on the ascent was enough to keep the pack at bay and allowed Ulissi the room to attack. It was a close call in the end with only five seconds between the winner and second place.
The battle lines were drawn early in the fight for the pink jersey during this stage. After losing his maglia rosa to Marcel Kittel the day before, Tom Dumoulin stamped his authority in the overall classification with an aggressive ride to take second place. Dumoulin would eventually leave the race with saddle sores but his efforts would give him another four days in pink.
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Stage 8: Foligno – Arezzo, 186km
Stage 14: Alpago – Corvara, 210km
Stage 19: Pinerolo – Risoul, 162km
Stage 20: Guillestre - Sant’Anna di Vinadio, 134km
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