Giro Stage 17: It Ain't Over Till It's Over

The Italian grand tour produces some of its vintage third-week magic

After everyone declared the race over on yesterday’s rest day, the Giro d’Italia decided to remind us who it is and why it is a truly unique grand tour. The biggest time gaps we’ve seen so far were produced on stage 17, a fairly routine positioning stage from the Dolomites to the steep slopes above Lago di Garda that was won in highly impressive fashion…