From the beginning of the stage Team DSM were ever present at the front of the bunch, controlling the tempo and staying out of trouble on the Italian roads. Team DSM rode perfectly throughout the day to help control the early breakaway.
The day presented a rare opportunity for the fast finishers and the sprint teams made sure the stage came down to bunch sprint.
Coming into the closing 20 kilometers the break was caught and the team worked superbly to stay at the front of the race. Charging under the flamme rouge the boys in black dropped Dainese off expertly, who used his nous to wait a few seconds before launching his sprint, surging past the competition to take Team DSM’s first Grand Tour win of the season.
After nearly abandoning the race on Sunday due to sickness and pushing through to be the last rider to pass the line solo in 43 minutes behind the stage winner, Team DSM’s Alberto Dainese powered to an extra special sprint win on his home stage in Caorle today.
The stage proved to be five meters too long, as a charging Alberto Dainese and Jonathan Milan ‘just’ edged past the Australian on the bike throw.
2023 Giro d’Italia – Stage 17 Results:
- Alberto Dainese 4:26:08
- Jonathan Milan ST
- Michael Matthews (Team Jayco AlUla) ST
2023 Giro d’Italia – GC after stage 17:
- Geraint Thomas 71:58:43
- Joao Almeida 0:18
- Primoz Roglic 0:29
