In an uphill finish, Georg Steinhauser (EF Education – EasyPost) won stage 17 of the Giro d’Italia 2024 by winning from the breakaway, while Slovenian Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) pulled further ahead of his rivals in the individual overall, a classification in which Colombian Daniel Felipe Martínez (BORA – hansgrohe) returned to second place after entering fifth in the segment.
The young Teutonic rider took the victory after riding 159 kilometers between Selva di Val Gardena and Passo Brocon. Italian Antonio Tiberi (Bahrain – Victorious) came in third, leading the group of favorites, more than a minute behind Steinhauser.
The breakaway of the day was led by Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (Lidl-Trek), Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal Quick-Step), Damiano Caruso (Bahrain-Victorious), Marco Frigo (Israel-Premier Tech), Georg Steinhauser (EF Education-EasyPost), Davide Ballerini (Astana Qazaqstan), Attila Valter (Visma | Lease a Bike) and Nicola Conci (Alpecin-Deceuninck).
In the final stretch, Georg Steinhauser was the main protagonist, attacking his breakaway companions with 34 kilometers to go. The EF Education – EasyPost rider soloed up the last climb and held on until the finish to give his team its second win in the Corsa Rosa.
The Italian round will continue its 18th stage on Thursday, May 23, a 178-kilometer leg-breaking day between Fiera di primero and Padova, which includes a fourth-category mountain prize.
Giro d’Italia 2024 (2.UWT)
Results Stage 17 | Selva di Val Gardena – Passo Brocon (159 km)
| 1 | Georg Steinhauser | EF Education – EasyPost | 4:28:51 |
| 2 | Tadej Pogačar | UAE Team Emirates | 1:24 |
| 3 | Antonio Tiberi | Bahrain – Victorious | 1:42 |
| 4 | Geraint Thomas | INEOS Grenadiers | ,, |
| 5 | Daniel Felipe Martínez | BORA – hansgrohe | ,, |
| 6 | Einer Rubio | Movistar Team | ,, |
| 7 | Romain Bardet | Team dsm-firmenich PostNL | ,, |
| 8 | Thymen Arensman | INEOS Grenadiers | 1:55 |
| 9 | Jan Hirt | Soudal Quick-Step | ,, |
| 10 | Rafał Majka | UAE Team Emirates | ,, |
Ranking General
| 1 | Tadej Pogačar | UAE Team Emirates | 63:31:18 |
| 2 | Daniel Felipe Martínez | BORA – hansgrohe | 7:42 |
| 3 | Geraint Thomas | INEOS Grenadiers | 8:04 |
| 4 | Ben O’Connor | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | 9:47 |
| 5 | Antonio Tiberi | Bahrain – Victorious | 10:29 |
| 6 | Thymen Arensman | INEOS Grenadiers | 11:10 |
| 7 | Romain Bardet | Team dsm-firmenich PostNL | 12:42 |
| 8 | Einer Rubio | Movistar Team | 13:33 |
| 9 | Filippo Zana | Team Jayco AlUla | 13:52 |
| 10 | Jan Hirt | Soudal Quick-Step | 14:44 |
Source: Revista Mundo Ciclístico