05.26 - Giro d'Italia: Stage 17

The peloton squeezes out of the historic centre of Brunico towards the official start...

BRUNECOSCENERY

About thirteen riders are trying to escape, but Lampre and Milram are chasing them down...the pursuit lasts 20-kilometres...

Parts of the original escape are now really escaping after Milram and L:ampre got some of their men in there...

Mikhail Ignatiev leads the escape on to the day's 18-kilometre ascent with a lead of 12 minutes over the peloton...

IGNATIEVESCAPE

The peloton is in pursuit but going gently enough to enjoy the Trentino scenery...

CAISSESCENERY

David Arroyo sweeps through a bend on a long descent with 50-kilometres to go...

ARROYOMAGLIA

Ignatiev has attacked and won the flying sprint to gain some bonus points - he'll wait to be caught shortly afterwards...

Pablo Lastras is leading the Caisse train in a more serious pursuit with 25-kilometres to go...

CAISSESCENERY

Niki Sorensen launches the first attack on the long valley road towards the finish...

sorensenattack

Yukiya Arashiro makes an attack as well - banzai!

ARASHIROESCAPE

Leonardo Duque leads a move now - the 19 riders are splitting up in the last 15-kilomeres...

DUQUEESCAPECOFIDIS

Three men look to have made the final escape - Danilo Hondo, Damien Monier and Steven Kruijswijk - but who's that dark shadow back behind them..?

MONIERHONDOESCAPE

It's Steven Cummings - the Sky rider is chasing at just 20-seconds...

cummingsESCAPEsky

Monier is pushing a massive gear as the finale starts with three-kilometres to go...

MONIERESCAPECOFIDIS

Monier has attacked..!

MONIERESCAPECOFIDIS

Damien Monier wins stage seventeen, and of course it's his biggest-ever victory - it's his only win ever..!

MONIERCOFIDIS

Monier collapses with joy on the ground...

MONIERCOFIDISFATIGUE

And a few seconds later, Monier conducts his personal press conference...

MONIERCOFIDISMEDIA

David Arroyo is still enjoying his life as race-leader of the Giro d'Italia...

ARROYOMAGLIA