Giro d’Italia results & GC: Van Garderen secures first grand tour victory

Tejay van Garderen pipped Mikel Landa to take his first ever grand tour victory, winning stage 18 of the Giro d’Italia, which took place between Moena and Ortisei in Italy, today.

The BMC Racing Team rider sprinted to a finish in the last 500m of the race, after sitting alongside his Team Sky challenger for the latter half of the race in a true battle of the climbers.

American rider Tejay Van Garderen (BMC Racing Team) won the 18th stage of the 100th Giro d’Italia. Photo: LaPresse – Gian Mattia D’Alberto

With three climbs over 2,000m this really is one of the toughest stages in recent years at the Giro d’Itlia and is considered one of the tour’s queen stages.

Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) completed the podium on the stage, and was also the big winner in the general classifications today, clawing back one minute and two seconds against his fellow cyclists.

Van Garderen was ecstatic about the win, saying he had had a rough couple of years in terms of grand tours and had been working hard to keep his morale up.

“This is my first grand tour victory, so it’s an incredible feeling.”

The American also had a lot of praise for Landa.

“He’s a very fast sprinter and good climber. I tried to play it as best I could, but I didn’t know I was going to win until I crossed the line,” he said.

Current overall leader Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb) once again put in a solid performance, and not only survived attacks but really sent a strong message to competitors Nairo Quintana (Movistar) and Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) after fiercely defending his pink jersey.

“They are only focusing on me, and trying to make me lose instead of trying to win,” said the Dutch rider after the stage.

“In the last moment they lost a lot of time to the other competitors. I really hope that riding like this they will lose their podium spot in Milan, that would be really nice, and I would be really happy.

“It would be a dream scenario if the other competitors didn’t get any closer, but now Thibaut Pinot almost took a minute on me just because Nibali and Quintana made a pact, clearly. It’s their right, but it would be nice if they lose their podium spot for that behaviour,” he said.

Although Bob Jungels (Quick-Step Floors) managed to keep his place in the top 10 of the GC, Adam Yates (Orica-Scott) managed to take the white jersey from him after a solid performance on the Dolomites.

	Rider	Time
1.	Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team	3:54:04
2.	Mikel Landa (Spa) Team Sky
3.	Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ	+08
4.	Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale
5.	Jan Hirt (Cze) CCC Sprandi Polkowice	+11
6.	Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin	+24
7.	Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo	+34
8.	Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo
9.	Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Sunweb	+1.06
10.	Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team

	Rider	Time
1.	Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Sunweb	80:00:48
2.	Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team	+31"
3.	Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-Merida	+1:12
4.	Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ	+1.36
5.	Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin	+1.58
6.	Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale	+2.07
7.	Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo	+3:17
8.	Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo	+5.48
9.	Adam Yates (GBr) Orica-Scott	+7.06
10.	Bob Jungels (Lux) Quick-Step Floors	+7.24

Full Stage 18 results

	RIDER	TEAM	TIME
1	VAN GARDEREN Tejay	BMC RACING TEAM	3h 54 04
2	LANDA MEANA Mikel	TEAM SKY	0 00
3	PINOT Thibaut	FDJ	0 08
4	POZZOVIVO Domenico	AG2R LA MONDIALE	0 08
5	HIRT Jan	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	0 11
6	ZAKARIN Ilnur	TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN	0 24
7	KRUIJSWIJK Steven	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	0 34
8	MOLLEMA Bauke	TREK - SEGAFREDO	0 34
9	DUMOULIN Tom	TEAM SUNWEB	01 06
10	QUINTANA Nairo	MOVISTAR TEAM	01 06
11	NIBALI Vincenzo	BAHRAIN - MERIDA	01 06
12	YATES Adam	ORICA - SCOTT	01 12
13	REICHENBACH Sébastien	FDJ	01 12
14	CATALDO Dario	ASTANA PRO TEAM	01 48
15	FORMOLO Davide	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC PRO C.T.	01 48
16	ANACONA Winner	MOVISTAR TEAM	02 20
17	DOMBROWSKI Joseph Lloyd	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC PRO C.T.	02 20
18	DUPONT Hubert	AG2R LA MONDIALE	03 06
19	JUNGELS Bob	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	03 55
20	AMADOR Andrey	MOVISTAR TEAM	03 55
21	SIUTSOU Kanstantsin	BAHRAIN - MERIDA	04 28
22	BERHANE Natnael	TEAM DIMENSION DATA	04 28
23	VILLELLA Davide	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC PRO C.T.	04 48
24	MONFORT Maxime	LOTTO SOUDAL	05 06
25	KONRAD Patrick	BORA - HANSGROHE	05 06
26	KISERLOVSKI Robert	TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN	05 44
27	POLANC Jan	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	06 57
28	CLEMENT Stef	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	06 57
29	ROSA Diego	TEAM SKY	06 57
30	FOLIFOROV Alexander	GAZPROM - RUSVELO	06 57
31	VISCONTI Giovanni	BAHRAIN - MERIDA	07 40
32	PELLIZOTTI Franco	BAHRAIN - MERIDA	07 40
33	GASTAUER Ben	AG2R LA MONDIALE	08 44
34	PLAZA Ruben	ORICA - SCOTT	08 44
35	ROLLAND Pierre	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC PRO C.T.	09 23
36	MUHLBERGER Gregor	BORA - HANSGROHE	10 16
37	IZAGUIRRE Gorka	MOVISTAR TEAM	14 18
38	TEN DAM Laurens	TEAM SUNWEB	18 37
39	STUYVEN Jasper	TREK - SEGAFREDO	18 37
40	ROSSKOPF Joseph	BMC RACING TEAM	18 37
41	VERONA Carlos	ORICA - SCOTT	18 48
42	HENAO GOMEZ Sebastian	TEAM SKY	18 48
43	DEIGNAN Philip	TEAM SKY	18 48
44	GONÇALVES Jose'	TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN	18 48
45	ROJAS Jose	MOVISTAR TEAM	21 59
46	SUTHERLAND Rory	MOVISTAR TEAM	32 57
47	HEPBURN Michael	ORICA - SCOTT	32 57
48	LUDVIGSSON Tobias	FDJ	32 57
49	CICCONE Giulio	BARDIANI CSF	32 57
50	RODRIGUEZ MARTIN Cristian	WILIER TRIESTINA - SELLE ITALIA	32 57
51	MEZGEC Luka	ORICA - SCOTT	32 57
52	LUNKE Sindre Skjøstad	TEAM SUNWEB	32 57
53	PETILLI Simone	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	32 57
54	STETINA Peter	TREK - SEGAFREDO	32 57
55	JAUREGUI Quentin	AG2R LA MONDIALE	32 57
56	PIBERNIK Luka	BAHRAIN - MERIDA	32 57
57	FARIA DA COSTA Rui Alberto	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	32 57
58	CHEVRIER Clement	AG2R LA MONDIALE	32 57
59	OWSIAN Lukasz	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	32 57
60	BERNARD Julien	TREK - SEGAFREDO	32 57
61	PREIDLER Georg	TEAM SUNWEB	32 57
62	DILLIER Silvan	BMC RACING TEAM	32 57
63	PATERSKI Maciej	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	32 57
64	TEUNS Dylan	BMC RACING TEAM	32 57
65	GESCHKE Simon	TEAM SUNWEB	32 57
66	GROSSCHARTNER Felix	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	32 57
67	MORABITO Steve	FDJ	32 57
68	ROY Jérémy	FDJ	32 57
69	TRATNIK Jan	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	32 57
70	SCHLEGEL Michal	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	32 57
71	GASPAROTTO Enrico	BAHRAIN - MERIDA	32 57
72	TIRALONGO Paolo	ASTANA PRO TEAM	32 57
73	DE LA PARTE Victor	MOVISTAR TEAM	32 57
74	BARTA Jan	BORA - HANSGROHE	32 57
75	AGNOLI Valerio	BAHRAIN - MERIDA	32 57
76	HOWES Alex	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC PRO C.T.	32 57
77	WOODS Michael	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC PRO C.T.	32 57
78	VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	32 57
79	CAPECCHI Eros	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	32 57
80	HAGA Chad	TEAM SUNWEB	32 57
81	PEDERSEN Mads	TREK - SEGAFREDO	32 57
82	HERNANDEZ Jesus	TREK - SEGAFREDO	32 57
83	MENDES Jose'	BORA - HANSGROHE	32 57
84	AMEZQUETA MORENO Julen	WILIER TRIESTINA - SELLE ITALIA	32 57
85	HANSEN Jesper	ASTANA PRO TEAM	32 57
86	TANKINK Bram	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	32 57
87	BATTAGLIN Enrico	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	32 57
88	VAN EMDEN Jos	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	32 57
89	BIDARD François	AG2R LA MONDIALE	32 57
90	MONTAGUTI Matteo	AG2R LA MONDIALE	32 57
91	KEIZER Martijn	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	32 57
92	KOZONTCHUK Dmitriy	GAZPROM - RUSVELO	32 57
93	DE PLUS Laurens	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	32 57
94	FRAILE Omar	TEAM DIMENSION DATA	32 57
95	HERRADA Jose	MOVISTAR TEAM	32 57
96	SHALUNOV Evgeny	GAZPROM - RUSVELO	32 57
97	ROVNY Ivan	GAZPROM - RUSVELO	32 57
98	TCATEVICH Aleksei	GAZPROM - RUSVELO	32 57
99	ANTON Igor	TEAM DIMENSION DATA	32 57
100	BILBAO LOPEZ Pello	ASTANA PRO TEAM	32 57
101	CARTHY Hugh	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC PRO C.T.	32 57
102	VICIOSO Angel	TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN	32 57
103	JUUL JENSEN Christopher	ORICA - SCOTT	33 09
104	QUINZIATO Manuel	BMC RACING TEAM	35 55
105	POZZATO Filippo	WILIER TRIESTINA - SELLE ITALIA	35 55
106	BENEDETTI Cesare	BORA - HANSGROHE	35 55
107	CONTI Valerio	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	35 55
108	FONZI Giuseppe	WILIER TRIESTINA - SELLE ITALIA	35 55
109	HOFLAND Moreno	LOTTO SOUDAL	35 55
110	PONZI Simone	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	35 55
111	HANSEN Adam	LOTTO SOUDAL	35 55
112	LADAGNOUS Matthieu	FDJ	35 55
113	ZHUPA Eugert	WILIER TRIESTINA - SELLE ITALIA	35 55
114	SENNI Manuel	BMC RACING TEAM	35 55
115	MARCATO Marco	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	35 55
116	PUCCIO Salvatore	TEAM SKY	35 55
117	SBARAGLI Kristian	TEAM DIMENSION DATA	35 55
118	VAUGRENARD Benoit	FDJ	35 55
119	BAK YTTING Lars	LOTTO SOUDAL	35 55
120	BERARD Julien	AG2R LA MONDIALE	35 55
121	SLAGTER Tom-Jelte	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC PRO C.T.	35 55
122	JANSE VAN RENSBURG Jacques	TEAM DIMENSION DATA	35 55
123	ZEITS Andrey	ASTANA PRO TEAM	35 55
124	STAMSNIJDER Tom	TEAM SUNWEB	35 55
125	SAMOILAU Branislau	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	35 55
126	FIRSANOV Sergey	GAZPROM - RUSVELO	35 55
127	BRUTT Pavel	GAZPROM - RUSVELO	35 55
128	RAVASI Edward	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	35 55
129	CASTELIJNS Twan	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	35 55
130	POSTLBERGER Lukas	BORA - HANSGROHE	35 55
131	SERRY Pieter	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	35 55
132	SANCHEZ Luis Leon	ASTANA PRO TEAM	35 55
133	LOSADA Alberto	TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN	35 55
134	TEKLEHAIMANOT Daniel	TEAM DIMENSION DATA	35 55
135	GOLAS Michal	TEAM SKY	35 55
136	BENNETT Sam	BORA - HANSGROHE	35 55
137	KOREN Kristijan	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC PRO C.T.	35 55
138	MARCZYNSKI Tomasz	LOTTO SOUDAL	35 55
139	BELKOV Maxim	TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN	35 55
140	VENTOSO Francisco	BMC RACING TEAM	35 55
141	MOHORIC Matej	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	35 55
142	TUFT Svein	ORICA - SCOTT	35 55
143	BOEM Nicola	BARDIANI CSF	35 55
144	BIALOBLOCKI Marcin	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	35 55
145	MARTINELLI Davide	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	35 55
146	MAESTRI Mirco	BARDIANI CSF	35 55
147	MAMYKIN Matvey	TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN	35 55
148	KOSHEVOY Ilia	WILIER TRIESTINA - SELLE ITALIA	35 55
149	BOARO Manuele	BAHRAIN - MERIDA	35 55
150	VAN ZYL Johann	TEAM DIMENSION DATA	35 55
151	ROTA Lorenzo	BARDIANI CSF	35 55
152	MOLARD Rudy	FDJ	35 55
153	DEVENYNS Dries	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	35 55
154	ANDREETTA Simone	BARDIANI CSF	35 55
155	KIRYIENKA Vasil	TEAM SKY	35 55
156	ALAFACI Eugenio	TREK - SEGAFREDO	35 55
157	GAVIRIA Fernando	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	35 55
158	LAGUTIN Sergey	GAZPROM - RUSVELO	35 55
159	KEISSE Iljo	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	35 55
160	BARBIN Enrico	BARDIANI CSF	35 55
161	KUZNETSOV Viacheslav	TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN	35 55
162	FERRARI Roberto	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	35 55
163	RICHEZE Maximiliano	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	35 55
164	BUSATO Matteo	WILIER TRIESTINA - SELLE ITALIA	35 55
165	BIZHIGITOV Zhandos	ASTANA PRO TEAM	35 55