Hello and welcome along to our live coverage of stage 15 of the Giro d’Italia. Today’s route takes the riders 199km from Valdengo to Bergamo in the foothills of the Alps. After a flat first 150km, the peloton will tackle two back-to-back categorised climbs and then a short and sharp uncategorised climb just before the finish. It should be an exciting finale, with the potential for time gaps – albeit small ones – between the overall contenders.
Giro d'Italia
Stage 15 | Semi mountain | Men | 21.05.2017
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Updated 21/05/2017 at 15:08 GMT
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16.05
That's all we've got time for today. Thanks very much for joining us. Tomorrow is a rest day at the Giro, but we'll be back on Tuesday with live coverage of stage 16, which travels 222km from Rovetta to Bormio in the Alps and contains ascents of the Passo del Mortirolo, Passo dello Stelvio and Umbrailpass, so it should be a belter. See you then.
16.04
That was a seriously fast stage. The riders averaged 46kmh, which meant they finished more than 20 minutes ahead of the fastest schedule.
16.03
Reaction from Dumoulin: "It was a hard day, a very high average [speed]. We had a breakway, but a lot of teams weren't happy and they kept attacking. After 110km, the real breakaway finally formed. A lot of favourites attacked at the end, but we stayed calm and it was a good day for us."
15.54
Reaction from Jungels: "I'm super-happy with this victory. I knew I had good legs. I was good on the climbs and in the final. The final climb was a bit longer than I expected, but on the downhill I was in a good position. The sprint was perfect. I got on the wheel of Pozzovivo, started the sprint at the right moment and it was perfect. A stage of the Giro is incredible, and in front of these guys is unbelievable."
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15.47
That was clever from Quintana at the end there. He recognised Jungels was the fastest sprinter and sat on the Quick-Step man's wheel. Quintana couldn't come around Jungels, but he used the slipstream to take second place on the day and six bonus seconds.
15.45
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15.43
Here's Jungels crossing the line:
Quintana picked up six bonus seconds, which means he reduces Dumoulin's overall lead to 2'41".
Stage 15 result
1 Jungels
2 Quintana
3 Pinot
4 Yates
5 Pozzovivo
6 Patrick Konrad
7 Vincenzo Nibali
8 Tom Dumoulin
9 Ilnur Zakarin
10 Bauke Mollema
The race favourites sprinted for the line, and it was Jungels who comfortably came out on top. Dumoulin finished in the lead group to retain his overall lead.
Nairo Quintana finishes second.
Bob Jungels (Quick-Step Floors) wins stage 15 of the Giro d'Italia in a sprint.
800m
Quintana in front group. Bauke Mollema attacks.
1km
Jungels leads them under flamme rouge. Lead group of seven riders.
1.5km
Quintana slightly distanced. He's in a group about 5sec down. Jungels attacks again.
2.2km
Tom Dumoulin joins lead group. Nibali had been driving hard but he wasn't pulling away and so has sat up.