2020 Giro d’Italia – Highlights, Report, Results
Highlights
Report
The Giro d’Italia resumed after the second rest day with an epic stage for Team Bahrain McLaren.
Jan Tratnik did not miss his chance at the beginning of the third and last week. The Slovenian rider was part of the daily breakaway on the hilly course of stage 16 – from Udine to San Daniele del Friuli (229km) – and after also a solo attack, he went clear on the last steep section just before the finish to take the most important victory in his career. His teammate Enrico Battaglin – who was in the break too – proved to be the fastest by winning the sprint in the chasing group and taking third place.
Speaking after the finish, Jan Tratnik commented, “I could not believe it when I crossed the finish line. It’s my first grand tour stage victory. It is very special feelings after a really long day. Also, it was a special day for me because today we are close to Slovenia. Many Slovenian fans are here including my girlfriend, my brother and my friends.”
“Behind, in the chasing group, the guys did not collaborate well, and we also have Enrico Battaglin among the chasers. As he took control of the rivals, I just went on my own tempo and I dropped Manuele Boaro. On the last climb, I knew what I need is to go full gas, or there could be better climbers.”
“In the end, I think I made perfect tactics and I had really good legs. The climb before the finish suits me perfectly. When Ben O’Connor attacked and I saw that was not fast enough, I went solo until the finish line. I believed in myself, otherwise I could not win.”
Results
Stage
| 1 | Jan Tratnik (Slo) Bahrain McLaren | 6:04:36 |
| 2 | Ben O’Connor (Aus) NTT Pro Cycling | 0:00:07 |
| 3 | Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Bahrain McLaren | 0:01:14 |
| 4 | Kamil Malecki (Pol) CCC Team | |
| 5 | Ben Swift (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers | |
| 6 | Andrea Vendrame (Ita) AG2R la Mondiale | 0:01:21 |
| 7 | Geoffrey Bouchard (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale | |
| 8 | Matteo Fabbro (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:01:25 |
| 9 | Manuele Boaro (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 0:01:33 |
| 10 | Alessandro Tonelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF Faizane’ | 0:01:37 |
General Classification
| 1 | Joao Almeida (Por) Deceuninck-Quickstep | 65:45:08 |
| 2 | Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team Sunweb | 0:00:17 |
| 3 | Jai Hindley (Aus) Team Sunweb | 0:02:58 |
| 4 | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers | 0:02:59 |
| 5 | Pello Bilbao (Spa) Bahrain McLaren | 0:03:12 |
| 6 | Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:03:20 |
| 7 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | 0:03:31 |
| 8 | Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) NTT Pro Cycling | 0:03:52 |
| 9 | Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:04:11 |
| 10 | Fausto Masnada (Ita) Deceuninck-Quickstep | 0:04:24 |
Points
| 1 | Arnaud Demare (Fra) Groupama-FDJ | 221 |
| 2 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe | 184 |
| 3 | Joao Almeida (Por) Deceuninck-Quickstep | 90 |
| 4 | Diego Ulissi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | 77 |
| 5 | Filippo Ganna (Ita) Ineos Grenadiers | 66 |
Mountains
| 1 | Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Vini Zabu’ KTM | 148 |
| 2 | Ruben Guerreiro (Por) EF Pro Cycling | 118 |
| 3 | Filippo Ganna (Ita) Ineos Grenadiers | 48 |
| 4 | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers | 45 |
| 5 | Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Ineos Grenadiers | 45 |
Young Riders
| 1 | Joao Almeida (Por) Deceuninck-Quickstep | 65:45:08 |
| 2 | Jai Hindley (Aus) Team Sunweb | 0:02:58 |
| 3 | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers | 0:02:59 |
| 4 | Brandon McNulty (USA) UAE Team Emirates | 0:04:31 |
| 5 | James Knox (GBr) Deceuninck-Quickstep | 0:09:07 |