Rolland times attack perfectly for daring win
Frenchman Pierre Rolland claimed an audacious victory on stage 17 of the Giro d’Italia to give his Cannondale team a first World Tour win on European soil for just more than two years. Rolland, twice a stage winner on the Tour de France, attacked the leading group 8km from the finish of the 219km stage from Tirano to Canazei and was never challenged. Dutchman Tom Dumoulin retained the Maglia Rosa as he finished safely in the peloton. Rolland finished 23 seconds ahead of Rui Costa for his first Giro stage win. Victory means he is the only active French rider to have won stages on both the Tour de France and Giro.