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Giro 2017: Favourites

The 100th edition of the Giro boasts a start list with all marquee names in pro-cycling except Froome, Aru, Bardet and Contador. Vincenzo Nibali, Nairo Quintana, Geraint Thomas, Tom Dumoulin, Thibaut Pinot, Bauke Mollema, Adam Yates, Ilnur Zakarin - they're all there. Who are the favourites to win the 2017 Giro d'Italia? (Slideshow route/profile)

[Article was written before the start of the Giro and has not been updated.]

Taking account of experience, home-rider and title holder Vincenzo Nibali is the man to beat. He did win the Giro d’Italia in 2013 and 2016, while he pocketed the Tour de France in 2014 and the Vuelta a Espana in 2010. But past performances have nothing to do with the likelihood of future success. In current season the performances of Shark of Messina have been far from impressive.

Another former Giro d’Italia winner, Nairo Quintana (2014), has got better credentials. The Colombian ended last season with a Vuelta win ahead of Chris Froome and he started off this season on the same foot with victories in La Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana and the Tirreno-Adriatico. Given his age (27) and his pure talent, the Colombian is the man to beat in the centenary Giro d’Italia.

Other contenders with fine credentials in 2017 are Bauke Mollema (winner Vuelta a San Juan), Rui Costa (winner Abu Dhabi Tour), Thibaut Pinot (Queen Stage win Ruta del Sol, stage win Tour of the Alps), Geraint Thomas (stage win and GC Tour of the Alps), and Rohan Dennis (stage win Tour of the Alps).

Favourites Giro d’Italia 2017

***** Nairo Quintana, Vincenzo Nibali, Bauke Mollema, Thibaut Pinot
**** Geraint Thomas, Tom Dumoulin, Adam Yates, Steven Kruijswijk
*** Mikel Landa, Rui Costa, Ilnur Zakarin
** Bob Jungels, Rohan Dennis, Tejay van Garderen
* Andrey Amador, Domenico Pozzovivo, Wilco Kelderman

Giro d’Italia 2017: Route maps, height profiles, and more

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Giro d'Italia 2017 All stages - source: giroditalia.itAll stages

Giro d'Italia 2017 Map Grande Partenza - source: giroditalia.itMap Grande Partenza

Giro d'Italia 2017 Profile 1st stage - source: giroditalia.itProfile 1st stage

Giro d'Italia 2017 Profile 2nd stage - source: giroditalia.itProfile 2nd stage

Giro d'Italia 2017 Profile 3rd stage - source: giroditalia.itProfile 3rd stage

Giro d'Italia 2017 Profile 4th stage: Cefalù – Etna - source: giroditalia.itProfile 4th stage

Giro d'Italia 2017 Profile 5th stage: Pedara – Messina - source: giroditalia.itProfile 5th stage

Giro d'Italia 2017 Profile 6th stage: Reggio Calabria – Terme Luigiane - source: giroditalia.itProfile 6th stage

Giro d'Italia 2017 Profile 7th stage: Castrovillari – Alberobello - source: giroditalia.itProfile 7th stage

Giro d'Italia 2017 Profile 8th stage: Molfetta – Peschici - source: giroditalia.itProfile 8th stage

Giro d'Italia 2017 Profile 9th stage: Montenero di Bisaccia – Blockhaus - source: giroditalia.itProfile 9th stage

Giro d'Italia 2017 Profile 10th stage: Foligno – Montefalco - source: giroditalia.itProfile 10th stage

Giro d'Italia 2017 Profile 11th stage: Firenze – Bagno di Romagna - source: giroditalia.itProfile 11th stage

Giro d'Italia 2017 Profile 12th stage: Forlì – Reggio Emilia - source: giroditalia.itProfile 12th stage

Giro d'Italia 2017 Profile 13th stage: Reggio Emilia – Tortona - source: giroditalia.itProfile 13th stage

Giro d'Italia 2017 Profile 14th stage: Castellania – Oropa - source: giroditalia.itProfile 14th stage

Giro d'Italia 2017 Profile 15th stage: Valdengo – Bergamo - source: giroditalia.itProfile 15th stage

Giro d'Italia 2017 Profile 16th stage: Rovetta – Bormio - source: giroditalia.itProfile 16th stage

Giro d'Italia 2017 Profile 17th stage: Tirano – Canazei - source: giroditalia.itProfile 17th stage

Giro d'Italia 2017 Profile 18th stage: Moena – Ortisei/St. Ulrich - source: giroditalia.itProfile 18th stage

Giro d'Italia 2017 Profile 19th stage: San Candido/Innichen – Piancavallo - source: giroditalia.itProfile 19th stage

Giro d'Italia 2017 Profile 20th stage: Pordenone – Asiago - source: giroditalia.itProfile 20th stage

Giro d'Italia 2017 Profile 21st stage: Monza – Milan - source: giroditalia.itProfile 21st stage

Giro d'Italia 2017: Video of the route


Video of the route

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Video hightlights 2016

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