Martin Wins Giro Stage 17 as Bernal Shows 1st Sign of Weakness

Martin Wins Giro Stage 17 as Bernal Shows 1st Sign of Weakness
Ineos Grenadiers rider Egan Arley Bernal Gomez of Colombia celebrates wearing the maglia bianca on the podium after stage 17 in Canazei to Sega di Ala, Italy on May 26, 2021. Jennifer Lorenzini/Reuters
|Updated:

SEGA DI ALA, Italy—Ireland’s Dan Martin completed a hat-trick of grand tour victories when he prevailed in the 17th stage of the Giro d'Italia as overall leader Egan Bernal showed his first sign of weakness on Wednesday.

Israel Start Up Nation rider Martin led from the breakaway in the 193-km mountain ride from Canazei to Sega di Ala, ahead of Portugal’s Joao Almeida (Deceuninck-Quick Step) and Briton Simon Yates (Team Bike Exchange), who came in second and third, 13 and 30 seconds off the pace respectively.