May 22, 2018 (Rovereto, Italy) – Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team took the win on Stage 16 in the 34.2km ITT from Trento to Rovereto as Simon Yates (Gbr) Mitchelton-Scott defended the maglia rosa against all challengers, primarily Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Sunweb who finished 3rd on the day.

Canada’s Michael Woods (EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale) battled to 73rd and is now 18th overall as the Giro enters the final week of competition. Yates has a stronghold on the lead while Chris Froome (Gbr) Team Sky is making steady gains on Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Bahrain-Merida in third.

Results

1. Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team 40:00
2. Tony Martin (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin 00:14
3. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Sunweb 00:22
4. Jos van Emden (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo 00:27
5. Chris Froome (Gbr) Team Sky 00:35
6. Alex Dowsett (Gbr) Katusha-Alpecin 00:40
7. Chad Haga (USA) Team Sunweb 00:47
8. Fabio Aru (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 0:00:57 (+20s)
9. David De La Cruz (Esp) Team Sky 01:01
10. Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky 01:04
11. Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Lotto Fix All 01:07
12. José Gonçalves (Por) Katusha-Alpecin 01:08
13. Ryan Mullen (Irl) Trek-Segafredo 01:09
14. Mads Würtz Schmidt (Den) Katusha-Alpecin 01:12
15. Maximilian Schachmann (Ger) Quick-Step Floors 01:17
16. Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec 01:24
17. Felix Grossschartner (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe 01:28
18. Georg Preidler (Aut) Groupama-FDJ 01:31
19. Mads Pedersen (Den) Trek-Segafredo 0:01:34 (+30s)
20. Simon Yates (Gbr) Mitchelton-Scott 01:37
21. Pello Bilbao (Esp) Astana Pro Team 01:40
22. Davide Formolo (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe 01:44
23. Rémi Cavagna (Fra) Quick-Step Floors 0:01:45 (+30s)
24. Ben O’Connor (Aus) Dimension Data 01:58
25. Nico Denz (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale 02:00
26. Wout Poels (Ned) Team Sky 02:06
27. Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 02:09
28. Sam Oomen (Ned) Team Sunweb 02:15
29. Markel Irizar (Esp) Trek-Segafredo
30. Nathan Brown (USA) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale 02:17
31. Sébastien Reichenbach (Sui) Groupama-FDJ 02:20
32. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Bahrain-Merida
33. Alexandre Geniez (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 02:25
34. Luis León Sanchez (Esp) Astana Pro Team 02:27
35. Fausto Masnada (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec 02:28
36. Benjamin King (USA) Dimension Data 02:31
37. Carlos Betancur (Col) Movistar Team 02:33
38. Jan Polanc (Slo) UAE Team Emirates 02:34
39. Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) BMC Racing Team 02:35
40. Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 02:36
41. Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe 02:37
42. Matej Mohoric (Slo) Bahrain-Merida
43. Lars Bak (Den) Lotto Fix All 02:39
44. Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Mitchelton-Scott
45. Diego Ulissi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 0:02:40 (+2:00)
46. Liam Bertazzo (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia
47. Sacha Modolo (Ita) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale
48. Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data 02:43
49. Danny van Poppel (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo 02:44
50. Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana Pro Team 02:47
51. Maxim Belkov (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin 02:57
52. Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Movistar Team
53. Jérémy Roy (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 02:58
54. Louis Vervaeke (Bel) Team Sunweb
55. Mirco Maestri (Ita) Bardiani CSF 02:59
56. George Bennett (Nzl) LottoNL-Jumbo 03:04
57. Florian Senechal (Fra) Quick-Step Floors
58. Davide Villella (Ita) Astana Pro Team
59. Elia Viviani (Ita) Quick-Step Floors 03:06
60. Sergio Henao (Col) Team Sky 03:09
61. Anthony Roux (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 03:14
62. Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
63. Robert Gesink (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo 03:17
64. Davide Ballerini (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec 03:19
65. William Bonnet (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
66. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
67. Frederik Frison (Bel) Lotto Fix All 03:20
68. Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Quick-Step Floors 03:22
69. Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 03:23
70. Christian Knees (Ger) Team Sky 03:24
71. Jaco Venter (RSA) Dimension Data 03:26
72. Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin 03:28
73. Michael Woods (Can) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale 03:30
74. Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe 03:34
75. Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Trek-Segafredo 03:37
76. Marco Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec 03:40
77. Ruben Plaza (Esp) Israel Cycling Academy 03:41
78. Boy van Poppel (Ned) Trek-Segafredo 03:42
79. Hugh Carthy (Gbr) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale
80. Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) BMC Racing Team 03:43
81. Quentin Jauregui (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 03:45
82. Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 03:46
83. Mitchell Docker (Aus) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale 03:47
84. Gijs Van Hoecke (Bel) LottoNL-Jumbo
85. Victor De La Parte (Esp) Movistar Team 03:51
86. Louis Meintjes (RSA) Dimension Data 03:55
87. Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Movistar Team 03:56
88. Marco Marcato (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 03:57
89. Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Team Sky 03:58
90. Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Quick-Step Floors 04:04
91. Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Fix All 04:06
92. Manuele Mori (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 04:07
93. Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
94. Laurens ten Dam (Ned) Team Sunweb 04:08
95. Jack Haig (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott 04:09
96. Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe
97. Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Trek-Segafredo 04:10
98. Mikel Nieve (Esp) Mitchelton-Scott
98. Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data
100. Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Fix All 04:11
101. Eros Capecchi (Ita) Quick-Step Floors 04:12
102. Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale 04:14
103. Rodolfo Torres (Col) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec
104. Steve Morabito (Sui) Groupama-FDJ
105. Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Bahrain-Merida
106. Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Sunweb 04:19
107. Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec
108. Eugert Zhupa (Alb) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia 04:21
109. Svein Tuft (Can) Mitchelton-Scott 04:24
110. Andrea Vendrame (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec 04:26
111. Giuseppe Fonzi (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia 04:27
112. Enrico Battaglin (Ita) LottoNL-Jumbo
113. Jacopo Mosca (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia 04:28
114. Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Hansgrohe 04:30
115. Krists Neilands (Lat) Israel Cycling Academy 04:31
116. Esteban Chaves (Col) Mitchelton-Scott 04:32
117. Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Katusha-Alpecin 04:35
118. Paolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani CSF 04:40
119. Ben Hermans (Bel) Israel Cycling Academy 0:04:42 (+30s)
120. Kilian Frankiny (Sui) BMC Racing Team 04:43
121. Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Katusha-Alpecin 04:44
122. Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Fix All 04:45
123. Clement Venturini (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 04:49
124. Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe 04:51
125. Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Mitchelton-Scott
126. Francisco Ventoso (Esp) BMC Racing Team 04:53
127. Marco Coledan (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia 04:55
128. Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) BMC Racing Team 04:59
129. Michael Mørkøv (Den) Quick-Step Floors 05:02
130. François Bidard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 05:05
131. Guillaume Boivin (Can) Israel Cycling Academy 05:10
132. Lennard Hofstede (Ned) Team Sunweb 05:15
133. Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) UAE Team Emirates 05:16
134. Domen Novak (Slo) Bahrain-Merida 05:17
135. Niklas Eg (Den) Trek-Segafredo 05:18
136. Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Bardiani CSF
137. Joe Dombrowski (USA) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale
138. Niccolo Bonifazio (Ita) Bahrain-Merida 05:19
139. Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto Fix All
140. Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Israel Cycling Academy 05:20
141. Alex Turrin (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia 05:22
142. Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) Israel Cycling Academy 05:24
143. Bert-Jan Lindeman (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo 05:28
144. Simone Andreetta (Ita) Bardiani CSF
145. Ruben Fernandez (Esp) Movistar Team
146. Sam Bewley (Nzl) Mitchelton-Scott 05:31
147. Manuel Belletti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec 05:32
148. Kenny Elissonde (Fra) Team Sky
149. Laurent Didier (Lux) Trek-Segafredo 05:38
150. Valerio Conti (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 0:05:39 (+2:00)
151. Christopher Hamilton (Aus) Team Sunweb 05:53
152. Koen Bouwmam (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo 05:55
153. Antonio Pedrero (Esp) Movistar Team
154. Manuele Boaro (Ita) Bahrain-Merida 06:01
155. Guy Sagiv (Isr) Israel Cycling Academy
156. Darwin Atapuma (Col) UAE Team Emirates 06:02
157. Jan Hirt (Cze) Astana Pro Team
158. Natnael Berhane (Eri) Dimension Data 06:12
159. Antonio Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-Merida 06:24
160. Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani CSF 06:32
161. Dayer Quintana (Col) Movistar Team 06:38

GC after Stage 16

1. Simon Yates (Gbr) Mitchelton-Scott 66:39:14
2. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Sunweb 00:56
3. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Bahrain-Merida 03:11
4. Chris Froome (Gbr) Team Sky 03:50
5. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 04:19
6. Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team 05:04
7. Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana Pro Team 05:37
8. Pello Bilbao (Esp) Astana Pro Team 06:02
9. Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Movistar Team 06:07
10. George Bennett (Nzl) LottoNL-Jumbo 07:01
11. Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe 07:13
12. Ben O’Connor (Aus) Dimension Data 07:33
13. Sam Oomen (Ned) Team Sunweb 08:05
14. Carlos Betancur (Col) Movistar Team 08:56
15. Alexandre Geniez (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 09:48
16. Davide Formolo (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe 10:03
17. Wout Poels (Ned) Team Sky 10:07
18. Michael Woods (Can) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale 11:42
19. Sergio Henao (Col) Team Sky 14:47
20. José Gonçalves (Por) Katusha-Alpecin 14:51
21. Mikel Nieve (Esp) Mitchelton-Scott 22:12
22. Fabio Aru (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 24:34
23. Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 29:25
24. Sébastien Reichenbach (Sui) Groupama-FDJ 32:20
25. Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 34:03
26. Georg Preidler (Aut) Groupama-FDJ 35:53
27. Maximilian Schachmann (Ger) Quick-Step Floors 38:06
28. Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Trek-Segafredo 41:43
29. Fausto Masnada (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec 41:59
30. Jack Haig (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott 42:22
31. Diego Ulissi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 42:30
32. Matej Mohoric (Slo) Bahrain-Merida 49:08
33. Valerio Conti (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 49:09
34. Felix Grossschartner (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe 52:00
35. Luis León Sanchez (Esp) Astana Pro Team 52:14
36. Robert Gesink (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo 1:01:59
37. Jan Polanc (Slo) UAE Team Emirates 1:10:46
38. Enrico Battaglin (Ita) LottoNL-Jumbo 1:11:01
39. Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 1:12:39
40. Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Bahrain-Merida 1:13:57
41. Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Katusha-Alpecin 1:14:28
42. Jan Hirt (Cze) Astana Pro Team 1:14:40
43. Quentin Jauregui (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1:14:54
44. Victor De La Parte (Esp) Movistar Team 1:16:41
45. Benjamin King (USA) Dimension Data 1:17:31
46. Louis Meintjes (RSA) Dimension Data 1:18:20
47. Ben Hermans (Bel) Israel Cycling Academy 1:21:08
48. François Bidard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1:22:30
49. Laurens ten Dam (Ned) Team Sunweb 1:23:19
50. Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Mitchelton-Scott 1:23:54
51. Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Bardiani CSF 1:24:29
52. Eros Capecchi (Ita) Quick-Step Floors 1:24:39
53. Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec 1:25:24
54. Nathan Brown (USA) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale 1:27:12
55. Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Fix All 1:28:13
56. Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Trek-Segafredo 1:32:15
57. Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec 1:37:47
58. Nico Denz (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale 1:39:30
59. Joe Dombrowski (USA) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale 1:39:34
60. Manuele Boaro (Ita) Bahrain-Merida 1:40:27
61. Rodolfo Torres (Col) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec 1:41:03
62. Kenny Elissonde (Fra) Team Sky 1:42:55
63. David De La Cruz (Esp) Team Sky 1:43:27
64. Darwin Atapuma (Col) UAE Team Emirates 1:45:41
65. Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) BMC Racing Team 1:45:43
66. Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe 1:46:17
67. Chad Haga (USA) Team Sunweb 1:46:45
68. Esteban Chaves (Col) Mitchelton-Scott 1:50:00
69. Louis Vervaeke (Bel) Team Sunweb 1:50:50
70. Kilian Frankiny (Sui) BMC Racing Team 1:51:35
71. Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 1:51:41
72. Ruben Plaza (Esp) Israel Cycling Academy 1:54:54
73. Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto Fix All 1:55:19
74. Koen Bouwmam (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo 2:03:03
75. Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Fix All 2:03:29
76. Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Team Sky 2:03:51
77. Manuele Mori (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 2:06:53
78. Hugh Carthy (Gbr) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale 2:08:10
79. Davide Ballerini (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec 2:08:57
80. Davide Villella (Ita) Astana Pro Team 2:09:48
81. Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data 2:10:42
82. Marco Marcato (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 2:15:34
83. Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Mitchelton-Scott 2:16:40
84. Anthony Roux (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 2:17:02
85. Natnael Berhane (Eri) Dimension Data 2:17:05
86. Steve Morabito (Sui) Groupama-FDJ 2:20:48
87. Mads Würtz Schmidt (Den) Katusha-Alpecin 2:22:01
88. Dayer Quintana (Col) Movistar Team 2:23:01
89. Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Quick-Step Floors 2:23:18
90. Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 2:23:31
91. Krists Neilands (Lat) Israel Cycling Academy 2:25:29
92. Laurent Didier (Lux) Trek-Segafredo 2:25:48
93. Sacha Modolo (Ita) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale 2:26:24
94. Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data 2:29:50
95. Andrea Vendrame (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec 2:31:58
96. Antonio Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-Merida 2:33:07
97. Francisco Ventoso (Esp) BMC Racing Team 2:34:30
98. Jaco Venter (RSA) Dimension Data 2:35:22
99. Clement Venturini (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 2:37:39
100. Antonio Pedrero (Esp) Movistar Team 2:40:41
101. Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) UAE Team Emirates 2:42:41
102. Lars Bak (Den) Lotto Fix All 2:43:18
103. Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani CSF 2:44:27
104. Niklas Eg (Den) Trek-Segafredo 2:45:20
105. Tony Martin (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin 2:46:12
106. Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Movistar Team 2:46:39
107. Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Hansgrohe 2:48:10
108. Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe 2:48:46
109. Rémi Cavagna (Fra) Quick-Step Floors 2:50:06
110. Jos van Emden (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo 2:52:05
111. Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky 2:53:06
112. Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
113. Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Katusha-Alpecin 2:54:43
114. Guillaume Boivin (Can) Israel Cycling Academy 2:55:12
115. Niccolo Bonifazio (Ita) Bahrain-Merida 2:57:01
116. Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) Israel Cycling Academy 2:57:12
117. Ruben Fernandez (Esp) Movistar Team 2:57:30
118. Christian Knees (Ger) Team Sky 2:58:28
119. Gijs Van Hoecke (Bel) LottoNL-Jumbo 2:59:24
120. Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin 3:00:11
121. Bert-Jan Lindeman (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo 3:00:27
122. Manuel Belletti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec 3:00:50
123. Christopher Hamilton (Aus) Team Sunweb 3:01:00
124. Marco Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec 3:01:29
125. Alex Dowsett (Gbr) Katusha-Alpecin 3:01:46
126. Jacopo Mosca (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia 3:02:00
127. Jérémy Roy (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 3:02:25
128. Simone Andreetta (Ita) Bardiani CSF 3:03:00
129. Maxim Belkov (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin 3:04:04
130. Domen Novak (Slo) Bahrain-Merida 3:04:40
131. Mirco Maestri (Ita) Bardiani CSF 3:06:30
132. Danny van Poppel (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo 3:09:01
133. Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Sunweb 3:09:59
134. Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) BMC Racing Team 3:10:48
135. Alex Turrin (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia 3:11:14
136. Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Lotto Fix All 3:12:43
137. Michael Mørkøv (Den) Quick-Step Floors 3:12:46
138. Florian Senechal (Fra) Quick-Step Floors 3:13:12
139. Sam Bewley (Nzl) Mitchelton-Scott 3:13:17
140. Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) BMC Racing Team 3:14:16
141. Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Israel Cycling Academy 3:14:45
142. William Bonnet (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 3:15:37
143. Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale 3:17:49
144. Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Quick-Step Floors 3:19:11
145. Mitchell Docker (Aus) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale 3:20:00
146. Elia Viviani (Ita) Quick-Step Floors 3:21:19
147. Markel Irizar (Esp) Trek-Segafredo 3:21:29
148. Ryan Mullen (Irl) Trek-Segafredo 3:23:50
149. Frederik Frison (Bel) Lotto Fix All 3:23:56
150. Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Fix All 3:27:38
151. Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe 3:30:11
152. Guy Sagiv (Isr) Israel Cycling Academy 3:30:41
153. Mads Pedersen (Den) Trek-Segafredo 3:30:50
154. Liam Bertazzo (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia 3:33:14
155. Boy van Poppel (Ned) Trek-Segafredo 3:33:31
156. Lennard Hofstede (Ned) Team Sunweb 3:33:52
157. Paolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani CSF 3:36:16
158. Marco Coledan (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia 3:43:10
159. Svein Tuft (Can) Mitchelton-Scott 3:48:25
160. Eugert Zhupa (Alb) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia 3:49:13
161. Giuseppe Fonzi (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia 4:02:42