Stage 21

The road

At the start

Rome, and fourteen seconds

Monte Lussari turned it over: Primož Roglič carries the maglia rosa into the final day 14 seconds ahead of Geraint Thomas, with João Almeida third at 1:15. Nothing but ceremony and a sprint remains — 136 kilometres out to Ostia and back, then six laps of a circuit in central Rome finishing on 700 metres of sanpietrini along the Viale dei Fori Imperiali. Mark Cavendish, in his last Giro, has not won a stage.

How it was won

1. 161 km to go

   A last break in Rome

   The ceremonial roll into Rome finally sparks a three-man move, but the technical circuit and sprinters' teams keep them on a short leash.

2. 2At the line

   Rome

   Mark Cavendish, in his final Giro, powers past Gaviria to win the last bunch sprint on the streets of Rome, as Primož Roglič celebrates his first Giro d'Italia overall.

The result