Stage 16

The road

At the start

The last week opens in the wet

Livigno stretched the lead to grotesque proportions — 6:41 over Geraint Thomas, 6:56 over Daniel Martínez — and the only question left is the order behind the maglia rosa. The third week opens with 207 kilometres from Livigno over the Umbrail Pass and into the Dolomites, and rain is forecast on every northern stage from here to Rome. A parking zone is planned atop the Umbrail so the riders can change clothes.

How it was won

1. 157 km to go

   Movistar chase in the rain

   On a stage slashed short by an Alpine storm and a riders' vote, Movistar drive the peloton through the downpour, keeping the breakaway on a tight leash.

2. 230 km to go

   Alaphilippe alone over the Pinei

   Julian Alaphilippe distances his companions on the long Passo Pinei and ploughs a lone furrow toward Santa Cristina, chasing yet another break win.

3. 314 km to go

   Pellizzari fights for glory

   On the steep final ramps 20-year-old Giulio Pellizzari attacks for Bardiani's first Giro stage win in years, catching and passing Alaphilippe as the peloton closes in.

4. 4At the line

   Pogačar makes it five

   Majka empties himself and Pogačar surges past Pellizzari with 700 metres left for a fifth stage win, extending his lead past seven minutes as Thomas cracks behind.

The result