Stage 12
Kooij wins the dash
- Thursday 22 May 2025
- 172 km
- 1,627 m climbed
- Won by Olav Kooij
The road
At the start
Two climbs, then sixty flat kilometres
Isaac del Toro still leads the Giro, 31 seconds ahead of his own UAE teammate Juan Ayuso, with Antonio Tiberi third at 1:07. Richard Carapaz won yesterday and climbed to sixth. Today the race exhales: 172 kilometres from Modena to Viadana, two categorised climbs in the first half, then sixty pan-flat kilometres beside the Po. Mads Pedersen is chasing a fourth stage win; Olav Kooij is still waiting for his first.
How it was won
- 12 km to go
Toward a bunch sprint
The flat Po valley stage rolls toward an inevitable sprint.
- At the line
Kooij wins the dash
Olav Kooij wins the bunch sprint on stage 12.
The result
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olav Kooij | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 3:55:40 |
| 2 | Casper van Uden | Team Picnic PostNL | +0:00 |
| 3 | Ben Turner | INEOS Grenadiers | +0:00 |
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