Stage 17
46:01, and the race lead
- Wednesday 9 September 2015
- 38.6 km
- 328 m climbed
- Won by Tom Dumoulin
The road
How it was won
- 25 km to go
Cummings sets the early mark
Bagdonas lays down 49:22 first thing; Steve Cummings goes quicker than him at the first check before fading. Kiryienka comes through closer still.
- 11 km to go
Dumoulin fastest of everyone
Through the second checkpoint the red jersey contenders are being dismantled: Rodríguez and Majka are haemorrhaging time to the Dutchman, and only Aru is stemming it at all.
- At the line
46:01, and the race lead
Dumoulin started the day fourth, 1:51 down. He finishes it in the red jersey of the Vuelta a España — a time triallist leading a Grand Tour full of climbers with four days to go.
The result
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Dumoulin | Team Giant - Alpecin | 46:01 |
| 2 | Maciej Bodnar | Tinkoff - Saxo | +1:04 |
| 3 | Alejandro Valverde | Movistar Team | +1:08 |
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