Diego Ulissi Grab Stage 17 Giro d'Italia 2011

Diego Ulissi Lampre-ISD young rider managed to become the best in Stage 17 Giro d'Italia 2011. The 21-year-old driver managed to be the best after a sprint through a controversial penalty.

Stage 17 is mountain stage finish on the track but with a flat (horizontal). Start from Feltre to Tirano with a total mileage 230km. This stage makes a good opportunity for the Rounder to breakaway.

Total racers who perform approximately 11-rider breakaway, which include the HTC-Highroad drivers and riders garmin Kanstanstin Sivtsov Cervelo Christope Le Mevel.

Kanstantsin Sivtsov Belarus rider who was in position 12 GC to make the drivers in the top 10 GC worried about the respective positions. Kanstantsin Sivtsov and hold it to the Breakaway Group.

When the breakaway group was 6 minutes in front of the platoon, Liquigas troops began to worry about their position GC Contender Vicenzo Nibali. Squad Liquigas continue to increase the tempo of the platoon to secure a position Nibali who are in position 3 GC, closed to within 5 minutes behind Maglia Rosa Alberto Contador.

Breakaway successfully reach the finish line without overtaken platoon, Kanstantsin Sivtsov finally able to build up positions in the GC. HTC Rider is located at position 5 GC 9 minutes adrift of Alberto Contador.

Sprint Finish stage 17 in Tirano controversial re-colored, Diego Ulissi (Lampre) with a dodgy start fishing when the race still leaves sprint 700m before the finish. 3 racers started responding including the Italian national champion Giovanni Visconti (Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli).

300 m before the finish Ulissi start doing sprints, Visconti tried to follow him, highly close Ulissi take the path with the path that led to drivers stuck Visconti. Controversy began when Visconti encourage Ulissi to take the sprint lane, Visconti finished ahead followed Ulissi and Pablo Lastras Garcia (Movistar).
Visconti actions that encourage Ulissi not justified by the race officer and sanctions by making Visconti 3rd place finish.
Ulissi (Lampre) was deeply pleased with the results he achieved, this is the 2nd year he became a pro racer.

Here are results of Giro d'Italia stage 17 Feltre - Tirano 230km
1 Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre - ISD 5:31:51
2 Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Team Movistar
3 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Vini Farnese - Neri Sottoli
January 4 Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 12:00:04
5 Fabio Taborre (Ita) Acqua & Sapone 0:00:08
6 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha
7 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
8 Jesús Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Saxo Bank SunGard
9 Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Pro Team Astana
10 Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR) HTC-Highroad 0:00:10

General classification after stage 17
1 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Saxo Bank SunGard 68:18:27
2 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD 0:04:58
3 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:05:45
4 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:07:35
5 Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR) HTC-Highroad 0:09:12
6 José Rujano Guillen (Ven) 0:09:18 Androni Giocattoli
7 Ituralde Mikel Nieve (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:09:22
8 Denis Menchov (Rus) 0:09:38 Geox-TMC
9 Roman Kreuziger (CZE) 0:09:47 Astana Pro Team
10 Joaquim Rodríguez Oliver (Spa) 0:10:25 Team Katusha