Kruijswijk finds Giro d'Italia 2017 route favourable

At the start of stage 19 of the Giro d'Italia this year, Steven Kruijswijk was in the race lead by three minutes and looked set to become the first-ever Dutch winner of the race. But a crash on the Coll dell'Agnello and subsequent injuries pushed him off the race's final podium behind winner Vincenzo Nibali.

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