Home Races Road Pirazzi wins from breakaway on Giro d'Italia stage to Vittorio Veneto By Daniel Benson published 28 May 2014 Quintana's maglia rosa only comes under fire with words (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) Image 1 of 96Stefano Pirazzi outfoxed Tim Wellens and Jay McCarthy to claim stage 17 (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Stefano Pirazzi wins stage 17 of the Giro d'Italia (Image credit: Bettini Photo)That is definitely a red flag (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Jussi Veikkanen (FDJ) celebrates sixth place (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Jussi Veikkanen (FDJ) won the sprint from thechasing group (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Watching the peloton pass by from the water (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Nario Quintana (Movistar) just needed some pink shoes and a pink bike (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Jay McCarthy (Tinkoff-Saxo) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Jussi Veikkanen (FDJ) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Philip Deignan (Team Sky) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Fabio Felline (Trek Factory Racing) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)A very pink Quintana (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Nairo Quitana (Movistar) celebrates his maglia bianco (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Julian Arredondo (Trek) spends another day in the climbers jersey (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Quintana, the maglia bianco and a Colombian flag (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Thomas De Gendt (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) was the leader on the road for quite a while (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Team enjoy a mid-race chat from the car (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Nario Quintana keeps out of the sun (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Giant-Shimano slightly overshot the corner (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Thomas De Gendt (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) and a running maglia rosa (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Picking up the pieces after Eduard Vorganov (Katusha) crasged (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)TV team Katusha (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)It's not just riders who crash - the Giant-Shimano car did a little off-roading on stage 17 (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Nairo Quintana (Movistar) on the podium (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Jussi Veikkanen mistakenly belived he'd won the stage (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Stefano Pirazzi (Bardiani CSF) wins stage 17 (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Nairo Quintana in the race lead (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Stefano Pirazzi (Bardiani) wins stage 17 (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Another pink jersey for Nairo Quintana (Movistar) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Stefano Pirazzi (Bardiani CSF) on the podium (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Race directors met with the race organisers to discuss the stage 16 debacle on the Stelvio (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Race directors met with the race organisers to discuss the stage 16 debacle on the Stelvio (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Race directors met with the race organisers to discuss the stage 16 debacle on the Stelvio (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Race directors met with the race organisers to discuss the stage 16 debacle on the Stelvio (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Race directors met with the race organisers to discuss the stage 16 debacle on the Stelvio (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Eusebio Unzue denies doing anything wrong (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Oleg Tinkov has been vocally critical of the race organisers (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Mauro Vegni, the race director, under fire at the start of stage 17 (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Eusebio Unzue meets with TInkoff team managers (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Stefano Pirazzi (Bardiani CSF) celebrates his Giro d'Italia stage win (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Stefano Pirazzi (Bardiani CSF) celebrates his Giro d'Italia stage win (Image credit: Bettini Photo)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Stage 17 of the Giro d'Italia passed through wine country (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Nicolas Roche (Tinkoff-Saxo) watches the show from afar (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Simon Geschke (Giant Shimano) in the breakaway (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Stage 17 of the Giro d'Italia (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Colombians Nairo Quintana and Julian Arredondo lead the overall and mountains classifications (Image credit: Bettini Photo)A brief shower soaked the peloton (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Julian Arredondo (Trek) in the mountains jersey (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Jay McCarthy (Tinkoff Saxo) in the breakaway (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Nicola Boem (Bardiani CSF) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Nairo Quintana and young rider jersey wearer Rafal Majka at the start (Image credit: Bettini Photo)It was a lovely day for racing on stage 17, in sharp contrast to the previous day (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Movistar sets the prace (Image credit: Bettini Photo)The riders enjoyed much improved conditions on stage 17 (Image credit: Bettini Photo)The stage 17 breakaway (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Nairo Quintana (Movistar) enjoying his time in pink (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Diego Ulissi (Lampre-Merida) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Unzue speaks to the Giro moto refs (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Mauro Vegni the center of controversy after stage 16 (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Nairo Quintana (Movistar) decked out in pink for his first day in the maglia rosa (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Matteo Montaguti (AG2R-La Mondiale) leads the escape group (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Merida) went into the breakaway (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Nairo Quintana in the maglia rosa (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Nairo Quintana (Movistar) enjoys the first day in the pink jersey (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Nairo Quintana (Movistar) had pink everything for stage 17 of the Giro d'Italia (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Nairo Quintana (Movistar) kept the race lead (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Nairo Quintana (Movistar) (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Nairo Quintana (Movistar) (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Stefano Pirazzi (Bardiani CSF) (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Stefano Pirazzi (Bardiani CSF) celebrates his Giro d'Italia stage win (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Stefano Pirazzi (Bardiani CSF) celebrates his Giro d'Italia stage win (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Stefano Pirazzi (Bardiani CSF) celebrates his Giro d'Italia stage win (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Stefano Pirazzi (Bardiani CSF) celebrates his Giro d'Italia stage win (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Stefano Pirazzi (Bardiani CSF) celebrates his Giro d'Italia stage win (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Stefano Pirazzi (Bardiani CSF) celebrates his Giro d'Italia stage win (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Thomas De Gendt (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) on the attack (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Thomas De Gendt (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) attacked the breakaway (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Stefano Pirazzi (Bardiani CSF) on the attack (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Stefano Pirazzi (Bardiani CSF) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Stefano Pirazzi (Bardiani CSF) celebrates his Giro d'Italia stage win (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Stefano Pirazzi (Bardiani CSF) wins ahead of Tim Wellens and Jay McCarthy (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Stefano Pirazzi (Bardiani CSF) celebrates his Giro d'Italia stage win (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Stefano Pirazzi (Bardiani CSF) checks the position of Tim Wellens (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Stefano Pirazzi (Bardiani CSF) on the podium in the GIro d'Italia (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tim Wellens, Matteo Montaguti, Stefano Pirazzi, Jay McCarthy and Thomas De Gendt made the winning breakaway (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Thomas De Gendt (Omega Pharma) was given free rein on stage 17 (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Thomas De Gendt (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) on the attack (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Eduard Vorganov (Katusha) slid out in a roundabout (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Eduard Vorganov (Katusha) gets going again after a crash (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The peloton on stage 17 of the Giro d'Italia (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Race leader Nairo Quintana (Movistar) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
