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Opinion: This Giro d'Italia highlights the unbearable weight of Mathieu van der Poel’s massive talent

After wisecracks about eating spaghetti with ketchup and pizza with pineapple, Mathieu van der Poel almost pulled off his biggest joke yet on Wednesday – a victory in a mountain stage of his debut Giro d’Italia. Not content with a stage win and the pink jersey at the earliest point of asking back in Hungary in Stage 1, the Dutchman went on the attack yet again on Wednesday’s Stage 16 as he continued going deep into the third, and most mountainous week, of a race most people expected him to leave at the halfway point.

Santiago Buitrago wins Stage 17 at Giro d’Italia; Mathieu Van der Poel shines, Richard Carapaz keeps pink

Tears of sadness on Sunday turned to tears of joy on Wednesday as Santiago Buitrago picked up a maiden Grand Tour stage win with a fantastic solo effort in Lavarone. After missing out against Guilio Ciccone in Cogne, the 22-year-old Colombian bounced back three days later on an explosive Stage 17 in the Italian Alps as Bahrain-Victorious teammate Mikel Landa moved into the podium positions at the expense of Portugal’s Joao Almeida (UAE Team Emirates).

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Giro d’Italia Stage 2022 17 live - Richard Carapaz set to come under fire in penultimate day in the mountains

STAGE 16 RECAP Ad/> Runner-up the last time the Giro d’Italia tackled the mythical Mortirolo in 2019, Jan Hirt (Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert) went one better this time around with a fine solo win in Aprica after holding off a late charge from fellow escapee Thymen Arensman (Team DSM). Giro d'ItaliaGiro d'Italia Stage 17 — Route map, how to watch as three seconds separate top two10 HOURS AGO As the rain started to fall in the Italian Alps, Czech climber Hirt and Dutch youngster Arensman were the last two riders from a large 24-man break that held off the charge from the GC favourites, led home by Australia’s Jai Hindley (Bora Hansgrohe) after a thrilling sprint for third place against the maglia rosa, Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers).

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Opinion: And then there were four… Why Bora-Hansgrohe must now back Jai Hindley for Giro d'Italia glory

The three slender seconds that now split Richard Carapaz and Jai Hindley at the top of the general classification represent the smallest gap in this stage in the race since 1963, when maglia rosa Diego Ronchini had only two seconds on fellow Italian Vittorio Adorni. That year Ronchini did not hold on to win the Giro – but then neither did Adorni, who ended up in second place after conceding the race lead to Franco Balmamion after Stage 19 after a single day in pink.

‘You would be fuming’ – Are Bora blowing Jai Hindley hopes by not attacking ‘vulnerable’ Ineos at Giro d’Italia?

Bora-hansgrohe risk throwing away Jai Hindley’s general classification dream at the Giro d’Italia if they continue hunting stage wins, according to Eurosport experts Adam Blythe and Robbie McEwen. Bora surprisingly sent two riders – Lennard Kamna and Wilco Kelderman – into the breakaway on Tuesday’s queen stage in the mountains, leaving Hindley with little protection. Ad/> Hindley was eventually isolated on the final climb despite still having team-mates up the road, with Kamna in the hunt for a solo victory before a late implosion saw Jan Hirt (Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert Materiaux) come through to take a first Grand Tour win.

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Opinion: This Giro d'Italia highlights the unbearable weight of Mathieu van der Poel’s massive talent

Santiago Buitrago wins Stage 17 at Giro d’Italia; Mathieu Van der Poel shines, Richard Carapaz keeps pink

Bowen's rise from Hereford to England

Giro d’Italia Stage 2022 17 live - Richard Carapaz set to come under fire in penultimate day in the mountains

Lolohea relishing Cup final full-back clash with Field

Opinion: And then there were four… Why Bora-Hansgrohe must now back Jai Hindley for Giro d'Italia glory

‘You would be fuming’ – Are Bora blowing Jai Hindley hopes by not attacking ‘vulnerable’ Ineos at Giro d’Italia?

Wilson plotting Rangers move for £200k gem with a "great appetite", GvB would love him - opinion