After Stage 17 of the Giro d'Italia, Spain's Joaquim Rodriguez still holds a 30 second lead over Garmin-Barracuda's Ryder Hesjedal. Hesjedal has been able to stay with striking distance of Rodriguez, but he'll need to make a move soon, as the tour enters its fourth-to-last stage tomorrow.
Though Rodriguez has been unable to truly separate himself from Hesjedal, he has begun to put some serious distance between those further back, as he now has a more than 90 second lead over all competitors outside of Hesjedal and Ivan Basso, the current third place racer.
| Pos. | Name | Country | Team | Time | d |
| 1 | Joaquim Rodriguez | ESP | KAT | 74:46:46 | 0:00 |
| 2 | Ryder Hesjedal | CAN | GRM | 74:47:16 | 0:30 |
| 3 | Ivan Basso | ITA | LIQ | 74:48:08 | 1:22 |
| 4 | Michele Scarponi | ITA | LAM | 74:48:22 | 1:36 |
| 5 | Rigoberto Uran Uran | COL | SKY | 74:49:42 | 2:56 |
| 6 | Benat Intxausti Elorriaga | ESP | MOV | 74:49:50 | 3:04 |
| 7 | Domenico Pozzovivo | ITA | COG | 74:50:05 | 3:19 |
| 8 | Paolo Tiralongo | ITA | AST | 74:50:59 | 4:13 |
| 9 | Thomas De Gendt | BEL | VCD | 74:51:24 | 4:38 |
| 10 | Sergio Henao | COL | SKY | 74:51:28 | 4:42 |
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