Movistar rider Nairo Quintana won a dramatic and confused 16th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday to snatch the overall leader's pink jersey from fellow Colombian Rigoberto Uran's shoulders. Quintana, last year's Tour de France runner-up, pulled away in a controversial descent from the Stelvio pass and increased the gap in the final climb of the 139-km trek from Ponte Di Legno. There was confusion as organisers appeared to neutralize the race during that descent, made dangerous by the terrible weather conditions, but then told teams to ignore the instruction. Sorry for the wrong information," the Giro's official Twitter feed said in a message replacing an earlier one.
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