Rabobank’s young Dutch rider Steven Kruijswijk put the finishing touches on a masterful ride at the Giro d’Italia Sunday, riding a solid time trial in Milan on his Giant Trinity Advanced SL and preserving a top-10 overall finish.

The 23-year-old Kruijsijk, considered one of the major revelations of this year’s Giro, also finished second to Czech rider Roman Kreuzinger in the Best Young Rider classification.

Kruijswijk rode his way into contention by battling at the front on the key climbs of the three-week grand tour, which was considered one of the hardest Giros in recent memory. He rode aggressively throught the race on his TCR Advanced SL, joining breakaways and making major time gains in the mountains.

Kruijswijk wore the white leader's jersey of the Best Young Rider in the first week and performed exceptionally well in the final days, moving up from 13th to ninth overall in the last three stages. Finishing sixth on Stage 19 to Macugnaga and seventh on Stage 20 to Sestriere, two difficult mountain stages, Kruijswijk emerged as a major young talent to watch.

The entire Rabobank team was aggressive throughout the three-week race. Other highlights included a gutsy solo stage win by Peter Weening on the challenging Stage 5, which featured the famed strade blanche dirt roads. That win in Orvieto put Weening in the pink leader’s jersey for four days before Alberto Contador, the eventual race winner, took over after Stage 9.