FALZES/PFALZEN, ITALY—Jon Izaguirre of Spain won the 16th stage of the Giro d’Italia on Tuesday while Canadian Ryder Hesjedal remained 30 seconds behind overall leader Joaquin Rodriguez.

Izaguirre had been in the lead group for most of the day. He broke away from it on the final sharp climb of the mainly uphill 173-kilometre trek from Limone sul Garda to Falzes/Pfalzen.

Izaguirre finished in four hours two minutes. Hesjedal and Rodriguez were in a pack of riders that crossed nearly nine minutes behind Izaguirre.

Hesjedal, a 31-year-old from Victoria, is the designated leader of the Garmin-Barracuda team.

It’s Izaguirre’s first win on a grand tour. He finished 16 seconds ahead of Alessandro De Marchi and Stef Clement.

Wednesday’s 17th stage moves the Giro to the Dolomites, with four tough climbs along the 186-kilometre (115.58 mile) route from Falzes/Pfalzen before the final descent into Cortina d’Ampezzo.

The Giro ends on May 27 in Milan.