Valgren wins Giro 17th stage, Vingegaard stays in pink

AFP | Andalo

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Danish rider Michael Valgren won the 17th stage of the Giro d’Italia yesterday as Jonas Vingegaard continued his march to a first overall victory on the Grand Tour.

Valgren took the honours in Andalo after attacking from a small group with a kilometre remaining of the undulating 202km ride from Cassano d’Adda in which riders suffered both from punishing heat and also sudden downpours.

The 34-year-old EF Education–EasyPost rider claimed his second win of the season, with his other also coming in Italy at the Tirreno-Adriatico.

Valgren was part of a group which pulled away from the break on the final categorised Andalo-Lever climb.

Initially he looked to be contesting the stage honours with Einer Rubio before the pair were caught by a handful of other riders in the concluding kilometres.

Vingegaard, who is hunting a Giro-Tour de France double this year, stays four minutes ahead of Felix Gall in the overall standings after rolling home with the peloton.

Jhonatan Narvaez won the intermediate sprint and took the points jersey from France’s Paul Magnier, who wasn’t part of the break and now trails the UAE rider by 10 points.