Tour De France: Jonathan Milan Wins Stage 17 After Crash-strewn Sprint

Italy’s Jonathan Milan claimed his 2nd triumph successful this year’s Tour de France erstwhile he won a crash-disrupted sprint successful nan 17th shape connected Wednesday.

Milan prevailed successful a 10-man sprint aft nan peloton was held up down a monolithic clang pinch conscionable 1 kilometre to go, arsenic riders went down connected slippery roads successful a rainy decorativeness successful Valence. Biniam Girmay was attended to by title doctors aft a clang pinch 1km to go.

Tadej Pogacar crossed nan decorativeness statement safely to clasp nan wide leader’s yellowish jersey. France’s Quentin Pacher and Mathieu Burgaudeau, arsenic good arsenic Jonas Abrahamsen of Norway and Italy’s Vincenzo Albanese, collapsed distant early but stood small chance against nan corporate powerfulness of nan sprinters’ teams.

With nan peloton breathing down their necks, Abrahamsen went solo pinch 11km remaining, only to beryllium reined successful 4.3km from nan line. Milan was nan strongest successful nan reduced sprint, edging retired Jordi Meeus of Belgium and Denmark’s Tobias Lund Andresen, who were 2nd and third, respectively.

Thursday’s 18th shape is simply a sadistic upland trek betwixt Vif and nan Col de la Loze, 1 of nan astir feared ascents successful nan Tour.

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