The photo of the packaging that Milan won (left).
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Jonathan Milan won this Wednesday at stage 17 of the Tour de France with a powerful final sprint, after a day marked by a massive fall less than a kilometer from the finish line.
The Italian of Lidl-Trek repeated victory in this edition and expanded its advantage in the points classification, in a fragmented arrival, with runners crossing the finish line of one and several affected by the fall.
What an end! There was a multiple fall at the entrance to the last kilometer of stage 17 and Jonathan Milan managed to prevail in the sprint to conquer the victory. Jordi Meeus and Tobias Andersen completed the podium. 🤩 pic.twitter.com/3FRd3wtXsV
– ESPN Cycling (@esptniclism) July 23, 2025
The stage, which passed between Bollène and GAP, began with several escape attempts. Finally, a group made up of Abrahamsen, Albanese, Pacher and Burgaudeau managed to settle in the lead for much of the tour. The last to resist was Abrahamsen, hunted by the platoon in the absence of four km. The tension rose with the appearance of the rain, the wet asphalt and the frantic rhythm of the sprinters equipment.
The outcome was dramatic. Under the last kilometer banner, a massive fall unleashed chaos. Several runners were involved, including Biniam Girmay, who reached the visibly sore goal. The favorites Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard, well positioned, managed to avoid the accident and crossed the goal without inconvenience. The Slovenian kept the yellow jersey without changes in the general.
Milan took advantage of the confusion to launch an impeccable sprint, surpassing the lags of the platoon and ensuring a key triumph that consolidates him as leader of the points classification. Now he takes 62 units of advantage to Pogacar, an important margin with only a few remaining stages. His victory was held with euphoria in the Lidl-Trek, which has dominated the flat endings.
This stage also leaves some casualties and hard blows in the platoon. The fall at 50 km from the end, which affected Carlos Rodríguez and Julian Alaphilippe, had already lit the alarms.
The Tour now enters its final stretch with decisive days for the general, but also with the open struggle for the stages and the green jersey, where Milan has given a blow of authority.
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