Overview

• Italy’s Jonathan Milan won the 160.4 km Stage 17 into Valence in lashing rain after a mass fall 800 m from the line disrupted the finale.
• The Lidl Trek rider earned his second Tour stage triumph and increased his advantage in the points classification to 312 points with only two intermediate sprints remaining.
• Yellow jersey leader Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard avoided the crash and finished safely together, preserving Pogacar’s 4 minute 15 second overall margin.
• On Tuesday, Valentin Paret-Peintre broke France’s winless streak by seizing Stage 16 atop Mont Ventoux while Pogacar set a new climb record and extended his lead.
• The peloton now heads into three high-mountain stages where the battle for the yellow jersey faces its toughest tests.