ANDALO – Danish veteran Michael Valgren burst clear in the final kilometre to win stage 17 of the Giro d’Italia on Wednesday.
After the two leaders were joined by a small group of chasers, Valgren showed his superior sprinting skill to go alone and cross the line well ahead of Andreas Leknessund.
The 34-year-old EF Education-EasyPost rider hung on grimly alongside Movistar’s Einer Rubio as the 200km stage concluded with a series of sharp climbs and fast descents.
