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Italy's Milan Wins Tour De France 17th Stage, Pogacar Retains Yellow
SOUTHERN FRANCE, JUL 23 – Jonathan Milan secured his second stage win at the 2025 Tour de France by winning a crash-disrupted sprint, extending his lead in the points classification to 72 points.
- Italian cyclist Jonathan Milan won the 17th stage of the Tour de France on July 23, 2025, between Bollene and Valence in southern France.
- The race was disrupted by a massive crash with one kilometre remaining as riders slipped on rainy roads, causing delays in the peloton's sprint finish.
- Milan prevailed in a reduced 10-man sprint ahead of Belgium's Jordi Meeus and Denmark's Tobias Lund Andresen, extending his lead in the points classification wearing the green jersey.
- Milan attributed his success to team support, saying "I didn't survive alone" and credited teammates for helping him through earlier climbs such as Mont Ventoux.
- Meanwhile, Tadej Pogacar retained the overall leader's yellow jersey by safely finishing the stage, while the race's challenging mountain stages continue to unfold with the 18th stage set as a grueling ascent to Col de la Loze.
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The 17th stage of the Tour de France (Bollene - Valence; 160.4 km) was won by Italian Jonathan Milan (Lidl - Trek), for his second stage win of the Tour this year. Overall, Wednesday's stage brought no changes.
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