{"id":32585,"date":"2025-07-23T21:58:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T21:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/tour-de-france-2025-results-milan-wins-stage-17-in-wet-sprint-finish\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T21:58:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T21:58:20","slug":"tour-de-france-2025-results-milan-wins-stage-17-in-wet-sprint-finish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/tour-de-france-2025-results-milan-wins-stage-17-in-wet-sprint-finish\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour de France 2025 results: Milan wins stage 17 in wet sprint finish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;We still have some tough days that await us, the climbs,&#8221; said Milan. &#8220;But at the moment, we&#8217;ve had a lot of fun, and I&#8217;m really happy with how it&#8217;s going.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;We&#8217;ll keep fighting for the intermediate [sprints] and on the last day for the stage, but we&#8217;ll see how it goes. We have a bit more distance with the points and I&#8217;m a bit more relaxed, but I will keep fighting.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Wednesday&#8217;s stage could be the final opportunity for sprinters to triumph this year &#8211; as Sunday&#8217;s finale in Paris, which traditionally favours the fast men, features the Montmartre climb shortly before the finish so it could scupper their chances.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Milan, who is making his Tour debut having previously won the green jersey twice on the Giro d&#8217;Italia, had already claimed his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/cycling\/articles\/c8j1k8j1p80o\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">maiden Tour win on stage eight.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">But with Pogacar closing on him in the points race, Lidl-Trek were caught out on Tuesday as Milan was out of position to contest the intermediate sprint.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">This time, they ensured he was at the front of the peloton for the sprint, claiming 11 points after the breakaway, and the team helped Milan recover as he was dropped on the first of two categorised climbs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Lidl-Trek riders then played their part to reel in the lead group, from which Jonas Abrahamsen attacked with 12km to go, only to be caught by the peloton with 4km remaining.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The wet conditions made for a treacherous finish and although Milan avoided the crash, it put some of his rivals out of contention as he sprinted to the line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;This is a really fantastic team victory and I have to thank them from the bottom of my heart,&#8221; Milan added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I survived with the help of my team-mates. Without this, I would not be here. They delivered me in the best position [for the finish].&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The battle for the yellow jersey is set to continue on Thursday with the first of two gruelling mountain stages in the Alps.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/cycling\/articles\/cr5vglgv9jzo\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;We still have some tough days that await us, the climbs,&#8221; said Milan. &#8220;But at the moment, we&#8217;ve had a lot of fun, and I&#8217;m really happy with how it&#8217;s going. &#8220;We&#8217;ll keep fighting for the intermediate [sprints] and on the last day for the stage, but we&#8217;ll see how it goes. 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