2026 Giro d'Italia stage 17 by BikeRaceInfo

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Weather at the finish city of Andalo at 2:55 PM, local time: 24C (76F), showers in the vicinity, with the wind from the south-southwest at 10 km/hr (6 mph). Storms are forecast to continue through 6:00 PM. Gusty winds and small hail are possible..

The stage: This is a rolling stage without particularly severe climbs. The approach to Lake Iseo is flat. After Iseo, riders tackle first the Passo dei Tre Termini and then the Cocca di Lodrino, entering the Valle del Chiese on a steady and gradual ascent. After Tione di Trento, the road becomes more technical, with a narrower carriageway, until San Lorenzo Dorsino, where the climb begins towards Molveno and then Andalo, leading into the final part of the stage.

Final kilometers:
The final 11 km are clearly divided into two distinct sections. After the KOM at Andalo-Lever, there is a fast descent on a wide road, in parts with steep gradients. This is followed by 6 km of climbing: initially gentle, then more sustained, ending at 1.5 km from the finish. A slight downhill false flat leads into the final flat straight. Finish on 8 m wide asphalt, with a 700 m finishing straight.

The race: Here's the report from stage winner Michael Valgren's Team EF Education-EasyPost.

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.

That’s been Michael Valgren’s approach throughout this Giro d’Italia, with the versatile Dane finally taking home the elusive stage win that he and his EF Education-EasyPost team have craved since the race started in Bulgaria almost three weeks ago.

“This was missing from my résumé. I think I deserved this. I think I’ve always said it to someone in the media: my career has been pretty good, but I needed this Grand Tour stage win,” Michael said.

Stage 17 gets started.

With just a handful of chances remaining in this year’s Giro, all eyes turned to stage 17 of the race and the 202km route from Cassano d'Adda to Andalo. Michael, who has been in the mix and fighting for a breakaway win all race, was once again on the attack as long as the flag dropped, joining a large group that formed early on the stage.

The winner of a fantastic Tirreno-Adriatico stage win earlier this year, Michael was one of the strongest riders in the break, and he was never far from the front when the splits started to emerge inside the closing stages. He marked moves, went into the red several times, but risked everything on that one chance to take glory.

On the final climb, Michael was part of a small group, and he dug deep despite constant pressure from his remaining breakaway companions. Even when they were caught, he didn’t give up, and his experience was vital when a lull in pace with 1.1km created a small window of opportunity for an all-or-nothing attack.

As soon as he launched his move from the back of the group, Michael created a gap on his remaining rivals and, over the final run to the line, held on to win our first stage of the race and Michael’s maiden grand tour stage win.

Michael Valgren wins stage 17 holding a lucky charm his son gave him. La Presse photo

When he crossed the line, Michael pulled out a lucky charm from the back of his special edition Giro d’Italia Assos jersey.

“Yeah, you know, last year I had high hopes for a good stage at the Tour, so my son went with Pokémon. Basically, it’s a Pokémon in our team colors. So yeah, it’s a lucky charm,” he said at the finish.

Michael, congratulations, you never once let your spirit and determination dip during this Giro, and you’ve finally taken the win you deserved.

Complete results:

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202 kilometers raced at an average speed of 43.047 km/hr

1	Michael Valgren	EF Education-EasyPost	4hr 41min 33sec
2	Andreas Leknessund	Uno-X Mobility	@ 3sec
3	Damiano Caruso	Bahrain Victorious	0:06
4	Aleksandr Vlasov	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
5	Einer Rubio	Movistar Team	s.t.
6	Igor Arrieta	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	0:14
7	Gianmarco Garofoli	Soudal Quick-Step	0:52
8	David de la Cruz	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	1:08
9	Jhonatan Narvaez	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	1:44
10	Mark Donovan	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
11	Florian Stork	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
12	Jan Hirt	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
13	Giulio Ciccone	Lidl-Trek	1:47
15	Fabio Van den Bossche	Soudal Quick-Step	2:19
16	Juan Pedro Lopez	Movistar Team	s.t.
18	Mick van Dijke	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	2:38
19	Simone Gualdi	Lotto-Intermarché	3:33
20	Enric Mas	Movistar Team	4:12
21	Alessandro Tonelli	Team Polti-VisitMalta	4:58
22	Orluis Aular	Movistar Team	5:15
23	Johannes Kulset	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
24	Andrea Raccagni Noviero	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
25	Rémy Rochas	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
27	Toon Aerts	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
28	Koen Bouwman	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
29	Bart Lemmen	Team Visma \| Lease a Bike	s.t.
30	Ben Zwiehoff	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
32	Mathys Rondel	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
33	Davide Piganzoli	Team Visma \| Lease a Bike	s.t.
34	Jonas Vingegaard	Team Visma \| Lease a Bike	s.t.
35	Ludovico Crescioli	Team Polti-VisitMalta	s.t.
36	Rasmus Søjberg Pedersen	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
37	Giovanni Aleotti	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
38	Callum Scotson	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
39	Afonso Eulalio	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
40	Magnus Sheffield	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
41	Felix Gall	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
42	Markel Beloki	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
43	Thymen Arensman	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
44	Victor Campenaerts	Team Visma \| Lease a Bike	s.t.
45	Gregor Mühlberger	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
46	Jai Hindley	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
47	Edoardo Zambanini	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
48	Chris Harper	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
50	Derek Gee-West	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
51	Egan Bernal	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
52	Oliver Naesen	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
53	Lorenzo Milesi	Movistar Team	s.t.
54	Embret Svestad-Bårdseng	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
55	Ben O'Connor	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
56	Jack Haig	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
57	Johannes Staune-Mittet	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
58	Michael Storer	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
59	Fran Miholjevic	Bahrain Victorious	6:17
60	Andrea Mifsud	Team Polti-VisitMalta	7:03
61	Diego Ulissi	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
62	Markus Hoelgaard	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
63	Sakarias Koller Løland	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
64	Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
65	William Barta	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
66	Gianni Moscon	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	7:48
67	Filippo Ganna	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	8:22
68	Matteo Sobrero	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
69	Connor Swift	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	8:29
72	Lawrence Warbasse	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	12:46
73	Alan Hatherly	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
74	Cyril Barthe	Groupama-FDJ United	12:52
75	Alessandro Pinarello	NSN Cycling Team	13:29
76	Filippo Zana	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
77	Giulio Pellizzari	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
78	Manuele Tarozzi	Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber	s.t.
79	Tobias Bayer	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
80	Remi Cavagna	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
81	Gijs Leemreize	Team Picnic PostNL	13:40
82	Frank van den Broek	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
84	Alberto Bettiol	XDS Astana Team	14:57
85	Niklas Larsen	Unibet Rose Rockets	15:54
86	Brieuc Rolland	Groupama-FDJ United	17:01
87	Christopher Juul-Jensen	Team Jayco-AlUla	18:28
88	Tim Rex	Team Visma \| Lease a Bike	18:51
89	Jan Christen	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	19:00
90	Max Walscheid	Lidl-Trek	19:15
91	Jonas Rutsch	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
92	Filippo Turconi	Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber	s.t.
93	Ryan Mullen	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
94	Luca Paletti	Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber	s.t.
95	Nikita Tsvetkov	Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber	s.t.
96	Thomas Pesenti	Team Polti-VisitMalta	s.t.
97	Timo Kielich	Team Visma \| Lease a Bike	s.t.
98	Mirco Maestri	Team Polti-VisitMalta	s.t.
99	Alec Segaert	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
100	Mathijs Paasschens	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
101	Dries van Gestel	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
102	Ben Turner	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
103	Nico Denz	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
104	Lorenzo Rota	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
105	Jensen Plowright	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
106	Jonas Geens	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
109	Jonathan Milan	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
110	David González	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
111	Francesco Busatto	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
112	Casper van Uden	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
113	Jasper Stuyven	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
114	Ayco Bastiaens	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
115	Paul Magnier	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
116	Lukas Kubis	Unibet Rose Rockets	s.t.
117	Elmar Reinders	Unibet Rose Rockets	s.t.
118	Corbin Strong	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
119	Madis Mihkels	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
120	Ethan Vernon	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
121	Chris Hamilton	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
122	James Shaw	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
123	Thomas Silva	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
124	Nick Schultz	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
125	Iván García Cortina	Movistar Team	s.t.
126	Darren Rafferty	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
127	Dylan Groenewegen	Unibet Rose Rockets	s.t.
128	Dion Smith	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
129	Sean Flynn	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
130	Martin López	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
131	Luca Mozzato	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
132	Tim Naberman	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
133	Alexander Cepeda	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
134	Arjen Livyns	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
135	Paul Penhoët	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
136	Robin Froidevaux	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
137	Josh Kench	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
138	Fabian Lienhard	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
139	Fredrik Dversnes	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
140	António Morgado	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
141	Mikkel Bjerg	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
142	Johan Jacobs	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
143	Tomas Kopecky	Unibet Rose Rockets	s.t.
145	Hartthijs de Vries	Unibet Rose Rockets	s.t.
146	Robert Donaldson	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
147	Giovanni Lonardi	Team Polti-VisitMalta	s.t.
148	Vicente Rojas	Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber	s.t.
149	Axel Huens	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
150	Johan Price-Pejtersen	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
151	Simone Consonni	Lidl-Trek	19:42
152	Matteo Malucelli	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
153	Tord Gudmestad	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	20:15
154	Tobias Lund Andresen	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
155	Martin Marcellusi	Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber	s.t.
156	Filippo Magli	Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber	s.t.
DNF	Nickolas Zukowsky	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team

GC after stage 17:

GC leader: Jonas Vingegaard (Visma | Lease a Bike)
Mountains classification leader: Jonas Vingegaard (Visma | Lease a Bike)
Points classification leader: Jhonatan Narvaez (UAE Team Emirates-XRG)
Best young rider: Afonso Eulalio (Bahrain Victorious)
Teams classification leader: Visma | Lease a Bike

2,812.9 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 42.013 km/hr

1	Jonas Vingegaard	Team Visma \| Lease a Bike	66hr 57min 14sec
2	Felix Gall	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	@ 4min 3sec
3	Thymen Arensman	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	4:27
4	Jai Hindley	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	5:00
5	Afonso Eulalio	Bahrain Victorious	5:40
6	Derek Gee-West	Lidl-Trek	7:09
7	Michael Storer	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	7:14
8	Davide Piganzoli	Team Visma \| Lease a Bike	7:57
9	Damiano Caruso	Bahrain Victorious	8:34
10	Ben O'Connor	Team Jayco-AlUla	9:20
11	Egan Bernal	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	9:44
12	Mathys Rondel	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	10:03
13	David de la Cruz	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	10:50
14	Chris Harper	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	11:19
15	Gregor Mühlberger	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	16:54
16	Jan Hirt	NSN Cycling Team	17:46
18	Johannes Kulset	Uno-X Mobility	19:23
19	Igor Arrieta	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	27:26
20	Giulio Pellizzari	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	30:52
21	Giulio Ciccone	Lidl-Trek	38:58
22	Aleksandr Vlasov	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	39:51
23	Markel Beloki	EF Education-EasyPost	41:09
25	Giovanni Aleotti	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	45:17
26	Enric Mas	Movistar Team	48:01
27	Embret Svestad-Bårdseng	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	53:40
28	Einer Rubio	Movistar Team	55:38
29	Koen Bouwman	Team Jayco-AlUla	58:58
30	Callum Scotson	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	1:07:17
31	Juan Pedro Lopez	Movistar Team	1:08:42
32	Gianmarco Garofoli	Soudal Quick-Step	1:10:06
33	Ben Zwiehoff	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	1:11:49
34	Mark Donovan	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	1:12:05
35	Ludovico Crescioli	Team Polti-VisitMalta	1:15:34
36	William Barta	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	1:22:41
37	Jhonatan Narvaez	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	1:24:06
38	Diego Ulissi	XDS Astana Team	1:24:41
39	Josh Kench	Groupama-FDJ United	1:25:03
40	Jack Haig	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	1:26:56
41	Johannes Staune-Mittet	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	1:27:32
42	Bart Lemmen	Team Visma \| Lease a Bike	1:28:18
43	Andreas Leknessund	Uno-X Mobility	1:29:10
44	Victor Campenaerts	Team Visma \| Lease a Bike	1:30:33
45	Martin López	XDS Astana Team	1:32:29
46	Alan Hatherly	Team Jayco-AlUla	1:33:00
47	Florian Stork	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	1:33:21
48	Magnus Sheffield	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	1:34:06
49	Simone Gualdi	Lotto-Intermarché	1:42:50
50	Edoardo Zambanini	Bahrain Victorious	1:45:31
51	Alessandro Tonelli	Team Polti-VisitMalta	1:46:16
52	Lorenzo Milesi	Movistar Team	1:51:36
53	Rémy Rochas	Groupama-FDJ United	1:53:14
54	Michael Valgren	EF Education-EasyPost	1:53:30
55	Lawrence Warbasse	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	2:00:15
56	Brieuc Rolland	Groupama-FDJ United	2:06:11
57	Jan Christen	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	2:07:47
58	Matteo Sobrero	Lidl-Trek	2:11:19
59	Andrea Raccagni Noviero	Soudal Quick-Step	2:13:21
60	Filippo Zana	Soudal Quick-Step	2:13:28
61	Alexander Cepeda	EF Education-EasyPost	2:17:41
62	Nick Schultz	NSN Cycling Team	2:18:11
65	Toon Aerts	Lotto-Intermarché	2:27:33
66	Alberto Bettiol	XDS Astana Team	2:31:12
67	Jasper Stuyven	Soudal Quick-Step	2:34:23
68	Gianni Moscon	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	2:39:15
69	Mick van Dijke	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	2:39:23
70	Markus Hoelgaard	Uno-X Mobility	2:39:24
71	Andrea Mifsud	Team Polti-VisitMalta	2:43:15
72	Alec Segaert	Bahrain Victorious	2:43:39
73	Ben Turner	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	2:44:07
74	Lorenzo Rota	Lotto-Intermarché	2:44:31
75	Tobias Bayer	Alpecin-Premier Tech	2:46:02
76	Alessandro Pinarello	NSN Cycling Team	2:46:25
77	Thomas Pesenti	Team Polti-VisitMalta	2:46:39
78	Thomas Silva	XDS Astana Team	2:47:04
79	Orluis Aular	Movistar Team	2:48:40
80	Francesco Busatto	Alpecin-Premier Tech	2:50:15
81	Connor Swift	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	2:52:53
82	Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier	Lidl-Trek	2:53:37
83	Filippo Ganna	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	2:54:20
85	Gijs Leemreize	Team Picnic PostNL	2:56:28
87	Manuele Tarozzi	Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber	2:59:42
88	Johan Jacobs	Groupama-FDJ United	2:59:53
89	Mathijs Paasschens	Bahrain Victorious	3:00:27
90	Corbin Strong	NSN Cycling Team	3:02:05
92	Christopher Juul-Jensen	Team Jayco-AlUla	3:04:54
93	Tim Rex	Team Visma \| Lease a Bike	3:06:09
94	Filippo Turconi	Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber	3:06:12
95	Luca Paletti	Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber	3:06:39
96	Oliver Naesen	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	3:07:23
97	Chris Hamilton	Team Picnic PostNL	3:08:45
98	Fabio Van den Bossche	Soudal Quick-Step	3:09:17
99	Mirco Maestri	Team Polti-VisitMalta	3:11:51
101	Mikkel Bjerg	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	3:12:22
102	Axel Huens	Groupama-FDJ United	3:13:35
103	Darren Rafferty	EF Education-EasyPost	3:14:57
104	James Shaw	EF Education-EasyPost	3:15:15
105	Fran Miholjevic	Bahrain Victorious	3:17:16
106	Nikita Tsvetkov	Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber	3:18:57
107	Vicente Rojas	Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber	3:19:00
109	Remi Cavagna	Groupama-FDJ United	3:20:32
110	Cyril Barthe	Groupama-FDJ United	3:20:44
111	David González	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	3:21:40
112	Jonas Rutsch	Lotto-Intermarché	3:23:32
113	Fredrik Dversnes	Uno-X Mobility	3:26:30
114	Filippo Magli	Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber	3:27:13
115	Jonas Geens	Alpecin-Premier Tech	3:27:53
116	Rasmus Søjberg Pedersen	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	3:30:07
117	Madis Mihkels	EF Education-EasyPost	3:30:50
118	Iván García Cortina	Movistar Team	3:34:07
119	Paul Magnier	Soudal Quick-Step	3:34:12
120	Martin Marcellusi	Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber	3:35:36
121	Ethan Vernon	NSN Cycling Team	3:39:09
122	Sakarias Koller Løland	Uno-X Mobility	3:39:13
123	Timo Kielich	Team Visma \| Lease a Bike	3:43:40
124	Robert Donaldson	Team Jayco-AlUla	3:49:05
125	Niklas Larsen	Unibet Rose Rockets	3:50:21
126	Tobias Lund Andresen	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	3:53:59
127	António Morgado	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	3:56:00
128	Nico Denz	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	3:56:58
129	Casper van Uden	Team Picnic PostNL	3:59:15
130	Jonathan Milan	Lidl-Trek	3:59:29
131	Paul Penhoët	Groupama-FDJ United	3:59:34
132	Jensen Plowright	Alpecin-Premier Tech	4:00:28
133	Ayco Bastiaens	Soudal Quick-Step	4:03:23
134	Tim Naberman	Team Picnic PostNL	4:05:08
136	Dion Smith	NSN Cycling Team	4:07:34
137	Dries van Gestel	Soudal Quick-Step	4:09:24
138	Lukas Kubis	Unibet Rose Rockets	4:10:55
139	Tord Gudmestad	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	4:12:39
140	Ryan Mullen	NSN Cycling Team	4:12:51
142	Max Walscheid	Lidl-Trek	4:16:02
143	Giovanni Lonardi	Team Polti-VisitMalta	4:16:17
144	Tomas Kopecky	Unibet Rose Rockets	4:18:09
145	Hartthijs de Vries	Unibet Rose Rockets	4:19:34
146	Elmar Reinders	Unibet Rose Rockets	4:20:40
147	Johan Price-Pejtersen	Alpecin-Premier Tech	4:21:21
148	Fabian Lienhard	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	4:21:51
149	Sean Flynn	Team Picnic PostNL	4:21:58
150	Dylan Groenewegen	Unibet Rose Rockets	4:22:20
151	Robin Froidevaux	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	4:22:58
152	Simone Consonni	Lidl-Trek	4:24:24
153	Arjen Livyns	XDS Astana Team	4:26:07
154	Frank van den Broek	Team Picnic PostNL	4:26:14
155	Luca Mozzato	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	4:26:17
156	Matteo Malucelli	XDS Astana Team	4:36:20