Danish professional cyclist Michael Valgren has won the 17th stage of the Giro d’Italia. Jonas Vingegaard remains clearly ahead in the overall standings.
Valgren, who drives for the EF Education EasyPost team, broke away decisively about one kilometer from the finish on Wednesday (May 27th, 2026). The slightly hilly stage ran over 202 kilometers from Cassano d’Adda to Andalo.
Andreas Leknessund (Norway/Uno-X Mobility) took second place, followed at some distance by Damiano Caruso (Italy/Bahrain Victorious), who left behind Alexander Vlasov (Russia/Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe) and Eine Rubio (Colombia/Movistar) in the sprint.
The Danish overall leader Jonas Vingegaard from the Visma-Lease a Bike team held back the day after his fourth stage win and crossed the finish line with the peloton around five minutes later.
18th stage leads to Pieve di Soligo
The 18th stage is on Thursday, the slightly undulating section over 171 kilometers begins in Fai della Paganella and ends in Pieve di Soligo. This is followed by two mountain stages before the final section arrives in Rome on Sunday.
