A crash in the final kilometre of stage 17 of the Tour de France to Valence ended Tim Merlier’s hopes of taking on Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) in the sprint finish, with Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty), one of the riders to crash at close to 70km/h.
Race leader Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) and rival Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) were also delayed by the crash but were given the same time as stage winner Milan due to the crash occurring in the final kilometre.
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