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Denmark\u2019s Michael Valgren celebrates winning the 17th stage of the Giro d\u2019Italia cycling race from Cassano D\u2019Adda to Andalo, Italy, Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (Gianmattia D\u2019Albertoi\/LaPresse via AP)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

ANDALO, Italy \u2014 A few meters from the finish line, Michael Valgren pulled his son\u2019s lucky charm from his back pocket and raised it high as he cruised to victory in the 17th stage of the Giro d\u2019Italia for the best win of his career on Wednesday.<\/p>

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Jonas Vingegaard<\/a> , meanwhile, finished safely with the peloton to protect his overall lead at the Grand Tour race.<\/p>\n

Valgren explained his celebration by saying his son had given him a Pok\u00e9mon chip in the team colors.<\/p>\n

It was the first Giro win \u2014 and first Grand Tour win \u2014 for the 34-year-old Danish rider, who broke away from the leading group with about 1 kilometer (0.6 mile) to go in a perfectly timed run.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was missing from my resume. I think I deserved this,\u201d Valgren said. \u201cI think I\u2019ve always said it to someone in the media: My career has been pretty good, but I needed this Grand Tour stage win.\u201d<\/p>

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It was an uneventful stage for Vingegaard, who maintain his overall lead of more than four minutes.<\/p>\n

Wednesday\u2019s stage took riders back to Italy in a 202-kilometer (126-mile) route from Cassano d\u2019Adda to Andalo. The 16th stage won by Vingegaard on Tuesday crossed the border into Switzerland.<\/p>\n

In Thursday\u2019s 18th stage, riders will stay in Italy to face an undulating route from start to finish.<\/p>

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The Giro ends on Sunday in Rome. The women\u2019s Giro is from May 30 to June 7.<\/p>\n

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AP cycling: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/cycling<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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