After 12 Grand Tours of trying and a career full of ups and downs, Michael Valgren (EF Education-EasyPost) finally took his maiden stage win at one of cycling's prestigious three-week races, winning stage 17 of the Giro d'Italia from a breathless 202km breakaway battle.

Valgren emerged as the strongest from a 29-rider move that went in the opening half of racing from Cassano d'Adda to Andalo, but he was made to work hard for it by the likes of Einer Rubio (Movistar) and Damiano Caruso (Bahrain Victorious), who attacked several times in the final 45km.