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'That's for my son' - Valgren wins Giro stage 17 with surprise attack
Key takeaways
- Valgren won his first Grand Tour stage aged 34
- Denmark's Michael Valgren secured his first Grand Tour stage win of the Giro d'Italia in a nail-biting final 3km challenge to the finish line.
- "That's for my son," he said as he collapsed to the floor at stage 17's finish line, holding up a green model his son had built for him as a lucky charm.
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Valgren won his first Grand Tour stage aged 34
Denmark's Michael Valgren secured his first Grand Tour stage win of the Giro d'Italia in a nail-biting final 3km challenge to the finish line.
"That's for my son," he said as he collapsed to the floor at stage 17's finish line, holding up a green model his son had built for him as a lucky charm.
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