Overview
- Jonas Vingegaard attacked about 6.6 km from the finish to win stage 16 on Tuesday and extended his overall lead to roughly 4 minutes over Felix Gall.
- On Tuesday Giulio Pellizzari suffered a severe physical collapse that cost him heavy time losses, he said he considered withdrawing, and his team attributes the problem to his condition rather than pressure.
- Wednesday's stage 17 was taken from a long breakaway by Michael Valgren while Damiano Caruso finished third and moved up into the top ten of the general classification.
- Davide Piganzoli has emerged as the best-placed Italian and a real candidate for the white (best young rider) jersey, sitting eighth overall after Pellizzari's slide in form.
- Two hard alpine stages this weekend will be decisive because Vingegaard's squad has controlled summit finishes so far, meaning the coming climbs could either cement his hold or give rivals a chance to reshuffle the podium and young-rider standings.