Sprint specialist Jonathan Milan timed his break to perfection to win the 17th stage of the Tour de France after a crash in the last kilometer derailed rivals' hopes on Wednesday.

The Italian sprinter powers his way to his second stage win as the three-time champ is still up by 4 minutes, 15 seconds and the overall standings remain the same.

Stage three of the Tour de France has been designed with one goal in mind: echelons. After cresting the Mont Cassel with 35 kilometres to go, the route is perfectly suited for a battle in the wind.

This year's Tour de France has been disrupted by a series of incidents and Wednesday saw another, as a man dressed like a rider got over the boardings and onto the track with his own bike ...

Milan, of Italy, overtakes Australia’s Kaden Groves to earn his first stage win at the Tour de France. Defending champion Tadej Pogačar keeps the yellow jersey after finishing in the main pack.

Italy's Jonathan Milan, wearing the best sprinter's green jersey, celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the eighth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 171.4 kilometers (106.5 ...