Stage 17 ticked off at the Giro

Thymen Arensman and Egan Bernal held station at the Giro d’Italia following an undulating 17th stage.

Netcompany INEOS were content to sit and consolidate within the peloton as a breakaway went on to contest stage honours into Andalo.

The team were alive to danger during the early kilometres and covered a number of moves during the break formation phase.

The end result sees Arensman remain third overall with four stages to go, while Bernal now sits in 11th place as the GC went largely unchanged on the day.

With 29 riders up the road, the battle for the stage win went down to the wire on the uphill ramp to the line, with Michael Valgren (EF Education - Easypost) prevailing.

The action continues on Thursday with a flatter stage, before two back to back major mountain days to fully decide the GC battle before the finale on Sunday in Rome.