Jonathan Milan won a messy sprint finish in pouring rain in Valence on stage 17 of the Tour de France, with many of his rivals either taken out or held up by a late crash in the frenzied battle for the line.
It marked his second stage win on his debut Tour, drawing him level with major rival and European champion Tim Merlier, who won stages three and nine but was blocked from sprinting by the crash inside the final kilometre.
