Giro d’Italia: victorious Valgren shows off son’s lucky Pokémon chip as he claims stage 17

The Guardian reports that Giro d’Italia: victorious Valgren shows off son’s lucky Pokémon chip as he claims stage 17. Dane wins first Grand Tour stage after sweltering effortJonas Vingegaard holds four-minute lead over Felix GallDenmark’s Michael Valgren chose his moment perfectly to power towards victory on the 17th stage of the Giro d’Italia, leaving himself enough room before the line to be able to pull a lucky Pokémon chip out of his pocket and show it off to the cameras. Further back, his compatriot Jonas Vingegaard continued his march to a first overall win on the Grand Tour.Valgren took the honours in Andalo after attacking from a small group with a kilometre remaining of the undulating 202km ride from Cassano d’Adda with riders suffering from the punishing heat and also sudden downpours. Continue reading...

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