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Mathieu van der Poel once again proved his weight in gold after helping Alpecin-Deceuninck team-mate Jasper Philipsen to another win on the Tour de France. A finish littered with crashes on the Nogaro motor racing circuit in Southwest France saw in-form Philipsen sprint to a second successive triumph while underlying his status as the fastest man on this year’s race.
NOGARO, France: Belgian Jasper Philipsen won his second successive Tour de France stage amid scenes of chaos as several riders hit the ground on the final circuit on Tuesday (Jul 4).
Jasper Philipsen won a second consecutive stage of the Tour de France in a sprint on Tuesday, which was marred by high-speed falls.
Fabio Jakobsen (Soudal Quick-Step) has slammed the «stupid» Tour de France Stage 3 finish that he felt created a «dangerous» situation for the sprinters. Jakobsen and his team — having been at the front going into the last 2km — were edged out in the finale by Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck). Ad And Jakobsen didn't spare Alpecin from his criticism either, despite admitting that he could see why they rode how they did.
A tense and highly contested sprint finish in Bayonne was won by Belgium’s Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) ahead of Germany’s Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain-Victorious) and Australia’s Caleb Ewan (Lotto Dstny). But it seemed like an eternity for the result to be confirmed after the race jury studied replays to decide whether Philipsen had veered off his line and boxed out his compatriot Wout van Aert (Jumbo Visma) on the curved home straight in Stage 3.
Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan) may be one victory away from claiming the outright record of Tour de France stage wins, but the 38-year-old insists it is “irrelevant” as he gears up for his swansong at cycling’s biggest race. Cavendish is tied with Belgian great Eddy Merckx on 34 stage wins after an astonishing career, which will come to a close later in 2023. Ad He made a stunning return to form at the Giro d’Italia, when he survived the mountains to win the final stage in Rome after a surprise helping hand from Ineos' Geraint Thomas.
Fabio Jakobsen (Soudal–Quick-Step) won Stage 2 of Tirreno-Adriatico in a thrilling sprint finish from Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin–Deceuninck) and Fernando Gaviria (Movistar). The largely flat stage from Camaiore to Follonica was always going to end with a big bunch sprint and it proved to be the case as Jakobsen timed his run perfectly as he came off the wheel of Philipsen to pip him to the line. Ad Gaviria went very early and opened up a gap of around five bike lengths, but was reeled in just at the line.
Fabio Jakobsen has opened up on his horrific crash in 2020, saying it has made him a “humble and grateful” person. Jakobsen collided with Dylan Groenewegen in a sprint finish at the Tour of Poland and hit the barriers hard, which left him with a fractured skull, broken nose, facial lacerations and almost no teeth. Ad He was placed in a medically-induced coma but made an incredible return to the peloton eight months later at the Tour of Turkey.