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Antonia Niedermaier (Canyon//SRAM Racing) held off a late push from world champion Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar) to take the queen stage on the 2023 Giro Donne. Despite coming off the road while chasing on the final descent, Van Vleuten was able to get back on her bike and continue the chase.
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.
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There were mixed views on Mark Cavendish’s sixth placed finish on Stage 3 of the Tour de France as The Breakaway panel clashed over his performance. Cavendish (Astana-Qazaqstan) is chasing a record 35th stage win, but it was Belgium’s Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) who took victory ahead of Germany’s Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain-Victorious) and Australia’s Caleb Ewan (Lotto Dstny). Ad British rider Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) finished safely in the peloton to retain the yellow jersey for a third day.
Mark Cavendish praised the way his Astana Qazaqstan team performed as he took a sixth placed finish on Stage 3 of the Tour de France. Eurosport’s pundits on The Breakaway clashed over whether the result was positive or not, with Adam Blythe suggesting it was “not good enough by far” as Cavendish missed his first sprint opportunity to secure a record 35th stage win. Ad Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) took victory during a dramatic sprint finish and despite missing out, Cavendish was in good spirits as the stage came to an end.
The Tour de France is undoubtedly the biggest event on the cycling calendar. Held over 21 race days across three weeks, the world's best riders descend on France looking to make their mark. The likes of Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) and Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) are expected to battle it out for the overall win in 2023 after their thrilling tussle last year, while Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan) arrives with a mission of winning a record 35th stage.
Belgian sprinter Jasper Philipsen outpaced and outmuscled the other fast men to take the high-speed bunch finish at the end of Stage 3 of the Tour de France on Monday.
It's back-to-back flat stages at the Tour de France as Mark Cavendish has another chance to go for history with a 35th Tour stage win on Stage 4. The riders left Spain for France on Stage 3 Monday, and it was Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) who was the strongest in the finale, edging out Wout van Aert and Caleb Ewan. Ad Cavendish came across the line in sixth to hint that he is in decent shape for the weeks ahead.