Jasper Philipsen holds off Wout Van Aert to win stage 13 sprint after late crash

Jasper Philipsen sprinted to victory on stage 13 of the Tour de France in Pau at the end of a stressful day in which crosswinds threatened to cause chaos.

Philipsen took his second win of this Tour as he held off Wout Van Aert in a reduced sprint after a crash ripped through the pack inside the last kilometre.

Tadej Pogacar retained the yellow jersey with Remco Evenepoel and Jonas Vingegaard also in the lead group but only after a lengthy battle along the 165km road from Agen – a stage Primoz Roglic did not start as a result of his crash on Thursday.

Ireland's two riders, Ben Healy and Sam Bennett, crossed the line in 34th and 144th respectively.