Jasper Philipsen takes fourth sprint win to tighten grip on green jersey at Tour de France, Vingegaard leads Pogacar in yellow

Jasper Philipsen made it four wins from four in pure sprint finishes at this year's Tour de France as he took victory again on stage 11 in Moulins.

A rider nicknamed 'Jasper the Disaster’ – not for his misfortune on the bike but for his clumsiness and the chaotic trail of belongings he is known to leave across the team bus – has, for the first half of this Tour at least, been Jasper the Master.

This time the Belgian was unable to lean on the outstanding lead-out provided by his compatriot and Alpecin-Deceuninck team-mate Mathieu van der Poel, said to be under the weather with a slight cold, but it made no difference as he chose the perfect wheel to follow in the finale.

Philipsen moved himself up in the last 600 metres, slotting in behind Dylan Groenewegen and then powering his way past the Dutchman on the final approach to the line.

The sprint finish to the 180km stage from Clermont-Ferrand meant no change in the fight for the yellow jersey, in which Jonas Vingegaard leads by 17 seconds from Tadej Pogacar.

But when it comes to the points classification, Philipsen’s advantage is now more than 100 points in the green jersey.