Cycling: Victory for Jasper Philipsen. The Belgian lived up to his role as a favorite and successfully asserted himself in the mass sprint in Bayonne. He relegated the German Phil Bauhaus and the Australian Caleb Ewan to second and third place.
Philipsen before Phil
As expected it is today at the Tour de France came to the first mass sprint. After 193,5 kilometers from Amorebieta-Etxano to Bayonne Jasper Phillipsen (Alpecin – Deceuninck) successfully Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain – Victorious) and Caleb ewan (Lotto – Dstny) prevail. He celebrates his third tour stage win. However, he almost had to give it back. Because the jury seemed to briefly discuss whether Philipsen should be relegated. In the long right-hand bend just before the finish line, he left his compatriot behind wout van aert (Jumbo – Visma) little space. Mark Cavendish (Astana) just missed the new record in sixth place, but was in good shape early on. Today's third stage was shaped by a duo of breakaways Neilson Powless (EF Education – EasyPost) and Laurent Pichon (Arkea – Samsic). While the Americans after the mountain ratings dropped back, the Frenchman then earned the red shirt number as a soloist. With 30 kilometers to go, however, his escape was over. Tomorrow it should be another mass sprint kommen.
⏪ Relive a hectic final KM for the first sprint stage of the #TDF2023. Jasper Philipsen of @alpecinDCK is triumphant.
⏪ Revivez the dernier km du premier sprint de ce #TDF2023, with Jasper Philipsen, de la @alpecinDCK qui leve les bras pic.twitter.com/vr9nCBIEeQ
- Tour de France ™ (@LeTour) July 3, 2023