2023-07-03 19:21:16
Jasper Philipsen celebrates winning stage 3 of the 2023 Tour de France. Photo: @LeTour
the belgian Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin Deceuninck) savored a sweet sprint victory in the third stage of the Tower of Francedisputed between Amorebieta-Etxano and Bayonne, of 187.4 km, in which the British Adam Yates (UAE Emirates) kept the yellow jersey.
First open duel between the great sprinters of the peloton with a bigger prize for Philipsen, 25, who knew how to take advantage of the launch of his teammate Van der Poel to finish off the job with his third victory in a Tour de France and the seventh of the season.
Philipsen, who had to observe in the arrival video a possible incorrect maneuver that eliminated Van Aert, overtook the German on the straight Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain Victorious), al australiano Caleb Ewan (Lotto Dstny) and the Dutch European champion Fabio Jakobsen (Soudal). Mark Cavendish entered the sprint in search of the record of 35 victories, but the “Express of Man” was sixth.
Day of truce for the favorites, without any battle, respecting the day of the ‘cheetahs’. Adam Yates continues to smile in the yellow jersey, 6 seconds ahead of fellow Slovenian Tadej Pogacar and his brother Simon Yates. The Spaniards Carlos Rodríguez, ninth, and Mikel Landa, eleventh, 22 seconds behind.
Corner sprint in the Tour de France
the belgian Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) took the first sprint of the 110th edition of the Tour de France, in Bayonne, after a “painful wait” as the race judges had to review an alleged incorrect maneuver by the winner that was finally considered legal.
“I was a bit doubtful, but in the end it was really exciting. It’s been tense moments, but it’s the Tour de France and there are no gifts for anyone and I think I can be very happy with the performance of our team,” Philipsen said. in goal.
The Belgian cyclist explained the confusing sprint that made his third Tour de France victory possible.
“We had control of the finish with Jonas Rickaert, who launched in the first part of the sprint, and then Mathieu Van der Poel did a fantastic job. I’m very happy that I was able to stay in the lead until the finish line,” he said.
The 25-year-old cyclist from Ham stressed that an S sprint is always tricky.
“It was a difficult final with an S-curve at the end, so I tried to take the shortest path to the finish. It’s our first win, but we’ll try to increase the count. To start with, I’m happy,” he concluded.
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