2023-07-05 03:31:58
The announced sprint in Nogaro did indeed take place. After 182 kilometers covered at a senator’s train, Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) achieved the double during the fourth stage between Dax and Nogaro, after his victory in Bayonne yesterday. The Belgian beat the same two riders as yesterday, Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Dstny) and Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain-Victorious), but in reverse order. Fabio Jakobsen fell less than two kilometers from the finish and was unable to participate in the sprint.
There are no changes to report in the overall standings. Adam Yates (UAE-Emirates) is still in yellow, ahead of Tadej Pogacar (UAE-Emirates) and Simon Yates (Jayco-AlUla). The green jersey to change his shoulders since Victor Lafay (Cofidis) could not keep it again and leaves it to the winner of the day, Jasper Philipsen. Before the first big points distributed tomorrow, especially at the top of the Col de Soudet, Neilson Powless kept the polka dot jersey.
“Everyone is taking a nap”
Rarely has a flat stage been so calm. Before the final sprint, the peloton covered nearly 100 kilometers like a procession, without the slightest attack. “Don’t piss off, everyone is taking a nap,” even laughed the Frenchman Adrien Petit (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty) when speaking to a journalist on a motorcycle.
The Normans Anthony Delaplace (Arkéa-Samsic) and Benoît Cosnefroy (AG2R-Citroën) tried hard to liven up the day and worry the sprinter teams by taking a lead of a few hundred meters 86 kilometers from the finish, but nothing worked. Also addressing the France Télévisions camera, Benoît Cosnefroy laughed as he spoke of his little escapade at the front of the race: “If you want us to do the post-race interview now, we can do it. , it will save me the press area. So why did we do this? I don’t know. »
Wednesday, place in the high mountains
After recapturing the two runaways 25 kilometers from the finish line, the sprinter teams slowly began to line up for the final wrap. Perfectly led by his teammate Mathieu Van der Poel, Jasper Philipsen finished the job, ahead of Caleb Ewan by a few centimeters after a sprint marked by several falls, including that of Fabio Jakobsen.
Tomorrow, the sprinters will be less festive between Pau and Laruns. The Col de Soudet (15.2km at 7.2%), the first out of category of this Grande Boucle, will stand up to the runners and could offer pure climbers an opportunity to break away. The finish will be judged in Laruns, 18.5 kilometers after the summit of the Col de Marie Blanque (7.7km at 8.6%).
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