- Alpecin rider wins stage 10 with Biniam Girmay second
- Tadej Pogacar maintains clear overall lead in yellow
Jasper Philipsen, of the Alpecin-Deceuninck team, finally found his sprinting legs in the 10th stage of the Tour de France, from Orléans to Saint-Amand-Montrond, taking the win ahead of Eritrea’s Biniam Girmay.
Philipsen, winner of four stages in 2023, has struggled in this year’s Tour, but was given a perfect lead-out by teammate, Mathieu van der Poel, the world road race champion, to banish memories of a torrid first week. “It’s never easy to win,” Philipsen said of his first success in this year’s race. “Last week we had a shit week, and today maybe we made it look easy, but we know how difficult it is.”
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jul/09/jasper-philipsen-sprints-clear-to-claim-first-stage-win-of-this-years-tour-de-france
Author : Jeremy Whittle in Saint-Amand-Montrond
Publish date : 2024-07-09 16:10:17
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