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The Belgian rider beat Wout van Aert and Mads Pedersen in the last meters in Carcassonne in a sprint and beat the breakaway led by Frenchman Benjamin Thomas. The fight for the yellow jersey had no attacks from Tadej Pogacar, but it was a difficult day for Jumbo-Visma, with Jonas Vingegaard crashing and two key domestiques abandoning with a view to the Pyrenees stage. Daniel Martínez was the best of the Colombians.
This July 17, Jasper Philipsen premiered victory in the ‘Tour’ after leading the fifteenth route that linked the commune of Rodez with Carcassonne, in an extensive route of 202.5 kilometers on flat terrain.
The Belgian established himself for the first time in this edition of the most important competition in cycling by crossing the finish line in a pure sprint against his compatriot Wout van Aert and the Dane Mads Pedersen, who were looking for their second laurel.
After the last corner, 500 meters from the finish, the three exploited their power to get ahead of Frenchman Benjamin Thomas, the only survivor of an unsuccessful escape that could never get more than 90 seconds out of the peloton.
The member of Alpecin, winner of three stages of the Tour of Spain, was the best in a circuit marked by high temperatures and the number of falls.
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