The Belgian Jasper Philipsen won the 7th stage of the Tour de France in the sprint on Friday in Bordeaux, winning his third victory in this 110th edition of the Grande Boucle. Briton Mark Cavendish and Eritrean Biniam Girmay complete the podium. Dane Jonas Vingegaard retains the yellow jersey.
Published on: 07/07/2023 – 18:11
First dream week for Jasper Philipsen. The leader of the points classification won his third Tour de France victory in just seven stages, Friday July 7 in Bordeaux, with a new show of force along the quays of the Garonne.
He clearly won ahead of Briton Mark Cavendish and Eritrean Biniam Girmay in a bunch sprint. Dane Jonas Vingegaard retains the yellow jersey at the end of this flat stage run in very hot weather.
Winner in Bayonne and Nogaro, Philipsen won his third success since leaving on July 1 in the Spanish Basque Country. Counting his successes last year at the end of the Tour in Carcassonne and on the Champs-Élysées, the Belgian even won in the last five massive sprints disputed on the Grande Boucle.
close victory
He deprived Mark Cavendish of a historic success by styling him in the last meters. The Briton, winner in Bordeaux in 2010 when the Tour last came to the Gironde city, aims to beat the record for stage victories in the Tour de France which he currently shares with Eddy Merckx (34).
The Isle of Man veteran tried his luck in the last 100 meters but had to sit down, stunned by the effort, before being swallowed by Philipsen.
After two hotly contested stages in the Pyrenees, the peloton first took time on Friday behind Frenchman Simon Guglielmi who broke away.
Joined by Nans Peters and Pierre Latour, the runner from Arkéa-Samsic, the combative of the day, was caught 37 km from the goal.
The two other Frenchmen continued their effort and Latour was the last to be swallowed up by the teams of sprinters, 3.5 km from the finish along the banks of the Garonne.
With AFP
2023-07-07 19:13:19
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