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At the end of the three-day detour to the Basque Country, Philipsen triumphed on French soil after 193.5 km ahead of German Phil Bauhaus and Australian Caleb Ewan. However, it took almost 20 minutes after crossing the finish line for Philipsen to be officially confirmed as the day’s winner. The jury checked whether the Belgian of the Alpecin-Deceuninck team had pushed aside his compatriot Wout van Aert in the sprint of the field. Van Aert, who stopped the sprint after a maneuver by Philipsen, finished fifth.
For Philipsen, who could also count on the speed work of his Aargauer teammate Silvan Dillier in the finish, it was the third stage victory in the Tour de France after he had already won two stage victories in the sprint last year.
No change in the general classification
The yellow leotard remains on Adam Yates’ shoulders. The Brit defended the general classification lead he had taken on Saturday with stage 1 victory in Bilbao. Yates, who crossed the finish line as the best Swiss rider Stefan Küng, is still six seconds ahead of Tadej Pogacar, his teammate at UAE Emirates.
Before the sprinter teams formed in the final, the hilly section was marked by the breakaway of two drivers. While American Neilson Powless collected further points defending his red dot mountains jersey, but fell behind after the final mountains classification of the day, his companion Laurent Pichon was caught by the field with some 37km to go. The Frenchman was rewarded for his efforts with the red bib for the most competitive rider of the day.
Last sprinter’s chance for now
Before the 110th Tour de France tackles the Pyrenees, the sprinters will have another chance to put themselves in the spotlight on Tuesday. The 4th stage runs over 181.8 km slightly hilly from Dax to Nogaro and, with its finish on the Paul Armagnac motorsport circuit, is made for fast drivers. The last 800 m are slightly uphill straight ahead. (SDA)
Source : Blick
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