Tour de France 2025: Philipsen wins chaotic first stage as Evenepoel and Roglic suffer
Girmay second, Pogacar and Vingegaard in front group
Ganna withdraws; Simon Yates and Alaphilippe struggle
Crosswinds, crashes and chaos characterised a frenzied opening stage of the Tour de France, won by Jasper Philipsen in Lille Métropole, where the 27-year-old also took the first yellow jersey of his career.
The Belgian sprinter, winner of three stages in the 2024 Tour, was given an armchair ride by his Alpecin-Deceuninck teammates into the long finishing straight of the Boulevard Vauban, where he expertly dispatched rivals, Biniam Girmay, of Intermarché Wanty, and Søren Wærenskjold, racing for Uno-X Mobility. Continue reading...
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