Jasper Philipsen won the opening stage of the Tour de France in a sprint to the line, while defending champion Tadej Pogačar finished safely on Saturday.
— Jasper Philipsen won the opening stage of the Tour de France in a sprint to the line, while defending champion Tadej Pogačar finished safely on Saturday.
Pogačar is looking to win the showcase race for a fourth time on the back of great form this season.
Stage 1 took riders on a 185-kilometer (115-mile) route starting and ending in the northern city of Lille.
Philipsen’s Alpecin-Deceuninck teammate Mathieu van der Poel put him in a great position to pull clear in the last 100 meters and win by a clear margin for his 10th Tour stage win.
