Jasper Philipsen received his second successive Tour de France stage amid scenes of chaos as a number of riders hit the floor on the remaining circuit on Tuesday.
(*4*)Caleb Ewan took second place and Phil Bauhaus completed third in the fourth stage, a 182km experience from Dax, with Adam Yates retaining the total chief’s yellow jersey.
After the peloton rode at a snail’s tempo most of the day, issues bought hectic in the finale on the Paul Armagnac racing monitor, close to the vineyards that when belonged to 1973 Tour champion Luis Ocana.
With simply over 1.5 kilometre to go, European champion Fabio Jakobsen hit the deck on a right-hand bend, along with his Quick Step-Alpha Vinyl staff mate Julian Alaphilippe saying the riders have been caught unexpectedly by the turns.
“It’s only skin. Today was really chaos. It’s just a big fight, it’s always unfortunate. Really easy stage, nobody was tired so the fight is heavier. It was really a big mess,” Soudal-QuickStep sports activities director Tom Steels mentioned.
Half a dozen riders crashed inside the remaining kilometre, however nothing may derail Philipsen, who again benefited from an ideal lead-out to grow to be the first sprinter to safe back-to-back victories on the Tour since Dylan Groenewegen in 2018.
Philipsen took the inexperienced jersey for the factors classification chief from Victor Lafay.
“Caleb was just next to me he was close to beating me in the end. It’s very special to win twice in a row,” mentioned Philipsen, who again stayed in Mathieu van der Poel’s slipstream till his remaining effort.
“It’s my first time on a car racing track. It was odd. I hope the guys who crashed are OK.”
The Tour de France hits the mountains on Wednesday with a 162.5km trek from Pau to Laruns, that includes the punishing Col de Soudet (15.2km at 7.2%) and Col de Marie Blanque (7.7km at 8.6%).
⏪ A chaotic remaining KM on the Circuit de Nogaro, however that did not cease Philipsen claiming a 2nd stage win. Relive it now
⏪ Un remaining chaotique à Nogaro, mais ça n’a pas empêché Philipsen d’aller chercher une seconde victoire. Revivez là ici !#TDF2023 @JasperPhilipsen pic.twitter.com/A8EUD8Q1eG
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