Stage 3 winner Jasper Philipsen
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Jasper Philipsen, Fabio Jakobsen, Dylan Groenewegen, Mads Pedersen, Caleb Ewan
Stage 4 Profile
Tour Talk
“In the last fifty kilometers [of stage 4] the peloton can prepare for a mass sprint. Remarkably enough, the stage will not finish in the center of Nogaro, but on the Paul Armagnac car circuit.” – Wielerflits
“The pure sprinters will be keen to do well on this stage [4]. The rouleurs will try to slip into a breakaway. However, the sprinters should play for victory. Expect a big ending.” – L’Équipe
“It’s the turn of the pure sprinters today [stage 4]. It’s about speed and more speed.” -(Nieuwsblad)
“I started the sprint along the right side of Jasper. We were kind of sprinting at the same height and at one point I hit Jasper and on the other side I hit the crowd, so I completely lost my momentum. In the last 50 meters I couldn’t sprint anymore.” – Wout van Aert explaining the sprint in stage 3. (Nieuwsblad)
“That swinging from left to right… We have miles of straight roads here. Why not just make sure that the last 500 meters are not straight ahead anyway?” – Fabio Jakobsen’s opinion of the stage 3 sprint. (Nieuwsblad)
“The problem in the [stage 3] sprint was clearly not Jasper Philipsen” – Marc Seargent (Nieuwsblad)
“Finishing third in Bayonne, during the third stage of the Tour de France on Monday, Caleb Ewan (Lotto Dstny) believes that the level of the sprinters is higher this year and that reading the final [sprints] becomes more difficult.” – L’Équipe
“Winner of the second stage on Sunday in San Sebastian (Spain), Victor Lafay took advantage of his dazzling form to keep his green jersey on Monday in Bayonne. But his entourage imagines him accomplishing many other feats this summer.” – L’Équipe
“Are sprint stages still of this time?” – Sporza commentators during stage 3.
Overall GC
- Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) 9hr 09’18”
- Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +6″
- Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco Alula) +6″
- Victor Lafay (FRA, Cofidis) +12″
- Wout van Aert (BEL, Jumbo-Visma) +16″
- Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) +17″
- Michael Woods (CAN, Israel-Premier Tech) +22″
- Jai Hindley (AUS, Bora-Hansgrohe) +22″
- Mikel Landa (ESP, Bahrain Victorious) +22″
- Carlos Rodriguez Cano (ESP, Ineos Grenadiers) +22″
