Philipsen wins third stage of the Tour de France, Yates keeps overall lead

Mon, Jul 3, 2023
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BAYONNE, France (AP) - Belgian cyclist Jasper Philipsen won the third stage of the Tour de France in a bunched sprint on Monday, while Adam Yates of Britain kept the race leader's yellow jersey.

The 25-year-old Philipsen, who won two stages in last year's race, was expertly led to the front by his Alpecin-Deceuninck teammate Mathieu van der Poel and comfortably held off German rider Phil Bauhaus and Australian Caleb Ewan as they dashed to the line.

Danish sprinter Fabio Jakobsen was fourth ahead of Belgian standout Wout van Aert, who failed to overtake Philipsen on the right in the last 50 meters and backed off near a crash barrier.

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They all clocked 4 hours, 43 minutes, 15 seconds on the 193-kilometer (120-mile) route from Amorebieta-Etxano in Spain's Basque country to Bayonne in France.

The main contenders for the overall win arrived safely.