Cycling: Jasper Philipsen has won the tenth stage of the Tour de France. The Belgian confidently won the mass sprint in Saint-Amand-Montrond and thus redeemed his team Alpecin – Deceuninck.
Philipsen wins in Saint-Amand-Montrond
Last year he dominated the sprint stages of the Tour de France. So far, 2024 hasn't been his year. But the day after the rest day, Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin – Deceuninck) can finally celebrate his first victory in this year's Tour de France. The Belgian won the mass sprint in Saint-Amand-Montrond convincingly ahead of Biniam Girmay (Intermarché – Wanty). Pascal Ackermann (Israel – Premier-Tech) also put in a very strong performance . The German sprinted to third place, achieving his best result to date in a Tour de France.
Review: Another boring stage
As feared, no serious breakaway group formed today either. The 187,3-kilometer stage from Orléans to Saint-Amand-Montrond presented no obstacles for the professionals. Even the occasionally strong crosswinds failed to generate any action in this cycling race. Apart from a small, insignificant attack by a group of three, the peloton rolled to the finish line as a unit. With all due respect to the professionals' performance, it must be said quite clearly that these stages do not reflect well on the Tour de France. Even many passionate cycling fans wouldn't watch such an uneventful four-hour ride. It certainly won't attract new viewers. The race organizers should come up with something for the future to prevent such dull stages from becoming a recurring theme in the Grand Tour.
| Jasper Philipsen wins in one stage. En here was helemaal niks mis mee. This may also have been shown by a strong lead-out from the world champion Mathieu van der Poel. #TDF2024
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