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. 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.Read More
Tour de France: Philipsen wins first stage, Pogačar finishes safely
