'That Was Not How It Should Be' – Jasper Philipsen Left Perplexed After Tour De France Stage Seven
Tim Merlier won the sprint after Jasper Philipsen faded despite a five-rider lead-out train, leaving the Belgian with only two fifth-place finishes this Tour.
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'That was not how it should be' – Jasper Philipsen left perplexed after Tour de France stage seven
Things aren’t clicking for Jasper Philipsen at this Tour de France. The Alpecin-Premier Tech rider is a 10-time stage winner, a former green jersey wearer, but from two sprints this edition, he’s only managed to scrape a pair of fifth places. The results have left him baffled, wondering why he’s not at his best. “We just have to look into it,” Philipsen said after stage seven in Bordeaux. “The only thing I can say is that I did everything I coul…
As in the first sprint in Pau, Jasper Philipsen finished 5th of the 7th stage this Friday in Bordeaux, despite the perfect train from his team Alpecin-Premier Tech.
Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Premier Tech) was unable to finish off the hard work set by his team in the 7th stage of the Tour. He was in pole position to complete the attack, but four riders passed him. Philipsen was initially frustrated, but he had already calmed down in front of the cameras. "Frustration is part of racing," he said.
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