LILLE, France – There were mixed fortunes for the thousands of Belgian fans who poured over the border for the opening stage of the Tour de France on July 5 as Jasper Philipsen won, but star ...

Belgian Jasper Philipsen won the opening stage of the Tour de France, a 184.9km ride around Lille, to claim the first yellow jersey of this year's race. Come the finish, though, there seemed ...

LILLE, France (AP) — 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.

Belgium's Jasper Philipsen sprinted to victory in the opening stage of the 112th Tour de France on Saturday. It was the 27-year-old Alpecin-Deceuninck cyclist's 10th career stage win but the first ...

Jasper Philipsen celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the first stage of the Tour de France with start and finish in Lille, France on Saturday, July 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) ...

Belgium's Jasper Philipsen has won the opening stage of the Tour de France with a sprint to the line. Defending champion Tadej Pogačar remained safely in the front group and finished 18th.

Belgian cyclist Jasper Philipsen won his third stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday, while his 24-year-old rival Biniam Girmay suffered a dramatic fall near the finish line.

Jasper Philipsen sprinted to victory as his team Alpecin-Deceuninck timed their lead-out to perfection on Tuesday’s 16th stage of the Tour de France, a 189km flat ride from Gruissan to Nimes.

3rd inning Tour de France Jasper Philipsen completes hat trick of stage wins at Tour de France, Biniam Girmay falls near finish By Associated Press Updated July 16, 2024, 4:57 p.m.