60 kilometers from the arrival of this 3rd stage of Tour de France Between Valenciennes and Dunkirk (178 km), during the intermediate sprint of Isbergues, the now old green jersey of the Large loop, Jasper Philipsen was the victim of a very heavy fall, which forced him to abandon. In the aftermath of this terrible incident, the Limburg sprinter was successfully operated on Tuesday, July 8, as indicated by his training Alpecin-DECEUNINCK on social networks.
VIDEO – Bryan Coquard explains the fall of Philipsen and apologizes
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Stage 3 of @Letour delivered us a tough day and a ? moment, as @JasperPhilipsen was forced to leave the race after a heavy crash during the intermediate sprint for the green jersey.
In the meantime, he underwent a successful surgery last night at AZ Herentals to repair his… pic.twitter.com/wxMuUfAKoo
-Alpecin-DEceuninck Cycling Team (@alpecindck) July 8, 2025
“The path to healing begins now …”
After this 3rd chaotic stage, many runners had expressed their support for the Belgian sprinter of the team Alpecin-DECEUNINCKstarting with Bryan Coquardwho unfortunately mowed the wheel before Jasper Philipsen During this intermediate sprint of Isbergues. The first yellow jersey of this Tour de France suffered from a broken collarbone as well as one or more broken ribs. The operation, which went this morning, went well, as his team indicated on social networks: “He successfully suffered surgery last night at AZ Hentals in order to repair his collarbone and his acromo-clavicular articulation. Thank you to Dr Steven and Dr Tom Claes for their excellent care. The path to healing begins now, and we will support it throughout this route”concludes training Alpecin-DECEUNINCK on social networks.
Tour de France – ranking of the 3rd stage
Tour de France – Provisional general classification after the 3rd stage
