The Belgian sprinter Jasper Philipsen wins at the end of an explosive first step and seizes the yellow jersey

The first stage of the Tour de France held all its promises and even much more. If the victory was promised to sprinters, the peloton was not satisfied with a conventional procession around Lille, Saturday July 5. A racing movement 17 km from the finish led to the formation of borders which trapped a large part of the favorites of the day, but also those who feed ambitions in the general classification. A group of around thirty runners was won on the Boulevard Vauban and Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) largely dominated the sprint in front of Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty) and Soren Waerenskjold (UNO-X).

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This first step turned out to be very lively.