Date: Tuesday, 09 July 2024
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After the first stage after the rest day in Orléans, Jasper Philipsen was allowed to make the victory gesture. The stage winner does not give up the green jersey yet and is closing in on leader Biniam Girmay.
Biniam Girmay started very strong. He is a lot of points ahead. Before thinking about the points classification, we first wanted a stage victory. Now that we have it, we will see what is still possible for the green jersey.”
Here are the updated results in the points classification. Philipsen did all he could today, but remains a long way adrift from Girmay. It certainly looks like a two-horse race, though.
1 Biniam Girmay 267
2 Jasper Philipsen 193
3 Jonas Abrahamsen 107
4 Anthony Turgis 101
5 Fernando Gaviria 100
6 Bryan Coquard 98
7 Arnaud De Lie 98
8 Arnaud Démare 83
9 Dylan Groenewegen 79
10 Kévin Vauquelin 70
It's also a great result for runner-up Biniam Girmay. He might not have landed a third stage win, but that's a big result in the points classification, and a lot of points for him to earn on a finish that we didn't think (at least until the start of this Tour) uit him so well.
Today is a triumph for Philipsen, who bounces back after a difficult start to the Tour, and proves he can dig deep and stay resilient when things aren't going his way.
And in case anyone is wondering - no indication this time that Philipsen deviated from his sprinting line. This time, the result will definitely stand!
Here's the top ten in full:
1 Jasper Philipsen
2 Biniam Girmay
3 Pascal Ackermann
4 Wout van Aert
5 Fernando Gaviria
6 Sam Bennett
7 John Degenkolb
8 Phil Bauhaus
9 Dylan Groenewegen
And here's the GC rankings, which remain unchanged with everyone finishing together in the peloton.
1 Tadej Pogačar in 40:02:48
2 Remco Evenepoel at 0-33
3 Jonas Vingegaard at 1-15
4 Primož Roglič at 1-36
5 Juan Ayuso at 2-16
6 João Almeida at 2-17
7 Carlos Rodríguez at 2-31
8 Mikel Landa at 3-35
9 Derek Gee at 4-02
10 Matteo Jorgenson at 4-03
