Jasper Philipsen: ‘It’s either full gas in the stages or no pressure on the pedal at all’ in this year’s Tour de France

Tour de France stage 10 winner Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) finally claimed a hard-sought victory on Tuesday, making for a vast improvement in personal morale. 

His victory came on an unusual stage that looked more like a Champs Élysées parade stage than a mid-race day for the sprinters. There was no breakaway besides a brief foray by Kobe Goossens (Intermarché-Wanty) and Harm Vanhoucke (Lotto Dstny) before the intermediate sprint, and the peloton spent the day riding tempo with no attacks to speak of.