Philipsen wins Stage 13 of Tour de France in sprint finish and Pogacar keeps overall lead
Belgium's Jasper Philipsen celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the thirteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 165.3 kilometers (102.7 miles) with start in Agen and finish Pau, France, Friday, July 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Daniel Cole]
PAU, France (AP) — Jasper Philipsen has won the 13th stage of the Tour de France in a sprint finish while two-time champion Tadej Pogacar has kept the yellow jersey. Several riders fell in a crash a few hundred meters from the line but Pogacar avoided it on Friday. Philipsen held off Belgian countryman Wout Van Aert and German rider Pascal Ackermann to clinch his second stage win of this year’s race. The flat trek gave was designed for sprinters on a 165.3-kilometer (102.5-mile) route from Agen to the southwestern city of Pau. Biniam Girmay of Eritrea placed fourth and missed out on a fourth stage win.
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Belgium's Jasper Philipsen is hugged by a teammate after winning the thirteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 165.3 kilometers (102.7 miles) with start in Agen and finish Pau, France, Friday, July 12, 2024. (Tim de Waele/Pool Photo via AP)
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