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Daniel Ostanek

Caleb Ewan close to Tour de France stage win despite depleted sprint train

Jasper Philipsen and Caleb Ewan

Caleb Ewan's lead-out train might have been decimated by crashes at this year's Tour de France, but the Australian is edging ever closer to a sixth career win at Le Grand Boucle.

The Lotto-Dstny leader followed up a third place in Bayonne on Monday with a narrow loss to Jasper Philipsen on the Circuit Paul Armagnac in Nogaro on Tuesday, surfing wheels before shooting through a gap in the closing metres to come through for second place.

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