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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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William Fotheringham

No more ‘Jasper disaster’: Philipsen is now sprint king in a fast-moving business

Jasper Philipsen flashes four fingers in Moulins to mark his fourth stage victory
Jasper Philipsen flashes four fingers in Moulins to mark his fourth stage victory. Photograph: Thibault Camus/AP

Mark Cavendish’s imminent retirement is a reminder that the sprint hierarchy in the Tour de France is an ever-changing picture. So, too, the fate of the Irishman Sam Bennett, who looked unassailable after winning two stages and the points prize in the 2020 race, but has not even started the Tour since, thanks to injury and team politics.

Bennett was at least racing and winning this week, but a pair of stages in Romania’s Sibiu Tour will be scant consolation; it remains to be seen whether and when Cavendish will race again after breaking his collarbone last Saturday.

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