Last year Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Dstny) got through all 21 stages of the Tour de France without a single podium place to show for it but in 2023 it has taken just one sprint to make it to those steps, leaving the Australian looking forward to the rest of the Grand Tour with a degree of optimism that a win is coming.
With the tough start to the race in Spain, it wasn’t until the third stage that the sprinters had their first chance this year, with Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) taking the win after benefiting from a flawless lead out on the challenging chicane run in, while Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain Victorious) came second and Ewan made a late run to take third.
