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Patrick Fletcher

'That's just not how it should be' – Jasper Philipsen well short of sprinting speed as Alpecin-Premier Tech roll out old-fashioned lead-out train at Tour de France

Philipsen behind two teammates before the Tour de France stage 7.

Alpecin-Premier Tech rolled back the years as they rolled out an old-fashioned lead-out train in Bordeaux at the end of stage 7 of the Tour de France. There was an issue, however, with the final carriage.

Jasper Philipsen, the Tour's dominant sprinter of recent years, fell flat, fading badly despite the red-carpet treatment.

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