Tour de France sprinter Jasper Philipsen endured a moment to forget as he celebrated crossing the finish line to win Stage Four of the iconic race on Tuesday - only to find out he had actually finished second.
The Tour returned to France after the first three days went through Denmark, with the French leg beginning with a hilly 172km route from Dunkirk to Calais along the north coast of the country. Yellow jersey-clad Wout van Aert made a solo surge up the final climb of the day and held on to win the stage with a dominant virtuoso display.
However, van Aert was so alone that even his rivals in Philipsen had no idea such a push was made. The Belgian star sprinted away from the riders around him and beat them to the line.
