US EditionJasper Philipsen wins sprint finish on opening stage of Spanish Vuelta
- Jasper Philipsen won the opening 186.1km stage of the 2025 Vuelta a Espana on Saturday with a sprint finish in Novara, Italy, claiming the red leader's jersey.
- After recovering from a fractured collarbone sustained during a crash in the previous month’s Tour de France, Philipsen focused on securing this win, aware that the Vuelta offered him just one real chance to sprint for victory.
- The largely flat stage from Turin to Novara featured a breakaway caught with 38km to go before teams executed a perfect lead-out, allowing Philipsen to control the sprint starting 175 meters from the finish.
- Philipsen expressed his happiness with the victory, especially since it came with the bonus of wearing the red jersey, while Ethan Vernon and Orluis Aular finished in second and third place, respectively.
- Philipsen’s victory signaled a strong comeback as he prepares to lead the race on Sunday’s 160-kilometer route, which remains mostly level but ends with a climb to Limone Piemonte, while the event moves further into Spain following initial stages in Italy and France.
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With his fists tightened high, the Belgian Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) crossed the finish line first in the first stage of the Vuelta a España on his arrival in the Italian town of Novara, which also served to cover up the first red leotard as leader of the 80th edition of the competition. Philipsen overcame the British Ethan Vernon and the Venezuelan Orluis Aular, second and third respectively. In the absence of the Slovenian Tadej Po…
Like the Tour, he wins the 1st stage and takes the jersey
Belgian Jasper Philipsen won the opening stage of the Tour of Spain. He was convincing in the sprint in Novara and took the leader's jersey.
Belgian Jasper Philipsen is the winner of the first stage of the Tour of Spain. On the route from Turin to Novara (186.7 km), he was convincingly the best in the sprint of the group and thus took over the leader's red jersey. The favorites for the overall victory avoided problems today, and on Sunday they will face their first serious test with an uphill finish.
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Jasper Philipsen wins sprint finish on opening stage of Spanish Vuelta
Jasper Philipsen has won a sprint finish on the opening stage in Italy of the Spanish Vuelta. The Belgian sprinter powered to the line after being launched by his Alpecin-Deceuninck teammates.
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