The Italian Elia Viviani finished second behind Philipsen and the Brit Ethan Vernon finished third. Philipsen seemed to be enclosed, after he had lost his lead -out – behind the Viviani, but went by in extremis. Viviani was eventually declassed because of his fall -back behavior, so Vernon moved to place two. The Belgian Arne Marit became third.
For Philipsen it is his fifth victory of the season. He also won the first stage in the Tour de France and took the yellow leader’s jersey there. Because of a fall, he had to give up in the third stage.
The Noor Torstein trained the management in the general classification and still wears the red sweater. Top favorite Jonas Vingegaard finished in the eighth stage in the peloton. In the general classification, the two -time tour winner from Denmark is still 2,33 minutes behind Treen. The Portuguese João Almeida is third, with a backlog of 2.41 minutes.
Bredewold wins GP Plouay for the third time in a row
For the third time in a row, Mischa Bredewold has won the Classic Lorient Agglomération, a one -day race from the WorldTour. After 165 kilometers in Plouay, the Dutch of SD Worx – Protime was ahead of her fellow countrymen Marianne Vos and Eline Jansen.
Bredewold went down 30 kilometers before the finish. The former European champion had difficulty hooking up again in the chase. When tour winner Pauline Ferrand-Prévot attacked uphill in the final, she initially had to let her go. In the end, a small platoon came together again, after which Bredewold was the best in the sprint.
“I didn’t crash,” Bredewold responded. “Even after the crash, the team continued to believe in me. They did it perfectly in the pursuit. Their support gave me wings.”
On Sunday the men will come into action in Plouay.