Jasper Philipsen denied Model Cavendish a document-breaking Tour de France victory on the road as a result of the Belgian gained stage seven on the road in Bordeaux.
Philipsen made it three wins from three velocity phases in a row on this Tour as he got here round Cavendish inside the previous few metres, leaving the Manxman to curse as he rolled in second, gentle tied with Eddy Merckx on 34 career Tour wins.
The 38-twelve months-former had come from nicely down throughout the pack to power his close to down the factual hand facet and as loads as the doorway of the flee, however Philipsen sat on his wheel to return assist by, with Biniam Girmay in third.
The velocity construct to the 170km stage from Mont-de-Marsan meant no important adjustments on the terminate of the full classification, through which defending champion Jonas Vingegaard leads from Tadej Pogacar.
Nevertheless all eyes had been on the sprinters, with Cavendish hoping to stamp additional Tour historical past 16 years to the day since he made his debut throughout the flee in London on 2007.
The Astana Qazaqstan rider had been quite a lot of areas down throughout the pack as they negotiated a upright and twisty virtually regarding the prolonged ending straight however moved up nicely and perceived to have the slither he wanted as he discovered a route down the factual hand facet to maintain the doorway, best to survey Philipsen come earlier.
Philipsen acknowledged: “I choose we’re capable of’t be proud ample on our personnel success. With out them it’s going to by no means be seemingly to get the third stage obtain already. I’m factual actually pleased with them and the way we labored collectively, how we discovered every diversified throughout the final.
“That outcomes in success and I’m clear cheerful and proud…I by no means wanted to fabricate a immense effort earlier than I might presumably nicely begin my velocity and that’s how we obtain.
“Whereas you occur to instructed me [three stage wins] one week throughout the previous I’d choose you will have been crazy. So far it’s a dream Tour for us and confidently we’re ready so as to add one different one.
“[Cavendish] become as quickly as actually sturdy. I’d moreover have favored to survey him obtain, I choose each particular person would, however I’m positive he’ll reduction on making an attempt. He’s up there, in upright state of affairs, and that is additionally laborious.”PA
05:13 PM BST
What is going on to have been
Now we have been so finish to a document-breaking day for Model Cavendish. The Manx missile got here agonisingly finish to that thirty fifth stage victory on the Tour nevertheless it little question become as quickly as to not be as a result of the dominant sprinter at this twelve months’s Tour up to now Jasper Philipsen pipped him on the submit.
It become as quickly as a aloof day for lots of the stage with best a handful of riders in breakaways at some stage throughout the day. Nevertheless as we entered into Bordeaux and a elaborate previous few kilometres, the flee got here alive.
Philipsen some other time had a upright lead-out from his personnel-mate Mathieu van der Poel however with 200 metres to crawl it appeared Cav had it. Nevertheless, as he admitted after the flee, he had concerns alongside along with his gears which proved pricey as Philipsen handed him factual earlier than the road. Philipsen though appeared lucky to get away punishment for impeding Biniam Girmay. That is now three out of three for Philipsen on this twelve months’s version of the Tour and 5 relationship assist to final twelve months. A specific particular person in construct you might presumably inform. For Cavendish, he’ll want to attend one different day to intention and get that thirty fifth stage victory.
So finish however up to now for Cav!
05:06 PM BST
Model Cavendish speaking to Eurosport
“I become as quickly as in considerably a upright location. It appeared admire I become as quickly as far assist. Nevertheless I become as quickly as okay, in the place I desired to be. It’s a prolonged straight construct. Cees [Bol] had moved me up with upright slither into the final kilometre. I become as quickly as on the factual wheels.
“I kicked considerably earlier than I’d admire, however actually, gentle regarding the similar time as I did in 2010.
“After I kicked, I began, the gears jumped from the 11 to the 12, I wanted to take a seat down down down. Cadence factual whacks up. Then it goes assist to the eleventh, I attempted to return up. I wanted to take a seat down down down. There become as quickly as nothing you might presumably fabricate furthermore, admire, roughly hope. I’m bitterly upset there. In actual fact upset. Nevertheless we reduction on making an attempt … lets moreover make sure.”
04:49 PM BST
The emotion of successful
One different day, one different stage obtain for Jasper Philipsen. See what it method to him:
04:41 PM BST
Philipsen lucky
The an growing variety of we’re seeing the replays of Philipsen coming throughout Girmay while following Cavendish’s wheel the additional it seems to be prefer to be admire Philipsen is extremely lucky to get away punishment. Some will inform that is a section of sprinting however Girmay will fully not agree with that. Proper here is a replay of these final phases. It’s seemingly you will presumably draw your have conclusions. What fabricate you choose?
04:40 PM BST
Parts for Cavendish throughout the velocity
Model Cavendish has been speaking to Eurosport and has admitted that he become as quickly as having gear factors throughout his velocity. What is going on to have been for the Manx missile? On the terminate of the interview you might presumably hear anybody shout “Cav you are a anecdote”. That is de facto factual, he’s a anecdote!
04:38 PM BST
Philipsen wins once more
04:27 PM BST
Response from the stage winner
Three stage wins already on this version of the Tour for Jasper Philipsen. Let’s hear from him now:
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Might per probability perchance moreover unbiased gentle Philipsen have been punished?
Taking a model assist at a pair of of the replays, Philipsen is doubtlessly considerably bit lucky not be penalised. Within the velocity as he bought onto Cavendish’s wheel, he comes throughout the road of Binian Girmay, who appeared heart-broken with Philipsen. A Philipsen penalty would consequence in Cav successful that thirty fifth stage nonetheless the outcomes are actually dependable. Lets get a ship in precept.
04:18 PM BST
Philipsen dominating the sprints
Relationship assist into final twelve months, Philipsen has now gained the final 5 velocity phases on the Tour, together with three throughout this version. He owes loads though to his personnel-mate Mathieu van der Poel, who has been a elegant lead-out man for Philipsen.
04:17 PM BST
Complete classification after stage seven
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Consequence of stage seven
04:11 PM BST
Cavendish denied by Philipsen!
It appeared admire Cavendish become as quickly as going to get that thirty fifth stage victory nevertheless it little question is Philipsen who wins once more and denies Cav the doc. Completely heartbreaking. He become as quickly as a close to assist with round 1.5km to crawl however exploded throughout the final 500m. Nevertheless Philipsen, who gained the previous two velocity phases, reeled him in and factual pipped him.
04:09 PM BST
1km to crawl
Beneath the flamme rouge we crawl. Cavendish is considerably far assist in the meanwhile. Philipsen completely positioned.
04:08 PM BST
2km to crawl
Alpecin-Deceuninck have their lead-out put collectively in trouble prepared for Philipsen.
04:07 PM BST
2.5km to crawl
The likes of Philipsen, Ewan and Groenewegen all finish to the doorway prepared for the velocity.
04:06 PM BST
3.5km to crawl
Latour is caught and points are hotting up!
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4km to crawl
The slither is electrical throughout the final phases. Latour has virtually been caught with 4km to crawl
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5km to crawl
Wout van Aert has dropped off the assist of the peloton. He did admit earlier than the stage that he become as quickly as doubtlessly not going to crawl for the stage. Latour has dropped Peters and he now goes solo.
04:04 PM BST
6km to crawl
Tons of roundabouts on the close to into Bordeaux. Jumbo-Visma are on the entrance of the peloton, even though they’ve acknowledged they might presumably not be going for the velocity.
04:03 PM BST
7.5km to crawl
The peloton have virtually caught the lead duo as they hit a really slim roundabout which is ready to string out the peloton.
04:00 PM BST
10km to crawl
Declercq is now carried out and there’s not huge repeat on the entrance of the peloton. It’s far Lotto-Dstny who’re predominant the fee. The peloton is being strung out considerably bit proper right here.
03:59 PM BST
11km to crawl
The hole is factual over 30 seconds. Tim Declercq of Soudal-Immediate Step is on the doorway of the peloton.
03:56 PM BST
14km to crawl
A message over the Lotto-Dstny personnel radio telling the riders to be explicit they keep on the entrance, particularly with that sophisticated terminate to the stage. The hole to the lead duo is 40 seconds.
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16km to crawl
Proper right here is the sophisticated construction that awaits the peloton throughout the final components of the stage.
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18km to crawl
A pair of kilometres assist you might presumably sense some grief throughout the peloton however now they’ll really feel admire they’ve this beneath reduction a watch on. The hole is factual over 40 seconds.
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20km to crawl
We’re contained throughout the final 20km and the hole to the lead duo is beneath a minute.
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24km to crawl
Nans Peters might presumably nicely gentle not be neglected proper right here. The AG2R-Citroën rider is a strong baroudeur, and has ghosted away off the doorway of little breakaways earlier than throughout the sizable excursions to rob stage wins. First on the Giro d’Italia in 2019, and however on the Tour de France final twelve months. One suspects, though, the sprinters’ groups can have too highly effective for the Frenchman on this event. Misjudge this, though, and he’ll be together with a 3rd important obtain to his palmarès.
03:43 PM BST
25km to crawl
This hole become as quickly as slightly situation a pair of kilometres assist however now it’s far becoming very relating for the peloton. The hole stands at one minute and 10 seconds. The chances of the lead duo successful is growing with each kilometre that goes by and the hole not coming down.
03:39 PM BST
29km to crawl
There might be considerably little little bit of situation throughout the peloton with this hole that Peters and Latour have constructed. The sprinters personnel can have to step it up highly effective earlier than they might have desired to.
03:37 PM BST
31km to crawl
The hole that Latour and Peters have over the peloton stands at one minute and 10 seconds. They could not pull off a shock proper right here, might presumably nicely they?
03:31 PM BST
36km to crawl
There’s in the meanwhile a strong tailwind that means the slither is extremely extreme. Guglielmi has been swallowed up by the peloton. A valiant crawl from the Frenchman. Out in entrance Peters and Latour are going at it actually laborious.
03:29 PM BST
39km to crawl
We now have factual had a really quick class 4 climb up the Côte de Béguey, the place Peters and Latour, who broke far off from the peloton after the intermediate velocity, have dropped Guglielmi. A brave crawl from Guglielmi nevertheless it little question become as quickly as constantly going to whole in disappointment. Latour bought the one king of the mountains level on the terminate. The peloton are a minute throughout the assist of the lead duo.
03:22 PM BST
43km to crawl
With factual over 40km to crawl on on the unique time’s stage, the groups are getting their lead-out trains in repeat. After a aloof begin to the stage the slither is origin to internet as we head in path of Bordeaux.
03:19 PM BST
45km to crawl
Appropriate information. Cavendish is assist throughout the peloton, who’re 40 seconds throughout the assist of the breakaway. We’re very highly effective in wine nation down in southwest France. Beautiful environment.
03:14 PM BST
49km to crawl
Slightly concerningly Model Cavendish is gentle off the assist of the peloton by round 20 seconds. The peloton are actually factual 50 seconds throughout the assist of the lead trio.
03:07 PM BST
55km to crawl
The slither is attractive extreme in the meanwhile on the doorway of the peloton. Model Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan) has had a wheel alternate however he has a pair of personnel-mates to alleviate him assist to the peloton.
03:03 PM BST
59km to crawl
As beforehand talked about, the lead crew is now made up of three riders. They’ve a lead over the peloton of 1 minute 10 seconds.
02:52 PM BST
69km to crawl
Parts classification standings after the intermediate velocity:
1. Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck), 165pts
2. Bryan Coquard (Cofidis), 117pts
3. Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma), 92pts
4. Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Scoot), 86pts
02:49 PM BST
71km to crawl
Latour and Peters have caught up with Guglielmi. The peloton are best 30 seconds throughout the assist of though.
02:45 PM BST
75km to crawl
There was an assault off the doorway of the peloton after the intermediate velocity. Pierre Latour (TotalEnergies) and Nans Peters (AG2R-Citroën) have lengthy gone after Guglielmi. They’re 20 seconds throughout the assist of the lone chief.
02:43 PM BST
76km to crawl
Consequence of the intermediate velocity:
1. Simon Guglielmi, 20 pts
2. Biniam Girmay, 17 pts
3. Jasper Philipsen, 15 pts
4. Bryan Coquard, 13 pts
5. Jordi Meeus, 11 pts
6. Mads Pedersen, 10 pts
7. Corbin Strong, 9 pts
8. Alexander Kristoff, 8 pts
9. Model Cavendish, 7 pts
10. Mikkel Bjerg, 6 pts
02:37 PM BST
82km to crawl
Guglielmi takes mainly probably the most 20 elements. Within the assist of throughout the peloton it’s far Binian Girmay (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty) who goes over in second trouble, narrowly edging out Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck), who in the meanwhile leads the elements classification. The hole to the chief is now all of the vogue all the way down to factual 40 seconds. That urge to the intermediate velocity become as quickly as a fallacious flat so not a straightforward velocity to get these elements.
02:34 PM BST
83km to crawl
Guglielmi is 1km from the instantaneous velocity. In the meantime throughout the peloton the sprinters personnel are forming their lead-outs, which is ready to carry the lead down dramatically. 20 elements for first, 17 for second and 15 for third.
02:30 PM BST
85km to crawl
We’re virtually on the intermediate velocity at Grignols. Guglielmi gentle has a lead of two minutes and 20 seconds so he’ll rob most elements. Which of the sprinters will declare second?
02:15 PM BST
94km to crawl
The hole out in entrance is coming down. It’s far all of the vogue down to 2 and a half of minutes. We’re factual over 10km from the intermediate velocity.
02:11 PM BST
97km to crawl
On a day through which the Manx missile might presumably nicely stamp historical past, your complete Cavendish clan are in metropolis:
02:06 PM BST
100km to crawl
We now have factual dipped beneath the 100km to crawl mark. Guglielmi’s lead is excatly three minutes.
01:59 PM BST
105km to crawl
We now have an intermediate velocity arising in precisely over 20km at Grignols. There are 20 elements readily accessible for the primary throughout the road on the intermediate velocity, with 17pts for second and 15pts for third. The arrange a query to is will the peloton have caught Guglielmi by that time in difficulty that the majority elements are readily accessible for the sprinters. The hole in the meanwhile stands at three minutes 15 seconds.
01:52 PM BST
111km to crawl
Simon Guglielmi (Arkéa-Samsic) is gentle out in entrance, all on his have. His benefit assist to the peloton is three and a half of minutes.
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Parts classification
On the unique time we absolutely arrange a query to a velocity construct in Bordeaux, so proper here’s a model on the function classification going into stage seven:
1. Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) 150pts
2. Bryan Coquard (Cofidis) 104pts
3. Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) 92pts
4. Victor Lafay (Cofidis) 80pts
5. Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Scoot) 76pts
6. Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Dstny) 73pts
7. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Crew Emirates) 70pts
8. Model Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan) 62pts
9. Jain Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) 51pts
10. Neilson Powless (EF-Schooling EasyPost) 45pts
01:36 PM BST
Reminder of the full classification
On the unique time might presumably nicely gentle haven’t any relating the full classification, however after an explosive couple of phases throughout the Pyrenees let’s have a model on the standings going into on the unique time:
1. Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) 26hrs 10mins 44secs
2. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Crew Emirates) +25secs
3. Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) +1min 34secs
4. Simon Yates (Jayco-Alula) 3mins 14secs
5. Carlos Rodriguez (Ineos Grenadiers) 3mins 30secs
6. Adam Yates (UAE Crew Emirates) +3mins 40secs
7. David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) +4mins 03secs
8. Romain Bardet (DSM) +4mins 42secs
9. Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) Comparable time
10. Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma) +5mins 28secs
01:34 PM BST
Vanmarcke retires from knowledgeable biking
In diversified biking information this morning, Sep Vanmarcke has introduced his retirement from knowledgeable biking efficient straight in consequence of medical causes. The 34-twelve months-former will title time on his 14-twelve months career, of which the earlier two and a half of years have been spent at Israel-Premier Tech, throughout which interval he gained the likes of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Bretagne Basic, the inaugural Maryland Basic, and graced the podium of Paris-Roubaix and Ronde van Vlaanderen.
Following an abnormally extreme coronary heart price detected whereas on the bike, Vanmarcke underwent testing together with a cardiac MRI which confirmed the presence of scar tissue. The extreme risk of extra cardiac problems posed by the scar tissue method that Vanmarcke must not able to proceed racing as an informed bicycle owner.
“After I pinned a quantity for the primary time assist in 2003, I by no means dared to dream about having an informed career. I finished up dwelling that dream for 14 years, with highs and lows. I wasn’t the clear capability, however with dedication and laborious work I become as quickly as able to compete with mainly probably the most environment friendly riders throughout the perfect races for years. I bought to know many people and cultures around the globe and have been to areas I by no means heard of earlier than.
“I’d have favored to have raced at the simplest stage for a pair of additional years and hold additional huge performances together with IPT throughout the perfect races. It’s far terribly unhappy and painful to articulate the terminate of my career on this close to. On the similar time, I am grateful that the concerns with my coronary heart have been present in time. I’m going to rob the time now to be with my household, to get the situation and examine what I’ve to fabricate at some point. My complete existence has been all about biking. Biking will constantly be my passion.”
01:22 PM BST
131km to crawl
The peloton are factual step by step reeling Guglielmi in. His benefit is now all of the vogue all the way down to round 4 minutes having been up at about seven. On a flat stage it’s far so sophisticated for one rider to deal with off a peloton of over 150 riders who can factual rotate who’s on the doorway.
01:15 PM BST
Can Ewan obtain the velocity?
It has been a torrid final couple of years for Australia’s Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Dstny) on the Tour. He got here so finish to successful though on stage 4 when Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) pipped him to the road in Nogaro. The Lotto-Dstny personnel have been on the radio feeling that on the unique time is their day. Will Ewan be able to whole his catastrophe on the Tour in contemporary editions throughout the velocity in Bordeaux.
01:11 PM BST
Tweak to the closing phases
There might be a alternate to the final phases for on the unique time’s construct in Bordeaux. Typically we have now gotten a 3km rule that means anybody who crashes throughout the final 3km is given the identical time as a result of the leaders throughout the road. On the unique time though that has been extended to some.5km so to your complete whole classification groups making an attempt to deal with their leaders that 3.5km mark is the important thing level for them to maintain on the unique time.
01:05 PM BST
Might per probability perchance or not it’s 35 for Cavendish on the unique time?
As John talked about earlier, on the unique time marks the sixteenth anniversary of Model Cavendish’s Tour debut. On the unique time’s stage ends in Bordeaux, the place Cavendish gained the final time a stage carried on the market in 2010. He’s gunning for stage obtain quantity 35 on the unique time, which as each particular person is aware of by now would have historical past. Let’s hear from the Manx missile on what he remembers of that day in 2010 which is ready to relieve him on the unique time:
12:59 PM BST
What’s took trouble up to now
As shall we have now predicted on a flat stage admire on the unique time, it has been a reasonably aloof begin to stage seven. When the flag dropped, 4 riders attacked off the doorway of the peloton; Jonas Abrahamsen (Uno-X), Nelson Oliveira (Movistar), Simon Guglielmi (Arkéa-Samsic) and Mathieu Burgeaudeau (Total Energies). In a transient time though Abrahamsen, Oliveira and Burgeadudeau have been referred to as assist by their groups which left Guglielmi out all on his have.
The slither throughout the peloton has been very pedestrian to instruct the least allowing Guglielmi’s benefit to crawl out to over seven minutes. Conisdering it’s far a really flay stage, the peloton have this completely beneath reduction a watch on and there’s no such factor as a close to Guglielmi will be prepared to deal with out on his have all day.
11:33 AM BST
Stage seven preview
Hello there and welcome to our stay rolling safety from stage seven on the Tour de France, the 169.9 kilometre urge from Mont-de-Marsan to Bordeaux. With factual one categorized climb – the 1.2km prolonged ascent of the Côte de Béguey – and best 808 metres of vertical elevation, proper here is explicit person who’s extensively anticipated to whole in a bunch velocity.
Whereas it’s not going that anybody will be troubled to burn too many matches to rob the solitary level atop the aforementioned class 4 climb, there’s hundreds to battle over for these with designs on the maillot vert, the inexperienced jersey former by the chief throughout the elements classification.
Given he has gained mainly probably the most environment friendly two velocity phases at this twelve months’s Tour – and the final two readily accessible in some way twelve months’s flee – the in-build Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) is man to watch this afternoon. Not best does the Belgian have the leg slither to construct this vogue of stage off, however he moreover has a specific Mathieu van der Poel (a specific particular person greater than capable of successful velocity construct) using as a result of the proper lead-out man.
Fabio Jakobsen (Soudal-Immediate Step) has the broken-down lead-out put collectively to alleviate him, nonetheless the Dutchman crashed on Tuesday and has suffered admire a canine throughout the Pyrenees so that is additionally attention-grabbing to survey how, if in any respect, he has recovered. Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Dstny), Dylan Groenewegen (Jayco-Al Ula), Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain Victorious) and Sam Welsford (DSM Firmenich) will moreover admire their possibilities too.
School college students of the sport will endure in ideas that the final time a Tour stage carried out in Bordeaux (in 2010), a specific younger Model Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan) prevailed after beating Julian Dean and Alessandro Petacchi to the road on the terminate of stage 18. Within the event that they have been doing their homework, these college students will moreover realise that on the unique time marks the sixteenth anniversary of Cavendish’s Tour debut on the streets on London, a stone’s throw from us proper right here at Telegraph Sport Towers.
By the way, on that July afternoon in 2007 when the rosy-cheeked teen barrelled his close to across the London prologue, Cavendish become as quickly as a T-Cell personnel-mate of Axel Merckx; on the unique time he’ll be hoping to tug one stage obtain positive of 1 different Merckx – Axel’s father Eddy – and alter into the outright Tour’s all-time stage doc holder with a thirty fifth victory etched into his palmarès.
Anyway, no matter occurs on the unique time, Telegraph Sport will be proper right here to information you via all the key moments, taking you your complete virtually regarding the line in Bordeaux..
Reside safety proper right here will get beneath close to at 1pm (BST).
