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Jasper Philipsen and Alpecin-Deceuninck set to extend contract after blistering start to Tour de France
CyclingWednesday, 05 July 2023 at 11:00
Is there a faster sprinter in the peloton today than Jasper Philipsen? On the basis of the first two sprints at the 2023 Tour de France, the answer to that question would be no. As a reward for his brilliant form, it seems a new contract is in the offing.
According to a report by Het Laatste Nieuws, the reasons for celebration continue to come for the 25-year-old Belgian sprinter. Philipsen is set to extend his Alpecin-Deceuninck contract that had been set to expire at the end of 2024. Although the exact length isn't yet known, it is predicted to be a pretty lengthy deal, perhaps similar to the one signed by Puck Pieterse recently, extending her deal until 2027.
Philipsen has been the standout sprinter in the early portion of the 2023 Tour de France taking stage wins on both stage 3 and stage 4. Alongside his superstar lead out man, Mathieu van der Poel, the pair have been dominant in the bunch sprints.
The reward for Philipsen isn't just for his Tour de France form it must be said, the Belgian has added a total of eight wins to his already impressive palmares so far this year. Most notably winning two stages at Tirreno-Adriatico and overall victories at Classic Brugge-De Panne and Scheldeprijs.
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- Some things sound crazy until they aren't, what if he's actually right? 🤷vappaxbipmv23-12-2024
- Why make a comment to state the obvious? Of course MvdP is much better at CX than Pogacar, does anyone doubt that But that wasn't his pointvappaxbipmv23-12-2024
- If you look at road alone obvi Pogacar is the better rider. But maybe MVDP is the better overall rider since he can win in three plus disciplines?mobk23-12-2024
- Correction on 2021 Olympics. It was mainly the Dutch ladies who didn’t know who was leading the race. Other teams like the Germans and Italians knew that Kiesenhofer was out front.mobk23-12-2024
- A champion turning into a sore loser. Or is he on coke again?
UltimateOpportunist23-12-2024 - If you look at the major races they’ve both been in, van der Poel had the early edge as lately Pogacar has had the advantage. It’s all on procyclingstats.RidesHills23-12-2024
- I wouldn’t assume Tadej can’t win at cross. He did a cross race, not a World Cup, a few years ago and crushed the field. It was a minor race. But he can win anywhere.mij23-12-2024
- I wonder what would happen if Pogacar attacked on the Cipressa instead of the Poggio in San Remo? Would MvdPoel still be able to follow?Ride197423-12-2024