Jasper Philipsen and Alpecin-Deceuninck set to extend contract after blistering start to Tour de France
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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.
Kieran WoodDeputy Editor-in-Chief
Kieran Wood is a sports journalist based in Wales and has been active in journalism since 2022. He regularly contributes to DartsNews.com and CyclingUpToDate.com, where he covers professional cycling and darts. In cycling, his work includes liveblogs from major races, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España, alongside race reports and analysis. He has also conducted interviews with professional riders.
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- A great champion but a better human. jus' sayin'
Davide15-11-2026 - Congrats! It is done so now is time for CX.averagecyclist15-11-2026
- It's going to happen at some point. It will happen to Tadej as well, we all get older. Jonas was in pretty great form at the tour. I still consider him a top two or three cyclist in the world, until he's not.awp15-11-2026
- mij, I am not so sure of that. I have been on a spine ward at a Denver hospital that had quite a few spinal injuries from mountain biking.BDBigGuy15-11-2026
- Pogi takes care of his teammates in races and training. Tadej Pogačar is widely praised within the cycling peloton for his fair and egalitarian leadership, actively supporting his UAE teammates both on the road during races and behind the scenes at training camps. Rather than acting like an untouchable superstar, he has intense team loyalty by sharing daily chores, giving up personal glory to help domestiques, and publicly praising their sacrifices. Unlike some Grand Tour contenders, like Vingegaard, who occasionally train away from their squads, Pogi consistently attends team training camps alongside his domestiques, making the exact same sacrifices to build friendship. I love how Pogačar shares his teammates-domestiques, either when they succeed or win in races or when they simply just do a good job for him. It has to be a great moral boost for them. And then they work even harder and go even deeper for Pogi. This is teamwork.PogiSloFans15-11-2026
- Yeah, what he said!Lozza15-11-2026
- I’m sure Jasper Philipsen would disagree with you.Lozza15-11-2026
- Article says he was “out for a spin around the town”, implying not off-road.Lozza15-11-2026
- let’s be honest, Alpecin is all about one rider - MVDP. I’m sure he gets whatever he needs, the rest get the scraps.mij15-11-2026
- there are more vicious injuries on a road bike than a mountain bike far and away.mij15-11-2026
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