Jasper Philipsen will be fit to continue Baloise Belgium Tour: "My jaw hurts a bit and I have some abrasions"
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Jasper Philipsen lost a chance to fight for second consecutive stage win at his home Baloise Belgium Tour as he was involved in a fall near the finish. Unluckily for the Alpecin-Deceuninck sprinter, this happened outside the safe 3 km zone. The Belgian escaped without any major injuries and will able to continue.
Philipsen went down together with his fellow sprinter Caleb Ewan. "Caleb and I hooked eachother, after which a fall was unavoidable," Philipsen told Het Nieuwsblad. "Obviously you can't put things right so close to the finish, but I've been happy for a long time that the damage isn't too bad."
"My jaw hurts a bit and I have some abrasions on my left elbow and left shoulder. But my further participation in this stage race will certainly not be jeopardized," said the 25-year old rider.
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- 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
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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
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- 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