Jasper Philipsen has emerged as arguably the leading sprinter in the peloton over the past few years. In 2025, the Alpecin-Deceuninck star will look to once again prove himself as one of the peloton's leaders, with his racing calendar for the coming year now having been revealed.
For the Belgian, it's not a long wait for the start of the 2025 season. On the 17th of February, things get underway for Philipsen this year at the UAE Tour, lasting until the 23rd of the month. From there, Philipsen returns to Europe for Spring Classics season, taking on Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (March 1st) and Kuurne - Bruxelles - Kuurne (March 2nd), races the 26-year-old opened his 2024 campaign with.
Unlike in 2024 though, this year there will be no trip to Tirreno-Adriatico for Philipsen, although he will return to Italy to try and retain his title at Milano-Sanremo (March 22nd), before he heads back to Belgium to take on Classic Brugge-De Panne (March 26th), a race he also took victory at in 2024, and Dwars door Vlaanderen (April 2nd), a race where he is still searching for that win.
Then finally, Philipsen is to head into France for potentially his two biggest targets of the year. At Paris-Roubaix (April 13th), Philipsen has finished runner-up to teammate Mathieu van der Poel in each of the last two years so will be looking for another strong showing on the iconic cobbles, before the 2025 Tour de France gets underway on the 5th of July. A former Green Jersey winner and with nine Tour de France stages already on his palmares, the Belgian will no doubt be one of the fancied sprinters once again.
UAE Tour (February 17-23)
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (March 1)
Kuurne - Bruxelles - Kuurne (March 2)
Milano-Sanremo (March 22)
Classic Brugge-De Panne (March 26)
Dwars door Vlaanderen (April 2)
Paris-Roubaix (April 13)
Tour de France (July 5-27)