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69.0: ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK LEAD PHILIPSEN TO VICTORY
The speedy finale in Nîmes displayed Alpecin-Deceuninck’s mastery when it comes to leading out their sprinter. Robbe Ghys battled for positions and drove the train into the last 400 metres, with a speed of 63.3km/h when he dropped his leaders. Mathieu van der Poel took over, speeding up to 65.2km/h... And then it was time for Jasper Philipsen to deliver, with a top speed of 69.0km/h!
3X3: PHILIPSEN MATCHES GIRMAY AND POGACAR
With Jasper Philipsen sprinting to victory in Nîmes, 3 riders have now won 3 stages in the Tour 2024: - Biniam Girmay, in Turin (stage 3), Colombey-les-Deux-Églises (stage 8) and Villeneuve-sur-Lot (stage 12) - Tadej Pogacar, at Valloire (stage 4), Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d’Adet (stage 14) and Plateau de Beille (stage 15) - Jasper Philipsen, in Saint-Amand-Montrond (stage 10), Pau (stage 13) and Nîmes (stage 16). The last Tour with at least 3 riders claiming at least 3 stage wins each was the 2021 edition, marked by Mark Cavendish (4 wins), Tadej Pogacar (3) and Wout van Aert (3).
90/100: THE OMNIPRESENT TADEJ POGACAR
From Gruissan to Nîmes, Tadej Pogacar rode his 100th stage in the Tour de France. And he finished the day with his 90th podium ceremony in the race. Since he stormed the Tour in his first participation, in 2020, the Slovenian cannibal has claimed: - 2 overall victories (the 2nd at 22 years, 9 months and 27 days, making him the youngest 2-time winner); - 14 stage wins (the 13th best score); - 35 Maillot Jaune (the 10th highest score ever, tied with André Leducq); - 123 distinctive jerseys (35 Maillot Jaune, 13 polka-dot jerseys, 75 white jerseys); - 1 combativity award.
376-344: CAN PHILIPSEN TURN THE TIDE?
While Jasper Philipsen sprinted to his 3rd stage win, Biniam Girmay hit the deck at a speed of 59.8km/h, with 1.7km to go, and didn’t participate in the final sprint. The difference in the points standings is down to 32 points: 376 for the Eritrean sprinter, 344 for his Belgian rival. The last time we saw a change of leader of the points standings in the later stages of the Tour dates back to 2017, when Michael Matthews won stage 16 to move only 29 points behind Marcel Kittel, who didn’t participate in the sprint on that day. Matthews went on to take the green jersey on stage 17 and keep it until the end of the Tour. Last year, Philipsen took the jersey after stage 4 and never lost it. Girmay has been leading the standings since day 5.
9: PHILIPSEN IS VAN AERT’S EQUAL
With a 9th stage win in the Tour de France, Jasper Philipsen matches Wout van Aert’s record as the active Belgian riders with most victories. 4 more Belgian riders won 9 Tour stages: Tom Steels, Lucien Van Impe, Sylvère Maes and Eloi Meulenberg. And only 5 Belgian riders remain ahead in the history of the Tour: Eddy Merckx (34 wins), Freddy Maertens (15), Philippe Thys (13), Jean Aerts (12) and Walter Godefroot (10). 55: POGACAR, ALREADY UP TO ROGLIC’S RECORD With 35 Maillot Jaune and 20 Maglia Rosa to go along, Tadej Pogacar has now claimed as many Grand Tour leader’s jerseys as Primoz Roglic (11 in the Tour, 37 in La Vuelta, 7 in the Giro). They have the 13th biggest tally ever in a standing led by Eddy Merckx with 200 Grand Tour leader’s jersey. The next references for Pogacar are Alfredo Binda and Vincenzo Nibali, with 59 jerseys. Pogacar has claimed 34 of his jerseys this year, matching Chris Froome’s record from 2017 (15 in the Tour, 19 in La Vuelta). Only Eddy Merckx remains ahead of him, with 37 jerseys in 1970 (23 in the Tour, 14 in the Giro).
11: ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK MOVE UP THE RANKS
With an 11th stage win (all of them since 2021), Alpecin-Deceuninck match Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe and Team TotalEnergies, one step ahead of EF Education-EasyPost and Jayco-AlUla. Next step: Cofidis, with 12 stage wins in the Tour.
4: BAUHAUS CAN’T GET PAST PHILIPSEN
Phil Bauhaus has finished in the top-3 of a Tour stage for the 4th time of his career… And every time, Jasper Philipsen took the win. Bauhaus was 2nd to Philipsen last year in Bayonne (stage 3) and this year in Nîmes (stage 16). And he came 3rd last year in Nogaro (stage 4) and Moulins (stage 11).
