Philipsen wins Tour stage one to claim first yellow jersey

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Jasper Philipsen celebrates winning stage one of the 2025 Tour de FranceImage source, Reuters

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Jasper Philipsen claimed his first stage win at the Tour de France in 2022

Ben Collins

BBC Sport journalist

Jasper Philipsen will wear the yellow jersey for the first time in his career as he won stage one of the 2025 Tour de France.

A sprint finish was expected after a flat stage beginning and ending in Lille, and Alpecin-Deceuninck's lead-out train delivered the 27-year-old in the perfect position to claim the stage win.

The Belgian rider ended up beating Biniam Girmay by a comfortable margin to claim his 10th stage win on the Tour.

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