In a final run into the line in Nimes that saw sprint leader Biniam Girmay go down in a crash, it was Jasper Philipsen crossing the line first to win Stage 16 of the 2024 Tour de France after a fantastic leadout by his teammate Mathieu Van Der Poel.
All the cards were in place for Mark Cavendish to take his 35th stage win today, and the Astana rider made history in the Stage 5 of the 2024 Tour de France to cement his legacy.
As the 2024 Tour de France moves into France from after three days in Italy, Tadej Pogacar dominates on the Col de Galibier to retake the yellow jersey.
In a win that no one expected and no one was talking about, Biniam Grimy (Intermarche – Wanty) took the sprint win in Stage 3 of the 2024 Tour de France. The Eritrean has been so close so many times, but this is his stage win in the Tour.
Tim Merlier took his third stage win in the 2024 Giro d’Italia, besting Jonathan Milan at the line. Tadej Pogacar led his team-mate Juan Sebastian Molano out with 2km to go but it wasn’t enough to upset the top sprinters.
A shortened Stage 16 of the 2024 Giro d’Italia still served up some excitement. Julian Alaphilippe led for most of the stage but no one was stopping Pogacar in his domination of the race. He took his fifth stage win with what looked like little effort.
At Saturday dawned in Spain, Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) looked on track to capture another stage win in the 2023 Vuelta a Espana, but at the end of the day, it was Wout Poels (Bahrain Victorious) who ultimately had the legs after a gruelling day of racing in the Sierra de Guadarrama.
Remco Evenepoel became one of the youngest riders in history to amass 50 pro wins taking victory in Stage 18 of the 2023 Vuelta a Espana on a tough day of racing that contained five classified climbs, including the brutally steep Puerto de la Cruz Linares, a 9.8km ascent averaging 8.6%.
Jesus Herrada (Cofidis) showed talent, craft and mastery to win stage 11 of the 2023 Vuelta a Espana on the slopes up La Laguna Negra. The Spanish puncheur made his way into a hard fought breakaway and eventually powered to victory with a perfectly timed acceleration on the most gruelling slopes of the final climb.
Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceucninck) takes his second sprint win in Stage 5 of the 2023 Vuelta a Espana, besting Filippo Ganna of the Ineos Grenadiers squad by a tire width.