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.
After a long, rolling stage, Biniam Girmay (Intermarche – Wanty) had the legs to take his third win in the 2024 Tour de France, edging out Wout van Aert, Arnaud Démare, Pascal Ackerman and Mark Cavendish in the final meters of Stage 12.
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.
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.
Andrea Vendrame (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) attacked a nineteen man break with about 25km remaining to take a solo win in Stage 19 of the 2024 Giro d’Italia. It is his second win of the 2024 Giro.
Surviving a break that started just 10km into the stage, Kasper Asgreen (Soudal – Quick-Step) won the final sprint against his 3 attack group mates to win Stage 18 of the 2023 Tour de France.
Michal Kwiatkowski (Ineos Grenadiers) survived the breakaway to win Stage 13 of the 2023 Tour de France atop the Col du Grand Colombier on Bastille Day.
After a 31km solo ride at the front, Spanish rider Ion Izagirre of the Cofidis squad won Stage 12 of the 2023 Tour de France.
Mathieu van der Poel added yet another monument victory to his palmeres with a solo win at the 2023 Paris-Roubaix.
After finishing second in 2021, Jonas Vingegaard made good on his promise this year, winning the 2022 Tour de France.