2023 Tour de France Stage 3 Results & Recap
Stage 3 of the 2023 Tour de France is in the books. The final results and standings are below, followed by our recap of how the race unfolded.
Race Recap
Philipsen wins stage 3
Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) sprinted to victory on stage 3 ahead of Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain - Victorious) and Caleb Ewan (Lotto Dstny) in a thrilling drag race finale into Bayonne after 196km of relatively flat and fast racing.
"It was a tense final, but this is the Tour de France: there are no presents to nobody, everybody goes all-in. I can be really happy with my team’s performance, great lead-out with Jonas and Mathieu. I am really happy I kept it to the finish line. It’s amazing to have Mathieu van der Poel as a lead-out man. If he had the space to go, for sure he has the speed to fight for the win. It was a tricky final, with that bend close to the finish line, and I took the shortest way to the finish.\nThe first sprint is the most nervous one, as everybody is fresh and motivated. There was a lot of stress bunch with 70 to go. Everyone fighting for the win. We will try to go for another stage win in the coming stages, as soon as tomorrow. I’m super happy to win the first sprint."
Adam Yates (UAE) continues to lead the overall competition by 6 seconds ahead of teammate, Tadej Pogacar.
"It has been a nice day out there," Yates said. "For us, it’s been more about recovering as much as possible. It’s hard to have the chance to do so in the Tour de France, so we try and grab every chance we get. As for the rest, it was all about staying out of trouble and possible crashes, and avoid any carnage that may happen. In the end, it went well. The first sprint day it’s always tense. The route has been nice in these first stages, as there has been some road furniture here and there yet there have also been many well-surfaced, wide roads."\n
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