Tour de France 2023: Sprint triumph Philipsen, Yates still in yellow

foto: Cor VosJasper Philipsen sprints to victory in te streets of Bayonne. He outguns Phil Bauhaus and Caleb Ewan on the line, while Adam Yates retains the yellow jersey. (Slideshow route/profile)

Results 3rd stage 2023 Tour de France

1. Jasper Philipsen (bel)
2. Phil Bauhaus (ger) s.t.
3. Caleb Ewan (aus) s.t.
4. Fabio Jakobsen (nld) s.t.
5. Wout van Aert (bel) s.t.
6. Mark Cavendish (gbr) s.t.
7. Jordi Meeus (bel) s.t.
8. Dylan Groenewegen (nld) s.t.
9. Mads Pedersen (den) s.t.
10. Bryan Coquard (fra) s.t.

GC after stage 3
1. Adam Yates (gbr)
2. Tadej Pogacar (slo) + 0.06
3. Simon Yates (gbr) s.t.
4. Victor Lafay (fra) + 0.12
5. Wout van Aert (bel) + 0.16
6. Jonas Vingegaard (den) + 0.17
7. Michael Woods (can) + 0.22
8. Jai Hindley (aus) s.t.
9. Carlos Rodriguez (spa) s.t.
10. Mattias Skjelmose (den) s.t.

Race report
Neilson Powless attacks from the gun. Laurent Pichon rejoins the KOM leader and the two open up a lead of more than 3 minutes.

Powless cements his KOM lead on the Côte de Trabakua and Côte de Milloi, while Victor Lafay jumps clear in the peloton before the intermediate sprint to collect points for his green jersey.

The green jersey falls back into the peloton before Powless continues with picking up KOM points on the Côte d’Itziar and the last climb of the day, the Côte d’Orioko Benta. He stops his efforts in San Sebastián and Vichon plows on alone until he is caught with 38 kilometres to go.

In the ensuing sprint it is Jasper Philipsen who rounds out a strong lead-out by Mathieu van der Poel, while Phil Bauhaus and Caleb Ewan finish in second and third.

Another interesting read: route 3rd stage 2023 Tour de France.