And most likely many more with his speed, consistency, and monster leadout. Crazy how far he’s come when posters were talking down on him at the 21 Tour.
Especially when you have Van der Poel........
Philipsen won twice last year and almost a third without MVDP; Jakobsen and Groenewegen didn’t and Philipsen was far more consistent than either.
Phillipsen is sprinting very well. Ewan getting closer.
Yes. But the point is how much can we attribute to Philipson’s lead-out man? Caleb doing very well considering.
His first ever leadout they said he went to fast for a sprinter to get comfortable in his wheel, so I imagine Philipsen has to be strong to hold Ewan off yesterday. Especially with the headwind.
Ewan could be the only rider in the race and he would still find a way to be out of position for the sprint. I don't think Van der Poel would make a big difference (it would help of course, but I doubt it would be as successful a partnership as the one between MVDP and JP).
Ewan is no McEwen. McEwen could be in a hopeless position in the sprint sometimes and still manage to win although Ewan has also had a few miraculous wins but quite a while ago now.
He obviously won't keep up this pace, but given that he's only 25 he really should be beating Kittel's 14 stage wins to become the second-most successful modern (past ~50 years) bunch sprinter in the Tour's history.
I'm still at a loss as to why the Green Jersey had to change. It's awful.
Some topshot idiot thought lets bring some pizazz to the jersey and that was the result
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