00:01A transition stage of intrigue seen as a potential sprint day but the hilly start
00:06makes it equally prime for a big breakaway given the three brutal mountain stages to come it could
00:11be now or never for many. It's easy to relax on a boat in pristine waters not so on two
00:19wheels
00:19trying to form a breakaway the peloton's pace kept the pack intact over the opening hour.
00:32German champion attacks as well now opens up a little bit of a gap. Another attack Pedersen goes
00:38Pedersen decides he needs to get himself into this front group of riders big acceleration
00:44by the green jersey Pedersen.
00:47And a big group this express is in place to go and figure out the maillot jaune in this group
00:57on the call to play descent things stretched out the jerseys together at the head of the race
01:02troubled though for the yellow jerseys teammate del toro and other gc top 10 dwellers like tom
01:07pickcock for 40 seconds off the pace the mexican provisionally off the overall podium meanwhile a
01:13strong position for the green jersey Pedersen may have had philipson in coy for company but
01:17germai and others cast a drift by two and a half minutes leader pogac are their main focus but
01:22UAE also aware they trailed Lidltrek by just 23 seconds in the best team category.
01:36Ben Healy going clear now with Jorgensen so Jorgensen trying to get in the mix
01:57and there's acceleration Pedersen on the move. Pedersen makes a big attack launches the green jersey
02:05starts to go. With 65 kilometers to go Mads Pedersen decided to up the ante aiming to drop his sprint
02:13rivals for good joining forces with teammate Quinn Simmons the combativity award winner from stage 15.
02:18The race split by Lidltrek's Dane the second group 45 seconds down with Philipson's chase group back
02:25another 45. The peloton happy to give up more than four minutes to the now leading six but suddenly
02:30concern for UAE and an isolated pogacar lieutenant. This is Adam Yates how bad is it that's the question
02:39he looks totally empty. It's for Adam team will wait for Adam waiting for Adam Felix do you you stay
02:49with
02:50today and especially with Isaac okay. Pedersen opens up the sprint Plankert gets ready on the wheel of
02:59Pedersen can he go past Pedersen going all out now for the 25 points to secure the green jersey for
03:08a few days
03:09and maybe overall no one goes Stuyven continues Jasper Stuyven trying to go clear to win this 17 stage
03:20and now it's pretty uh pretty fast and uh flat roads for for now even slightly down to later on
03:26there is one kicker about 15 kilometers to go but only about a kilometer and a half all this road
03:33now
03:33is mainly flat. Into time trial mode Jasper Stuyven. The surviving sprinters at breakneck speed to
03:42regroup behind the lone leader Stuyven with 15 kilometers still to cover with a 30 second lead
03:47the Belgian placing a long odds bet. Yeah he's gonna have to be extremely strong on that last three kilometer
04:03climb.
04:09Tarling of net company INEOS trying to out time trial everybody it's chaos behind riders trying to come
04:17across Michael Matthews is there Lewis Askey I think it is of NSN who is in the wheels
04:24Askey is there but Vanderpool brings Philipsen back in on the left-hand turn now 680 meters of racing to
04:32go
04:32Matthews is in a perfect position. Olaf Coy is behind Jasper Philipsen as they try to put themselves into
04:40position. Rick Plumbers is up there for Tudor Pro Cycling and Pedersen is there as well. Big right-hander Mauro
04:47Schmidt. Josh Tarling on the front they're flat out now going for the line 300 meters to go. Lewis Askey
04:55up against Jasper Philipsen. Matthew van der Poel unleashes look at the lead out of Matthew van der Poel.
05:03Philipsen now strikes is he gonna finally get the stage when he's been looking for
05:08Philipsen pure power. Philipsen wins an incredible stage.
05:35Jasper Philipsen has been questioned even by
05:37his own team manager but only one way to add to them winning. Surviving before thriving to
05:43secure an 11th tour stage victory all thanks to a massive team effort draw emotions after the finish.
05:50After 17 stages to take the victory it's really one for the team that keep on believing in me.
06:01This victory really uh cost me a few years of my life I think I was
06:05fighting somewhere in the middle uh between groups uh yeah I think I thought the stage was lost.
06:13I will keep on fighting until Paris it's uh already Sunday the end of the Tour de France
06:18but uh yeah we just enjoy this victory.
06:32Not just his 11th win that Philipsen's won at least once in the past five tours highlighting his
06:38incredible consistency. It also brings the Belgian within seven points of Pedersen's green jersey
06:43who faded to eighth at the finish. Bogacha as ever in yellow but a slight concern seeing teammate Adam
06:51Yates struggle work to do but four stages from joining the five star tour winning elite. Pedersen's
06:57intermediate sprint pickup keeps him in green but the gap just seven points a showdown in Paris awaits.
07:04The king of the mountains category unmoved but plenty to come over the next three stages.
07:08Bogacha with 24 points to protect. Del Toro and White but with just 20 seconds between them.
07:17A wonderful fight with success for the jersey and more importantly the GC podium.
07:22Philipsen making sure the green jersey fight will climax in the capital while the GC look out for the mountains.
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