Following his fall during the third stage, we know the injuries from which Jasper Philipsen suffers. A clavicle fracture and, at least, a broken coast, requiring surgery.
Tim Merlier (Sudal Quick-Step) won the sprint this Monday at the end of the third stage of the Tour de France. Nevertheless, his beautiful duel against Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) is somewhat overshadowed by the abandonment of another sprinter, Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck). First stage winner on this 2025 edition and therefore the first yellow jersey, the Belgian also worn the green jersey of the leader in points on the third day of racing. However, a remarkable big loop, quickly suffocated, following its serious fall.
“Displaced fracture of the right collarbone, surgery will be absolutely necessary”, informed the Alpecin-Deceuninck training via his account X This Monday evening Monday. “At least one broken coast, potentially two” continues the publication. Within a short time, Jasper Philipsen will be transferred to the Hospital of Herentals near Antwerp where he will be operated on. “I am clearly unbalanced, I lose the pedal and almost the shoe. Even if it is not voluntary, I apologize to Jasper Philipsen and the Alpecin team. I am not a bad boy, it is not pleasant ”, spoke on arrival in Dunkirk Bryan Coquard (Cofidis), moved to tears.
Shellfish
Involuntarily, the Frenchman caused the fall of the green jersey which could not avoid the abrupt change of trajectory of the tricolor sprinter. He was unbalanced by Laurenz Rex (Intermarché-Wanty) on his right when playing the intermediate sprint of Isbergues 60 kilometers from the finish line. Staying in the saddle in extremis, Bryan Coquard nevertheless also fell later a few hectometers from the epilogue of the stage, carried away in a spectacular collective fall.
The tricolor received in the evening a yellow card from the racing commissioners. This sanction implemented for the first time on the Tour de France this year inflicts a fine of 500 Swiss francs (around 534 euros) accompanied by a withdrawal of 13 points in the standards by points. Edward Theuns (Lidl-Trek) received the same punishment. And finally because of another fall but in the final section of the stage, Davide Ballerini (Astana) and Danny Van Poppel (Red Bull – Bora) also received a yellow card.
