The Tour de France has started

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La Jornada Newspaper, Sunday, July 6, 2025, p. a10

Jasper Philipsen won the opening stage of the Tour de France in a sprint on Monday, while defending champion Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia, who is bidding for a fourth victory, finished 18th. On the opening stage in Lille, the Belgian's teammate, Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel, helped him put himself in a great position to pull away in the final 100 meters and take a commanding victory by a clear margin, his tenth stage win in the French competition. Eritrean Biniam Girmay was second and Norwegian Soren Waerenskjold third.