Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 16 - Gruissan to Nimes - Gruissan, France - July 16, 2024 Alpecin - Deceuninck's Jasper Philipsen celebrates winning stage 16 REUTERS/Molly Darlington
(Reuters) -Jasper Philipsen sprinted to victory as his team Alpecin-Deceuninck timed their lead-out to perfection on Tuesday's 16th stage of the Tour de France, a 189 km flat ride from Gruissan to Nimes.
The win was Philipsen's third on the Tour this year after victories on stages 10 and 13 while green jersey holder Biniam Girmay, who has also won three stages, crashed in the final 2 km.
