Jasper Philipsen goes very fast. Just don’t expect him to finish near the winners
nickname is not one he would have aspired to when he was young. “Jasper Disaster”, as he is known to team-mates in the Alpecin-Deceuninck cycling team, is renowned for turning up to training without his helmet or his shoes. In the Tour de France of 2022 the Belgian celebrated winning a stage without realising that another rider had crossed the line eight seconds before him. With helmet and shoes firmly on, though, Mr Philipsen is phenomenally good on a bike.
He is not in contention for the biggest prize. Should he even make it to the end of the three-week race he will finish several hours behind the man who claims the yellow jersey and victory in the “general classification” He lives for those moments when the riders arrive en masse at the finish.
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