Philipsen in yellow as Vingegaard shows intent

The chaotic opening day lived up to its reputation, with multiple crashes heightening the nervous atmosphere and underlining the unforgiving nature of the Tour’s early stages.

FIRST STAGE: Belgian Jasper Philipsen of Alpecin-Deceuninck celebrates after winning the first stage, Lille Metropole to Lille Metropole (185 km), of the 2025 Tour de France. Pic: JASPER JACOBS/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images

Jasper Philipsen powered to victory in a reduced bunch sprint to claim his 10th career Tour de France stage win and seize the yellow jersey, as Jonas Vingegaard showed aggressive intentions in the opening stage on Saturday.

Belgian Philipsen outsprinted Eritrean Biniam Girmay and Norway's Soren Waerenskjold in impressive fashion while Dane Vingegaard and defending champion Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia crossed the line in the leading group.