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Groenewegen savours sweet Tour stage three win in photo finish
It was a sweet victory for Groenewegen who was suspended for nine months for causing the crash that severely injured Fabio Jakobsen
Dylan Groenewegen celebrates winning the third stage. (Reuters)
Dutchman Dylan Groenewegen of Team BikeExchange—Jayco clinched the third stage of the Tour de France in a photo finish on Sunday as Wout van Aert took second place to retain the overall leader’s yellow jersey.
It was a sweet victory for Groenewegen who was suspended for nine months by the International Cycling Union in 2020 for causing the crash that severely injured Fabio Jakobsen at the Tour of Poland. Jakobsen won Saturday’s stage two.
“It was a long way (back). I want to say thanks to my team, family and friends to bring me back to the Tour in a good shape. It’s beautiful,” said Groenewegen after his fifth Tour stage win.
“Not physically but mentally it was a hard time, of course. This is for my wife and my son. It means a lot for me.”
Groenewegen last year revealed that he received death threats following the crash in Poland that left Jakobsen in an induced coma for two days.
“I’m very happy for Fabio after everything that happened,” he added. “He won yesterday but today was my day.”
Belgian Jasper Philipsen crossed the line in third and Peter Sagan of Slovakia finished the 182km flat ride from Vejle to Sonderborg in fourth spot.
It was a third consecutive runners-up finish for Belgian Van Aert, who made little attempt to hide his frustration.
“It’s not funny anymore. This must be a record ... three days straight in the Tour de France,” said the Team Jumbo-Visma rider. “Definitely today it was own fault ... (but) it’s been a really special three days and happy to take it to France now.”
“The team have let me go for this... I always dreamed of wearing the yellow, but I wasn’t expecting these Danish stages to suit me.”
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl’s Yves Lampaert occupies second place overall, with twice defending champion Tadej Pogacar of UAE Team Emirates in third.
Magnus Cort of EF Education-EasyPost led the stage’s early breakaway and rode solo for 130km, cheered on by droves of home fans as the Dane cemented his place at the top of the King of the Mountains classification.
The major drama of the day arrived with 10km to go after several riders hit the deck following a massive crash, but most of the top contenders escaped unhurt and did not lose any time.
Monday is a rest day before the riders head to France and tackle five climbs on Tuesday in a 171.5km journey from Dunkirk to Calais.
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