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Jasper Philipsen secured his fourth stage win of the 2023 Tour de France as he produced another powerful sprint to claim victory on stage 11 in Moulins.<\/span><\/p>\n The Belgian worked his way up through the bunch and then kicked off the wheel of Dylan Groenewegen, who came second.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n The last rider to win four bunch sprints in a single Tour de France was Briton Mark Cavendish in 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n Philipsen extends his lead in the green jersey, while Jonas Vingegaard keeps the overall leader’s yellow jersey.<\/span><\/p>\n “It is an incredible Tour so far,” Philipsen told ITV Sport afterwards.<\/span><\/p>\n “I am super proud and really happy with my shape. To get through the final without problems was also a big challenge, but we managed to do it four times in a row. I am super happy.”<\/span><\/p>\n There was little drama for most of Wednesday’s 179.8km route, which started in Clermont-Ferrand, but it ended with a fiercely contested finish.<\/span><\/p>\n This time Philipsen did not have the help of his regular lead-out man, Alpecin-Deceuninck team-mate Mathieu van der Poel, but it made no difference to the outcome.<\/span><\/p>\n The 25-year-old followed Wout van Aert through a crowd of riders with 500m to go, then found Groenewegen’s wheel before surging past him.<\/span><\/p>\n “I can also win without him [Van der Poel], but of course he makes it more easy,” Philipsen added. “I had to find my wheel a little bit, and it is also about finding your space. <\/span><\/p>\n “It was hectic so it is dangerous for crashing but I was happy I could find a good wheel of Groenwegen in the end. He opened up early, and I could go over.”<\/span><\/p>\n Defending champion Vingegaard retained his 17-second lead over two-time winner Tadej Pogacar.<\/span><\/p>\n Thursday’s 12th stage takes the race 168.8km from Roanne to Belleville en Beaujolais, and features five categorised climbs.<\/span><\/p>\n 1. Jasper Philipsen (Bel\/Alpecin-Deceuninck) 4hrs 01min 07secs<\/span><\/p>\n 2. Dylan Groenewegen (Ned\/Jayco-AlUla) Same time<\/span><\/p>\n 3. Phil Bauhaus (Ger\/Bahrain Victorious)<\/span><\/p>\n 4. Bryan Coquard (Fra\/Cofidis)<\/span><\/p>\n 5. Mads Pedersen (Den\/Lidl – Trek)<\/span><\/p>\n 6. Alexander Kristoff (Nor\/Uno-X Pro)<\/span><\/p>\n 7. Luca Mozzato (Ita\/Arkea-Samsic)<\/span><\/p>\n 8. Peter Sagan (Svk\/TotalEnergies)<\/span><\/p>\n 9. Wout van Aert (Bel\/Jumbo-Visma)<\/span><\/p>\n 10. Sam Welsford (Aus\/Team DSM)<\/span><\/p>\n 1. 1. Jonas Vingegaard (Den\/Jumbo-Visma) 46hrs 34mins 27secs<\/span><\/p>\n 2. Tadej Pogacar (Slo\/UAE Team Emirates) +17secs<\/span><\/p>\n 3. Jai Hindley (Aus\/Bora-Hansgrohe) +2mins 40secs<\/span><\/p>\n 4. Carlos Rodriguez Cano (Spa\/Ineos Grenadiers) +4mins 22secs<\/span><\/p>\n 5. Pello Bilbao (Spa\/Bahrain Victorious) +4mins 34secs<\/span><\/p>\n 6. Adam Yates (GB\/UAE Team Emirates) +4mins 39secs<\/span><\/p>\n 7. Simon Yates (GB\/Team Jayco-AlUla) +4mins 44secs<\/span><\/p>\n 8. Thomas Pidcock (GB\/Ineos Grenadiers) +5mins 26secs<\/span><\/p>\nStage 11 results<\/h3>\n
General classification after stage 11<\/h3>\n