# Cycling: The winner of the Tour de France’s opening stage Jasper Philipsen was forced to pull out of the 21-day race after a gruesome high-speed fall. Philipsen and the other fast men were contesting an intermediate sprint 60 kilometre from the Dunkirk finish-line of stage three when other riders swerved in front of him during a 70 kilometres per hour dash. The fall ripped the green best sprinter’s jersey from Philipsen’s back as he slid along the road, emerging with both shoulders badly grazed.
Cycling: Tour de France stage winner pulls out after high speed crash