
Belgium’s Jasper Philipsen sprinted to victory in the third stage of the Tour de France while Britain’s Adam Yates retained the leader’s yellow jersey.
Philipsen, 25, edged out Germany’s Phil Bauhaus with Australia’s Caleb Ewan third in the first sprint of this year’s Tour.
Britain’s Mark Cavendish was sixth as the race crossed from Spain to the finish in Bayonne, France.
Yates now leads by six seconds over team-mate Tadej Pogacar and his brother Simon.
Results of the third stage
1. Jasper Philipsen (Bel/Alpecin-Deceuninck) 4 hours 43 minutes 15 seconds
2. Phil Bauhaus (Ger/Bahrain-Victorious) same time
3. Caleb Ewan (Aus/Lotto Dstny)
4. Fabio Jakobsen (Ned/Soudal-Quick Step)
5. Wout van Aert (Bel/Jumbo-Visma)
6. Mark Cavendish (GB/Astana Kazakhstan)
7. Jordi Meeus (Bel/Bora-hansgrohe)
8. Dylan Groenewegen (Ned/Jayco AlUla)
9. Mads Pedersen (Den/Lidl-Trek)
10. Bryan Coquard (Fra/Cofidis)
General classification after the third phase
1. Adam Yates (Emirates Team Great Britain/United Arab Emirates) 13hrs 52mins 33secs
2. Tadej Pogacar (Slo/UAE Team Emirates) +6s
3. Simon Yates (GB/Team Jayco-AlUla) same time
4. Victor Lafay (Fra/Cofidis) +12s
5. Wout van Aert (Bel/Jumbo-Visma) +16s
6. Jonas Vingegaard (Den/Jumbo-Visma) +17s
7. Michael Woods (Can/Israel-Premier Tech) +22 seconds
8. Jai Hindley (Aus/Bora-Hansgrohe) same time
9. Carlos Rodriguez Cano (Spa/Ineos Grenadiers)
10. Mattias Skjelmose (Den/Lidl-Trek)
More to follow.