Tirreno-Adriatico sprinters regret mistakes as Philipsen dominates in Follonica

Sprinters dash to the line during stage 2 at Tirreno-Adriatico
Sprinters dash to the line during stage 2 at Tirreno-Adriatico (Image credit: Getty Images)

While Jasper Philipsen had time to look back at his rivals and then celebrate his first win of 2024, every other sprinter at this year’s Tirreno-Adriatico could only regret what went wrong and left them several bike lengths behind the Belgian in Follonica.

Tim Merlier (Soudal-Quick Step) was second but had huge regrets about his late decision to dive into the final corner with 350 metres to go. He ended up leading out Philipsen and gifted him the win.

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