Jasper Philipsen, with the leader's shirt.
Photo: EFE – Javier Lizón
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The great winner of the day in the Tour of Spain 2025, the first day of the Iberian Round, was Jasper Philipsen. The Belgian of Alcion-Deceuninck flew in the final sprint in Novara and not only took the stage victory, but also became the first leader of the general classification, the red jersey being coatched with a time of 4:09:02.
His power in the final meters allowed him to leave the other sprinters behind, demonstrating his level in the packaging.
With this result, Philipsen heads the general classification, followed by Ethan Vernon and the young Dutch Pepijn Reinderink, second and third respectively.
The Venezuelan Orluis Aular surprised with a brilliant performance that left him third in the stage and fourth in the general.
The Top 10 of the main classification is completed by runners such as Nicolas Vinokourov, Koen Bouwman, Elia Viviani, Iván García Cortina, David González and Bryan Coquard.
How were Colombians?
As for Colombians, everyone managed to close the day without setbacks and remain at the same time as the leader, although ten seconds for the bonuses distributed over the arrival.
Santiago Buitrago was located as the best of nationals, in position 30 of the general. It is followed by Juan Guillermo Martínez (62), Esteban Chaves (65), Sergio Higuita (119), Brandon Rivera (131), Egan Bernal (134) and Harold Tejada (149). None lost time, a good starting point for what comes in the mountain.
This will be the second stage of the Tour of Spain 2025
The second stage, scheduled for this Sunday, August 24, will take Limone Piemonte to Alba Piemonte in a 150.9 kilometers route.
It will be a demanding day: after a start with flat and wavy terrain, everything will be decided in the final ascension, a second category port of 11 kilometers with average slope of 5.3%. There the climbers will have the first real opportunity to make differences.
With an explosive start and an outcome high on the second day, the return to Spain 2025 promises emotions from the start. While sprinters fight for the first victories, the favorites of the general and the Colombians prepare to fight the true battle in the mountain.
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