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One of the talking points from yesterday’s stage was – and continues to be – Philipsen’s reaction towards Pascal Eenkhoorn when he attacked to bridge across to the breakaway. If you missed it, Philipsen was seen to be blocking Eenkhoorn and was accused by of using a “bullying tactic” – you can see a glimpse of it in the below image.
Rouleur’s Rachel Jary has penned an opinion piece on the subject. She writes: “Speaking afterwards to Belgian media, Philipsen told Sporza that the move was not meant to be aggressive. “I wanted to sprint and I was fine with three leaders,” was his explanation. “It was certainly not meant to be bad or arrogant. But I didn’t want more riders in the front.”
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