145km to go: We are approaching the first official climb of this year’s Tour, the category-four Cote de Notre-Dame-de-Lorette. It’s 1km at 7.6% average gradient, so unlikely to disrupt the race too much, but it’s an early one for the sprinters’ teams to guide their fast men over. The breakaway is still stabilised at around two minutes up the road.

LILLE, France — Jasper Philipsen won the opening stage of the Tour de France in a sprint to the line while defending champion Tadej Pogačar finished safely on Saturday. Pogačar is looking to win the showcase race for a fourth time on the back of great form this season.