Cycling Weekly
The Manxman came close once again while Greipel chases his first victory since January 2019 Jasper Philipsen wins stage seven of the 2021 Tour of Turkey (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
Mark Cavendish and Andre Greipel were edged out by Jasper Philipsen on stage seven of the Tour of Turkey, the German taking second place ahead of his old rival.
The two veteran sprinters had to be separated by a photo finish, as Philipsen opened up his sprint on the run-in to the line and was too strong to let anyone around him in the downhill sprint.
Israel Start-Up Nation had taken the initiative on the front leading into the final few kilometres, Alex Dowsett put to work for Greipel after Cavendish had let Shane Archbold hit out solo to try and steal the win for Deceuninck – Quick-Step.
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