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Pedersen extends green jersey lead as Philipsen's chances dwindle
Mads Pedersen extended his lead in the Tour de France green jersey competition by winning the intermediate sprint from the breakaway on stage 17. With a significant points advantage, rival Jasper Philipsen now rates his chances of winning the jersey as 'pretty low' heading into the final stages.
Was Pedersen's tactic of joining mountain breakaways for intermediate sprints a genius move or a desperate gamble against Philipsen's superior pure speed?