Jasper Philipsen wins opening stage of Tour de France

Belgium's Jasper Philipsen sprinted to victory in the opening stage of the 112th Tour de France on Saturday.

It was the 27-year-old Alpecin-Deceuninck cyclist's 10th career stage win but the first time he has captured the race leader's yellow jersey.

Philipsen completed the mostly flat 184.9-kilometer loop around Lille Metropole just ahead of Eritrea's Biniam Girmay and Soren Waerenskjold of Norway.

Defending champion Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia finished in 18th place and two-time winner Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark was 20th.

The Tour de France resumes Sunday with Stage 2, a hilly 209.1-kilometer trek from Lauwin-Planque to Boulogne-Sur-Mer.