Tour of Turkey 2021 - Jasper Philipsen denies Mark Cavendish and Andre Greipel on Stage 7

Updated 17/04/2021 at 20:14 GMT

Jasper Philipsen won his second consecutive stage of the Tour of Turkey, edging out veterans Andre Greipel and Mark Cavendish who needed a photo finish to separate them. The Tour of Turkey general classification remains entirely in the balance heading into Sunday's final stage, with six seconds separating first from third.

Philipsen denies Cavendish fourth win on Stage 7

Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin–Fenix) edged Andre Greipel and Mark Cavendish to win Stage 7 of the Tour of Turkey.

Greipel (Israel Start-Up Nation) and Cavendish (Deceuninck-QuickStep) had to be separated by a photo finish with the German edging the Manxman into second.

Philipsen (Alpecin-Felix) takes his second consecutive stage win after finishing runner-up to Cavendish on Stages 2, 3 and 4.

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A windy final 50km split the peloton but Israel Start-Up Nation battled the elements to tee-up a bunch sprint for their man. But it was Philipsen who had the best lead-out in the sprint as he consigned Greipel to consecutive second-place finishes.

Alpecin's Jay Vine closed within a second of Jose Diaz's (Delko) overall lead.

Tour of Turkey 2021 Stage 7 Highlights - Philipsen sees off Greipel and Cavendish

The general classification remains entirely in the balance heading into the final day, with Eduardo Spulveda (Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec) in third, six seconds behind the leader.

The eighth and final stage looks geared to favour sprinters should they manage to keep up over the category 2 climb.

General Classifiction after Stage 7

1. Jose Manuel Diaz Gallego (Spa) Delko 25:55:02
2. Jay Vine (Aus) ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast +1
3. Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec +6
4. Jhojan Orlando Garcia Susa (Col) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA+ 25
5. Merhawi Kudus (Eri) Astana-Premier Tech +28
6. Anthon Charmig (Den) Uno-X Dare Development Team +30
7. Delio Fernandez Cruz (Spa) Delko +33
8. Artem Nych (Rus) Gazprom-RusVelo +52
9. Anders Halland Johannessen (Nor) Uno-X Dare Development Team +55
10. Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi +1:01

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