Top sprinter Jasper Philipsen has ended any switch hypothesis and prolonged his contract at Alpecin-Deceuninck till 2028.
Philipsen introduced the information at a pre-Tour de France press convention on Friday in Wevelgem earlier than he heads to the 2024 Tour to chase extra stage wins and defend his inexperienced jersey. He adopted it up with an Instagram publish merely captioned: “I’m not leaving”.
Since becoming a member of the Roodhooft brother’s Belgian squad from UAE Team Emirates in 2021, Philipsen has established himself as the very best sprinter on the earth.
He managed 4 stage wins ultimately yr’s Tour and has prolonged his abilities past simply flat sprints with victory at Milan-San Remo in 2024 and two runner-up finishes behind chief Mathieu van der Poel on the previous two editions of Paris-Roubaix.
“I’ve been with the staff since 2021 and I really feel good right here,” Philipsen instructed reporters together with HLN. “We have the identical mindset and targets right here, and I really feel at dwelling. I made the choice some time in the past. Something like that isn’t apparent, it takes a while. But it’s an apparent alternative to remain.”
Philipsen was linked to a number of groups all through the season together with his contract set to run out after 2024 however Alpecin made certain to maintain him till the tip of 2028, simply as they did by extending Van der Poel’s contract earlier within the season.
“Our story has not but been written,” mentioned Philipsen. “Four years is a very long time, however additionally it is good to have the ability to work collectively sportingly for a very long time and hopefully obtain nice successes.”
His type hasn’t been good heading into the Tour after struggling two defeats by the hands of Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step) on the Baloise Belgium Tour. But his compatriot received’t be on the beginning line in Florence on June 29 so Philipsen can be anticipated to repeat his dash dominance from final season.
