Jasper Philipsen won the opening stage of the Tour de France in a sprint to the line Saturday and defending champion Tadej Pogacar finished safely. Pogacar is looking to win the showcase race for a fourth time on the back of great form this season.

Follow live text updates on stage one of the Tour de France in Lille, with Jasper Philipsen and Biniam Girmay expected to compete for win in sprint finish.

There were mixed fortunes for the thousands of Belgian fans who poured over the border for the opening stage of the Tour de France