Dylan Groenewegen (BikeExchange-Jayco) took his fifth Tour de France win on stage 3, taking a sprint win after stage 2 winner Fabio Jacobsen failed to make it to the sprint.

Jacobsen impressed many yesterday in his Tour debut, making a stunning comeback from a near-fatal injury sustained in the 2020 Tour de Poland.

"Yeah, I think he showed he's a good sprinter," Jacobsen said after the finish.

"Before the crash, I admired his palmarés and respected him a little bit, and I think he's a good sprinter.

"But after the crash, because of his mistake, that completely disappeared. I think that's normal."

The crash at the Tour of Poland put Jacobsen in a coma, and he subsequently underwent several reconstructive surgeries for facial injuries, including severe damage to his jaw and teeth.

"So I'm happy for his victory, but it doesn't affect me," Jacobsen added.

Jacobsen lamented the finish, which did not allow him to sprint for the win.

"I think the team did a perfect job until the last corner," Jacobsen said. Everyone pulled hard. But I should have stayed a little bit more to the right of Florian [Seneschal] in the last corner.

"I chose to stay calm, hoping Michael Morkoff would swing out. Unfortunately, he seemed to think I was behind the wheel. I was not. I think that's where I lost my chance to win the sprint. It's another sprint, but you can understand why it's a little frustrating."

The result was clearly disappointing for the Belgian team, which chose Jacobsen as its star sprinter instead of Mark Cavendish.

The team revealed elsewhere that the train was disrupted after the final corner. Yves Lampert could also be heard giving feedback to Mattia Cattaneo from the team bus about his position in the final kilometer of the race.

Jacobsen feels good about his form and is confident that he will be in contention for another sprint victory at this year's Tour.

"I have speed in my legs. I know I have speed."