Jasper Philipsen had a frustrating race at Gent-Wevelgem, finishing 44th after suffering a puncture just before Mads Pedersen's decisive attack. Despite a strong effort from his team Alpecin-Deceuninck, they couldn't sufficiently close the gap on Pedersen, who had a significant head start. Philipsen expressed disappointment in the lack of cooperation from other teams, believing that with more support, a mass sprint finish could have been possible. He acknowledged Pedersen's remarkable solo victory while reflecting on his team's strategy and the race dynamics.
It is a pity that Quick-Step or something did not add an extra man [to the chase] because I saw that they did a lead-out with three men.
I got a flat tyre at an unfortunate moment, but if you see how far out Pedersen went - really, hats off.
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