With just one week of racing left in the Tour de France, the duel for the ages between Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar could still go either way.
Vingegaard kept intact his 10-second overall lead over the two-time champion on Sunday as Dutch veteran Wout Poels soloed to victory after a tough trek in the Alps with a mountaintop finish.
The 35-year-old Poels, who was part of an early breakaway in Sunday's 179-kilometre 15th stage, took advantage of a short but very steep ascent located just before the final seven km climb leading to the finish line to move away.
Wout van Aert, a key teammate of Vingegaard, finished second, more than two minutes behind, with Mathieu Burgaudeau completing the stage podium.
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