Wout Poels (Team Bahrain Victorious) won Stage 15 of the Tour de France with Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) and Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) crossing the line in tandem as the Dane sustained his 10-second lead in the GC.
After a relative general classification stalemate on Stage 14 of the Tour, much was expected on Stage 15’s summit finish up Mount-Blanc, but, as with yesterday, drama, in the form of a crash, came early.
Ad A fan appeared to clip Sepp Kuss with 128km to go. No rider had to abandon, but fellow Jumbo Visma rider Nathan van Hooydonck was among the most badly affected by the incident.
The winner would ultimately come from the 36-man escape which was allowed by the leader's team to establish a sizeable advantage after the crash.