Wout Poels powers to win at Tour de France while Jonas Vingegaard maintains lead

Bahrain Victorious rider Wout Poels won Stage 15 of the Tour de France on Sunday while Jonas Vingegaard maintained his 10-second overall lead over Tadej Pogacar.

Poels was the last survivor of a big breakaway group that had gone clear of the main peloton after a crash caused by a spectator 50 kilometres in reshaped the 179km stage from Les Gets to Saint-Gervais.

The 35-year-old came to the foot of the final climb up to Saint-Gervais with Wout van Aert but immediately attacked as the road ramped up and gradually eased clear to take the win by more than two minutes.

Jumba Visma's Wout van Aert was second almost a minute ahead of TotalEnergies rider Mathieu Burgaudeau in third.

Reigning champion Vingegaard and two-time winner Pogacar, who crossed the line side by side, finished more than six minutes behind Poels.

“I always dreamt to win a stage in the tour, especially what happened in the last few weeks with Gino [Mader]. All the emotions came. I've won a monument and a tour stage,” said Poels, who is the 68th stage winner from the Netherlands at the Tour de France.

“I started to believe in the last kilometre, I had to keep fighting. I went full gas. It was amazing.