2023-07-16 19:38:38
Draw at Saint-Gervais. The big battle between Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) and Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma), the two men fighting for the yellow jersey and the final victory of this Tour de France 2023, did not take place. The Slovenian Tadej Pogacar, 10 seconds behind in the general classification on the Dane at the start of the day’s stage between Les Gets and Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc, did not manage to save time and remains 10 seconds behind the jersey YELLOW.
The two men observed each other for a long time in the last kilometers which led them to Saint-Gervais at the end of the fifth ascent of the day. You could tell they were hesitant, not daring to attempt an attack that might turn against them. The Slovenian finally accelerated, a few hundred meters from the finish, without success. The yellow jersey stuck to his rear wheel and the two riders crossed the line side by side.
Wout Poels solo winner, the French disappointed
About six minutes earlier, the Dutchman Wouter Poels, known as Wout Poels, finished the stage alone. Going on the attack at the bottom of the last climb, the rider from the Bahrain Victorious team quickly got rid of his breakaway companions, including another Wout, Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma), unable to follow him in the highest percentages on the Côte des Amerands. The Dutchman finished more than two minutes ahead of second. “I started to believe in it in the last kilometer. I am very happy “reacted Poels, winner of Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2016.
Frenchman Mathieu Burgaudeau (TotalEnergies), author of a fine final climb, took third place, ahead of several other French riders. Present in the breakaway of around thirty riders who had formed at the start of the stage, Warren Barguil (Arkéa-Samsic), Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ) or Guillaume Martin (Cofidis) have long played for a victory . Without success.
► The classification of the 15th stage, Les Gets-Saint-Gervais, Sunday July 16
1. Wouter Poels (NED/TBV) lesson 179.0 km and 4 h 40:45.
(average: 38.4 km/h)
2. Wout van Aert (BEL/TJV) at 2:08.
3. Mathieu Burgaudeau (FRA/TEN) 3:00.
4. Lawson Craddock (USA/JAY) 3:10.
5. Mikel Landa (ESP/TBV) 3:14.
6. Thibaut Pinot (FRA/GFC) 3:14.
7. Guillaume Martin (FRA/COF) 3:32.
8. Mattias Skjelmose (DEN/LTK) 3:43.
9. Simon Guglielmi (FRA/ARK) 3:59.
10. Warren Barguil (FRA/ARK) 4:20.
► The top 10 of the general classification after the 15th stage
1. Jonas Vingegaard (DEN/TJV) 62 h 34 : 17.
2. Tadej Pogacar (SLO / UAD) at 10.
3. Carlos Rodríguez (ESP/IGD) 5:21.
4. Adam Yates (GBR/UAD) 5:40.
5. Jai Hindley (AUS/BOH) 6:38.
6. Sepp Kuss (USA/TJV) 9:16.
7. Pello Bilbao (ESP/TBV) 10:11.
8. Simon Yates (GBR/JAY) 10:48.
9. David Gaudu (FRA/GFC) 14:07.
10. Guillaume Martin (FRA/COF) 14:18.
► Monday, rest in Saint-Gervais before the time trial
After three days of racing in the mountains, the Tour de France peloton is stopping off at Saint-Gervais for a well-deserved day of rest. Enough to regain strength before starting a third week with a busy schedule. From Tuesday July 18, the riders will stay in Haute-Savoix for the only individual time trial of this 2023 edition, a 22.4 kilometer course between Passy and Combloux.
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