Evenepoel Wins the Stage
Injury Drama for Co-Favorite Jonas Vingegaard
Drama for co-favorite Jonas Vingegaard on Stage 15 of the Tour de France! About 20 kilometers from the finish line on Sunday, the Dane crashed, ending the Tour for the two-time Tour winner. The stage victory went to Belgian Remco Evenepoel.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen The Visma-Lease-a-Bike captain crashed 20 kilometers before the climb up the Plateau de Solaison after a roundabout; alongside his teammate Sepp Kuss, Tadej Pogačar’s teammate Felix Großschartner and another UAE Pro rider, Isaac del Toro, also hit the asphalt. However, the Austrian and the Mexican were able to continue. The crash caused a temporary slowdown. The peloton surrounding the Yellow Jersey wearer initially reduced its pace before resuming the race.
With a sling around his shoulder, Vingegaard was transported away by ambulance. In the general classification, he was 4:30 minutes behind the dominant leader Pogacar and was thus on track for a podium finish in Paris. The Dane had won the Tour de France in 2022 and 2023, and had finished second overall in each of the past two years. This year, he wanted to challenge Pogacar for the victory again, having already won the Giro d’Italia.
“It’s not the same without him”
Evenepoel claimed the stage victory on the first mountain stage in the Alps. On the Plateau de Solaison, the Belgian beat Pogacar and Del Toro in the sprint. In the overall standings, Pogacar’s lead over his closest pursuer has now grown to five minutes. Evenepoel is currently in second place, with Del Toro in third, another minute behind. “You wouldn’t wish something like this on anyone,” said stage winner Evenepoel, sympathizing with Vingegaard, and Pogacar also remarked at the finish: “It’s very, very sad to see. We’ve been battling for the yellow jersey since 2021. We’ve become friends in the meantime; without him, the Tour won’t be the same.”
Monday marks the second rest day, and on Tuesday, the pros will face the only individual time trial of this year’s Tour. The route covers just under 26 km between Evian-Les-Bains and Thonon-Les-Bains on the shores of Lake Geneva.
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