Evenepoel wins Stage 15 as Vingegaard crashes out of Tour de France

Remco Evenepoel claimed his first mountain stage win in the Tour de France on Sunday, while Jonas Vingegaard was forced to abandon after a heavy crash 20km from the finish. Evenepoel beat Tadej Pogacar in a sprint to the line at Plateau de Solaison, marking his third stage win in the Tour (the first on a mountain finish) Source: elnacionalve.

The crash

With about 20km to go, Vingegaard, who was second overall, went down in a fast right-hand curve after a roundabout. He was evacuated by ambulance with his right arm in a sling, and later diagnosed with a fractured clavicle requiring surgery Source: infobae. The crash also involved Mexican rider Isaac Del Toro, who was able to continue Source: elcolombiano. Pogacar, in the yellow jersey, was not involved.

New GC landscape

Vingegaard, winner of the 2022 and 2023 Tours, had been 4 minutes 30 seconds behind Pogacar before the stage. His abandonment leaves Evenepoel as the new second-place rider, now exactly five minutes off the lead Source: elnacionalve. Del Toro moved into the white jersey for best young rider. The fight for the podium is now wide open, with riders like Juan Ayuso (fifth) and Lenny Martinez (sixth) among the contenders Source: elmundoes.