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Terrible the last 80 km of the 15th stage, from Lyon to Grand Colombier, the big names fight on the last climb. Roglic’s team dominates, the yellow jersey only bows to Pogacar in the sprint
Tadej Pogacar won the fifteenth stage of the 2020 Tour de France. The Slovenian from the United Arab Emirates beat the yellow jersey Primoz Roglic in a sprint at the finish line of the Grand Colombier, third Richie Porte. Terrible day for Quintana and for the 2019 Tour winner Bernal, crashed by the rhythm of the Jumbo-Visma on the last climb.
The race
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In the first kilometers the attacks are unleashed and the race pace is very high. Eight runners take off: Bonifazio, Ledanois, Geschke, Herrada, Marcato, Gogl, Rolland and Trentin. The first ascent selects among the fugitives, four remain in command: Geschke, Gogl, Herrada and Rolland. Rolland is the strongest on the climb, Gogl on the descent and the two are in the lead together at the start of the final climb, while the other riders are caught by the group of yellow jerseys pulled by Primoz Roglic’s Jumbo – Visma. The two fugitives join the group and the accelerations of Roglic’s companions make excellent victims, Bernal and Quintana escape. 6 km from the finish line Adam Yates runs, immediately caught by Tom Dumoulin who is not worried about the Briton’s shot. Bernal collapses 8’25 “behind the yellow jersey in the general classification, in the end Pogacar is faster than Roglic and can raise his arms to the sky.
Withdrawal
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Bad slip in the first kilometers for the Colombian of Ef Pro Cycling Sergio Higuita, forced to abandon the race due to injuries suffered in the fall.
morning
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Second day of rest for the runners, who will be able to rest tomorrow the last week, very demanding with three mountain stages and the time trial in Planche des Belles Filles.
The classification
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1. Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) 65h 37 ’07’ ‘2. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates) +40 “3. Rigoberto Urán (Ef Pro Cycling) + 1’34” 4. Miguel Angel Lopez + 1’45 “5. Adam Yates + 2’03” 6. Richie Porte + 2’13 “7. Mikel Landa + 2’16” 8. Enric Mas + 3’15 “9. Nair Quintana + 5’08” 10. Tom Dumoulin at + 5’12 “
September 13 – 17:49
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