STAGE 15

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 13

Lyon › Grand Colombier

174.5KM

Another Sunday, another win for . On a day when attacks were largely kept in to the line. There was no gap between the Slovenians, though, meaning that the only time gained back by Pogačar consisted of the bonus seconds on the line, but that put Roglič in sight at just 40 seconds ahead. Stage 15 was a tale of Jumbo-Visma controlling the day to perfection. attempted to attack and then straight away was reeled in by the yellow and black train, seconds after. The speed that , and set up the Grand Colombier prevented more attacks, and soon put other GC contenders in trouble. The most notable casualty was , the defending champion, who slipped off the back of the leading group as Van Aert led. The 2019 Tour champion was unsettled by the pace set by Van Aert, the winner of two bunch sprints and Milan-San Remo. To top it off, the Belgian then sat in Bernal’s mini chasing group that came in seven minutes down on Pogačar and Roglič, a reminder of how badly the day had gone wrong for Ineos.