00:01Paul Sexas is 3 seconds ahead of Ayuso, but Del Toro is closing in as well.
00:06He's now on 31 seconds after today's stage.
00:23First of all, do you look at the GC?
00:27Do you look at the standings?
00:29Do you look at the guys who are behind?
00:31Or not real?
00:33Close to the podium places is going to be the white jersey,
00:35because it's me, Issac and Seixas who are also there,
00:40and we're all fighting for the white jersey.
00:43So if I'm in the white, then that would be a good sign.
00:50Yeah, but not so much.
00:51If it comes, it will be like Destiny and all this,
00:54but we don't search too much.
01:05Week two is coming to a close with a bang,
01:08steeped from the very first pedal stroke
01:10with a brand new brutal summit to finish,
01:12who will have the courage and the legs to conquer the climb.
01:19Super fast start guys, be ready for a fast start with the tailwind.
01:24The sprinters teams taking control at the head of the race.
01:34Here's the sprint, so Philipsen on the outside, Philipsen goes for it,
01:38and it's going to be yet again Philipsen from Pedersen, another five points.
02:00A multitude of attacks failed to stick after the day's intermediate sprint,
02:04with contrasting objectives from kicking the mountain points to GC placement,
02:08the strong climbers wanting in on the action,
02:10the race remained messy.
02:12Inside the final 100k, the right move took shape.
02:15A group of 24 finally building momentum.
02:17Gigan Bernal and Tom Pitcock again among the Skp hopefuls.
02:21So it looks like we'll have a breakaway.
02:25Two minutes left, the retard from the engine.
02:28The group of 26 is coming to an ascension from the Throisette
02:31towards the mountain,
02:32one of the most ruts of France 2026.
02:34There's the climb, it's a wall.
02:36It doesn't respite at all.
02:40There's Matt and Decathlon among the GC teams
02:42aiming to wrestle control away from UAE,
02:45while Tom Pitcock again took the bull by the horns,
02:47the Britons provisionally third overall,
02:49but could he drop the others?
02:51Pitcock's basically going to do a time trial on the front.
02:56Quinn Simmons now takes over,
02:59goes to the front,
03:01starts to up the ante,
03:03after Pitcock has done all the work.
03:07After the Caux de Croisette,
03:09the breakaway quickly reformed.
03:11The last one to rejoin was Mario Schmidt,
03:13the stage winner two days ago at Belfort.
03:15And on the Côte du Monde,
03:16the Swiss showed he had plenty petrol still left in the tank.
03:26Oh, big crash.
03:29And del Toro is down.
03:31Vengergaard is on the ground.
03:34Del Toro, Vengergaard are on the deck.
03:37Except Cus is down.
03:39Also down is Gross-Shutner.
03:41And this is not good news,
03:42because Vengergaard has hit the curb.
03:45Ah, stage 15.
03:48The challenge of Jonas Vengergaard comes to an end.
03:55Abandon, guys, Jonas,
03:57he's in ambulance now.
04:04This is Mauro Schmidt,
04:06stage winner,
04:07leader of this stage.
04:09The gap is 25 seconds to Pitcock's group.
04:1318 seconds to Pitcock's group.
04:14Three seconds to Pitcock's group.
04:20The remaining�에 passs for the team.
04:25Simmons attacks again.
04:28In the Stars and Stripes.
04:31He's on fire today, Quinns Simmons.
04:33This is the best I've seen him climb ever.
04:35Maurice Schmidt is only 16 seconds ahead, 1.54 now.
04:41Still battling, still doing well.
04:43There's Quinn Simmons powering himself back onto the wheel.
04:49Schmidt can't go with Quinn Simmons.
04:52Trying to hang on.
04:54Simmons is going forward.
04:56Paul Sexas is starting to find out what the final second week is like.
05:13Pogacar is just storming his way up the mountain with Del Toro for company.
05:18And Remco Evenapol today looks much, much better.
05:23Can we go progressive?
05:26Don't drop me.
05:29Yeah, Uso has just been distanced, but good timing as he had Quinn Simmons to be able to give him
05:36a bit of a hand.
05:37At the other end, he's going to be able to win 33 seconds for the duo Sexas-Litovic.
05:4433 seconds.
05:47Pogacar getting ready to try and beat Remco Evenapol.
05:51Del Toro's there.
05:52Remco Evenapol ups the sprint now.
05:55And Pogacar trying to get on terms.
05:57Remco Evenapol trying to give Red Bull Barahansgrohe a massive win at the top of Plateau.
06:03The Sol is on.
06:04And Pogacar is right on the wheel.
06:07Red Bull Barahansgrohe and Remco Evenapol wins on Plateau.
06:12The Sol is on.
06:15Yeah, what an exceptional finish there.
06:17Good job by Remco Evenapol.
06:19It's going to be, yeah, Del Toro is going to move himself into third.
06:25Sexas will stay in fourth.
06:26And I think he'll also lose his white jersey.
06:30There was always going to be a day that the Plateau de Solaison changed the classification.
06:37Martinez, Skelmosa, an absolutely wrecked Teyusso.
06:42Hey! Hey! Hey!
06:46You have to give me to Andre today, eh?
06:49Hey!
06:50Grande, grande.
06:52What much?
06:52Grande.
06:54A breakthrough victory for Remco Evenapol.
06:57A third tour win, but this the Aero Bullets first.
07:00It wasn't an individual time trial triumph.
07:03No wonder he's buzzing.
07:07Wow, it's amazing.
07:08I'm literally trembling from emotions.
07:11It's...
07:12Yeah.
07:15I'm racing with the best guy ever.
07:17It means a lot.
07:18It means a lot.
07:19It's amazing that I find my best legs during this tour.
07:23So I hope I can recover well from this one and then go into the last week.
07:39Remco not just delivering Bora's maiden win of the 2026 edition, but the team's first
07:44on the tour in three years.
07:47UAE completed the podium with Sextas the best of the rest, but down by almost a minute.
07:54Pogacar with five minutes in hand over the newly second Evenapol.
07:58Del Toro onto the podium after the heartbreak of Vinagor's abandonment.
08:04Pedersen still in green, but his points jersey under increasing pressure.
08:07Philipsen gaining another five points to cut the gap to 31.
08:13Pogacar, the clear king of the mountains.
08:15Pai Pant kept ahead of Carapaz.
08:17He'll remain in Taddy's Boca Dots after the rest day.
08:21No second stage win, but Del Toro did wrestle back the white jersey.
08:25The Mexican with 25 seconds on Sextas.
08:29No stage honours, but a stunning two weeks for UAE.
08:32What can the yellow and white jersey deliver en route to Paris?
08:38He's going to have the dribots.
08:43Great job mate.
08:43Are they happy, you're coming across?
08:45Yeah, I know.
08:48Go ahead.
08:59Come on!
