00:00Week 2 is coming to a close with a bang, steeped from the very first pedal stroke
00:05with a brand new brutal summit to finish, who will have the courage and the legs to conquer the climb.
00:15Super fast start guys, be ready for a fast start with the tailwind.
00:20The sprinters team is taking control at the head of the race.
00:30Here's the sprint, so Philipsen on the outside, Philipsen goes for it and it's going to be yet again Philipsen
00:36from Pedersen, another 5 points.
00:43How many guys in the race?
00:46Just two guys, just two guys, just Aronsman and Asparin.
00:56A multitude of attacks failed to stick after the day's intermediate sprint.
01:00With contrasting objectives from King of the Mountain points to GC placement,
01:04the strong climbers wanting in on the action, the race remained messy.
01:07Inside the final 100k, the right move took shape.
01:10A group of 24 finally building momentum, Giga Bernal and Tom Pitcock again among the Skp hopefuls.
01:17It looks like we have a breakaway.
01:212 minutes range, the retard from the engine.
01:24The group of the 7th is coming to the entrance from the Trois-Est,
01:27to the monster plane, one of the most ruts from France 2026.
01:30There's the climb, it's a wall, it doesn't respite at all.
01:36Grisma and Decathlon among the GC teams aiming to wrestle control away from UAE,
01:40while Tom Pitcock again took the bull by the horns.
01:43The Briton provisionally third overall, but could he drop the others?
01:47Pitcock's basically going to do a time trial on the front.
01:52Quinn Simmons now takes over, goes to the front, starts to up the ante after Pitcock has done all the
02:00work.
02:03After the cold at Quazette, the breakaway quickly reformed.
02:06The last one to rejoin was Mauro Schmidt, the stage winner two days ago at Belfort.
02:10And on the Côte du Monde, the Swiss showed he had plenty petrol still left in the tank.
02:22Oh, big crash.
02:25And del Toro is down.
02:27Vengergaard is down.
02:28Vengergaard is on the ground.
02:30Del Toro, Vengergaard are on the deck.
02:33Sepp Kuss is down.
02:35Also down is Gross-Shutner, and this is not good news,
02:38because Vengergaard's hit the kerb.
02:39Oh, stage 15.
02:44The challenge of Jonas Vengergaard comes to an end.
02:51Abandoned by Jonas.
02:53He's in ambulance now.
03:00This is Mauro Schmidt, stage winner, leader of this stage.
03:05The gap is 25 seconds to Pitcock's group.
03:092-35.
03:102-35.
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03:27He's on fire today, Quinn Simmons.
03:28He is.
03:29This is the best I've seen him climb ever.
03:31Mauro Schmidt is only 16 seconds ahead.
03:341-54 now.
03:37Still battling, still doing well.
03:39There's Quinn Simmons powering himself back onto the wheel.
03:45Schmidt can't go with Quinn Simmons.
03:48Trying to hang on.
03:49Simmons is going forward.
03:51Paul Seksas is starting to find out what the final second week is like.
04:08Pogacar is just storming his way up the mountain with Del Toro for company.
04:13And Remco Evenapol today looks much, much better.
04:19Can we go progressive?
04:21Pulls drop me.
04:24Oh yeah, Uso has just been distanced, but good timing as he had Quint Simmons to be able to give
04:31him a bit of a hand.
04:33All right.
04:34All right.
04:343-35.
04:3533 seconds of delay for Texas-Litovitz.
04:4033 seconds of delay.
04:43Pogacar is getting ready to try and beat Remco Evenapol.
04:46Del Toro is there.
04:47Remco Evenapol ups the sprint now.
04:50And Pogacar trying to get on terms.
04:52Remco Evenapol trying to give Red Bull Barahansgrohe a massive win at the top of Plateau de Solaison.
05:00And Pogacar is right on the wheel.
05:02Red Bull Barahansgrohe and Remco Evenapol wins on Plateau de Solaison.
05:11Yeah, what an exceptional finish there.
05:12Good job by Remco Evenapol.
05:16It's going to be...
05:17Yep, Del Toro is going to move himself into third.
05:20Texas will stay in fourth.
05:22And I think he'll also lose his white jersey.
05:25There was always going to be a day that the Plateau de Solaison changed the classification.
05:31Martinez, Skelmosa, an absolutely wrecked Teyusso.
05:38Hey! Hey! Hey!
05:40Oh!
05:41You have to give me to Andre today, eh?
05:44Hey!
05:45Grande, grande.
05:47What much?
05:48Grande.
05:49A breakthrough victory for Remco Evenapol.
05:52A third tour win, but this the Aero Bullets first.
05:56It wasn't an individual time trial triumph.
05:59No wonder he's buzzing.
06:02Wow, it's amazing.
06:04I'm literally trembling from emotions.
06:07It's...
06:07Yeah.
06:10I'm racing with the best guy ever.
06:13It means a lot, it means a lot.
06:14It's amazing that I find my best legs during this tour, so I hope I can recover well from this
06:22one and then go into the last week.
06:35Remco not just delivering Bora's maiden win of the 2026 edition, but the team's first on the tour in three
06:41years.
06:43UAE completed the podium with Sextas, the best of the rest, but down by almost a minute.
06:50Pogacar with five minutes in hand over the newly second Evenapol.
06:54Del Toro onto the podium after the heartbreak of Vinagor's abandonment.
06:59Pedersen still in green, but his points jersey under increasing pressure.
07:03Philipsen gaining another five points to cut the gap to 31.
07:08Pogacar the clear king of the mountains.
07:10Paris Pant kept ahead of Carapaz.
07:13He'll remain in Taddy's polka dots after the rest day.
07:17No second stage win, but Del Toro did wrestle back the white jersey.
07:21The Mexican with 25 seconds on Sextas.
07:25No stage honours, but a stunning two weeks for UAE.
07:28What can the yellow and white jersey deliver en route to Paris?
07:32It's been very hot.
07:34It was a tremendous.
07:34The boud of the girls are out of the day, Tony.
07:37It was great!
07:37He's a good whip!
07:38Good job, mate.
07:39Can I have deep feeling a bit of a crash?
07:41Not a bit of air.
07:41Not a bit of air, no 행on.
07:44No, he's a good one.
07:46It's good!
07:53Good job, mate.
07:55Yeah, may not.
07:55Yeah, may not.
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