US EditionTim Wellens Wins Tour De France 15th Stage
AUDE, OCCITANIE, JUL 20 – Tim Wellens' stage 15 win helps UAE Team Emirates hold overall lead in the Tour de France, reinforcing their position in the race's mid-point stages.
- On Sunday, July 20, 2025, Tim Wellens of UAE Team Emirates-XRG captured stage 15 in Carcassonne, his 45km solo breakaway sealed victory.
- This marked the fifth stage triumph for UAE Team Emirates-XRG, with Wellens joining an early breakaway trimmed to five riders and his sudden acceleration stunning competitors.
- Wellens crossed 1:28 ahead of Victor Campenaerts and 1:36 ahead of Alaphilippe, Wout van Aert and Axel Laurance, still finding time to high-five Belgian fans in the final kilometre.
- Despite the chaos, Pogacar retained the yellow jersey with a 4:13 advantage over Vingegaard after a 105-mile stage that began with a peloton crash involving several contenders.
- Looking ahead, the Tour finishes next weekend in Paris, with stage 16 including the 15.8km Mont Ventoux ascent at 7.9% gradient, before the race concludes.
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Tim Wellens was the deserved winner of Sunday's stage, impressing the leadership of the UAE Emirates team, and even more so his captain Tadej Pogačar.
Wellens wins 15th stage of Tour de France
CARCASSONNE, France — Tim Wellens raced clear on the descent toward Carcassonne to win the 15th stage of the Tour de France on Sunday while three-time champion Tadej Pogacar tightened his hold on the yellow jersey.
Radprofi Tim Wellens won the 15th stage of the Tour de France. The Belgian won the day's victory in front of his compatriot Victor Campenaerts on the 169 km long track to Carcassonne. Julian Alaphilippe from France became third.
Wellens wins Tour de France stage 15
Tim Wellens overpowered his breakaway companions in brutal fashion to claim victory on Stage 15 of the Tour de France, offering yet another sign - if one was needed - of UAE Team Emirates-XRG's iron grip on the race. The Belgian national champion, one of defending champion and overall leader Tadej Pogacar's domestiques, jumped away from a leading group of six some 43 kilometres from the finish and never looked back, beating compatriot Victor Cam…
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