As it happened: Shock winner comes out on top as a pre-race favourite crashes out
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Key Points:
- Remco Evenepoel won stage 15 of the Tour de France 2026 after a tense sprint finish involving key contenders Tadej Pogačar and Isaac Del Toro.
- Jonas Vingegaard crashed and abandoned the race, dealing a significant blow to his team and altering the dynamics of the peloton and breakaway groups.
- The stage featured aggressive tactics with multiple attacks from riders like Quinn Simmons, Tom Pidcock, and Mauro Schmid, with the peloton led by UAE Team Emirates and Visma-Lease a Bike.
- Jasper Philipsen secured the intermediate sprint points, tightening the competition for the green jersey, while Valentin Paret-Peintre wore the polka dot jersey as the KOM leader.
- The race included challenging climbs such as the 11.3km Plateau de Solaison and the category 1 Le Salève-Col de la Croisette, which played a crucial role in shaping the stage outcome.
