2022 Tour de France Stage 15 Winner: Jasper Philipsen

Philipsen (Ham, age 24) finally raised his arms in the Tour. Belgian I’m jinxed with 4 second placesbut in Carcassonne, where Mark Cavendish equaled Eddy Merckx’s 34 wins last year, got his pulse Belgian Wout Van Aert (Jumbo Visma) is already four times second and ahead of Denmark’s Mads Pedersen (Trek Segafredo) speeding at a disputed destination all the way to the border.

jonas vingegaard kept the yellow jersey at a high cost. He lost before going to Roglic and in the battle against Kruijswijk. two less soldiers, the same as Pogacar UAE, still second with 2.22 minutes, leaving Jumbo Visma with 6 soldiers. Soldiers are equal. forces are equalized on the eve of the third day of rest and on the eve of the Pyrenees.

There was no change in general. Geraint Thomas is third with 2.43, Bardet is fourth with 3.01, Nairo Quintana is sixth with 4.15 and the first Spaniard is still Enric Mas (Movistar), who closes the top 10 with 9.58. The Balearic said he was not particularly affected by the heat, because “I’ve been used to playing in the sun since I was a kid”.

fight the heat

The stage begins in Rodez, the hometown of Pierre Soulages, a 102-year-old artist, “painter of black, abstract and informal art”. unbearable heat in the region of Occitania, which forced the organization take exceptional measureshow to allow provisioning from zero to the 10th kilometer of the finish line. A day when a runner drank about 12 liters of water and survived as best he could, even putting ice packs around his neck.

Didn’t face the dog days primoz roglicabandoned by his forces and has been in pain ever since he fell onto the pavements. Triple winner of the Vuelta threw the towel two years in a row and now you can prepare the attack for the fourth red jersey. A significant loss for leader Jonas Vingegaard. They didn’t make it to the peloton either, but due to Covid they had two stage winners like Denmark’s Magnus Cort and “aussie” Simon Clarke.

They soon challenged Nils Politt and Mikkel Honoré, as well as the fiery asphalt Van Aert, who did not miss an escape. The Belgian escaped quickly because the peloton wouldn’t let the green jersey get away with it in the lead. The German giant who won in Nîmes last year and the Danish, a dedicated man who speaks 6 languages, studied economics and marketing, remained. The superiority of a child.

Jumbo lost to Kruijswijk

The scene continued to turn its back on Jumbo Visma as Politt and Honoré said goodbye to their futile adventures. Roglic’s first loss would be accompanied by Steven Kruijswijk. landed on scorching asphalt at 67 from the finish line. Hand on collarbone, straight to hospital.

With dutch in ambulance the turn of misfortune corresponded to the leader himself. Vingegaard rubbed off the yellow jersey on the road, but unlike his teammate, he stood up, changed bikes and returned to the peloton that awaited him. Being the boss has such things.

Before reaching the Cota des Cammazes (3a, 5.1 km at 4.1%), Politt and Honoré’s escape was over. Another phase has begun, and of course with another leak. Two Frenchmen took to the hills on their way to Carcassonne. More illusions than success options.

Philipsen opens in Carcassonne

this the sprint was starting to take shapeNo matter how much Gauls Benjamin Thomas and Alexis Gougeard rebelled for a while, it was always controlled by Trek, DSM and UAE Emirates. Some sprinters returned to the group after suffering their share of pain in climbing.

The French attempt faded like a Soulages painting, but before Gougeard raises his voice, he is determined to sign a piece of art next to the UNESCO heritage wonder Carcassonne Castle.

Thomas disappeared first, but Gougeard endured. One against all. The result would be somewhat abstract and very realistic. Ineos kept pushing forward, crosswind ignited nervesThe sprinter teams were grouped in front and the “cheetahs” were to enter the scene, but not before they engulfed the French rebel 400 meters from the line.

Philipsen was strongest at the sprint ceremony. There was equality, even a photo shoot, but Belgian Van Aert showed strength against the attacks of Pedersen and Sagan. A bright start in a monumental city protected by the beauty of its walls. His name is long gone in the history of the Tour. A sprint artist.

This Monday the peloton will enjoy its third and the last day of rest in Carcassonne, a day to gain strength before facing the decisive week in the Pyrenees, where those who come to Peyragudes and Hautacam await important dates. On Tuesday, the race returns with the 178.5km sixteenth stage between Carcassonne and Foix.