
It was a 15th stage of Tour de France completely crazy for Julian Alaphilippe (Tudor Pro Cycling Team)! The former double world champion first fell at the start of the stage with runners like Florian Lipowitz (Red bull bora-haansgrohe) et Jonas Vingegaard (Team Visma | Lease A Bike), before reintegrating the peloton and slipping into a breakaway to play the stage victory. Despite its growing form, “Link” could not play the win on this 15th step since Tim Wellens (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) made a solo number to win in front of his compatriot Victor Campenaerts (Team visma | lease a bike) and therefore French Julian Alaphilippe. The latter spoke for a long time on the set of Bike Club (France Télévisions) On the fairly contrasting unfolding of this 15th stage.
? #TDF2025 | ?? “Like an idiot, I raised my hands,” explains Julian Alaphilippe. He also returns to his fall at the start of the stage.
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“I dislodged my shoulder …”
The multiple carrier of the Tour yellow jersey experienced a funny day. First by being forgiven this morning by the young woman to whom he had taken his sign on Saturday in order to cover himself on the slopes of the Tourmalet, but also during the race with this fall which could have been dramatic for the runner of the formation Tudor : “It was a little crazy day. I felt good from the first kilometers, but I was caught in a fall and I dislodged my shoulder. I immediately felt that it was going to be complicated for a few seconds, because I already did both shoulders, so I know the pain. But I remembered how they had done in the hospital, and I managed to put it back. Afterwards, it was a time trial to come back. It's okay.explain “Link”.
“I was making radios: there is no tearing, no complications. It is really just painful. The 30 seconds that followed the fall, I thought it was over for me, because I know the pain. And it put me in morale. But I took the time, I sat, and as I said, I got back. I knew the right movement. Not lifting your arms too much to hang the clothes to dry.comment Julian Alaphilippe on the set of Bike Club. The French training runner Tudor also said at the microphone ofEurosport : “I did the sprint as if it was to win the stage. I did not know that there were guys in front. I don't even know who won elsewhere … And it's like that. It's Wout Van Aert who said to me: 'There were guys in front', I said: 'thank you fat'”concludes Julian Alaphilippe.
Tour de France – ranking of the 15th stage
Tour de France – Provisional general classification after the 15th stage