Wellens cruises to maiden Tour win on stage 15
"It is a very special victory," said Wellens. "Everybody knows the Tour de France but not many people win in the Tour de France, so it was very beautiful."I felt super good today. On the last climb of the day I felt really good. I knew the others felt really good but I knew I had to go solo. At the top of the climb I found my moment and I felt I had the legs to keep it to the end."I knew I had to enjoy the moment and kept riding until the end so I had a big gap to enjoy it and maybe put my bike in the air after the finish - but I was so happy I forgot to do it."
Stage 15 results
Tim Willens (Bel/UAE Emirates XRG) 3hrs 34mins 9secsVictor Campenaerts (Bel/Visma-Lease a bike) +1min 28secsJulian Alaphilippe (Fra/Tudor) +1min 36secsWout Van Aert (Bel/Visma-Lease a bike) Same timeAxel Laurance (Fra/Ineos Grenadiers)Aleksandr Vlasov (Rus/Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe)Jasper Stuyven (Bel/Lidl-Trek)Jordan Jegat (Fra/TotalEnergies)Michael Valgren (Den/EF Education-EasyPost)Valentin Madouas (Fra/Groupama-FDJ)
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