The final stage of this year’s 2023 Tour de France before the second rest day is a brute: five categorised climbs over 179km culminating in a summit finish in the shadow of Mont Blanc.
Yesterday saw a dramatic fight on the high roads to Morzine between reigning champion Jonas Vingegaard and two-time winner Tadej Pogacar. The two giants of this race went head to head, but Pogacar’s big attack was thwarted by a media motorcycle riding far too close, and Vingegaard capitalised to gain one more second over his rival. So Vingegaard starts today’s stage 15 still wearing the yellow jersey, and with a 10-second lead from Pogacar.
