Jonas Vingegaard was caught in a significant crash at the beginning of stage 15 of the Tour de France. Despite this, he was able to regain contact with the lead group, which included race leader Tadej Pogačar. Other general classification contenders were also affected by the crash, but managed to recover. Pogačar expressed dissatisfaction with the number of Visma riders in a breakaway and prioritized waiting for Vingegaard. The chaotic situation created tension, but eventually Vingegaard was re-established in the main group.
“We didn't see so much what happened, but there was a crash, Jonas was caught behind in a crash, and then there was a front group of 20-25 guys, they were the only ones got through with Tadej Pogacar,” Visma sports director Grischa Niermann told reporters later as Vingegaard warmed down close by.
“I was not happy seeing three Visma riders taking off in a break, but I dropped back and opted to wait for Vingegaard once only two Visma riders were up the road,” Pogačar explained.
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