Tour de France 2021 Stage 15 Highlights | Climbers Do Battle In The Pyrenees

As the tour heads into the Pyrenees proper, a breakaway including some big names like van Aert, Alaphilippe and Valverde fought to try to take the stage ahead of the chasing GC group. Woods, Poels and Quintana once again traded blows in the king of the mountains competition.
With four giant Pyrenean climbs, 4,500m of total elevation gain and a visit to 2,408m altitude, stage 15 is one of the toughest stages of the race and a day that many riders will be dreading from the moment they leave Brest this Saturday. Climbing may start in earnest, but it’s not until the riders pass through the intermediate sprint in Olette that they’ll hit the foot of the first categorised climb - the Montée de Mont-Louis (8.4km at 5.7%). This climb then gives way to the tamer Col de Puymorens (5.8km at 4.7%) before the highest climb of this year’s Tour - the Port d’Envalira (10.7km at 5.9%) - rears its ugly head.

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[linesided]

Great to see Kuss win today. Was amazing in last year's tour - what a talent!

[bobstephens]

Why does it look like this is the first time Wout Poels has held a phone.

[jme]

Its so good to see a proper polka dot jersey battle. Love it!

[krzysztofbodzianowski]

Good job Sepp Kuss. You always work very hard for others, You truly deserved it💪

[cornelbacauanu]

Great win into the mountains. The weather cooperated this time. Great job GCN Racing.

[mattlangdon]

Kuss! From Durango Colorado. He grew up in mountains and passes well over 2000 meters elevation.

[leonwhaanga]

Nice to hear names pronounced correctly.Well done GCN....

[onept]

Great coverage. Thanks for no spoilers!

[phillippitts]

Pogacar is one tenacious dude! Well done !

[zlatkaalessi]

Pogačar stay alone no help for his team but he ride amazing the stronger and smart rider on tour bravo, bravo samo tako naprej

[IvonaFlakus]

Pogačar is incredible! Well done guys!

[fernandog.aguirre]

Contras Kuss! This day was about to come! Chapo! from Maui!

[Cris-sstb]

Nice to see Michael woods representing

[joshuawhittaker]

I've never been, but I really want to go to

[IdkbutIloveZimbabwe]

I swear Pogacar gets more help from Ineos than from UAE

[RodClark]

Can we get a mountain top finish FFS ...

[codythomas]

that isn't a jersey flapping in the wind.. it's his cape #cofidisisvampires

[travellin]

"Pogacar isolated.... "As in pretty much every stage. Nothing new

[kakarot]

Kuss just throws an expensive my bank account cried watching that...

[jangelderloos]

As an old fart following my 57th Tour from wherever I find myself, I have to say that this year has been one of the most thrilling of them all!
Almost like le Grande Boucle has taken on an entirely new appearance: repeated 30 man breakaways and what not!