On stage 15 of the Tour de France, Wout van Aert and Victor Campenaerts from Visma worked hard to make a breakaway, especially as their team leader Jonas Vingegaard was caught behind a crash. Despite a strong effort, they were marked throughout the day. They aimed for the stage win but ultimately Tim Wellens executed a long-range attack that secured his victory. Campenaerts secured second place after a solo move, while Van Aert finished in third, just behind Julian Alaphilippe, preventing a Belgian podium sweep.
"Full gas all the way," was how Van Aert summed up his day. "[It was] pretty chaotic in the beginning with this crash where Jonas was behind, it was hard to play the right tactic because any way we wanted to be in the break, but we also somehow wanted to slow down so he could come back in the bunch, so it was a bit tricky."
"I'm feeling very good this Tour, and we said today we wanted to go for the stage," Campenaerts explained. "It was a good situation with Wout and me in the breakaway, but Wellens... We have a good relationship outside of cycling, but in the races, he's the guy that you don't want to have in the breakaway."
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