🇧🇪 Stage 15 Goes Full Belgian: Tim Wellens Strikes Solo in Carcassonne
🇧🇪 A Belgian Blitz: Wellens Goes Long, Makes History
Tim Wellens (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) tore Stage 15 wide open with a savage solo attack and never looked back — crossing the line in Carcassonne 1 minute and 28 seconds ahead of a chaos-chasing pack.
This wasn’t just a win — it was the win: With this performance, Wellens becomes the 113th rider in history to complete the Grand Tour stage win trifecta — Giro, Vuelta, and now Le Tour.
He joins teammate Tadej Pogačar as UAE continues to flex Tour dominance in every tactical form.
📉 The Final 10KM: All Gas, No Looking Back
As the chasing group clawed and countered behind, Wellens stayed cool under pressure, managing a 15+ km solo ride at high speeds under 27°C heat.
Victor Campenaerts (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) surged from the pursuit to claim 2nd, while Julian Alaphilippe (Tudor) edged out Wout van Aert (Visma) in a photo finish for 3rd — a throwback to vintage Alaphilippe flair.
Top 10 Stage Results – Stage 15, Tour de France 2025
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 1 | Tim Wellens | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | 3:34:09 |
| 🥈 2 | Victor Campenaerts | Team Visma | +1:28 |
| 🥉 3 | Julian Alaphilippe | Tudor Pro Cycling | +1:36 |
| 4 | Wout van Aert | Visma | +1:36 |
| 5 | Axel Laurance | INEOS Grenadiers | +1:36 |
| 6 | Aleksandr Vlasov | Red Bull–BORA–hansgrohe | +1:36 |
| 7 | Paul Penhoët | Groupama-FDJ | +1:36 |
| 8 | Jordan Jegat | TotalEnergies | +1:36 |
| 9 | Michael Valgren | EF Education-EasyPost | +1:36 |
| 10 | Valentin Madouas | Groupama-FDJ | +1:36 |
See all Standings after stage 15
Tactical Notes: Breakaway Dreams, GC Breathers
- The peloton granted nearly 7+ minutes to the breakaway — a tactical pause before the Pyrenean chaos resumes.
- GC favorites rode steady; no shake-up on the yellow jersey front.
- Wout van Aert once again showed serious legs, but couldn’t close the final Wellens gap.
Spicy Stats & Storylines
- 113: Tim Wellens becomes the 113th rider to win a stage in all three Grand Tours.
- 15: Solo wins now in Wellens’ career — a true breakaway artist.
- 0.4%: Fantasy managers who picked him today. Brutal oversight.
- 41: Career victories for Wellens. Today’s was one for the wall.
Stage 15 delivered old-school, breakaway drama with modern tactical finesse. In a Tour that’s been dominated by GC fireworks, today was about the specialists, the soloists, and the artisans of suffering.
Tim Wellens? He etched his name where it belongs — in the history books and in the hearts of Belgian cycling fans.
