CARCASSONNE, France — Tim Wellens raced clear on the descent toward Carcassonne to win the 15th stage of the Tour de France on Sunday while three-time champion Tadej Pogačar tightened his hold on the yellow jersey.

Tim Wellens raced clear on the descent toward Carcassonne to win the 15th stage of the Tour de France while three-time champion Tadej Pogačar tightened his hold on the yellow jersey.

"I'm not here to make enemies, but this is the Tour de France ," Pogačar told reporters after he repeated his 2022 victory at Peyragudes against Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike), albeit this time in a very different format of an uphill race against the clock, rather than a two-way sprint like three years ago.