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Jasper Philipsen wins in Carcassonne as another protest hits the Tour de France TdF 2022 Stage 15 Copyright A.S.O. Pauline Ballet

Jasper Philipsen wins in Carcassonne as another protest hits the Tour de France

Crash today brought down riders including Steven Kruijswijk who abandons in further blow for leader Jonas Vingegaard, who has also hit the deck
by Simon_MacMichael
UPDATED Sun, Jul 17, 2022 17:07

First Published Jul 17, 2022

Updated with stage result

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Jasper Philipsen of Alpecin-Deceuninck has won Stage 15 of the Tour de France in Carcassonne this afternoon, winning the bunch sprint at the end of the 202km stage from Rodez from points leader Wout van Aert following a frantic closing 65km which saw escapee Benjamin Thomas, riding on his local roads, caught with the finish line in sight.

Protesters had earlier tried to interrupt the race for the second time this week, although rather than suspending the race as they did on Tuesday's Stage 10, organisers today decided to let the race continue as the protesters were dragged off the road by police at a little less than 65km to go in the stage to Carcassonne, just as the two-man break went through.

Moments later, a crash saw Jumbo-Visma's Steve Kruijswijk abandon the race after crashing, sustaining an apparent broken collarbone and being taken away in an ambulance. The Dutch rider was in the main peloton and it is unclear whether the crash that took him down is linked to the protest.

It is a further blow for race leader Jonas Vingegaard who has now lost two key support riders in the mountains today, with Primoz Roglic withdrawing from the race this morning – and shortly afterwards in what has suddenly exploded into a dramatic day, the Dane himself hit the deck, although he is back racing and in the peloton.

Crash moments later brought down riders including Jumbo-Visma's Steven Kruijswijk who abandons n further blow for leader Jonas Vingegaard

Tour de France 2022
Simon MacMichael

Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.

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