Summit Finish Draws The Second Week To A Close! | Tour De France 2023 Highlights - Stage 15

Highlights from stage 15 of the Tour de France 2023. The peloton departs Les Gets for another massive day in the Alps, with 4,282m of climbing over 179km. The majority of climbing falls in the second half, and the final one-two punch of the Côte des Amerands (2.7km at 10.9%) and the climb to Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc (7km at 7.7%) makes for a brutal finish.
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[@michaelkorsgaardniel]

Is it just me or has the speaker of GCN’s videos near perfect pronunciation of riders’ names from like 10 different countries?

[@LVQ-so5th]

I watch just to hear him pronounce all these names.

[@deveelicious3898]

Rob Hatch without a doubt the best commentator 👌

[@Jtc00]

They're usually pretty good until it comes to Finnish names, those are apparently too hard to pronounce for any commentator on gcn 😂

[@michaelkorsgaardniel]

I’m a Dane, and he 95% nails Vingegaard (and the double a’s are pronounced like an å, which is tough). Are there any Finnish riders in the tour? Otherwise, I agree, Finnish (and Sri Lankan) names are the Ventoux of pronunciation

[@Jtc00]

@@michaelkorsgaardniel unfortunately no Finnish Riders this year on the tour. Jaakko Hänninen has been on the giro in 2022 and 2021. On the women's peloton there are a bit more riders. Anniina Ahtosalo, Wilma Murto and Lotta Henttala. Come to mind. Unfortunately there aren't too many Finnish Riders on the peloton. Probably one of the reasons why their names aren't pronounced too well.

[@yannickmeyer7378]

I was hoping for WVA to win, he’s such a beast. 80kg and being able to win mountain stages, he’s special. Also congrats to Wout Poels.

[@dileno]

Shades of Thor Hushovd :)

[@imightbebiased9311]

Was a real shootwout at the end.

[@unrealkinoart]

I love your recaps, I wish they were longer though, like 10-15 minutes long.

[@00Accord4cyl]

Sepp Kuss is looking strong this year!!! Just silently moving up to 6th place.

[@billderas3420]

Sepp should be a leader on a team...

[@aon186]

After all the work in giro this year he still can make it in tour, what a man

[@jessemijnen4037]

Little did you know that he would win La Vuelta later this year😉

[@BasicBodThor]

These two are so equally matched. Awesome stage yet again

[@putrid.p]

Thank you for not putting any spoilers in the title. Awesome highlights, thank you. The commentator is remarkable.

[@Cubeforc3]

With life and family I sadly don't have the time anymore to watch full stages but these recaps still allow me to sort of follow the TdF. I'll second the thanks for not spoiling things in the title.

[@bien.papachin]

Between motorcycles and fans, being a professional cyclist is dangerous... can't motorcycles ride far from the cyclists? and fine fans that cause accidents

[@davidpnewton]

Do more than fine them. Causing a crash like that is a serious enough crime to deserve a suspended prison sentence.

[@BaseballMania...]

Motorcycles are used close to the riders to keep the fans away from the road, this is easier and CHEAPER for TDF management which is why they choose it above placing fences. Its really a shame tho.

[@haroldc9607]

Suspended, no.

[@oldtwinsna8347]

Should start with the ones running up the side of the road. Sure, not enough cops around but allow for bounties to allow responsible fans to punch out those hooligans without recourse.

[@BaseballMania...]

@@oldtwinsna8347 for this problem, to keep the idiotic fans from doing that, you should just place police or bodyguards at the side of the road IMO

[@_pitje_]

lol, this recap shows exactly as much of Wout Poels last 3 kms as was broadcast.

[@biniamdebesay6594]

Shoutout to Poels, an all time great domistique during his Sky days

[@dillonb9648]

Kind of a banger background track.

[@hughjanus7354]

Yeah it's poppin alright. Some oldschool beats right there, none of that skrrrrt prrrrrrt frrrrrrrt zzzzoooop zooooop nonsense.

[@williamdenton6317]

What is it going to take before a spectator trying to take a selfie wipes out a mess of riders and badly injuries or even kills some of the riders. It is time for the organizing committee to take a stand on this matter and start arresting and fining spectators who cross the red line. This is getting ridiculous and hiding your head in the sand is not going to make the problem go away. In fact without enforcement, it wil only get worse.

[@gustaaf1892]

I totally agree. Those morons need to be punished, which would also dissuade others from doing it.

[@MB-co6qj]

Just sue the shit out of him

[@tomkoster816]

I am new to watch tour the France and i get really angry if a spectator causes an accident. How can this be? This should be severely punished

[@bdonthebrat5021]

well it was an accident but they'll likely receive a fine

[@martinc.720]

@@bdonthebrat5021 An accident? Everyone knows not to get on the road when the riders are coming.

[@andreasolsson2336]

super critical TT coming up after the rest day!

[@peterlustig6823]

Every "fan" that causes an accident should be held accountable for every cent resulting of the accident. The drivers should sue them, so they never will get lucky again!

[@sc5121]

2011 Vuelta, Poels won a stage, so not his first grand Tour win today!

[@judekirushanthan4195]

Yes,Kobo was alleged with steroids ,so Poels won it at the Angliru

[@MArk-yn4sp]

The GCN highlights are superb. Allegations of thumbtacks on the road; Pogacar cannot accelerate because the motorbikes are in the way (s14); Crash (s15) because of spectator action; Chris Neelans collides with a motorcycle (s15). The quality of cycling does not match the quality of the tour organization. TDF needs an audit.

[@bikeskimawk670]

Chapeau to 30+!!! 🏔️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️

[@chrisharris4740]

I was impressed that in 5 hours of live coverage, French TV apparently managed to show the grand total of no shots of Mont Blanc......

[@klaas6681]

The severe lack of coverage for Wout Poels during this stage was shocking. Such a beautiful victory.

[@lifewillseeyounow6550]

Absolute fire 🔥 music at the start

[@eduardoazeredo6250]

Roonin - Money and Power

[@joek.7819]

CONGRATS WOUT!😅 Well Deserved WIN Indeed!👍🏁

[@richardcoreno]

This is cycling's Ali v Frazier.

[@markhill9275]

No , Ali and Frazier are boxings Merckx and Ocana!

[@simonhughes4934]

It's like Magic Johnson v Larry Bird.

[@mikegleim5241]

Honestly, things like Poels stage win at 35 are the really tasty tidbits in a Tour I like. A director sends that domestique up the road to go get it if he can, how fun!

[@gringo19860]

I wish Pog would (could?) launch his expected attack with 5km to go instead of 500m and really see what happens to Jonas😉 Who's the best time triallist out of these two...?

[@Maksaw1331]

the music at the beggining, top

[@laurencaulton103]

I'm just a casual fan, but it seems fan interference is a problem that has yet to be addressed. And the motorbikes!

[@Malik_Sylvus]

Yes, but fans are part of the game since decades and riders like crowded routes. TDF is the only sport where fans can approch their heros. for many fans who wait during hours in the sunshine is just frustrating to see the cyclists only few seconds so they run alongside them to extend this furtive moment of pleasure (I don't excuse them). I've been 3 times on the road to watch TDF, when you see in live the cyclists whether first or last they seem all like great geants, and extatic feelings surround the fans.

[@gustaaf1892]

Yup, too many morons who try to get their face on tele. I actually liked it the other day when some idiots were running like maniacs right next to the riders for as long as possible on a climb, but you could only see that from footage from above and they refused to show them in a close up shot from in front where they could have been identified. I think that was very deliberate so as not to encourage even more idiots to do it.

[@martinc.720]

@@Malik_Sylvus Still doesn't explain getting ON THE ROAD as the peloton approach, getting in the way. I know that some people run along riders, or that in some places, the road is packed with spectators, but "open up" as riders approach, but standing on the road to take a fuc*ing selfie? That is just beyond ridiculous. Those people need to be charged.

[@Malik_Sylvus]

@@martinc.720 I live in France, Here every year the radio & TV media insist on safety instructions and good behavior with the tour caravan and the cyclists. French fans are doing well overall, but young fans from other countries are more excited and exuberant. When there is a gathering of people there is always a certain percentage of idiots, it's just a matter of statistics. But to be fair what we see from the fans this year is far from the real madness of the Indurain, Pantani, Ulrich era.

[@tonyg3091]

Can someone explain to me the tactics of Wout? I mean, what was the point of all this?

[@paulsolon6229]

I see no reason for wva to ride like that. None

[@sazzue]

Probably tries hardly to win a stage next to his role helping jonas. It's just not working both obviously...

[@tonyg3091]

@@sazzue Well he could not have hoped to win THIS stage am I wrong?

[@sazzue]

@@tonyg3091 as a realist- no. But He didnt win till now and maybe will not finish the tour since his child will be Born soon , so maybe starts stupidly panicing... He is a good helper, but also has a big ego...i dont know....

[@peterslegers6121]

@@tonyg3091 He only got beaten by a winner of Liège-Bastogne-Liège. Wout Poels was made for this terrain. He nearly won the polcadot jersey in a previous Tour. Van Aert would have won if Poels hadn't been there. He did get his sponsors in the picture. So he did a good job today.

[@vinipcplayer]

people have to start being sued for a lot of money for doing this dumb crap

[@dewidavies7995]

Great video thanks 😊

[@demarwhite6696]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@倪琮盛-c3u]

It will be cool to see Vert Aert get KOM.

[@tonymckenzie3091]

the TT could be the difference but again I think they will prove to be equally matched....so my guessing is that Jonas will go for a long sustained attack on Courchevel and break Tadej and seal victory...but you never know with Tadej.......its soooo close !

[@soroosh7123]

The music choice at the start was very good

[@tasty_fish]

Ok, why was the final climb split into two separate categorised climbs? It was pretty much one long uphill slog with about 1km of downhill between them. There are plenty of other big climbs with a short downhill section and there are many longer, higher climbs that remain uncategorised (including one today (Col de Fleuries)). GCN, it would be good to know the criteria that determines what is a climb and what isn’t and how they are categorised from 4 to HC.

[@markwoldin162]

Great job as always, guys.

[@melaniamonicacraciun9900]

Go riders go, cycling is the most exciting adventure of life. ..here is the prove friends, dedicated those who need to become cycling lovers from now on

[@DBR9009]

Absolute banger of an intro song

[@ryux]

So many Fans just don't have any respect for the riders or the sport.. mostly drunk running around with their bare buttocks and risking a life full of training going to shreds for a selfie.. its ridiculous

[@elscruffomcscruffy8371]

True, yet you fail to take into account the logistics behind a fan getting to that spot. Some wait days for the race to pass by them in seconds. For a fan, it is also a big commitment. Any unforeseeable variable can happen to a rider and they understand this. It is good to see they are not entirely a protected species of athlete like other sports people Hidden behind security, barriers and fences.

[@alexseguin5245]

@@elscruffomcscruffy8371 Then maybe the fan shouldn't camp there for days? Watch it on TV if you can't behave and stop making riders crash.

[@zacharycat603]

The time trial could be decisive.

[@markhill9275]

You think?

[@JHRgaming93]

Can someone explain to me the point of hilly tt course in the tour?

[@paulsolon6229]

Find that spectator Fine him Pay fine to felled riders Bill him for bike damage and mechanics time Jail him for 1-5 days But nothing will happen. Zero. Indifference by aso whose focus on money not rider safety Incompetent and lazy cyclists union. They also will do zip, again

[@martinc.720]

"1-5 days"? You meant 4-5 months, right? This crap has to stop before someone gets killed.

[@danielt2738]

Arrivés ensemble sur la ligne, chaqu'un le respect de l'autre naissait une amitié.Arrived together on the line, each the respect of the other was born a friendship.

[@bodhisatwaghosh]

What is the name of the music of the intro?

[@g.d.1722]

Exciting race! The closest Tour in many many years. I predict a sprint race on the Champs Elysee to decide the winner.

[@dar1e]

I thought the last stage does not count on time.

[@mowgli8480]

​@@dar1ein theory it counts, but there's no point in attacking the yellow jersey because it's as flat as flat comes. It's for the sprinters, so whomever is on top after stage 20 wins the Tour

[@tonyg3091]

Yeah right, what about some arm wrestling?

[@emilchristensen2303]

Unwritten rule not to race for yellow in Paris. For gc guys it’s all about not crashing that day

[@troycollett8540]

Time trial should split it

[@irfanhakimi714]

What song in the background?

[@samallardyce2522]

Jonas vs 3 TBV with 500m to finish line. Ice in his blood

[@gc6347]

Sue the silly spectators making riders crash!

[@tungstenkid2271]

So who'll beat who in the upcoming ITT, Pog or Vin, and by how much?

[@rfgarcia09]

What's the music at the start? It's a banger

[@allanvirimai7823]

The live TV broadcaster was very poor here ,it just showed Poels crossing the line with 50 metres to go and then switch to the Pog / Ving battle,should have given all the attention to Poels with 1000m to go

[@Lupcheong89]

That phonk intro music, damn apt.

[@Cirrusgolf]

No HD video?

[@nofty6284]

It'll be up later, KZbin uploads 360p first and the 1080p takes a lot longer before being fully processed

[@dillonvillain]

@@nofty6284 So stupid. 360p in 2023 is just plain idiocy.

[@RuJe33]

Kuss should move to a smaller team and be a GC contender himself - like Bardet or Martin

[@thesuperheroteacher6101]

Yes I agree good point he has great potential also Adam Yates

[@powerrangers16712]

but you will never know what will happen to JV. Last time, Primoz supposed to be JBV team leader until his accident. Better chance at JBV for Kuss with great helper like WvA.

[@Tim-K.]

He tried in a number of Grand Tours, but he lacked consistency. One day he is up there with the best, the other day he loses minutes. In addition, his time trial seemed to be insufficient to be a threat to the big GC-riders

[@nataneley]

Jumbo Visma is the best team

[@jimstanborough825]

Champions sometimes have to take the initiative. Was this a wasted opportunity for the yellow jersey?

[@markhill9275]

As per usual the Tour will be decided by the TT.

[@gustaaf1892]

When a Tour is this close, I actually like it.

[@mierezsaturday1452]

That ridiculous mishap will only nourish Sepp Kuss.

[@scottamolinari]

The number of incidents happening in this year's tour is disheartening.

[@shelley_snail6908]

The resolution on the visuals has been terrible from GCN.

[@epincion]

All networks are supplied by France TV

[@frankchan5547]

Fate of riders decided not by legs but by motos and spectators. Unnecessary and unfortunate

[@pofijanika]

Editor went hard on the sigma male track in the intro.

[@martinc.720]

Spectators voluntarily getting in the way: France no longer uses the guillotine, right?

[@christopherhochan9175]

Jonasvspogacar who will it be?

[@Lapsontheboy]

Pogi all day long just not every day😉

[@spitfire-ls8oj]

Jonas Vingegaard for the win👍

[@hullierter]

We need new rules for motorbikes.

[@perhaar]

Why?

[@JaemanEdwards]

@@perhaar Are you slow or something ? Why do you think Sherlock ?

[@perhaar]

You tell me kid!

[@Quayside2127]

Why there is no sprint we miss the sprinters

[@SmokingShellx]

Jail for the clown that caused the crash

[@karman79]

Bitişteki Türk bayrağına selamlar.

[@oliverwallace3211]

Belting beats.

[@unrealkinoart]

I wonder why often it goes down to 2 main contenders, imagine 3-4 cyclists having almost the same time, that would make Tours much more interesting and exciting. Obviously other top cyclists are either participated in Giro or will be in Vuelta and represent the same teams, but just imagine 4-5 top dog cyclists all representing different teams damn

[@simonchurch.]

Why people wearing muzzles? I thought convid was finished….

[@paulhart1056]

The fans and motor bikes are now so out of control that disaster is imminent.

[@peakrangerover]

1. Less motor bikes or at least hire riders/drivers that can use their mirrors (this is getting ridiculous). 2. Arrest interfering spectators and charge with mischief and assault if they touch these riders (also getting ridiculous). Make an example of a few and this stuff will stop happening.

[@westwild75]

لماذا كل هذه الدراجات الناريه 🏍️ ... 🏍️...... 🏍️. .🇫🇷

[@Kevinschart]

did you film the tv with your flip phone and then upload this video?

[@glharlor]

How is it that motorcycle's keep effecting the race. Simply disgraceful.

[@gver5350]

People behaving like idiots

[@RogueCylon]

Pinot and Bardet always seem almost ran, all show and never reaching their potential.

[@lennycottingham]

Yesterday a motorbike ruined pojadger break....today another motorbike ruins the race...get rid of them

[@stephensherwood3905]

How disappointing is it to see idiotic, self-centered fans destroy the hopes of some of these athletes? Not to mention the crash with the motorbike and the incident with Pogacar during the previous stage.

[@amakaogu9910]

😊am a good cyclist .😢but I need sponsor

[@PaddleAsia]

The roadside fans at the Tour are unbelieveably annoying. It makes watching the race much less fun. I hope the selfie fan was injured.

[@prex345]

Idiot spectators and motorcycles in the way again!

[@Kook___]

first

[@paulocorreiadesouza3737]

Péssimo entrevistador!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@maisetas]

lol, again motor bikes and no one cares????

[@JaemanEdwards]

It sucks how the main riders don't give a F about winning stages and just gift victories to lesser riders. It's like two different races going on. To stop this happening, they should have substantial time bonuses for winning stages.

[@chrisj5443]

Winning GC entails a different approach than winning a stage. It's a 3-week race, and 21 one-day races, simultaneously. The "lesser" riders are in fact world-class.

[@maisetas]

yeah i feel ya, but the thing is that one day top riders make a gap between "lesser" riders of 15+ minutes, times add up and if even as you say if tine bonuses would be higher, then winning 1-2stages for them would be enough, because lesser riders who come to take stage win is sometimes 1hour behind and has virtually no chance of winning a whole race

[@jonaspietsch161]

@@maisetaswhich is why they let them win stages. Someone a few minutes behind in the GC will not get such a lead in a breakaway at this point of the tour. Pogacar already won a stage, and I‘m sure we will see him or Vingegaard win another one next week.

[@aon186]

I just thinking that the so called “lesser” rider can win a stage is a beautiful sport, it will become boring if only same athlete being focused throughout the race. Just my thoughts

[@JaemanEdwards]

@@aon186 Yeah good point

[@jairramirez5377]

Primero

[@smdiary2965]

As usual, vingegaard makes the race to be boring. No effort to attack

[@nikosvault]

It was boring last year when he beat Pog like a drum.

[@alaefarmestatesllc]

@@nikosvaultu mean his team beat Pogi? Without his team, he ain’t got a chance against Pogi.

[@eskemeldgaardkrogh4145]

By “boring” you mean really mean “smart”, right? I too prefer Pogacar’s style, but Vingegaard is simply riding to his strengths… strengths that soundly beat Pogacar last year. Pogacar is more explosive than Vingegaard but Vingegaard has better stamina. Today was a stage for Pogacar’s strengths with shorter climbs. Still, Pogacar was unable to take advantage. I think Vingegaard will try to kill Pogacar on the Col de la Lozeon on Wednesday - a climb that should suit him better… unless Vingegaard has earned a massive lead on the TT (highly unlikely), in which case there’ll be no need to burn unnecessary matches as Pogacar still too often does.

[@DrawsACircle]

Just like Pogi is nothing without his team ​@@alaefarmestatesllc

[@Scrooks1]

Did they use a cell phone to film this? Horrible resolution.

[@oliverp6770]

It'll be up later, KZbin uploads 360p first and the 1080p takes a lot longer before being fully processed

[@martinc.720]

You know you can change resolution settings on YT, right?

[@oliverp6770]

@@martinc.720 in the first 20 minutes after the upload there is only a 360p version online aviable

[@thesuperheroteacher6101]

I am already looking into the future They can't cancel each other out every year at the Tour. These two young superstars should do this: 2024 Pog takes Vuelta and Giro vingo takes Tour 2025 vingo takes Giro and Vuelta pog takes Tour 2026 Showdown in the tour 2027 pog takes Giro and Vuelta Vingo takes tour. Instead of cancelling each other out they are basically equal, they will win 5 to 6 Grand Tour crowing the best ever each bring into the mix Roglic and Evanpoel and would be awesome. I would do it if I were Vingo or Pog.

[@doommonger7784]

Rodriguez is the up and coming youngster at 22 yrs old, he 3yrs younger than Pog and almost 5 yrs younger than Vingo who is 27 yrs old this year.

[@paulsolon6229]

Ugh

[@raulperezfuentes7263]

Lmao 😂😂😂

[@alexfodor6765]

What colour is your maillot Vingegaard? canary yellow or piss yellow? When are you going to make a real difference like the previous yellow jerseys used to do it...?

[@basquat76]

What are you on about, he's doing exactly what all other yellow shirts have done. Defend it. It's not up to him to create the race, that's for the challengers.

[@kennys1425]

He is leading, his race his choice. I agree that it could be more exciting but they are paid to win

[@Smalldeine]

Cry harder 🤭

[@paulsolon6229]

Ugh

[@markhill9275]

He's not Le Cannibale, who leading by 7 minutes takes 8 minutes on one stage!

[@takenomorimonster]

I know it’s good planning but Jonas always following like a little puppy looks lame

[@markdowse3572]

If the motorcycles don't get ya, the selfish spectators will... Geez. M 🦘🏏😎