Everyone is getting tired as the Tour goes on, and the sass is becoming a bit more frequent in the post-race interviews. After Stage 15, Tadej Poga\u010dar once again questioned Visma \u2013 Lease a Bike\u2019s tactics after its GC rider was caught behind a crash.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was a moment when many GC riders \u2013 including Jonas Vingegaard \u2013 were behind. While there were three Visma riders in the front. Tim Wellens<\/a> and I tried to calm things down. So that Jonas and the other GC riders could return. But suddenly Wout van Aert took off, followed by Victor Campenaerts and Matteo Jorgenson,\u201d the world champion said as reported by Wielerflits.<\/a> \u201cI didn\u2019t really know what to think. I just joined them, so that the three of them couldn\u2019t ride away. Maybe I helped Jonas with that? I truly thought it was a strange situation.\u201d<\/p>\n Van Aert disagreed. He said that the maillot jaune who did the wrong thing.<\/p>\n \u201cFortunately, it doesn\u2019t bother me and neither does anyone in the group. At least, I don\u2019t have that feeling. But it\u2019s quite funny that Tadej says it,\u201d Van Aert said after the race. \u201cIt was also super clear that UAE Emirates XRG wanted Tim Wellens in the breakaway. They did exactly the same. And when I look back on that situation with Jonas\u2019s crash, I think the solution would have been really simple.\u201d<\/p>\n Wout van Aert said the team had committed to trying to make the day\u2019s break. The Belgian dismissed the idea that there was anything underhanded about their tactics. From his perspective, if Poga\u010dar had dropped back to Jonas Vingegaard\u2019s group, it would have shown real sportsmanship. But instead, the Slovenian was complaining about a situation that, in Van Aert\u2019s eyes, didn\u2019t exist. As he saw it, everyone up front was racing for the stage win, which he considered completely normal.<\/p>\n Still, Pogi wonders if there might be a bit of a rift within the squad. He even suggested that perhaps Vingegaard isn\u2019t happy there. \u201cI don\u2019t know, you know. But if it were me in Jonas\u2019s situation, I wouldn\u2019t be happy at the dinner table tonight. Because I still think he can win the Tour. He is second in the overall and showed on Saturday that he is in super good shape. I understand that Visma wants to win stages, but they can also win the GC in the Tour. I don\u2019t know. But I wouldn\u2019t be the happiest,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n