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THE WINE Today the race continues through the Savoie region of the French Alps. Given the significance of the climb to Mont-Blanc, I have chosen a sparkling wine, Domaine Belluard 'Les Perles du Mont Blanc' Brut from Savoie Ayze, France. Made from Gringet, a white wine grape from the region. The wine is fresh, young, and sparkling. This wine is available across the US at $30-$50. I hope you can find this wine near you, and enjoy it at your next celebration.  Label by Wine-Searcher.com THE RACE Off the riders race up Mont-Blanc one of the most famous mountains in Europe. Today team UAE controlled the peloton through much of the race. There were a few more crashes and then we were at the last 2km of the stage and the race was on. Wout Poels (team Bahrain Victorious) is the sole leader of the stage at 1km. He continues on to win Stage 15. A big congratulations to Poels, this is his 10th Tour de France and his first stage win! Behind Poels the same race is happening. Yates leads out Pogacar and Vingegaard, then Yates accelerates to take 2nd on the stage, but Pogacar can’t or doesn’t accelerate to follow. Now it’s the two race leaders coming across the finish virtually together, still just 10 seconds separate them. The day ends mostly as it started with Vingegaard in 1st, Pogacar in 2nd, and Rodriguez in 3rd.  Wout Poels Wins!! by A.S.O. LeTour Tomorrow is a rest day and Tuesday, Stage 16, is the individual time trial. Enjoy the day off!
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