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 Pogacar tightened his hold on the yellow jersey.

“I had the opportunity, I took it, and I had legs to finish it, but of course I trade my victory directly for a yellow with Tadej in Paris,” said Wellens, a teammate of Pogacar at UAE Team Emirates-XRG, after his first Tour stage victory.

With it, the Belgian rider became the 113th rider to take stage wins in all three Grand Tours. Wellens finished the 105-mile stage 1 minute, 28 seconds ahead of Victor Campenaerts and 1:36 ahead of Julian Alaphilippe, Wout van Aert, and Axel Laurance.

Pogacar and his closest general classification rivals, Jonas Vingegard and Florian Lipowitz, finished in a large group 6:07 behind Wellens.

It meant the Slovenian rider maintained his overall lead of 4:13 over Vingegard and 7:53 over German rider Lipowitz.

The race finishes next weekend in Paris. Monday offers riders the second rest day of the Tour.

Auto racing: Arrow McLaren’s Pato O’Ward drove the No. 5 Chevrolet to victory at the Toronto Grand Prix. The win trimmed the IndyCar season lead of two-time defending series champ Alex Palou to 99 points with four races remaining.

NBA: Veteran G Marcus Smart will sign with the Lakers after receiving a contract buyout from the Wizards, according to reports. Smart, 31, will get a two-year, $11 million deal.

NFL: Lions DL Levi Onwuzurike will miss the upcoming season after having knee surgery. Onwuzurike, 27, started 11 games last season.

Tennis: Wimbledon champ Jannik Sinner, 24-time Grand Slam title winner Novak Djokovic and No. 5-ranked Jack Draper all withdrew from the ATP tournament in Toronto that starts in a week due to injuries.