2015 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 21

Cycling competition thumb|300px|Route of the 2015 Tour de France The 2015 Tour de France was the 102nd edition of the race, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour started in Utrecht, Netherlands on 4 July and finished on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 26 July.http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/tour-de-france/tour-route-2015-140386 Tour de France 2015 route revealed 8 January 2015 Cycling Weekly 5 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150905161009/http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/tour-de-france/tour-route-2015-140386 dead On 21 July, between stages 16 and 17 there was a rest day in Gap.Rest Day 2: Gap http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2015/us/rest-day-2.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 17 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150627153055/http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2015/us/rest-day-2.html 2015-06-27 dead Classification standings Legend 20px|link=General classification in the Tour de France|alt=Yellow jersey Denotes the leader of the general classification 20px|link=Points classification in the Tour de France|alt=Green jersey Denotes the leader of the points classification 20px|link=Mountains classification in the Tour de France|alt=Polka dot jersey Denotes the leader of the mountains classification 20px|link=Young rider classification in the Tour de France|alt=White jersey Denotes the leader of the young rider classification 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=Jersey with a yellow background on the number bib. Denotes the leader of the team classification 20px|link=Combativity award in the Tour de France|alt=Jersey with a red background on the number bib. Denotes the winner of the combativity award Stage 12 16 July 2015 — Lannemezan to Plateau de Beille, 195 km 0 onStage 12: Lannemezan to Plateau de Beille http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2015/us/stage-12.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 17 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150627203928/http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2015/us/stage-12.html 2015-06-27 dead thumb|upright=1.5|Stage 12 profile This mountainous stage began in Lannemezan, and headed south-east to an early intermediate sprint at Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges.Cycle Sport Magazine Tour de France Preview Summer 2015 94–95 0969-2576 The race then continued east through Payssous and Aspet, where it turned south. After the peloton passed through Sengouagnet, the peloton turned east again and the 4.3 km mi climb of the category 2 Col de Portet d'Aspet at 1069 m ft began, with an average gradient of 9.7%. The race then descended to Castillon-en-Couserans, which was immediately followed to the south-east by the 14.1 km mi climb of the category 1 Col de la Core at 1395 m ft, with a gradient of 5.7%. The riders then descended east towards Seix, following the valley through to Massat and, turning south, where the 12.9 km mi climb of the category 1 Port de Lers at 1517 m ft began, with an average gradient of 6%. The race then descended to the valley floor at Tarascon-sur-Ariège to the east, which continued to Les Cabannes. The final climb was of the Hors catégorie Plateau de Beille at 1780 m ft. This was a winding 15.8 km mi climb south from Les Cabannes, with a gradient of 7.9%. Stage 12 resultFletcher Patrick http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2015/stage-12/results Rodriguez makes it two on Plateau de Beille Cyclingnews.com 16 July 2015 29 July 2015 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2015 5h 40' 14" 2 Jakob Fuglsang DEN AST 2015 + 1' 12" 3 Romain Bardet FRA ALM 2015 + 1' 49" 4 Gorka Izagirre ESP MOV 2015 + 4' 34" 5 Louis Meintjes RSA MTN 2015 + 4' 38" 6 Jan Bárta CZE BOH 2015 + 5' 47" 7 Romain Sicard FRA EUC 2015 + 6' 03" 8 Mikaël Cherel FRA ALM 2015 + 6' 28" 9 Alejandro Valverde ESP MOV 2015 + 6' 46" 10 Chris Froome GBR 20px|Yellow jersey 20px|Polka-dotted jersey 20px SKY 2015 + 6' 47"General classification after stage 12 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Chris Froome GBR 20px|Yellow jersey 20px|Polka-dotted jersey SKY 2015 46h 50' 32" 2 Tejay van Garderen USA BMC 2015 + 2' 52" 3 Nairo Quintana COL 20px 20px MOV 2015 + 3' 09" 4 Alejandro Valverde ESP 20px MOV 2015 + 3' 58" 5 Geraint Thomas GBR SKY 2015 + 4' 03" 6 Alberto Contador ESP SAX 2015 + 4' 04" 7 Robert Gesink NED TLJ 2015 + 5' 32" 8 Tony Gallopin FRA LTS 2015 + 7' 32" 9 Vincenzo Nibali ITA AST 2015 + 7' 47" 10 Bauke Mollema NED TFR 2015 + 8' 02" Stage 13 17 July 2015 — Muret to Rodez, 198.5 km 0 onStage 13: Muret to Rodez http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2015/us/stage-13.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 17 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150628231044/http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2015/us/stage-13.html 2015-06-28 dead thumb|upright=1.5|Stage 13 profile This hilly intermediate stage began in Muret heading east through the southern outskirts of Toulouse, with racing officially starting after passing through Venerque.Cycle Sport Magazine Tour de France Preview Summer 2015 96 0969-2576 Continuing through Fourquevaux and Caraman, the riders turned north to go through Lavaur and then east to travel through Graulhet, to an intermediate sprint at Laboutarie. After turning north-east and travelling through Villefranche-d'Albigeois, the hills began. First was the category 3 climb of the Côte de Saint-Cirgue to 422 m ft. The riders then went through Valence-d'Albigeois and eventually turned north. Only 10.5 km mi apart, the next two climbs came in relatively quick succession, with the category 4 Côte de Pomparie to 578 m ft followed quickly by the category 4 Côte de la Selve at 661 m ft. From here, the route into Rodez was not flat, although the climb to La Primaube was not categorised. The 10.5 km mi descent into Rodez allowed for a fast finish. Stage 13 resultWeislo Laura http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2015/stage-13/results Van Avermaet wins uphill sprint in Rodez Cyclingnews.com 17 July 2015 29 July 2015 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Greg Van Avermaet BEL BMC 2015 4h 43' 42" 2 Peter Sagan SVK 20px|link=Points classification in the Tour de France|alt=Green jersey SAX 2015 + 0" 3 Jan Bakelants BEL ALM 2015 + 3" 4 John Degenkolb GER GIA 2015 + 7" 5 Paul Martens GER TLJ 2015 + 7" 6 Chris Froome GBR 20px|Yellow jersey 20px|Polka-dotted jersey SKY 2015 + 7" 7 Vincenzo Nibali ITA AST 2015 + 7" 8 Alberto Contador ESP SAX 2015 + 7" 9 Alejandro Valverde ESP 20px MOV 2015 + 7" 10 Tejay van Garderen USA BMC 2015 + 7"General classification after stage 13 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Chris Froome GBR 20px|Yellow jersey 20px|Polka-dotted jersey SKY 2015 51h 34' 21" 2 Tejay van Garderen USA BMC 2015 + 2' 52" 3 Nairo Quintana COL 20px 20px MOV 2015 + 3' 09" 4 Alejandro Valverde ESP 20px MOV 2015 + 3' 58" 5 Geraint Thomas GBR SKY 2015 + 4' 03" 6 Alberto Contador ESP SAX 2015 + 4' 04" 7 Robert Gesink NED TLJ 2015 + 5' 32" 8 Tony Gallopin FRA LTS 2015 + 7' 32" 9 Vincenzo Nibali ITA AST 2015 + 7' 47" 10 Bauke Mollema NED TFR 2015 + 8' 02" Stage 14 18 July 2015 — Rodez to Mende, 178.5 km 0 onStage 14: Rodez to Mende http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2015/us/stage-14.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 17 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150627132746/http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2015/us/stage-14.html 2015-06-27 dead thumb|upright=1.5|Stage 14 profile This intermediate mountain stage departed from Rodez heading south to Flavin.Cycle Sport Magazine Tour de France Preview Summer 2015 98–99 0969-2576 The race then turned east to Pont-de-Salars, before quickly reaching the 1.3 km mi category 4 climb of the Côte de Pont-de-Salars, at a gradient of 5.8%. The race continued south-east through Salles-Curan, descending from the plateau at the Col de la Vernhette, before eventually heading east. There was an intermediate sprint on the way into Millau, where the riders then turned north-east. The race then continued through the Gorges du Tarn passing Rivière-sur-Tarn, Les Vignes and La Malène. On reaching Sainte-Enimie, the 9 km mi climb of the category 2 Côte de Sauveterre, at 1014 m ft and with an average gradient of 6%, began. The riders then continued along a plateau, before a descent to Balsièges and a turn west. At Barjac, the riders began the 1.9 km mi climb of the category 4 Côte de Chabrits fr Côte de Chabrits Côte de Chabrits at 899 m ft, turning east along the way. The race travelled through Mende itself; the finish line was further on, at the opposite side of the city. The riders then faced the 3 km mi climb of the category 2 Côte de la Croix Neuve fr Côte de la Croix Neuve Côte de la Croix Neuve to 1055 m ft with an average gradient of 10.1%. The finish line was another 1.5 km mi on the plateau, adjacent to the Mende-Brenoux Aerodrome fr Aérodrome de Mende – Brenoux. Stage 14 resultBenson Daniel http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2015/stage-14/results Cummings soars to victory in Mende Cyclingnews.com 18 July 2015 29 July 2015 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Steve Cummings GBR MTN 2015 4h 23' 43" 2 Thibaut Pinot FRA FDJ 2015 + 2" 3 Romain Bardet FRA ALM 2015 + 3" 4 Rigoberto Urán COL EQS 2015 + 20" 5 Peter Sagan SVK 20px|link=Points classification in the Tour de France|alt=Green jersey SAX 2015 + 29" 6 Cyril Gautier FRA EUC 2015 + 32" 7 Rubén Plaza ESP LAM 2015 + 32" 8 Bob Jungels LUX TFR 2015 + 32" 9 Jonathan Castroviejo ESP 20px MOV 2015 + 32" 10 Simon Yates GBR OGE 2015 + 33"General classification after stage 14 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Chris Froome GBR 20px|Yellow jersey 20px|Polka-dotted jersey SKY 2015 56h 02' 19" 2 Nairo Quintana COL 20px 20px MOV 2015 + 3' 10" 3 Tejay van Garderen USA BMC 2015 + 3' 32" 4 Alejandro Valverde ESP 20px MOV 2015 + 4' 02" 5 Alberto Contador ESP SAX 2015 + 4' 23" 6 Geraint Thomas GBR SKY 2015 + 4' 54" 7 Robert Gesink NED TLJ 2015 + 6' 23" 8 Vincenzo Nibali ITA AST 2015 + 8' 17" 9 Tony Gallopin FRA LTS 2015 + 8' 23" 10 Bauke Mollema NED TFR 2015 + 8' 53" Stage 15 19 July 2015 — Mende to Valence, 183 km 0 onStage 15: Mende to Valence http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2015/us/stage-15.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 17 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150627184317/http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2015/us/stage-15.html 2015-06-27 dead thumb|upright=1.5|Stage 15 profile This hilly stage departed from Mende heading east, and immediately began the category 3 climb of the Côte de Badaroux to 1011 m ft.Cycle Sport Magazine Tour de France Preview Summer 2015 100 0969-2576 The race wound in a generally eastern direction through Chasseradès and Luc and continued east over the category 4 Col du Bez fr and the category 4 Col de la Croix de Bauzon fr reaching an altitude of 1308 m ft. The race then descended through Jaujac to an intermediate sprint at Aubenas, before turning north-east. This was followed by the climb of the category 2 Col de l'Escrinet fr to 787 m ft, before a descent east through Privas to Le Pouzin, where the riders began to follow the western bank of the Rhône. The race turned north-east again, heading through La Voulte-sur-Rhône and Charmes-sur-Rhône to Guilherand-Granges. Crossing the Rhône, the race then headed through the centre of Valence to the finish line. Stage 15 resulthttp://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2015/stage-15/results Greipel victorious in Valence Cyclingnews.com 19 July 2015 29 July 2015 Rank Rider Team Time 1 André Greipel GER LTB 2015 3h 56' 35" 2 John Degenkolb GER GIA 2015 + 0" 3 Alexander Kristoff NOR KAT 2015 + 0" 4 Peter Sagan SVK 20px|Green jersey SAX 2015 + 0" 5 Edvald Boasson Hagen NOR MTN 2015 + 0" 6 Ramūnas Navardauskas LTU TCG 2015 + 0" 7 Christophe Laporte FRA COF 2015 + 0" 8 Michael Matthews AUS OGE 2015 + 0" 9 Davide Cimolai ITA LAM 2015 + 0" 10 Florian Vachon FRA BSE 2015 + 0"General classification after stage 15 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Chris Froome GBR 20px|Yellow jersey 20px|Polka-dotted jersey SKY 2015 59h 58' 54" 2 Nairo Quintana COL 20px 20px MOV 2015 + 3' 10" 3 Tejay van Garderen USA BMC 2015 + 3' 32" 4 Alejandro Valverde ESP 20px MOV 2015 + 4' 02" 5 Alberto Contador ESP SAX 2015 + 4' 23" 6 Geraint Thomas GBR SKY 2015 + 4' 54" 7 Robert Gesink NED TLJ 2015 + 6' 23" 8 Vincenzo Nibali ITA AST 2015 + 8' 17" 9 Tony Gallopin FRA LTS 2015 + 8' 23" 10 Bauke Mollema NED TFR 2015 + 8' 53" Stage 16 20 July 2015 — Bourg-de-Péage to Gap, 201 km 0 onStage 16: Bourg-de-Péage to Gap http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2015/us/stage-16.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 17 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150629010631/http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2015/us/stage-16.html 2015-06-29 dead thumb|upright=1.5|Stage 16 profile This medium mountain stage departed from Bourg-de-Péage heading west, with racing officially starting just before reaching Granges-les-Beaumont, with racing being generally uphill for most of the day.Cycle Sport Magazine Tour de France Preview Summer 2015 101 0969-2576 Taking a route south through Montélier and Chabeuil to Crest, the riders turned east to Espenel and then headed north to Sainte-Croix. Heading east, an intermediate sprint took place at Die and the riders turned south-east to travel through Luc-en-Diois. The category 2 climb of the Col de Cabre (Alps) fr Col de Cabre (Alpes) Col de Cabre, to an altitude of 1180 m ft, followed with a descent to Aspres-sur-Buëch. Continuing east, the race went through Veynes and La Freissinouse before descending into Gap for the first time. Heading north and east, back out of the city, the riders climbed the category 2 Col de Manse, to an altitude of 1268 m ft. The race then descended south and then west back into Gap, to the finish line. Stage 16 resulthttp://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2015/stage-16/results Plaza gives Lampre-Merida a win in Gap Cyclingnews.com 20 July 2015 29 July 2015 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Rubén Plaza ESP LAM 2015 4h 30' 10" 2 Peter Sagan SVK 20px|Green jersey 20px SAX 2015 + 30" 3 Jarlinson Pantano COL IAM 2015 + 36" 4 Simon Geschke GER GIA 2015 + 40" 5 Bob Jungels LUX TFR 2015 + 40" 6 Christophe Riblon FRA ALM 2015 + 40" 7 Daniel Teklehaimanot ERI MTN 2015 + 53" 8 Thomas De Gendt BEL LTS 2015 + 1' 00" 9 Luis Ángel Maté ESP COF 2015 + 1' 22" 10 Thomas Voeckler FRA EUC 2015 + 1' 22"General classification after stage 16 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Chris Froome GBR 20px|Yellow jersey 20px|Polka-dotted jersey SKY 2015 64h 47' 16" 2 Nairo Quintana COL 20px 20px MOV 2015 + 3' 10" 3 Tejay van Garderen USA BMC 2015 + 3' 32" 4 Alejandro Valverde ESP 20px MOV 2015 + 4' 02" 5 Alberto Contador ESP SAX 2015 + 4' 23" 6 Geraint Thomas GBR SKY 2015 + 5' 32" 7 Robert Gesink NED TLJ 2015 + 6' 23" 8 Vincenzo Nibali ITA AST 2015 + 7' 49" 9 Bauke Mollema NED TFR 2015 + 8' 53" 10 Warren Barguil FRA GIA 2015 + 11' 03" Rest Day 2 21 July 2015 — Gap Stage 17 22 July 2015 — Digne-les-Bains to Pra-Loup, 161 km 0 onStage 17: Digne-les-Bains to Pra Loup http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2015/us/stage-17.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 17 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150627190730/http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2015/us/stage-17.html 2015-06-27 dead thumb|upright=1.5|Stage 17 profile This mountain stage began in Digne-les-Bains heading south, with racing officially starting just outside the town centre at Les Dieyes.Cycle Sport Magazine Tour de France Preview Summer 2015 102–103 0969-2576 The peloton turned south-east from Châteauredon to head along the Route Napoléon. Travelling through Barrême, the riders arrived at the 6 km mi category 3 climb of the Col des Lèques fr, to 1143 m ft with a gradient of 5.3%. The race then descended to Castellane, and passed through Saint-Julien-du-Verdon before beginning the 6.1 km mi climb of the category 3 Col de Toutes Aures to 1124 m ft at a gradient of 3.1%. Descending to Annot, the race turned north-west along the way to the 11 km mi category 2 climb of the Col de la Colle-Saint-Michel fr at 1431 m ft with an average gradient of 5.2%. The race then descended north to an intermediate sprint at Beauvezer. The riders continued through Colmars-les-Alpes and Allos before the biggest ascent of the day, the 14 km mi category 1 climb of the Col d'Allos, to an altitude of 2250 m ft and with an average gradient of 5.5%. Descending along the hillside to Uvernet-Fours, the riders then turned west to begin the 6.2 km mi category 2 climb to the stage finish at Pra-Loup, at 1620 m ft and with an average gradient of 6.5% on the way up. It is exactly the same stage as the fifth one of the Critérium du Dauphiné, where Romain Bardet won the honours thanks to a hair-raising descent before hitting the final climb.http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/06/news/bardet-takes-stage-5-at-dauphine-as-van-garderen-seizes-yellow_373453 Bardet takes stage 5 at Dauphine as van Garderen seizes yellow VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 11 June 2015 11 June 2015July 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes Due to the change of the route on stage 20, announced on 25 June, the Souvenir Henri Desgrange was awarded at the Col d'Allos.http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2015/us/pre-race/news/ahc/stage-20-modane-l-alpe-d-huez-via-the-croix-de-fer.html Stage 20 : Modane — Alpe d'Huez... via the Croix de Fer Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 25 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150627143842/http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2015/us/pre-race/news/ahc/stage-20-modane-l-alpe-d-huez-via-the-croix-de-fer.html 27 June 2015 dead dmy-all Stage 17 resultFletcher Patrick http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2015/stage-17/results Geschke claims first Grand Tour stage win at Pra-Loup Cyclingnews.com 22 July 2015 29 July 2015 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Simon Geschke GER GIA 2015 4h 12' 17" 2 Andrew Talansky USA TCG 2015 + 32" 3 Rigoberto Urán COL EQS 2015 + 1' 01" 4 Thibaut Pinot FRA FDJ 2015 + 1' 36" 5 Mathias Frank SUI IAM 2015 + 1' 40" 6 Steven Kruijswijk NED TLJ 2015 + 2' 27" 7 Nicolas Roche IRL SKY 2015 + 3' 02" 8 Jonathan Castroviejo ESP 20px MOV 2015 + 3' 04" 9 Serge Pauwels BEL MTN 2015 + 3' 05" 10 Adam Yates GBR OGE 2015 + 3' 21"General classification after stage 17 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Chris Froome GBR 20px|Yellow jersey 20px|Polka-dotted jersey SKY 2015 69h 06' 49" 2 Nairo Quintana COL 20px 20px MOV 2015 + 3' 10" 3 Alejandro Valverde ESP 20px MOV 2015 + 4' 09" 4 Geraint Thomas GBR SKY 2015 + 6' 34" 5 Alberto Contador ESP SAX 2015 + 6' 40" 6 Robert Gesink NED TLJ 2015 + 7' 39" 7 Vincenzo Nibali ITA AST 2015 + 8' 04" 8 Mathias Frank SUI IAM 2015 + 8' 47" 9 Bauke Mollema NED TFR 2015 + 11' 47" 10 Warren Barguil FRA GIA 2015 + 13' 08" Stage 18 23 July 2015 — Gap to Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, 186.5 km 0 onStage 18: Gap to Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2015/us/stage-18.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 17 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150628234410/http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2015/us/stage-18.html 2015-06-28 dead thumb|left|Bardet riding to the stage victory thumb|upright=1.5|Stage 18 profile This mountainous stage departed from Gap heading north with an immediate 6.3 km mi off on climb over the 1264 m ft off on category 2 Col Bayard, at a gradient of 7%.Cycle Sport Magazine Tour de France Preview Summer 2015 104–105 0969-2576 The race then descended to Chauffayer along the Route Napoléon, before heading north-west to the 2.3 km mi off on category 3 climb of the Rampe du Motty, a climb of 8.3% ascending to 982 m ft off. After a gradual descent through Corps and La Salle-en-Beaumont, the riders then ascended the 2.7 km mi off on and 7.5% climb of the category 3 Côte de La Mure, to 803 m ft off. This climb to a plateau was followed, to the east, by the 2.8 km mi off on category 3 Col de Malissol to 1153 m ft off at an average gradient of 8.7%. Then, the riders headed north through Lavaldens to the 3.1 km mi off on climb of the category 2 Col de la Morte, to 1368 m ft off at an average gradient of 8.4%. The descent to the valley floor at Séchilienne was followed by an intermediate sprint in Rioupéroux fr, where the riders headed north-east through Allemont before beginning the biggest climb of the day. The 21.7 km mi off on climb of the Hors catégorie Col du Glandon to 1924 m ft off, with an average gradient of 5.1%, was followed by a 19 km mi off on descent, with few hairpin turns, to Saint-Étienne-de-Cuines. Here, the race made an abrupt turn south-east and began the final climb of the day: This was a 3.4 km mi off on climb of the 782 m ft off on category 2 Lacets de Montvernier, at an average gradient of 8.2%. The riders then descended to Hermillon, before a 5.5 km mi off on ride to the stage finish at Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne. Stage 18 resulthttp://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2015/stage-18/results Bardet solos to stage win in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne Cyclingnews.com 23 July 2015 29 July 2015 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Romain Bardet FRA ALM 2015 5h 03' 40" 2 Pierre Rolland FRA EUC 2015 + 33" 3 Winner Anacona COL 20px MOV 2015 + 59" 4 Bob Jungels LUX TFR 2015 + 59" 5 Jakob Fuglsang DEN AST 2015 + 59" 6 Serge Pauwels BEL MTN 2015 + 1' 01" 7 Cyril Gautier FRA EUC 2015 + 1' 50" 8 Damiano Caruso ITA BMC 2015 + 1' 50" 9 Andrew Talansky USA TCG 2015 + 1' 55" 10 Warren Barguil FRA GIA 2015 + 3' 02"General classification after stage 18 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Chris Froome GBR 20px|Yellow jersey SKY 2015 74h 13' 31" 2 Nairo Quintana COL 20px 20px MOV 2015 + 3' 10" 3 Alejandro Valverde ESP 20px MOV 2015 + 4' 09" 4 Geraint Thomas GBR SKY 2015 + 6' 34" 5 Alberto Contador ESP SAX 2015 + 6' 40" 6 Robert Gesink NED TLJ 2015 + 7' 39" 7 Vincenzo Nibali ITA AST 2015 + 8' 04" 8 Mathias Frank SUI IAM 2015 + 8' 47" 9 Bauke Mollema NED TFR 2015 + 12' 06" 10 Romain Bardet FRA 20px ALM 2015 + 12' 52" Stage 19 24 July 2015 — Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to La Toussuire – Les Sybelles, 138 km 0 onStage 19: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to La Toussuire — Les Sybelles http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2015/us/stage-19.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 17 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150627201836/http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2015/us/stage-19.html 2015-06-27 dead thumb|left|Stage winner Nibali thumb|upright=1.5|Stage 19 profile This mountainous stage began in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, with racing officially starting to the north at Hermillon.Cycle Sport Magazine Tour de France Preview Summer 2015 106–107 0969-2576 The peloton immediately began the 15.4 km mi climb of the category 1 Col du Chaussy fr at 1533 m ft, with an average gradient of 6.3%. The riders then descended to La Chambre to the west, and followed the Arc river to an intermediate sprint at Épierre to the north. After crossing the Pont d'Épierre, the riders turned south along the other side of the Arc river and continued through the valley to Saint-Étienne-de-Cuines. From here the riders turned south-west to begin the 22.4 km mi climb of the Hors catégorie Col de la Croix de Fer at 2067 m ft, with an average gradient of 6.9%, passing the uncategorised Col du Glandon and turning south-east on the way. With a partial descent to Belleville in the commune of Saint-Jean-d'Arves, the riders then began to re-climb, this time north-east on the 5.7 km mi climb of the category 2 Col du Mollard at 1638 m ft, with an average gradient of 6.8%. The race then descended north, nearly returning to where it started the day at Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, before beginning the final 18 km mi category 1 climb west to La Toussuire. This final climb of the day has a gradient of 6.1%, and ascends to an altitude of 1705 m ft. Stage 19 resulthttp://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2015/stage-19/results Nibali redeemed with La Toussuire win Cyclingnews.com 24 July 2015 29 July 2015 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Vincenzo Nibali ITA AST 2015 4h 22' 53" 2 Nairo Quintana COL 20px 20px MOV 2015 + 44" 3 Chris Froome GBR 20px|Yellow jersey SKY 2015 + 1' 14" 4 Thibaut Pinot FRA FDJ 2015 + 2' 26" 5 Romain Bardet FRA 20px ALM 2015 + 2' 26" 6 Alejandro Valverde ESP 20px MOV 2015 + 2' 26" 7 Bauke Mollema NED TFR 2015 + 2' 26" 8 Robert Gesink NED TLJ 2015 + 2' 26" 9 Alberto Contador ESP SAX 2015 + 2' 26" 10 Samuel Sánchez ESP BMC 2015 + 2' 26"General classification after stage 19 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Chris Froome GBR 20px|Yellow jersey SKY 2015 78h 37' 34" 2 Nairo Quintana COL 20px 20px MOV 2015 + 2' 38" 3 Alejandro Valverde ESP 20px MOV 2015 + 5' 25" 4 Vincenzo Nibali ITA AST 2015 + 6' 44" 5 Alberto Contador ESP SAX 2015 + 7' 56" 6 Robert Gesink NED TLJ 2015 + 8' 55" 7 Mathias Frank SUI IAM 2015 + 12' 39" 8 Bauke Mollema NED TFR 2015 + 13' 22" 9 Romain Bardet FRA 20px ALM 2015 + 14' 08" 10 Pierre Rolland FRA 20px EUC 2015 + 17' 27" Stage 20 25 July 2015 — Modane to Alpe d'Huez, 110.5 km 0 onStage 20: Modane to Alpe d'Huez http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2015/us/stage-20.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 17 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150627145113/http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2015/us/stage-20.html 2015-06-27 dead thumb|left|Start in Modane thumb|left|Quintana and Froome descending thumb|upright=1.5|Stage 20 profile This mountainous stage began in Modane, with racing officially starting to the west at Fourneaux.Cycle Sport Magazine Tour de France Preview Summer 2015 108–109 0969-2576 In the original plans the peloton had been due to travel by the category 1 Col du Télégraphe (1566 m ft) and the Hors catégorie Col du Galibier at 2645 m ft (where the first rider over the summit would have been awarded the Souvenir Henri Desgrange) before the 13.8 km mi climb of the Hors catégorie Alpe d'Huez at 1850 m ft. A route used frequently in the Tour, it has an average gradient of 8.1%. However, on 25 June, it was announced that due to the expected Chambon landslidelandslide fr Glissement de terrain du Chambon resulting in the closure of the Chambon tunnel on the Briançon–Grenoble road, the route of stage 20 would be changed, bypassing the Col du Galibier. Instead of using the Télégraphe, the riders would continue along the valley to Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne rather than Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne, where they would start the 29 km mi long Hors catégorie Col de la Croix de Fer. The climb was used for the second day in a row, although a different side was used. This one is less steep, averaging 5.2%. From there, the peloton used the route of stage 18's ascent as a descent towards Le Bourg-d'Oisans, where the planned intermediate sprint was held, before the Alpe d'Huez, also as scheduled. The distance of the stage remained intact. Stage 20 resulthttp://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2015/stage-20/results Pinot lands huge win for France on l'Alpe d'Huez Cyclingnews.com 25 July 2015 29 July 2015 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Thibaut Pinot FRA FDJ 2015 3h 17' 21" 2 Nairo Quintana COL 20px 20px MOV 2015 + 18" 3 Ryder Hesjedal CAN GRS 2015 + 41" 4 Alejandro Valverde ESP 20px MOV 2015 + 1' 38" 5 Chris Froome GBR 20px|Yellow jersey SKY 2015 + 1' 38" 6 Pierre Rolland FRA EUC 2015 + 1' 41" 7 Richie Porte AUS SKY 2015 + 2' 11" 8 Winner Anacona COL MOV 2015 + 2' 32" 9 Wout Poels NED SKY 2015 + 2' 50" 10 Rubén Plaza ESP LAM 2015 + 2' 50"General classification after stage 20 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Chris Froome GBR 20px|Yellow jersey 20px SKY 2015 81h 56' 33" 2 Nairo Quintana COL 20px 20px MOV 2015 + 1' 12" 3 Alejandro Valverde ESP 20px MOV 2015 + 5' 25" 4 Vincenzo Nibali ITA AST 2015 + 8' 36" 5 Alberto Contador ESP SAX 2015 + 9' 48" 6 Robert Gesink NED TLJ 2015 + 10' 47" 7 Bauke Mollema NED TFR 2015 + 15' 14" 8 Mathias Frank SUI IAM 2015 + 15' 39" 9 Romain Bardet FRA ALM 2015 + 16' 00" 10 Pierre Rolland FRA 20px EUC 2015 + 17' 30" Stage 21 26 July 2015 — Sèvres to Paris, 109.5 km 0 onStage 21: Sèvres to Paris http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2015/us/stage-21.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 17 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150627171218/http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2015/us/stage-21.html 2015-06-27 dead thumb|right|Froome, riding through Paris, during the final stage Champs-Élysées stage in the Tour de France The final stage departed from Sèvres heading west, with racing officially starting on the Route nationale 185 fr Route nationale 185 D985 at Ville-d'Avray, before doubling back to take the Route nationale 33 fr Route nationale 33 D407, back through Sèvres.Cycle Sport Magazine Tour de France Preview Summer 2015 110 0969-2576 The riders then headed south-east, going over the category 4 Côte de l'Observatoire, through Meudon and east to Issy-les-Moulineaux. The race then took a circuitous turn west to cross the Seine at the Pont d'Issy fr, over the northern point of Île Saint-Germain. The race crossed into Boulogne-Billancourt and followed the Rive Droite to the Longchamp Racecourse, where the riders passed around the northern side, before crossing the Bois de Boulogne to the Palais des congrès de Paris. The race headed up the Avenue de la Grande Armée, to reach the Arc de Triomphe, and then headed down Avenue Marceau, back towards the Seine. The peloton turned right onto the Avenue de New York, then turned left and crossed the Seine at the Pont d'Iéna. After crossing the bridge, the riders turned left again, in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower, along Quai Branly and turned onto Avenue Bosquet. This was followed by the Avenue de Tourville and the Boulevard des Invalides. The race then crossed through the gardens of Les Invalides reaching the Quai d'Orsay and turning right. On reaching the Pont du Carrousel, the race crossed the Seine for the final time. The race passed the Louvre and turned left to travel along the Rue de Rivoli, through the Place de la Concorde and onto the Champs-Élysées. The race then began ten circuits around central Paris, heading up the Champs-Élysées and, as has been the case since 2013, around the Arc de Triomphe on the Place de l'Étoile. The riders returned down the opposite side of the Champs-Élysées, and around the Jardin des Tuileries. Finally, back along the Rue de Rivoli, and through the Place de la Concorde, to the finish line on the Champs-Élysées. Because of poor weather conditions in Paris before the start of the stage (and during the La Course women's race), the race organizers decided that all general classification times would stop upon the first crossing of the line on the Champs-Élysées, which meant that Chris Froome's victory was secured. The riders would still have to complete all 10 laps of the circuit to complete the full race distance. Stage 21 resulthttp://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2015/stage-21/results Chris Froome wins Tour de France 2015 Cyclingnews.com 26 July 2015 29 July 2015 Rank Rider Team Time 1 André Greipel GER LTB 2015 2h 49' 41" 2 Bryan Coquard FRA EUC 2015 + 0" 3 Alexander Kristoff NOR KAT 2015 + 0" 4 Edvald Boasson Hagen NOR MTN 2015 + 0" 5 Arnaud Démare FRA FDJ 2015 + 0" 6 Mark Cavendish GBR OPQ 2015 + 0" 7 Peter Sagan SVK 20px|Green jersey TNK 2015 + 0" 8 John Degenkolb GER GIA 2015 + 0" 9 Michael Matthews AUS OGE 2015 + 0" 10 Ramūnas Navardauskas LIT GRS 2015 + 0"Final general classification Rank Rider Team Time 1 Chris Froome GBR 20px|Yellow jersey 20px SKY 2015 84h 46' 14" 2 Nairo Quintana COL 20px 20px MOV 2015 + 1' 12" 3 Alejandro Valverde ESP 20px MOV 2015 + 5' 25" 4 Vincenzo Nibali ITA AST 2015 + 8' 36" 5 Alberto Contador ESP SAX 2015 + 9' 48" 6 Robert Gesink NED TLJ 2015 + 10' 47" 7 Bauke Mollema NED TFR 2015 + 15' 14" 8 Mathias Frank SUI IAM 2015 + 15' 39" 9 Romain Bardet FRA 20px ALM 2015 + 16' 00" 10 Pierre Rolland FRA EUC 2015 + 17' 30" References 30em External links 2015 Tour de France 1 11 12 21 Category:2015 Tour de France Category:Tour de France stages