2015 Tour de France

January 2015 August 2015 2015 Tour de France 2015 UCI World Tour 18 28 Route of the 2015 Tour de France.png Route of the 2015 Tour de France Map of France showing the path of the race going counter-clockwise starting in the Netherlands, going through Belgium, then around France. 360px 4–26 July 2015 21 3360.3 km 84h 46' 14" Chris Froome GBR SKY 2015 yellow Nairo Quintana COL MOV 2015 Alejandro Valverde ESP MOV 2015 Peter Sagan SVK TTS 2015 green Chris Froome GBR SKY 2015 polkadot Nairo Quintana COL MOV 2015 white ESP MOV 2015 yellow_number Romain Bardet FRA ALM 2015 red_number 2014 2016 The 2015 Tour de France was the 102nd edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The 3360.3 km 0 on-long race consisted of 21 stages, starting on 4 July in Utrecht, the Netherlands, and concluding on 26 July with the Champs-Élysées stage in Paris. A total of 198 riders from 22 teams entered the race. The overall general classification was won by Chris Froome of SKY 2015, with the second and third places taken by MOV 2015 riders Nairo Quintana and Alejandro Valverde, respectively. BMC 2015's Rohan Dennis won the first stage to take the general classification leader's yellow jersey. TFR 2015 rider Fabian Cancellara claimed it on the second, only to lose it after crashing out on the following stage. This put Froome in the lead, after the Tour's first uphill finish. He lost the position to EQS 2015's Tony Martin at the end of the fourth stage, but Martin's withdrawal from the race after a crash at the end of the sixth stage put Froome back into the lead. He extended this lead during the stages in the Pyrenees and defended it successfully against attacks from Quintana during the final stages that took place in the Alps. Froome became the first British rider to win the Tour twice, after his 2013 victory. Peter Sagan of TTS 2015 won the points classification. Froome also won the mountains classification. The best young rider was Quintana, with his team, Movistar, the winners of the team classification. Romain Bardet of A2R 2015 was given the award for the most combative rider. André Greipel (LOT 2015) won the most stages, with four. Teams List of teams and cyclists in the 2015 Tour de France thumb|alt=Two dark-skinned men riding bicycles.|MTN 2015's Eritrean riders Daniel Teklehaimanot and Merhawi Kudus, seen here on stage nineteen, became the first black Africans to compete in the Tour de France. Twenty-two teams participated in the 2015 edition of the Tour de France.Teams – The riders, videos, photos – Tour de France 2015 http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2015/us/teams.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 15 October 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161019042632/http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2015/us/teams.html 19 October 2016 dead dmy-all The race was the 18th of the 28 events in the UCI World Tour,Wynn Nigel UCI WorldTour calendar 2015 http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/uci-worldtour-calendar-2015-139813 22 August 2015 Cycling Weekly 14 October 2014 and all of its seventeen UCI WorldTeams were automatically invited, and obliged, to attend the race.UCI cycling regulations 2015 110 On 14 January 2015, the organiser of the Tour, Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), announced the five second-tier UCI Professional Continental teams given wildcard invitations,Brown Gregor MTN-Qhubeka to become first African team to compete at Tour de France http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/tour-de-france/mtn-qhubeka-become-first-african-team-compete-tour-de-france-152450 Cycling Weekly 12 July 2015 14 January 2015 one of which, MTN 2015, was to become the first African-registered trade team to participate in the race's history.Ryan Barry The 1950 Tour de France and the forgotten first African team http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/retro-the-1950-tour-de-france-and-the-forgotten-first-african-team 11 July 2015 Cyclingnews.com 3 July 2015africa An Algerian-Moroccan squad participated in the 1950 Tour de France when only national and regional teams were allowed to enter. The team presentation – where the members of each team's roster are introduced in front of the media and local dignitaries – took place at Lepelenburg Park in Utrecht, the Netherlands, on 2 July, two days before the opening stage held in the city. Each team arrived in small boats along the Oudegracht canal.Frattini Kirsten Utrecht welcomes 2015 Tour de France contenders http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/utrecht-welcomes-2015-tour-de-france-contenders 15 July 2015 Cyclingnews.com 3 July 2015 Each squad was allowed a maximum of nine riders, therefore the start list contained a total of 198 riders.Start list – Tour de France 2015 http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2015/us/starters.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 15 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150706022521/http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2015/us/starters.html 6 July 2015 dead dmy-all Of these, 45 were riding the Tour de France for the first time.Tour de France 2015 – Debutants http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=149964&c=3&stat_id=158 ProCyclingStats https://web.archive.org/web/20161013144822/http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=149964&c=3&stat_id=158 13 October 2016 dead 13 October 2016 The riders came from 32 countries; France, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Australia, Germany, Great Britain and Switzerland all had 10 or more riders in the race. Eritrean riders Daniel Teklehaimanot and Merhawi Kudus, both of MTN 2015 yes, became the first black Africans to compete in the Tour de France.Cummings Basia Daniel Teklehaimanot: 'I'm proud to be an Eritrean riding the Tour de France' https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jul/10/tour-de-france-daniel-teklehaimanot-africa-eritrea-cycling 1 August 2015 The Guardian 10 July 2015 Riders from nine countries won stages during the race; German riders won the largest number of stages, with six.The history of the Tour de France – Year 2015 – The stage winners http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/2015/vainqueurs.html 13 October 2016 Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation https://web.archive.org/web/20160918105807/http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/2015/vainqueurs.html 18 September 2016 dead dmy-all The average age of riders in the race was 29.67 years, ranging from the 21-year-old Kudus to 41-year-old Matteo Tosatto (TTS 2015).Tour de France 2015 – Statistics http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Tour_de_France_2015-statistics ProCyclingStats https://web.archive.org/web/20151008010250/http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Tour_de_France_2015-statistics 8 October 2015 dead 17 August 2015 dmy-all Of the total average ages, COF 2015 was the youngest team and TFR 2015 the oldest.Tour de France 2015 – Average age http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=149964&c=3&stat_id=150 ProCyclingStats https://web.archive.org/web/20161013144825/http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=149964&c=3&stat_id=150 13 October 2016 dead 13 October 2016 The teams entering the race were: 2015 UCI WorldTeams AST ALM BMC TCG EQS FDJ GIA IAM KAT LAM LTS TLJ MOV OGE SKY TTS TFR margin-right:20%; 2015 UCI Professional Continental teams TNE BSE COF EUC MTN margin-right:20%; Pre-race favourites 2 230 Critérium du Dauphiné 2013 - 4e étape (clm) - 3 (cropped).JPG 215 260 A photograph of Chris Froome. 2015 Tour de France team presentation, Alberto Contador (cropped).jpg 215 260 A photograph of Alberto Contador. Nairo Quintana, Vuelta al Pais Vasco 2013 (cropped).jpg 215 260 A photograph of Nairo Quintana. Cambrai - Tour de France, étape 4, 7 juillet 2015, arrivée (B43) (cropped) 2.JPG 215 260 A photograph of Vincenzo Nibali. The 'big four' general classification favourites. Left-to-right from upper left: Chris Froome, Alberto Contador, Nairo Quintana and Vincenzo Nibali. In the lead up to the Tour, the main contenders for the general classification, known in the media as the 'big four', were Chris Froome (SKY 2015 yes), Alberto Contador (TTS 2015 yes), Nairo Quintana (MOV 2015 yes) and Vincenzo Nibali (AST 2015 yes).Scrivener Peter Jennings Patrick Chris Froome expects 'epic battle' https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/33299631 15 July 2015 BBC Sport 3 July 2015Fotheringham Alasdair Alasdair Fotheringham Chris Froome feels in fine form to win Tour's battle of the 'galacticos' https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2015-chris-froome-feels-in-fine-form-to-win-tours-battleof-the-galacticos-10365630.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2015-chris-froome-feels-in-fine-form-to-win-tours-battleof-the-galacticos-10365630.html 1 May 2022 subscription live 15 July 2015 The Independent Independent Print 3 July 2015Fotheringham William William Fotheringham 2015 Tour de France: Meet the contenders that should make it a classic https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jun/20/tour-de-france-2015-chris-froome-alberto-contador-nairo-quintana-vincenzo-nibali-cycling 15 July 2015 The Guardian 20 June 2015Chris Froome, Alberto Contador back in control as André Greipel wins second stage http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-06/tour-de-france-alberto-contador-chris-froome-second-stage/6596654 15 July 2015 ABC Online Australian Broadcasting Corporation 5 July 2015Clarke Stuart Four things we learned from the Tour de France warmup races http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/tour-de-france/four-things-we-learned-from-the-tour-de-france-warmup-races-178168 15 July 2015 Cycling Weekly 22 June 2015 13 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150713090411/http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/tour-de-france/four-things-we-learned-from-the-tour-de-france-warmup-races-178168 dead All had won at least one Grand Tour, amassing a total of twenty Grand Tour podiums.Leading Tour de France contenders http://www.eurosport.co.uk/cycling/leading-tour-de-france-contenders_sto4803249/story.shtml 16 July 2015 Eurosport Reuters Discovery Communications 1 July 2015 Former Tour de France winners Froome (2013) and Contador (2007 and 2009) returned to the race having crashed out of the 2014 edition. The other riders considered contenders were Tejay van Garderen (BMC 2015 yes), Thibaut Pinot (FDJ 2015 yes), Joaquim Rodríguez (KAT 2015 yes), followed by A2R 2015 yes's Jean-Christophe Péraud and Romain Bardet.Wilcockson John John Wilcockson The Top 10 Tour Contenders http://pelotonmagazine.com/wilcockson/the-top-10-tour-de-france-contenders/ 16 July 2015 Peloton Magazine Move Press 4 July 2015Yost Whit What's up with the 2015 Tour de France Contenders? http://www.bicycling.com/racing/2015-tour-de-france/what-s-2015-tour-de-france-contenders 16 July 2015 Bicycling Rodale, Inc. 8 June 2015 Froome had shown his form during the season with overall victories at the Vuelta a Andalucía and the Critérium du Dauphiné, a race considered to be the warm-up for the Tour.Clarke Stuart Which is the best Tour de France warmup race? http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/tour-de-france/which-is-the-best-tour-de-france-warmup-race-177648 7 January 2017 Cycling Weekly 18 June 2015 Contador had earlier in the season won the Giro d'Italia and was aiming to become the first rider since Marco Pantani in 1998 to achieve the Giro-Tour double. He was also aiming to hold all three Grand Tour titles simultaneously, having won the 2014 Vuelta a España.Alberto Contador eyes Giro-Tour double https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/33376558 15 July 2015 BBC Sport 3 July 2015 Thirteen days before the start of the Tour, Contador won the Route du Sud, defeating Quintana by seventeen seconds.Hood Andrew Contador downplays Route du Sud win ahead of Tour http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/06/news/contador-downplays-route-du-sud-win-ahead-of-tour_374827 16 July 2015 VeloNews 24 June 2015 19 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150719224311/http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/06/news/contador-downplays-route-du-sud-win-ahead-of-tour_374827 dead Quintana placed second in the 2013 Tour, winning the mountains and young rider classifications.Quintana to tune up for Tour de France at Route du Sud http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/quintana-to-tune-up-for-tour-de-france-at-route-du-sud/ Cyclingnews.com 16 July 2015 26 June 2015 He was absent in 2014 as he concentrated on the Giro d'Italia, which he won. His major victory of the 2015 season was the Tirreno–Adriatico. The defending champion Nibali was considered a contender, although his best result of the season was tenth in the Tour de Romandie, and placed thirteenth at the Dauphiné.Vincenzo Nibali confident he is peaking at right time http://www.skysports.com/cycling/news/21683/9902757/tour-de-france-vincenzo-nibali-confident-he-is-peaking-at-right-time 16 July 2015 Sky Sports Sky plc 4 July 2015 The sprinters considered favourites for the points classification and wins on the flat or hilly bunch sprint finishes were Alexander Kristoff (KAT 2015 yes), Mark Cavendish (EQS 2015 yes), André Greipel (LOT 2015 yes), Peter Sagan (TTS 2015 yes) and John Degenkolb (TGA 2015 yes).Brown Gregor Kristoff leads sprinters to Tour de France http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/06/news/kristoff-leads-sprinters-to-tour-de-france_374981 15 July 2015 VeloNews 24 June 2015 17 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150717071411/http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/06/news/kristoff-leads-sprinters-to-tour-de-france_374981 deadElton-Walters Jack Who will win the battle of the sprinters at the Tour de France? http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/tour-de-france/tour-de-france-analysis/who-will-win-the-battle-of-the-sprinters-at-the-tour-de-france-video-179315 16 July 2015 Cycling Weekly 1 July 2015Top 5 sprinters to watch for the Tour de France http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/video-top-5-sprinters-to-watch-for-the-tour-de-france 16 July 2015 Cyclingnews.com 1 July 2015Fotheringham William William Fotheringham Mark Cavendish's path cleared by Kittel's absence https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jun/30/tour-france-2015-mark-cavendish-path-cleared-marcel-kittel 16 July 2015 The Guardian 30 June 2015Blazin' Saddles Sprint kings: Who will take the green jersey at the 2015 Tour de France? http://www.eurosport.co.uk/cycling/tour-de-france/2015/sprinters-guide_sto4795058/story.shtml 16 July 2015 Eurosport Discovery Communications 24 June 2015Henrys Colin Tour de France 2015: green jersey favourites – form guide http://roadcyclinguk.com/racing/previews/tour-de-france-2015-green-jersey-favourites-form-guide.html Road Cycling UK Mpora 17 July 2015 2 July 2015 Kristoff and Cavendish both showed their form during the season coming into the Tour, with eighteen and twelve wins, respectively. Greipel was also a contender, spearheaded by his sprint train, much like Cavendish. Three-time consecutive winner of the points classification Sagan was expected to have a hard time repeating as winner due to the changes in the classification's point structure and also due to the fact he had to ride in support of Contador.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-de-france-tinkoff-saxo-target-yellow-and-green-with-contador-and-sagan Tinkoff–Saxo target yellow and green with Contador and Sagan Cyclingnews.com 29 June 2015 29 June 2015 Degenkolb, who won the one-day classic races Milan–San Remo and Paris–Roubaix in the season, would take the lead of the TGA 2015 yes team due to the absence of the 2014 Tour's four-stage winner Marcel Kittel,O'Shea Sadhbh Degenkolb to lead Giant-Alpecin at the Tour de France http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/degenkolb-to-lead-giant-alpecin-at-the-tour-de-france 17 July 2015 Cyclingnews.com 3 July 2015 who was not selected due to lack of fitness.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/marcel-kittel-will-not-ride-tour-de-france Marcel Kittel will not ride Tour de France Cyclingnews.com 25 June 2015 25 June 2015 O'Shea Sadhbh Route and stages thumb|alt=A mountain road switching back on itself.|Stage twenty, the penultimate stage, concluded with the 13.8 km 1 on ascent of the Alpe d'Huez; it has an average gradient of 7.9% and features twenty-one hairpin turns.Liggett Raia Lewis 2005 203 On 8 November 2013, the ASO announced Utrecht would host the 2015 edition's opening stages (known as the Grand Départ).Brown Gregor 2015 Tour de France to start in Utrecht http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/tour-de-france/2015-tour-de-france-to-start-in-utrecht-23546 31 July 2015 Cycling Weekly 8 November 2013Liggett Raia Lewis 2005 16 It was the sixth time the Tour had started in the Netherlands, a record for a country outside France. The previous five were: 1954, in Amsterdam; 1973, in Scheveningen; 1978, in Leiden; 1996, in 's-Hertogenbosch; and 2010, in Rotterdam.Utrecht – Grand Depart Tour de France 2015 http://www.holland.com/uk/press/holland-news/events/utrecht-grand-depart-tour-de-france-2015.htm 12 July 2015 Holland.com 9 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924041914/http://www.holland.com/uk/press/holland-news/events/utrecht-grand-depart-tour-de-france-2015.htm 24 September 2015 dead dmy-all Utrecht paid the ASO a reported €4m to host the Grand Départ.Brown Gregor Utrecht pays a reported €4m for Tour de France start http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/tour-de-france/utrecht-pays-reported-e4m-tour-de-france-start-142738 12 July 2015 Cycling Weekly 4 November 2014 The full route of the Tour was unveiled on 22 October 2014 at the Palais des Congrès in Paris. At the event, the race director Christian Prudhomme described it as "atypique" (English: "atypical"), adding "If you do not climb, you will not win the Tour in 2015." The most noticeable differences were the lack of time trial kilometres and the mountainous terrain.Analysis: A Tour route with a difference http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/tour-de-france/untypical-tour-de-france-2015-route-typical-prudhomme-140923 11 July 2015 Cycling Weekly 23 October 2014 After the first stage in Utrecht, the second stage left the city to finish in the region of Zeeland in the south of the Netherlands. The third began in Antwerp, Belgium, and concluded at the Mur de Huy,2015 Route – Sporting aspects, stage cities – Tour de France 2015 http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2015/us/overall-route.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 11 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150709004823/http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2015/us/overall-route.html 9 July 2015 dead dmy-all a steep climb known for its inclusion in the one-day classic race La Flèche Wallonne.Pickering Edward Sidwells Chris The Mur de Huy: where La Flèche Wallonne will be won or lost http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/iconic-places-the-mur-de-huy-2872 28 July 2015 Cycling Weekly 20 April 2015 Stage four started in Seraing, before ending in Cambrai, France; it featured seven cobbled sectors with a combined distance of 13 km 1 on.Tour de France 2015 stage 4 preview http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/tour-de-france/tour-de-france-2015-stage-4-preview-177141 Cycling Weekly 11 July 2015 6 July 2015 Stages five to nine crossed northern France westwards, beginning in the region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and ending in Brittany. A long transfer took the race to the south of the country for next three stages through the Pyrenees, which include the Tour's most climbed mountain, the Col du Tourmalet, on stage eleven.Sidwells Chris Icons of cycling: the Col du Tourmalet http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/tour-de-france/icons-of-cycling-the-col-du-tourmalet-178840 31 July 2015 Cycling Weekly 15 July 2015 Stages 13 to 16 formed a continuous four-stage journey that navigated eastwards to the Alps; four stages took place in and around the mountain range. A second long transfer took the Tour back to the north-east to finish with the Champs-Élysées stage in Paris. There were 21 stages in the race, covering a total distance of 3360.3 km 0 on, 298.7 km 1 on shorter than the 2014 Tour.The history of the Tour de France – Year 2015 http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/2015/index.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 13 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150716172710/http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/2015/index.html 16 July 2015 dead dmy-allThe history of the Tour de France – Year 2014 http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/2014/index.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 2 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150627052026/http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/2014/index.html 27 June 2015 dead dmy-all The longest mass-start stage was the fourth at 223.5 km 0 on, and stage 21 was the shortest at 110.5 km 0 on. The opening individual time trial was 13.8 km 1 on – although it was too long to be classified a prologue – and the team time trial on stage 9 was 28 km 1 on. Of the remaining stages, seven were officially classified as flat, five as medium mountain and seven as high mountain.Race regulations 2015 37 Stages 3 and 8, although classified as flat, finished at the 204 m ft on-high Mur de Huy and 293 m ft on-high Mûr-de-Bretagne respectively. There were six summit finishes: stage 10, to La Pierre Saint-Martin; stage 11, to Cauterets; stage 12, to Plateau de Beille; stage 17, to Pra-Loup; stage 19, to La Toussuire to Les Sybelles; and stage 20, to Alpe d'Huez.Tour de France 2015 – stage by stage https://www.theguardian.com/sport/ng-interactive/2015/jul/01/tour-de-france-2015-stage-by-stage The Guardian 12 July 2015 On 25 June, it was announced that due to a landslide, the route of stage twenty would be changed, bypassing the Col du Galibier and instead climbing the Col de la Croix de Fer. The stage distance, however, remained intact.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 – L'Alpe d'Huez... via the Croix de Fer – News Pre-race – Tour de France 2015 Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 4 July 2015 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 The highest point of elevation in the race was the 2250 m ft on-high Col d'Allos mountain pass on stage seventeen. There were seven hors catégorie (English: beyond category) rated climbs in the race.Tour de France 2015: Stage-by-stage guide https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/tour-de-france/11703357/Tour-de-France-2015-Stage-by-stage-guide.html 12 July 2015 The Daily Telegraph 10 July 2015 The Tour included six new start or finish locations. The rest days were after stage 9, in Pau, and after 16, in Gap. +Stage characteristics and winnersThe history of the Tour de France – Year 2015 – The stage winners http://www.letour.com/HISTO/us/TDF/2015/vainqueurs.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 19 November 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161120085109/http://www.letour.com/HISTO/us/TDF/2015/vainqueurs.html 20 November 2016 dead dmy-all Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner 1 4 July Utrecht (Netherlands) 13.8 km 1 on 20px|alt=|link= Individual time trial Rohan Dennis AUS 2 5 July Utrecht (Netherlands) to Zeelandzeeland Stage two's finish line was on the artificial island of Neeltje Jans although it was officially named as the wider region of Zeeland. (Netherlands) 166 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage André Greipel GER 3 6 July Antwerp (Belgium) to Huy (Belgium) 159.5 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Medium mountain stage Joaquim Rodríguez ESP 4 7 July Seraing (Belgium) to Cambrai 223.5 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Medium mountain stage Tony Martin GER 5 8 July Arras to Amiens 189.5 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage André Greipel GER 6 9 July Abbeville to Le Havre 191.5 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Zdeněk Štybar CZE 7 10 July Livarot to Fougères 190.5 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Mark Cavendish GBR 8 11 July Rennes to Mûr-de-Bretagne 181.5 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Medium mountain stage Alexis Vuillermoz FRA 9 12 July Vannes to Plumelec 28 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Team time trial BMC 2015 13 July Pau Rest day 10 14 July Tarbes to La Pierre Saint-Martin 167 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Medium mountain stage Chris Froome GBR 11 15 July Pau to Cauterets 188 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= High mountain stage Rafał Majka POL 12 16 July Lannemezan to Plateau de Beille 195 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= High mountain stageJoaquim Rodríguez ESP 13 17 July Muret to Rodez 198.5 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Medium mountain stage Greg Van Avermaet BEL 14 18 July Rodez to Mende 178.5 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Medium mountain stage Steve Cummings GBR 15 19 July Mende to Valence 183 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage André Greipel GER 16 20 July Bourg-de-Péage to Gap 201 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Medium mountain stage Rubén Plaza Molina ESP 21 July Gap Rest day 17 22 July Digne-les-Bains to Pra-Loup 161 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= High mountain stage Simon Geschke GER 1823 July Gap to Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne 186.5 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= High mountain stage Romain Bardet FRA 19 24 July Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to La Toussuire – Les Sybelles 138 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= High mountain stage Vincenzo Nibali ITA 20 25 July Modane to Alpe d'Huez 110.5 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= High mountain stage Thibaut Pinot FRA 21 26 July Sèvres to Paris (Champs-Élysées) 109.5 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage André Greipel GER Total 3360.3 km 0 on Race overview 2015 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 11 2015 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 21 Grand Départ and journey west thumb|alt=A man wearing a yellow jersey with his arms aloft.|Tony Martin (EQS 2015) waited until stage four to wear the race leader's yellow jersey after he placed second overall after each of the opening three stages. He crashed out of the Tour on stage six. The race's opening individual time trial stage in Utrecht was won by Rohan Dennis of BMC 2015 yes by a margin of five seconds over EQS 2015 yes's Tony Martin, with TFR 2015 yes's Fabian Cancellara a further second down. Dennis set the record for the fastest average speed in a time trial at the Tour, with 55.446 km/h 1 on. His win put him in the race leader's yellow jersey.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2015/stage-1/results Dennis sets record speed to claim first maillot jaune in Utrecht Cyclingnews.com 4 July 2015 4 July 2015 Woodpower Zeb On stage two, crosswinds along the coastal route to the finish in Zeeland caused the peloton (the main group) to split into echelons, resulting in time gaps between riders. The stage ended in a bunch sprint, won by André Greipel, putting him in the green jersey as the leader of the points classification. Dennis was in a group that finished one minute twenty-eight seconds in arrears. Cancellara finished third placed in the stage and took the race lead, profiting from a time bonus missed by Martin, who came in ninth. The general classification favourites that gained time from being in the leading group of twenty-six were Chris Froome, Alberto Contador and Tejay van Garderen; the other favourites finished in the same group as Dennis.Woodpower Zeb http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2015/stage-2/results Greipel wins storm-swept stage to Neeltje Jans Cyclingnews.com 5 July 2015 5 July 2015 On the third stage, the race was neutralised following a major crash 58 km 0 on from the finish which put six of riders out of the race, including Cancellara.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2015/stage-3/results Rodriguez wins on the Mur de Huy Cyclingnews.com 6 July 2015 6 July 2015 Woodpower ZebFotheringham Alasdair Alasdair Fotheringham Tony Martin's crash injuries show multiple pile-ups are an unpleasant feature of the race https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2015-tony-martins-crash-injuries-show-multiple-pileups-are-an-unpleasant-feature-of-the-race-10383097.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2015-tony-martins-crash-injuries-show-multiple-pileups-are-an-unpleasant-feature-of-the-race-10383097.html 1 May 2022 subscription live 5 August 2015 The Independent 11 July 2015 The peloton continued to the final climb, the Mur de Huy, where Joaquim Rodríguez held off Froome to take the stage by one second. Rodríguez was awarded the first the polka dot jersey as the leader of the mountains classification and Froome took the yellow, while also gaining time over the other general classification favourites. It was the third day in succession Martin ended in second place overall, and to three different riders.http://road.cc/content/news/156648-tour-de-france-stage-4-tony-martin-attacks-finally-get-yellow Tour de France Stage 4: Tony Martin attacks to finally get into yellow road.cc Farrelly Atkinson 7 July 2015 7 July 2015 MacMichael Simon The partially cobbled fourth stage saw Martin take the victory and the yellow jersey with an attack on the lead group 3 km 1 on from the finish in Cambrai. On the fifth stage, a bunch sprint occurred and Greipel got the better of it by beating Peter Sagan and Mark Cavendish, respectively.http://road.cc/content/news/156880-tour-de-france-stage-5-andr-greipel-takes-second-win-mark-cavendish-third Tour de France Stage 5: André Greipel takes second win, Mark Cavendish third road.cc Farrelly Atkinson 8 July 2015 8 July 2015 MacMichael Simon In the sixth stage, Zdeněk Štybar of EQS 2015 yes won after escaping on the concluding small ascent in the port city of Le Havre.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2015/stage-6/results Stybar wins stage 6 on short, punchy hill in Le Havre Cyclingnews.com 9 July 2015 9 July 2015 A crash in the final kilometre forced Martin to abandon the Tour with a broken collarbone, the second yellow jersey wearer to surrender after Cancellara. A record was set after the stage, with Daniel Teklehaimanot becoming the first black African to lead the mountains classification.UCI World Cycling Centre: former trainee Teklehaimanot makes Tour de France history http://www.uci.ch/road/news/article/uci-world-cycling-centre-former-trainee-teklehaimanot-makes-tour-france-history/ 2 August 2015 Union Cycliste Internationale 10 July 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150718233007/http://www.uci.ch/road/news/article/uci-world-cycling-centre-former-trainee-teklehaimanot-makes-tour-france-history/ 18 July 2015 dmy Although Froome now led the race, no rider wore the yellow jersey on stage seven as Martin had finished the stage and earned the right to wear it.Chris Froome not wearing yellow jersey https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/33477029 12 July 2015 BBC Sport 10 July 2015 Cavendish won the seventh from a bunch sprint in Fougères, Brittany. Froome was awarded the yellow jersey after the stage.Austen Ian At Tour de France, Mark Cavendish Sprints to Stage 7 Win https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/11/sports/cycling/at-tour-de-france-mark-cavendish-sprints-to-stage-7-win.html 4 August 2015 The New York Times 10 July 2015 Stage eight, finishing atop the Mûr-de-Bretagne, saw the first French victory of the Tour, with ALM 2015 yes rider Alexis Vuillermoz launching an attack inside the final kilometre to take the victory.http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/07/news/road/stage-8-vuillermoz-takes-first-french-victory-of-2015-tour_377690 Stage 8: Vuillermoz takes first French victory of 2015 Tour VeloNews 11 July 2015 11 July 2015 The general classification favourites finished together except Vincenzo Nibali who lost ten seconds. Sagan moved into the green jersey.Westemeyer Susan http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2015/stage-8/results Vuillermoz wins on the Mûr-de-Bretagne Cyclingnews.com 11 July 2015 11 July 2015 BMC 2015 yes won stage nine's team time trial by one second over SKY 2015 yes.http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/tour-de-france/chris-froome-retains-tour-de-france-lead-as-bmc-win-team-time-trial-181957 Chris Froome retains Tour de France lead as BMC win team time trial Cycling Weekly 12 July 2015 12 July 2015 Wynn Nigel The squad of Nairo Quintana, MOV 2015 yes, came in third, four seconds in arrears. Alberto Contador's SAX 2015 yes in fourth, twenty-eight seconds down, and Nibali's AST 2015 yes following, a further seven seconds behind.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2015/stage-9/results BMC win team time trial in Plumelec Cyclingnews.com 11 July 2015 11 July 2015 The first rest day took place the following day in Pau. Pyrenees and Massif Central thumb|left|alt=A group of cyclists riding up an incline being led by one wearing a green jersey.|TTS 2015's Peter Sagan (pictured in stage nineteen) held the green jersey from the end of stage eleven to the end of the Tour, claiming his fourth consecutive points classification title. Stage ten was the race's first arrival at altitude with the finish at La Pierre Saint-Martin in the Pyrenees. The day's breakaway was caught and passed on the final climb by a select group. Froome attacked with 6.4 km 0 on remaining to take the win, with teammate Richie Porte and Quintana a minute in arrears. The stage saw time gaps open up across the general classification leaders. The biggest loser was Nibali, who came in twenty-first, over four minutes behind Froome, who increased his lead to second placed Tejay van Garderen to two minutes and fifty-two seconds. Froome took the polka dot jersey and Greipel the green.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2015/stage-10/results Froome crushes competition in first major summit finish Cyclingnews.com 14 July 2015 14 July 2015 Stage eleven was another mountainous stage; it was won by Rafał Majka (TTS 2015 yes), who was part of the early breakaway and attacked on the slopes of the Col du Tourmalet. He soloed across the line in Cauterets one minute ahead of second-placed Dan Martin (TCG 2015 yes). The green jersey returned to Sagan.Fletcher Patrick http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2015/stage-11/results Majka goes on solo romp to win in Cauterets Cyclingnews.com 15 July 2015 15 July 2015 Rodríguez gained his second victory of the race on stage twelve; he was part of an early twenty-two rider breakaway that reached the final climb to Plateau de Beille. Froome kept his lead intact.http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/tour-de-france/chris-froome-safe-in-tour-de-france-lead-as-joaquim-rodriguez-wins-stage-12-182894 Chris Froome safe in Tour de France lead as Joaquim Rodríguez wins stage 12 Cycling Weekly 16 July 2015 16 July 2015 Wynn Nigel Stage thirteen saw the escapees being brought inside the one kilometre to go marker (known as the flamme rouge). Greg Van Avermaet of BMC 2015 yes took the uphill victory ahead of the chasing Sagan.Weislo 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 17 July 2015 On stage fourteen, a twenty-four rider breakaway reached the final climb, the Côte de la Croix Neuve. After the breakaway had fractured, Thibaut Pinot and Romain Bardet led over the summit, before Steve Cummings of MTN 2015 yes overtook them to take the victory at Brenoux Airport on the plateau above Mende.Fotheringham William William Fotheringham https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jul/18/steve-cummings-grabs-tour-de-france-stage-while-chris-froome-stretches-lead Steve Cummings grabs Tour de France stage while Chris Froome stretches lead 5 August 2015 The Guardian 18 July 2015 Sagan was part of the breakaway, amassing maximum points at the intermediate sprint. Over four minutes after Cummings had finished, Froome outsprinted Quintana while the other general classification favourites were slightly distanced. Quintana moved into second place overall, displacing Van Garderen.Benson Daniel http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2015/stage-14/results Cummings soars to victory in Mende Cyclingnews.com 18 July 2015 18 July 2015 Stage fifteen had for principal difficulty the Col de l'Escrinet climb, which saw most of the sprinters succeeding at passing the climb in the lead group, with the notable exception of Cavendish. Greipel won his third stage of the Tour, followed by John Degenkolb and Alexander Kristoff, respectively.http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/tour-de-france/andre-greipel-makes-it-three-as-he-wins-tour-de-france-stage-15-183283 André Greipel makes it three as he wins Tour de France stage 15 Cycling Weekly 19 July 2015 19 July 2015 Windsor Richard On the next stage, featuring the Col de Manse as the final climb, Rubén Plaza (LAM 2015 yes) escaped the leading group of breakaway riders on the ascent. Sagan chased him down the descent, but to no avail as Plaza soloed to victory in Gap.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2015/stage-16/results Tour de France stage 16: Plaza gives Lampre–Merida a win in Gap Cyclingnews.com 20 July 2015 20 July 2015 The next day was the second rest day, spent in Gap. Alps and finale thumb|alt=A group of cyclists riding up an incline being led by a one wearing a yellow jersey.|SKY 2015's Chris Froome (pictured in stage nineteen) held the yellow jersey from the end of the seventh stage to the final stage, claiming his second Tour de France victory. Stage seventeen, the first of four Alpine stages, saw third placed overall Van Garderen withdraw from the race with illness.Tejay van Garderen pulls out of race http://www.skysports.com/cycling/news/21683/9920937/tour-de-france-tejay-van-garderen-pulls-out-of-race 23 July 2015 Sky Sports Sky plc 22 July 2015 The stage was won by TGA 2015 yes's Simon Geschke, who escaped from the breakaway with under 50 km 0 on remaining to win in Pra-Loup.http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/how-simon-geschke-saved-giant-alpecins-2015-tour-de-france-183955 How Simon Geschke saved Giant-Alpecin's 2015 Tour de France Cycling Weekly 22 July 2015 22 July 2015 Bull Nick 23 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150723080601/http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/how-simon-geschke-saved-giant-alpecins-2015-tour-de-france-183955 dead Fifth placed overall Contador crashed on the descent of the Col d'Allos, losing over two minutes to race leader Froome.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/col-dallos-crash-all-but-ends-contadors-giro-tour-de-france-double-dream Col d'Allos crash all but ends Contador's Giro-Tour de France double dream Cyclingnews.com 22 July 2015 22 July 2015 Woodpower Zeb On stage eighteen, Bardet attacked the breakaway close to the summit of the Col du Glandon and opened a gap on descent before riding solo to victory in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne. Bardet moved up to tenth overall and became joint first with Rodríguez in the mountains classification, displacing Froome.Powlison Spencer http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/07/race-report/romain-bardet-wins-stage-18-with-bold-move_379292 Romain Bardet wins stage 18 with bold move VeloNews 23 July 2015 23 July 2015 23 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150723235341/http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/07/race-report/romain-bardet-wins-stage-18-with-bold-move_379292 dead In the Tour's queen stage, nineteenth,The Shark is back in business http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2015/us/stage-19/news/flm/the-shark-is-back-in-business.html 10 April 2017 Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 24 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20170411055657/http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2015/us/stage-19/news/flm/the-shark-is-back-in-business.html 11 April 2017 dead dmy-all Nibali broke away from the general classification group close to the summit of the Col de la Croix de Fer to bridge and pass the breakaway group and win at La Toussuire - Les Sybelles. Quintana came in second, forty-four seconds later, with Froome coming in a further thirty.Wynn Nigel Vincenzo Nibali wins stage 19 of Tour de France as Chris Froome under pressure http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/tour-de-france/vincenzo-nibali-wins-stage-19-of-tour-de-france-as-chris-froome-under-pressure-184314 Cycling Weekly 26 July 2015 24 July 2015 In the Tour's penultimate stage, a select group of riders attacked on the Col de la Croix de Fer and made it to the finish on Alpe d'Huez, where they met the disintegrate early breakaway. Pinot attacked passed the breakaways to take the victory ahead of the encroaching Quintana, who came in second after attacking the chasing general classification group on the Alpe. Quintana gained a margin of eighty seconds over Froome, but it was not enough and had to settle for second place overall.Powlison Spencer http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/07/news/road/stage-20-pinot-wins-on-alpe-dhuez-froome-keeps-yellow_379640 Pinot wins Tour stage 20 on Alpe d'Huez, Froome holds on in yellow VeloNews 25 July 2015 26 July 2015 28 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150728003552/http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/07/news/road/stage-20-pinot-wins-on-alpe-dhuez-froome-keeps-yellow_379640 dead The final stage in Paris was won by Greipel, his fourth victory of this year's Tour.http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2015/us/stage-21/news/flm/-andre-greipel-claims-final-sprint-chris-froome-wins-the-102nd-tour-de-france.html André Greipel claims final sprint, Chris Froome wins the 102nd Tour de France – News stage 21 – Tour de France 2015 Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 26 July 2015 8 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150728005505/http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2015/us/stage-21/news/flm/-andre-greipel-claims-final-sprint-chris-froome-wins-the-102nd-tour-de-france.html 28 July 2015 dead dmy-all Froome finished the race to claim his second Tour de France, becoming the first British rider to win the race on two occasions. He beat second-placed Quintana by seventy-two seconds, with his MOV 2015 yes teammate Alejandro Valverde third. Froome also claimed the mountains classification, the first time a rider had won both since Eddy Merckx in 1970.Chris Froome completes historic British win https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/33665618 26 July 2015 BBC Sport 25 July 2015 Although he failed to win any stages during the race, Sagan won his fourth consecutive points classification with a total of 432, 66 ahead of Greipel in second.Classifications stage 21 – Sèvres – Grand Paris Seine Ouest > Paris Champs-Élysées – Tour de France 2015 http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2015/us/stage-21/classifications.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 16 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150810153428/http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2015/us/stage-21/classifications.html 10 August 2015 dead dmy-allMcEwen: Tour de France course made Sagan unbeatable in green http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/mcewen-tour-de-france-course-made-sagan-unbeatable-in-green/ 28 July 2015 Cyclingnews.com 26 July 2015 The best young rider was Quintana, followed by Bardet and TGA 2015 yes's Warren Barguil, respectively. MOV 2015 yes finished as the winners of the team classification, over fifty-seven minutes ahead of second-placed SKY 2015 yes. Of the 198 starters, 160 reached the finish of the last stage in Paris. Classification leadership and minor prizes There were four main individual classifications contested in the 2015 Tour de France, as well as a team competition. The most important was the general classification, which was calculated by adding each rider's finishing times on each stage.Race regulations 2015 37 Time bonuses (time subtracted) returned to the Tour for the first time since the 2008 edition.Hood Andrew http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/10/news/tour-de-france-resurrects-time-bonuses-reshuffles-points-competition_350373 Tour de France resurrects time bonuses, reshuffles points competition VeloNews 24 October 2014 12 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150708032537/http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/10/news/tour-de-france-resurrects-time-bonuses-reshuffles-points-competition_350373 8 July 2015 dead For all stage finishes, excluding the two time trial stages, the three first finishers of stages earned bonuses of 10, 6 and 4 seconds respectively.Race regulations 2015 38 Of the reintroduction, race director Christian Prudhomme said: "We want to open up the race, we want the race to be decided on any day of the Tour." If a crash had happened within the final 3 km 1 on of a stage, not including time trials and summit finishes, the riders involved would have received the same time as the group they were in when the crash occurred.Race regulations 2015 33 The rider with the lowest cumulative time was the winner of the general classification and was considered the overall winner of the Tour.Race regulations 2015 37 The rider leading the classification wore a yellow jersey.Race regulations 2015 30 Rain on the final stage forced the final times of the general classification to be taken on the first crossing of the finish line before the ten laps of the cobbled Champs-Élysées. Riders were required to cross the finish line on the final lap to receive their times.Rain neutralises Tour de France finish https://sports.yahoo.com/news/rain-neutralises-tours-champs-elysees-stage-150204944--spt.html 10 August 2015 Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Agence France-Presse 26 July 2015 + Points classification points for the top 15 positions by typeRace regulations 2015 37 Type 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage 50 30 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 20px|alt=|link= Medium mountain stage 30 25 22 19 17 15 13 11 9 20px|alt=|link= High mountain stage 20 17 15 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 20px|alt=|link= Individual time trial 20px|alt=|link= Intermediate sprint The second classification was the points classification. Riders received points for finishing among the highest placed in a stage finish, or in intermediate sprints during the stage.Race regulations 2015 37 The points system was also changed. A stage win was worth 50 points instead of 45, second place awarded 30 instead of 35 and third 20 instead of 30. The sprint points rule change aimed to make a stage win more valuable. The points available for each stage finish were determined by the stage's type.Race regulations 2015 37 The new system was in effect only on the Tour's six stages classified as flat (stages 2, 5, 6, 7, 15 and 21). On seven stages (the cobble stage and six hillier stages, namely stages 3, 4, 8, 10, 13, 14 and 16) the rider who won received 30 points, 25 for the second rider, and so on.Race regulations 2015 37http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/the-changing-face-of-the-tour-de-frances-green-jersey The changing face of the Tour de France's green jersey Cyclingnews.com 24 June 2015 24 June 2015 For the mountain stages (stages 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20) and the individual time trial (stage 1), the winner received 20 points. No points were awarded for the team time trial on stage nine.Race regulations 2015 37 The leader was identified by a green jersey.Race regulations 2015 30 The third classification was the mountains classification. Points were awarded to the riders that reached the summit of the most difficult climbs first. The climbs were categorised as fourth-, third-, second-, first-category and hors catégorie, with the more difficult climbs rated lower.Race regulations 2015 37 Double points were awarded on the summit finishes on stages 10, 12, 17, 19 and 20.Race regulations 2015 37 The leader wore a white jersey with red polka dots.Race regulations 2015 30 The final individual classification was the young rider classification. This was calculated the same way as the general classification, but the classification was restricted to riders who were born on or after 1 January 1990.Race regulations 2015 37 The leader wore a white jersey.Race regulations 2015 30 The final classification was a team classification. This was calculated using the finishing times of the best three riders per team on each stage, excluding the team time trial; the leading team was the team with the lowest cumulative time. The number of stage victories and placings per team determined the outcome of a tie.Race regulations 2015 37 The riders in the team that lead this classification were identified with yellow number bibs on the back of their jerseys and yellow helmets.Race regulations 2015 30 In addition, there was a combativity award given after each stage to the rider considered, by a jury, to have "made the greatest effort and who has demonstrated the best qualities of sportsmanship".Race regulations 2015 38 No combativity awards were given for the time trials and the final stage.Race regulations 2015 23 The winner wore a red number bib the following stage.Race regulations 2015 30 At the conclusion of the Tour, Romain Bardet won the overall super-combativity award, again, decided by a jury.Race regulations 2015 38 A total of €2,030,150 was awarded in cash prizes in the race. The overall winner of the general classification received €450,000, with the second and third placed riders got €200,000 and €100,000 respectively. All finishers of the race were awarded with money. The holders of the classifications benefited on each stage they led; the final winners of the points and mountains were given €25,000, while the best young rider and most combative rider got €20,000. Team prizes were available, with €10,000 for the winner of team time trial and €50,000 for the winners of the team classification. €8,000 was given to the winners of each stage of the race.Race regulations 2015 19–24 There were also two special awards each with a prize of €5000, the Souvenir Jacques Goddet, given to the first rider to pass Goddet's memorial at the summit of the Col du Tourmalet in stage eleven, and the Souvenir Henri Desgrange, given in honour of Tour founder Henri Desgrange to the first rider to pass the summit of the Col du Galibier in stage twenty.Race regulations 2015 24 Due to a route change the Souvenir Henri Desgrange was replaced with the Col d'Allos in stage seventeen. Rafał Majka won the Jacques Goddet and Simon Geschke won the Henri Desgrange. +Classification leadership by stageTour de France 2015 – Leaders overview https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-de-france/2015/gc/stages/leaders-overview ProCyclingStats 16 February 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190216221520/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-de-france/2015/gc/stages/leaders-overview 16 February 2019 deadvan den Akker Pieter Informatie over de Tour de France van 2015 Information about the Tour de France from 2015 http://www.tourdefrancestatistieken.nl/tour.php?jaar=2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20190302052846/http://www.tourdefrancestatistieken.nl/tour.php?jaar=2015 2 March 2019 nl TourDeFranceStatistieken.nl 2 March 2019 dead Stage Winner General classification25px|link=General classification in the Tour de France|alt=A yellow jersey. Points classification25px|link=Points classification in the Tour de France|alt=A green jersey. Mountains classification25px|link=Mountains classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with red polka dots. Young rider classification25px|link=Young rider classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey. Team classification25px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib. Combativity award25px|link=Combativity award in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a red number bib. 1 Rohan Dennis Rohan Dennis Rohan Dennis no award Rohan Dennis TLJ 2015 no award 2 André Greipel Fabian Cancellara André Greipel Tom Dumoulin BMC 2015 Michał Kwiatkowski 3 Joaquim Rodríguez Chris Froome Joaquim Rodríguez Peter Sagan Jan Bárta 4 Tony Martin Tony Martin Vincenzo Nibali 5 André Greipel Michael Matthews 6 Zdeněk Štybar Daniel Teklehaimanot Perrig Quéméneur 7 Mark Cavendish Chris Froome Anthony Delaplace 8 Alexis Vuillermoz Peter Sagan Bartosz Huzarski 9BMC 2015 no award 10 Chris Froome André Greipel Chris Froome Nairo Quintana SKY 2015 Kenneth Vanbilsen 11 Rafał Majka Peter Sagan Dan Martin 12 Joaquim Rodríguez MOV 2015 Michał Kwiatkowski 13 Greg Van Avermaet Thomas De Gendt 14 Steve Cummings Pierre-Luc Périchon 15 André Greipel Peter Sagan 16 Rubén Plaza Peter Sagan 17 Simon Geschke Simon Geschke 18 Romain Bardet Joaquim Rodríguez Romain Bardet 19 Vincenzo Nibali Romain Bardet Pierre Rolland 20 Thibaut Pinot Chris Froome Alexandre Geniez 21 André Greipelno award Final Chris Froome Peter Sagan white Chris Froome yes Nairo Quintana Movistar Team white Romain Bardet yes In stage two, Tony Martin, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first placed Rohan Dennis wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification. Additionally, Tom Dumoulin, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the white jersey for the same reason.Classifications stage 1 – Utrecht > Utrecht – Tour de France 2015 http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2015/us/stage-1/classifications.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 29 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150810153357/http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2015/us/stage-1/classifications.html 10 August 2015 dead dmy-all In stage seven, no rider wore the yellow jersey after Tony Martin, who was first in the general classification, withdrew from the race due to injury. In stage nine, Warren Barguil, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the white jersey, because Peter Sagan wore the green jersey as leader of the points classification.Classifications stage 8 – Rennes > Mûr-de-Bretagne – Tour de France 2015 http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2015/us/stage-8/classifications.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 29 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150810153448/http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2015/us/stage-8/classifications.html 10 August 2015 dead dmy-all In stage ten, Nairo Quintana, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the white jersey, because Peter Sagan wore the green jersey as leader of the points classification.Classifications stage 9 – Vannes > Plumelec – Tour de France 2015 http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2015/us/stage-9/classifications.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 29 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150810153454/http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2015/us/stage-9/classifications.html 10 August 2015 dead dmy-all Additionally, Bartosz Huzarski, awarded in stage eight, wore the red number bib as no combativity award was awarded after stage nine.Van Garderen poised to take yellow during TTT to Plumelec http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-de-france-shorts-van-garderen-poised-to-take-yellow-during-ttt-to-plumelec/ 15 July 2015 Cyclingnews.com 12 July 2015 In stages eleven and twelve, Richie Porte, who was second in the mountains classification, wore the polka dot jersey, because Chris Froome wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification.Classifications stage 10 – Tarbes > La Pierre-Saint-Martin – Tour de France 2015 http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2015/us/stage-10/classifications.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 29 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150810151629/http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2015/us/stage-10/classifications.html 10 August 2015 dead dmy-allClassifications stage 11 – Pau > Cauterets – Vallée de Saint-Savin – Tour de France 2015 http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2015/us/stage-11/classifications.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 29 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150716163314/http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2015/us/stage-11/classifications.html 16 July 2015 dead dmy-all In stages thirteen to eighteen, Joaquim Rodríguez, who was second in the mountains classification, wore the polka dot jersey, because Chris Froome wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification.Joaquim Rodríguez Oliver – Team Katusha – Tour de France 2015 http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2015/us/riders/team-katusha/rodriguez-oliver-joachim.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 26 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150810151603/http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2015/us/riders/team-katusha/rodriguez-oliver-joachim.html 10 August 2015 dead dmy-all In stage twenty one, Romain Bardet, who was third in the mountains classification, wore the polka dot jersey, because Chris Froome wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification and Nairo Quintana, who was second wore the white jersey as leader of the young rider classification.Classifications stage 20 – Modane Valfréjus > Alpe d'Huez – Tour de France 2015 http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2015/us/stage-20/classifications.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 29 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150727224104/http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2015/us/stage-20/classifications.html 27 July 2015 dead dmy-all Final standings Legend 20px|link=General classification in the Tour de France|alt=A yellow jersey. Denotes the winner of the general classificationRace regulations 2015 30 20px|link=Points classification in the Tour de France|alt=A green jersey. Denotes the winner of the points classificationRace regulations 2015 30 20px|link=Mountains classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with red polka dots. Denotes the winner of the mountains classificationRace regulations 2015 30 20px|link=Young rider classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey. Denotes the winner of the young rider classificationRace regulations 2015 30 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib. Denotes the winner of the team classificationRace regulations 2015 30 20px|link=Combativity award in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a red number bib. Denotes the winner of the super-combativity awardRace regulations 2015 30 General classification + Final general classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Time 1 Chris Froome GBR 20px|link=General classification in the Tour de France|alt=A yellow jersey. 20px|link=Mountains classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with red polka dots. SKY 2015 84h 46' 14" 2 Nairo Quintana COL 20px|link=Young rider classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey. 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib. MOV 2015 + 1' 12" 3 Alejandro Valverde ESP 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib. MOV 2015 + 5' 25" 4 Vincenzo Nibali ITA AST 2015 + 8' 36" 5 Alberto Contador ESP TTS 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|link=Combativity award in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a red number bib. ALM 2015 + 16' 00" 10 Pierre Rolland FRA EUC 2015 + 17' 30" Final general classification (11–160) Rank Rider Team Time 11 Andrew Talansky USA TCG 2015 + 22' 06" 12 Samuel Sánchez ESP BMC 2015 + 22' 50" 13 Serge Pauwels BEL MTN 2015 + 31' 03" 14 Warren Barguil FRA TGA 2015 + 31' 15" 15 Geraint Thomas GBR SKY 2015 + 31' 39" 16 Thibaut Pinot FRA FDJ 2015 + 38' 52" 17 Roman Kreuziger CZE TTS 2015 + 1h 02' 51" 18 Mikaël Cherel FRA ALM 2015 + 1h 05' 00" 19 Jarlinson Pantano COL IAM 2015 + 1h 09' 08" 20 Jan Bakelants BEL ALM 2015 + 1h 16' 36" 21 Steven Kruijswijk NED TLJ 2015 + 1h 21' 27" 22 Tanel Kangert EST AST 2015 + 1h 24' 58" 23 Jakob Fuglsang DEN AST 2015 + 1h 25' 23" 24 Jonathan Castroviejo ESP 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib. MOV 2015 + 1h 26' 05" 25 Jan Bárta CZE BOH 2015 + 1h 26' 56" 26 Alexis Vuillermoz FRA ALM 2015 + 1h 28' 29" 27 Bob Jungels LUX TFR 2015 + 1h 33' 21" 28 Rafał Majka POL TTS 2015 + 1h 35' 06" 29 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2015 + 1h 36' 07" 30 Rubén Plaza ESP LAM 2015 + 1h 38' 22" 31 Tony Gallopin FRA LTB 2015 + 1h 40' 44" 32 Gorka Izagirre ESP 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib. MOV 2015 + 1h 41' 34" 33 Romain Sicard FRA EUC 2015 + 1h 51' 32" 34 Cyril Gautier FRA EUC 2015 + 1h 51' 51" 35 Nicolas Roche IRE SKY 2015 + 1h 54' 08" 36 Michael Rogers AUS TTS 2015 + 1h 56' 13" 37 Lars Bak DEN LTS 2015 + 1h 56' 57" 38 Simon Geschke GER TGA 2015 + 1h 58' 14" 39 Dan Martin IRL TCG 2015 + 2h 03' 37" 40 Ryder Hesjedal CAN TCG 2015 + 2h 04' 37" 41 Michele Scarponi ITA AST 2015 + 2h 05' 03" 42 Rigoberto Urán COL EQS 2015 + 2h 08' 20" 43 Luis Ángel Maté ESP COF 2015 + 2h 10' 12" 44 Wout Poels NED SKY 2015 + 2h 12' 44" 45 Thomas Voeckler FRA EUC 2015 + 2h 14' 08" 46 Peter Sagan SVK 20px|link=Points classification in the Tour de France|alt=A green jersey. TTS 2015 + 2h 14' 55" 47 Nelson Oliveira POR LAM 2015 + 2h 15' 32" 48 Richie Porte AUS SKY 2015 + 2h 16' 05" 49 Daniel Teklehaimanot ERI MTN 2015 + 2h 16' 15" 50 Adam Yates GBR OGE 2015 + 2h 16' 36" 51 Jacques Janse van Rensburg RSA MTN 2015 + 2h 18' 16" 52 Pierrick Fédrigo FRA BSE 2015 + 2h 22' 54" 53 Damiano Caruso ITA BMC 2015 + 2h 26' 32" 54 Sylvain Chavanel FRA IAM 2015 + 2h 29' 28" 55 Bram Tankink NED TLJ 2015 + 2h 30' 12" 56 Michael Schär SWI BMC 2015 + 2h 31' 13" 57 Winner Anacona COL 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib. MOV 2015 + 2h 31' 14" 58 Alberto Losada ESP KAT 2015 + 2h 32' 30" 59 Stef Clement NED IAM 2015 + 2h 33' 42" 60 Marcel Wyss SWI IAM 2015 + 2h 34' 38" 61 Jean-Christophe Péraud FRA ALM 2015 + 2h 35' 10" 62 Haimar Zubeldia ESP TFR 2015 + 2h 36' 50" 63 Danilo Wyss SWI BMC 2015 + 2h 37' 17" 64 Andriy Hryvko UKR AST 2015 + 2h 38' 06" 65 José Herrada ESP 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib. MOV 2015 + 2h 40' 06" 66 Daniel Navarro ESP COF 2015 + 2h 43' 34" 67 Thomas De Gendt BEL LTS 2015 + 2h 48' 02" 68 Christophe Riblon FRA ALM 2015 + 2h 48' 19" 69 Kristijan Koren SLO TCG 2015 + 2h 51' 44" 70 Leopold König CZE SKY 2015 + 2h 53' 09" 71 Mathieu Ladagnous FRA FDJ 2015 + 2h 53' 22" 72 Tiago Machado POR KAT 2015 + 2h 54' 31" 73 Koen de Kort NED TGA 2015 + 2h 57' 05" 74 Perrig Quéméneur FRA EUC 2015 + 2h 57' 19" 75 Reto Hollenstein SWI IAM 2015 + 2h 58' 30" 76 Kristijan Đurasek CRO LAM 2015 + 3h 02' 14" 77 Lieuwe Westra NED AST 2015 + 3h 03' 09" 78 Rafael Valls ESP LAM 2015 + 3h 03' 11" 79 Wilco Kelderman NED TLJ 2015 + 3h 04' 07" 80 Paul Martens GER TLJ 2015 + 3h 04' 52" 81 Pierre-Luc Périchon FRA BSE 2015 + 3h 05' 48" 82 Edvald Boasson Hagen NOR MTN 2015 + 3h 08' 02" 83 Emanuel Buchmann GER BOH 2015 + 3h 08' 47" 84 Merhawi Kudus ERI MTN 2015 + 3h 10' 36" 85 Anthony Delaplace FRA BSE 2015 + 3h 11' 28" 86 Steve Cummings GBR MTN 2015 + 3h 12' 23" 87 Georg Preidler AUT TGA 2015 + 3h 14' 14" 88 Florian Vachon FRA BSE 2015 + 3h 15' 01" 89 Simon Yates GBR OGE 2015 + 3h 16' 04" 90 Giampaolo Caruso ITA KAT 2015 + 3h 17' 03" 91 Angelo Tulik FRA EUC 2015 + 3h 18' 24" 92 Laurens ten Dam NED TLJ 2015 + 3h 18' 43" 93 Markel Irizar ESP TFR 2015 + 3h 19' 44" 94 Julien Simon FRA COF 2015 + 3h 19' 53" 95 Michał Gołaś POL EQS 2015 + 3h 21' 17" 96 Reinardt Janse van Rensburg RSA MTN 2015 + 3h 21' 30" 97 Daniel Oss ITA BMC 2015 + 3h 22' 14" 98 Brice Feillu FRA BSE 2015 + 3h 23' 11" 99 Paul Voss GER BOH 2015 + 3h 24' 53" 100 Martin Elmiger SWI IAM 2015 + 3h 26' 47" 101 Rohan Dennis AUS BMC 2015 + 3h 27' 34" 102 Grégory Rast SWI TFR 2015 + 3h 29' 00" 103 Zdeněk Štybar CZE EQS 2015 + 3h 30' 13" 104 Sep Vanmarcke BEL TLJ 2015 + 3h 31' 15" 105 Jérémy Roy FRA FDJ 2015 + 3h 32' 12" 106 Roy Curvers NED TGA 2015 + 3h 35' 40" 107 Adriano Malori ITA 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib. MOV 2015 + 3h 37' 28" 108 Bartosz Huzarski POL BOH 2015 + 3h 38' 06" 109 John Degenkolb GER TGA 2015 + 3h 39' 43" 110 Bryan Coquard FRA EUC 2015 + 3h 42' 36" 111 Nicolas Edet FRA COF 2015 + 3h 42' 42" 112 Alexandre Geniez FRA FDJ 2015 + 3h 42' 57" 113 Benoît Vaugrenard FRA FDJ 2015 + 3h 43' 08" 114 Adam Hansen AUS LTS 2015 + 3h 45' 18" 115 Imanol Erviti ESP 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib. MOV 2015 + 3h 47' 14" 116 Julien Vermote BEL EQS 2015 + 3h 50' 32" 117 Matteo Trentin ITA EQS 2015 + 3h 50' 59" 118 Matteo Bono ITA LAM 2015 + 3h 52' 17" 119 Armindo Fonseca FRA BSE 2015 + 3h 53' 13" 120 Manuel Quinziato ITA BMC 2015 + 3h 53' 21" 121 Jos van Emden NED TLJ 2015 + 3h 54' 19" 122 José Serpa COL LAM 2015 + 3h 54' 25" 123 Geoffrey Soupe FRA COF 2015 + 3h 55' 35" 124 Julián Arredondo COL TFR 2015 + 3h 56' 49" 125 Filippo Pozzato ITA LAM 2015 + 3h 58' 20" 126 Marco Haller AUT KAT 2015 + 3h 59' 04" 127 Christophe Laporte FRA COF 2015 + 3h 59' 10" 128 Ian Stannard GBR SKY 2015 + 3h 59' 37" 129 Tim Wellens BEL LTS 2015 + 3h 59' 39" 130 Alexander Kristoff NOR KAT 2015 + 4h 01' 06" 131 Dmitriy Gruzdev KAZ AST 2015 + 4h 01' 12" 132 Matteo Tosatto ITA TTS 2015 + 4h 01' 15" 133 Arnaud Gérard FRA BSE 2015 + 4h 02' 06" 134 André Greipel GER LTS 2015 + 4h 03' 28" 135 Florian Sénéchal FRA COF 2015 + 4h 04' 06" 136 Luke Rowe GBR SKY 2015 + 4h 04' 45" 137 Yohann Gène FRA EUC 2015 + 4h 04' 56" 138 Arnaud Démare FRA FDJ 2015 + 4h 05' 28" 139 Albert Timmer NED TGA 2015 + 4h 05' 30" 140 José Mendes POR BOH 2015 + 4h 07' 47" 141 Frédéric Brun FRA BSE 2015 + 4h 10' 32" 142 Mark Cavendish GBR EQS 2015 + 4h 12' 05" 143 Ramūnas Navardauskas LTU TCG 2015 + 4h 14' 40" 144 Pieter Weening NED OGE 2015 + 4h 15' 20" 145 Jens Debusschere BEL LTS 2015 + 4h 16' 06" 146 Damien Gaudin FRA ALM 2015 + 4h 16' 13" 147 Dylan van Baarle NED TCG 2015 + 4h 18' 40" 148 Stijn Devolder BEL TFR 2015 + 4h 21' 31" 149 Jacopo Guarnieri ITA KAT 2015 + 4h 22' 20" 150 Marcel Sieberg GER LTS 2015 + 4h 24' 52" 151 Luke Durbridge AUS OGE 2015 + 4h 25' 03" 152 Michael Matthews AUS OGE 2015 + 4h 26' 33" 153 Tom Leezer NED TLJ 2015 + 4h 26' 47" 154 Tyler Farrar USA MTN 2015 + 4h 32' 32" 155 Davide Cimolai ITA LAM 2015 + 4h 33' 21" 156 Matthias Brändle AUT IAM 2015 + 4h 37' 36" 157 Bryan Nauleau FRA EUC 2015 + 4h 40' 12" 158 Kenneth Vanbilsen BEL COF 2015 + 4h 41' 27" 159 Svein Tuft CAN OGE 2015 + 4h 48' 08" 160 Sébastien Chavanel FRA FDJ 2015 + 4h 56' 59" Points classification + Final points classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Points 1 Peter Sagan SVK 20px|link=Points classification in the Tour de France|alt=A green jersey. TTS 2015 432 2 André Greipel GER LTS 2015 366 3 John Degenkolb GER GIA 2015 298 4 Mark Cavendish GBR EQS 2015 206 5 Bryan Coquard FRA EUC 2015 152 6 Chris Froome GBR 20px|link=General classification in the Tour de France|alt=A yellow jersey. 20px|link=Mountains classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with red polka dots. SKY 2015 139 7 Thibaut Pinot FRA FDJ 2015 113 8 Alejandro Valverde ESP 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib. MOV 2015 103 9 Thomas de Gendt BEL LTS 2015 90 10 Alexander Kristoff NOR KAT 2015 90 Mountains classification + Final mountains classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Points 1 Chris Froome GBR 20px|link=Mountains classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with red polka dots. 20px|link=General classification in the Tour de France|alt=A yellow jersey. SKY 2015 119 2 Nairo Quintana COL 20px|link=Young rider classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey. 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib. MOV 2015 108 3 Romain Bardet FRA 20px|link=Combativity award in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a red number bib. A2R 2015 90 4 Thibaut Pinot FRA FDJ 2015 82 5 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2015 78 6 Pierre Rolland FRA EUC 2015 74 7 Alejandro Valverde SPA 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib. MOV 2015 72 8 Jakob Fuglsang DEN AST 2015 64 9 Richie Porte AUS SKY 2015 58 10 Serge Pauwels BEL MTN 2015 55 Young rider classification + Final young rider classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Time 1Nairo Quintana COL 20px|link=Young rider classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey. 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib. MOV 2015 84h 47' 26" 2 Romain Bardet FRA 20px|link=Combativity award in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a red number bib. ALM 2015 + 14' 48" 3 Warren Barguil FRA GIA 2015 + 30' 03" 4 Thibaut Pinot FRA FDJ 2015 + 37' 40" 5 Bob Jungels LUX TFR 2015 + 1h 32' 09" 6 Peter Sagan SVK 20px|link=Points classification in the Tour de France|alt=A green jersey. TTS 2015 + 2h 13' 43" 7 Adam Yates GBR OGE 2015 + 2h 15' 24" 8 Wilco Kelderman NED TLJ 2015 + 3h 02' 55" 9 Emanuel Buchmann GER BOH 2015 + 3h 07' 35" 10Merhawi Kudus ERI MTN 2015 + 3h 09' 24" Team classification + Final team classification (1–10) Rank Team Time 1 ESP MOV 2015 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib. 255h 24' 24" 2 GBR SKY 2015 + 57' 23" 3 TTS 2015 + 1h 00' 12" 4 KAZ AST 2015 + 1h 12' 09" 5 RSA MTN 2015 + 1h 14' 32" 6 FRA ALM 2015 + 1h 24' 22" 7 FRA EUC 2015 + 1h 48' 51" 8 USA BMC 2015 + 2h 41' 46" 9 SUI IAM 2015 + 2h 42' 16" 10 NED TLJ 2015 + 2h 46' 59" UCI World Tour rankings Riders from the WorldTeams competing individually, as well as for their teams and nations, for points that contributed towards the World Tour rankings.UCI cycling regulations 2015 56–57 Points were awarded to the top twenty finishers in the general classification and to the top five finishers in each stage.Race regulations 2015 27 The 238 points accrued by Chris Froome moved him up to second in the individual ranking, behind Alejandro Valverde. Despite MOV 2015 yes's strong showing, SKY 2015 yes took over the lead of the team ranking due to Froome's points. With three riders in the top ten, Spain remained the leaders of the nation ranking.UCI WorldTour: Froome wins the Tour de France http://www.uci.ch/road/news/article/uci-worldtour-froome-wins-the-tour-france/ 25 October 2015 Union Cycliste Internationale 26 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150730040127/http://www.uci.ch/road/news/article/uci-worldtour-froome-wins-the-tour-france/ 30 July 2015 dead dmy-all +UCI World Tour individual ranking on 26 July 2015 (1–10)UCI WorldTour Ranking – 26 July 2015 http://www.uci.html.infostradasports.com/cache/2/TheASP.asp@PageID%3D102007&SportID%3D102&CompetitionID%3D24055&SeasonID%3D488&EventID%3D12146&GenderID%3D1&ClassID%3D1&EventPhaseID%3D1186645&Phase1ID%3D1186663&TaalCode%3D2&StyleID%3D0&Cache%3D2.html?432186 25 October 2015 Union Cycliste Internationale 26 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100006/http://www.uci.html.infostradasports.com/cache/2/TheASP.asp%40PageID%3D102007%26SportID%3D102%26CompetitionID%3D24055%26SeasonID%3D488%26EventID%3D12146%26GenderID%3D1%26ClassID%3D1%26EventPhaseID%3D1186645%26Phase1ID%3D1186663%26TaalCode%3D2%26StyleID%3D0%26Cache%3D2.html?432186 4 March 2016 dead dmy-allUCI WorldTour Ranking – 21 June 2015 http://www.uci.html.infostradasports.com/cache/2/TheASP.asp@PageID%3D102007&SportID%3D102&CompetitionID%3D24055&SeasonID%3D488&EventID%3D12146&GenderID%3D1&ClassID%3D1&EventPhaseID%3D1186645&Phase1ID%3D1186662&TaalCode%3D2&StyleID%3D0&Cache%3D2.html?849437 25 October 2015 Union Cycliste Internationale 21 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095957/http://www.uci.html.infostradasports.com/cache/2/TheASP.asp%40PageID%3D102007%26SportID%3D102%26CompetitionID%3D24055%26SeasonID%3D488%26EventID%3D12146%26GenderID%3D1%26ClassID%3D1%26EventPhaseID%3D1186645%26Phase1ID%3D1186662%26TaalCode%3D2%26StyleID%3D0%26Cache%3D2.html?849437 4 March 2016 dead dmy-all Rank Prev. Previous rank Name Team Points 1 1 Alejandro Valverde ESP MOV 2015 482 2 16 Chris Froome GBR SKY 2015 422 3 2 Alberto Contador ESP TTS 2015 407 4 15 Nairo Quintana COL MOV 2015 365 5 3 Richie Porte AUS SKY 2015 314 6 7 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2015 292 7 6 Geraint Thomas GBR SKY 2015 283 8 4 Rui Costa POR LAM 2015 275 9 5 Simon Špilak SLO KAT 2015 269 10 9 John Degenkolb GER TGA 2015 265 See also Sports France 2015 in men's road cycling 2015 in sports 2015 La Course by Le Tour de France Notes References 30em Bibliography Liggett Phil Raia James Lewis Sammarye Phil Liggett Tour de France for Dummies For Dummies https://books.google.com/books?id=HeBJN_cysjoC 2005 Indianapolis John Wiley & Sons 978-0-7645-8449-7 Race regulations http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2015/docs/TDF15_Reglement-BD.pdf Tour de France Paris Amaury Sport Organisation https://web.archive.org/web/20150624042213/http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2015/docs/TDF15_Reglement-BD.pdf 24 June 2015 dead 17 August 2015 2015 Race regulations 2015 http://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/Rulesandregulation/16/82/39/2-ROA-20150619-E_English.pdf UCI cycling regulations Part 2, road races 19 June 2015 24 March 2019 Aigle, Switzerland Union Cycliste Internationale https://web.archive.org/web/20150702030045/http://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/Rulesandregulation/16/82/39/2-ROA-20150619-E_English.pdf 2 July 2015 dead UCI cycling regulations 2015 Further reading Eclimont Christian-Louis Le Tour de France 2015: The Official Review https://books.google.com/books?id=S64yrgEACAAJ 2015 Vision Sports Publishing London 978-1-909534-51-3 External links https://web.archive.org/web/20170703132611/http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2015/us/ 3 July 2017 Official website 2015 Tour de France 1 11 12 21 2015 Category:2015 UCI World Tour Category:2015 in Dutch sport Category:July 2015 sports events in France 2015 Tour de France 2015 Tour de France