2015 Tour de Suisse

Cycling race September 2019 2015 Tour de Suisse 2015 UCI World Tour 17 28http://www.uci.ch/road/calendar/detail#date=20150601&view=list&categ=257&country=0&classc=0 2015 UCI Calendar 4 January 2015 UCI https://web.archive.org/web/20150107012153/http://www.uci.ch/road/calendar/detail#date=20150601&view=list&categ=257&country=0&classc=0#date=20150601&view=list&categ=257&country=0&classc=0 7 January 2015 live Tour de Romandie 2013 - Stage 5 - Podium - Simon Špilak (cropped).jpg Simon Špilak won the 2015 Tour de Suisse 13–21 June 2015TdS 2020 198 9 1262.6 km 30h 15' 09" Simon Špilak KAT 2015 SLO yellow Geraint Thomas SKY 2015 GBR Tom Dumoulin TGA 2015 NED Thomas De GendtDenifl Stefan Denifl's results were expunged following his four-year suspension for blood doping in June 2019.https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/denifl-and-preidler-handed-four-year-bans-after-blood-doping-confessions/ Denifl and Preidler handed four-year bans after blood doping confessions Cyclingnews.com 27 June 2019 25 June 2022https://assets.ctfassets.net/761l7gh5x5an/1eUWQkeQp5lRjW9QcgG6us/c25baea21090970f49cee2612851e336/2022_05_30_Sanction_ADRV_ENG_2.0.pdf Consequences Imposed on License-Holders as Result of Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRV) as per the UCI Anti-Doping Rules (ADR) UCI.org Union Cycliste Internationale 30 May 2022 25 June 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220624234037/https://assets.ctfassets.net/761l7gh5x5an/1eUWQkeQp5lRjW9QcgG6us/c25baea21090970f49cee2612851e336/2022_05_30_Sanction_ADRV_ENG_2.0.pdf 24 June 2022 2 LTS 2015 BEL light blue Peter Sagan TTS 2015 SVK black SKY 2015 2014 2016 The 2015 Tour de Suisse was the 79th edition of the Tour de Suisse stage race. It took place from 13 to 21 June and was the seventeenth race of the 2015 UCI World Tour. It started in Risch-Rotkreuz and finished in Bern. The race was composed of nine stages including two time trials, a short one on the first day and a long one on the last day. The event covered 1262.6 km 0 off,TdS 2020 198 and visited Liechtenstein and Austria on its fifth stage, which was the race's sole mountaintop finish. The winner of the general classification was Slovenian Simon Špilak of KAT 2015, who won the race by a margin of only five seconds from Great Britain's Geraint Thomas (SKY 2015). The ultimate selection was made on the last day's individual time trial. Tom Dumoulin of the TGA 2015 squad rounded up the podium, having won the two individual time trial stages that bookended the race. The mountains classification was initially awarded to Austria's Stefan Denifl (IAM 2015), who featured in many breakaways to amass his points. Denifl was later disqualified following his suspension for doping in 2019. The sprints classification was won by Slovakian Peter Sagan (TTS 2015) who also was the victor of two stages. Team Sky finished at the head of the team classification with a margin of 11 minutes and 49 seconds. Other riders who won a stage were Croatian Kristijan Đurasek of LAM 2015, Australian Michael Matthews (OGE 2015), Norwegian Alexander Kristoff (KAT 2015 yes) and Kazakh Alexey Lutsenko of AST 2015. Frenchman Thibaut Pinot grabbed the queen stage to the Rettenbach glacier and held the leader's jersey for four stages, but had to surrender it on the last day of competition to Špilak. Teams As a UCI World Tour event, the organisation was obliged to invite all seventeen UCI WorldTeams, and likewise, all seventeen teams were obligated to send a squad.http://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/Rulesandregulation/16/82/39/2-ROA-20150619-E_English.pdf UCI Cycling Regulations: Part 2: Road Races page 110 article 2.15.127 UCI 1 July 2015 dead 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 To complete the field, two UCI Professional Continental teams were invited to join the race.http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/tour_de_suisse_wild_cards_announced/ Tour de Suisse wildcards announced CyclingQuotes.com JJnet.dk A/S 22 May 2015 9 June 2015 Axelgaard Emil https://web.archive.org/web/20150614145925/http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/tour_de_suisse_wild_cards_announced/ 14 June 2015 live The number of riders allowed per team was eight, so the starting field contained 152 cyclists.http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/user_upload/Startliste_Medien.pdf Startliste Medien Startlist Media de Tour de Suisse 2 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150703040217/http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/user_upload/Startliste_Medien.pdf 3 July 2015 dead ALM AST BMC OPQ FDJ IAM LAM LTB MOV OGE GRS GIA KAT BEL SKY TTS TFR UCI World Tour Teams 2015 CCC WGG UCI Professional Continental teams 2015 Pre-race favourites thumb|World road race champion Michał Kwiatkowski, pictured before stage two, was considered to be among the pre-race favourites for the general classification. Rui Costa (MOV 2015) won the last three editions of the race, however he was not present at the 2015 event, as he raced in the Critérium du Dauphiné instead. More contenders for the overall classification of the Tour de France opted for the latter race since it was more mountainous.http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/no_title_defence_for_costa_at_the_tour_de_suisse/ No title defence for Costa at the Tour de Suisse CyclingQuotes.com JJnet.dk A/S 22 April 2015 4 June 2015 Axelgaard Emil https://web.archive.org/web/20150602195830/http://cyclingquotes.com/news/no_title_defence_for_costa_at_the_tour_de_suisse 2 June 2015 live There were two former winners of the Tour de Suisse at the starting line, TFR 2015 teammates: Swiss Fabian Cancellara and Luxembourger Fränk Schleck.Puddicombe Stephen Tour de Suisse 2015 preview http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/tour-de-suisse-2015-preview-176349 6 July 2015 Cycling Weekly 11 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150629070523/http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/tour-de-suisse-2015-preview-176349 29 June 2015 live Contenders for the general classification were Simon Špilak (KAT 2015), Thibaut Pinot (FDJ 2015), Rafał Majka (TTS 2015), Sergio Henao (SKY 2015), Tom Dumoulin (TGA 2015), Michał Kwiatkowski (EQS 2015) and Geraint Thomas (SKY 2015 yes).Puddicombe Stephen Tour de Suisse 2015: Who will win? http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/tour-de-suisse-2015-who-will-win-176523 1 July 2015 Cycling Weekly 12 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150628222910/http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/tour-de-suisse-2015-who-will-win-176523 28 June 2015 liveHenrys Colin Tour de Suisse 2015 - preview: Mark Cavendish steps up Tour de France preparations against sprinting rivals http://www.roadcyclinguk.com/racing/previews/tour-de-suisse-2015-preview-mark-cavendish-steps-up-tour-de-france-preparations-against-sprinting-rivals.html 1 July 2015 Road Cycling UK Mpora 12 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150702132221/http://roadcyclinguk.com/racing/previews/tour-de-suisse-2015-preview-mark-cavendish-steps-up-tour-de-france-preparations-against-sprinting-rivals.html 2 July 2015 live Other hopefuls were Jurgen Van den Broeck (LTS 2015) and Sébastien Reichenbach (IAM 2015). It was ALM 2015's Domenico Pozzovivo's first race after his disastrous crash in the Giro d'Italia, so his form was predicted as uncertain, but the Italian climber could certainly be a factor if he was in shape.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/giro-ditalia-im-ok-but-it-was-a-very-heavy-fall-says-pozzovivo Giro d'Italia: I'm ok but it was a very heavy fall, says Pozzovivo Cyclingnews.com 12 May 2015 9 June 2015 Barry Ryan https://web.archive.org/web/20150626183927/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/giro-ditalia-im-ok-but-it-was-a-very-heavy-fall-says-pozzovivo 26 June 2015 live Peter Sagan (Tinkoff–Saxo) was a contender for stage wins. His directeur sportif (team manager) said he was the leader of the team and would target the opening prologue.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sagan-targeting-opening-yellow-jersey-at-tour-de-suisse Sagan targeting opening yellow jersey at Tour de Suisse Cyclingnews.com 10 June 2015 11 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150612061635/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sagan-targeting-opening-yellow-jersey-at-tour-de-suisse 12 June 2015 live Mark Cavendish of QST 2015 yes, who proved his form with twelve stage victories so far in the season, was a favourite for the sprint stages. Other riders contending stage glory were Alexander Kristoff (KAT 2015 yes) and John Degenkolb (TGA 2015 yes). Cancellara, the 2009 winner, was recovering from a crash suffered at the E3 Harelbeke one-day race; his primary focus was on his recovery.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cancellara-ready-to-suffer-at-the-tour-de-suisse-as-he-returns-from-fractured-vertebra Cancellara ready to suffer at the Tour de Suisse as he returns from fractured vertebra Cyclingnews.com 24 June 2015 1 July 2015 Stephen Farrand https://web.archive.org/web/20150701212643/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cancellara-ready-to-suffer-at-the-tour-de-suisse-as-he-returns-from-fractured-vertebra 1 July 2015 live Route An important race in its own right, the 2015 Tour de Suisse was used by some Tour de France riders to perfect their physical conditions, as the well-known French race started on 4 July.http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/tag/tour-de-suisse Tour de Suisse Cycling Weekly 20 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150629061943/http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/tag/tour-de-suisse 29 June 2015 live The route for the race was announced on 9 March 2015.1,320 kilometres, 15,606 metres of elevation gain and a portion of glacier ice http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/en/service/media/news/news-detail/news/1320-kilometres-15606-metres-of-elevation-gain-and-a-portion-of-glacier-ice/ 2 July 2015 Tour de Suisse 3 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150703035919/http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/en/service/media/news/news-detail/news/1320-kilometres-15606-metres-of-elevation-gain-and-a-portion-of-glacier-ice/ 3 July 2015 livehttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-confirm-worldtour-calendar-2015 UCI confirm WorldTour Calendar 2015 24 September 2014 4 January 2015 Cyclingnews.com https://web.archive.org/web/20160310130820/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-confirm-worldtour-calendar-2015/ 10 March 2016 live The race did not follow any particular pattern in terms of geographical displacement around the country, but did visit Liechtenstein and Austria on the fifth stage. It was also the longest of the race and was qualified as the queen stage. It finished near Sölden situated in Austrian territory and featured a mountaintop finish. After that, the race came back in Swiss territory for the remainder of the event. The stages which were likely to be the most important for the general classification were stage five and the individual time trial on the final stage. The race featured a total elevation gain of 15606 m 1 off.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2015/preview Tour de Suisse primed for duel among top sprinters Cyclingnews.com 12 June 2015 12 June 2015 Fletcher Patrick https://web.archive.org/web/20150613125122/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2015/preview 13 June 2015 live On 4 June 2015, it was announced that the town of Brunnen was desisting itself from being the start of stage three because of road damage caused by a rocky landslide, and that the town of Quinto would instead be the starting town. This shortened the stage by 57.2 km 1 off.http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/brunnen-withdraws-from-stage-start-1/ Brunnen withdraws from stage start Tour de Suisse 4 June 2015 4 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150610181207/http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/brunnen-withdraws-from-stage-start-1/ 10 June 2015 dead + Stage characteristics and winners Stage Date Route Distance Type Winner 1 13 June Risch-Rotkreuz to Risch-Rotkreuz 5.1 km 1 on 20px|alt=|link= Individual time trial Tom Dumoulin NED 2 14 June 161.1 km 1 on 20px|link=|alt= Medium-mountain stage Kristijan Đurasek CRO 3 15 June Quinto to OlivoneQuinto The stage was due to be held over a distance of 174.5 km off and was due to start in Brunnen, but a landslide resulted in the start being moved to Quinto. 117.3 km 1 onQuinto 20px|link=|alt= Mountain stage Peter Sagan SVK 4 16 June Flims to Schwarzenbach, St. Gallen Schwarzenbach de Schwarzenbach SG 193.2 km 1 on 20px|link=|alt= Medium-mountain stage Michael Matthews AUS 5 17 June Unterterzen to Sölden (Austria) 237.3 km 1 on 20px|link=|alt= Mountain stage Thibaut Pinot FRA 6 18 June Wil to Biel/Bienne 193.1 km 1 on 20px|link=|alt= Flat stage Peter Sagan SVK 7 19 June Biel/Bienne to Düdingen 164.6 km 1 on 20px|link=|alt= Flat stage Alexander Kristoff NOR 8 20 June Bern to Bern 152.5 km 1 on 20px|link=|alt= Medium-mountain stage Alexey Lutsenko KAZ 9 21 June 38.4 km 1 on 20px|alt=|link= Individual time trial Tom Dumoulin NED Total 1262.6 km 0 onThe race was initially scheduled to be held over 1319.8 km off, but was altered due to the shortening of the third stage. Stages Stage 1 13 June 2015 — Risch-Rotkreuz to Risch-Rotkreuz, 5.1 km 1 on, individual time trial (ITT) thumb|The opening prologue's 5.1 km 1 off on course was in and around Risch-Rotkreuz. thumbnail|right|Tom Dumoulin on his way to victory on Stage 1 The very short prologue contained three sharp corners. The first two kilometers were slightly uphill, the third one was slightly downhill and the rest was flat.Tour de Suisse 2015 30–31 The best times coming from the first tier of riders were Matthias Brändle (IAM 2015) with 5' 45", Greg Van Avermaet (BMC 2015) a second slower and Cameron Meyer (BEX men 2015) another second in arrears. Thibaut Pinot (FDJ 2015) came in with a deficit of twelve seconds on Brändle. Michael Matthews (OGE 2015 yes) also realised a good time, four seconds down on the provisional leader. Domenico Pozzovivo (ALM 2015) came to the finish with a fifteen-second deficit.http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/tom-dumoulin-wins-tour-de-suisse-opener-geraint-thomas-10th-176819 Tom Dumoulin wins Tour de Suisse opener, Geraint Thomas 10th Cycling Weekly 13 June 2015 13 June 2015 Stephen Puddicombe https://web.archive.org/web/20150615005829/http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/tom-dumoulin-wins-tour-de-suisse-opener-geraint-thomas-10th-176819 15 June 2015 live Daniele Bennati (SAX 2015) had the best intermediate time all day, which was calculated with 2.1 km 1 off remaining as the riders went through the checkpoint. Fabian Cancellara (TFS men 2015), beat Brändle with a time of 5' 43". Time trialist Adriano Malorihttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/malori-targets-italian-tt-title Malori targets Italian TT title Cyclingnews.com 8 July 2015 8 July 2015 Ryan Barry https://web.archive.org/web/20150709111755/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/malori-targets-italian-tt-title 9 July 2015 live (MOV 2015) started soon after Cancellara crossed the finish line, but came in at 5' 47", four seconds slower. TGA 2015 rider Tom Dumoulin clocked 5' 41", 2 seconds better than Cancellara, and would ultimately be the winner of the stage.http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/tom-dumoulin-wins-fast-prologue/ Tom Dumoulin wins fast prologue Tour de Suisse INM 13 June 2015 2 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150703071931/http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/tom-dumoulin-wins-fast-prologue/ 3 July 2015 live BMC 2015 yes's Silvan Dillier crashed as he was on a straight stretch of road. He managed to remount and finish the stage; his final position was last place, 1' 22" down. SKY 2015's leader Geraint Thomas put in a fast ride, only seven seconds down on the winner. Peter Sagan (TTS 2015 yes) came in five seconds in arrears of Dumoulin, missing out on his objective of being the first leader of the race. Robert Gesink (BEL 2015) clocked a time 22 seconds slower than Dumoulin, and so did Sergio Henao of SKY 2015 yes. Poles Rafał Majka (TTS 2015 yes) and Michał Kwiatkowski (QST 2015) were 20 and 21 seconds down respectively.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2015/stage-1/results Tom Dumoulin wins opening time trial at Tour de Suisse Cyclingnews.com 13 June 2015 13 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150616045252/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2015/stage-1/results 16 June 2015 livehttp://velonews.competitor.com/2015/06/news/road/dumoulin-wins-tour-de-suisse-time-trial-opener_373709 Dumoulin wins Tour de Suisse time trial opener VeloNews 13 June 2015 13 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150615080957/http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/06/news/road/dumoulin-wins-tour-de-suisse-time-trial-opener_373709 15 June 2015 livehttp://videosdecyclisme.fr/tour-de-suisse-2015-etape1-ordre-horaires-depart-prologue/ Tour de Suisse #1 : ordre et horaires de départ du prologue Videos de cyclisme 13 June 2015 fr https://web.archive.org/web/20150615011854/http://videosdecyclisme.fr/tour-de-suisse-2015-etape1-ordre-horaires-depart-prologue/ 15 June 2015 live After the event, Dumoulin said that he prepared at altitude for the race and that he produced a hard physical effort on the uphill section and went less intensely on the flatter parts. Stage 1 result and general classification after stage 1 1 Tom Dumoulin NED TGA 2015 5' 41" yellow General classificationblack Points classification 2 Fabian Cancellara SWI TFR 2015 + 2" 3 Matthias Brändle AUT IAM 2015 + 4" 4 Peter Sagan SVK TTS 2015 + 5" 5 Steve Morabito SWI FDJ 2015 + 5" 6 Greg Van Avermaet BEL BMC 2015 + 5" 7 Cameron Meyer AUS OGE 2015 + 6" 8 Ion Izagirre SPA MOV 2015 + 6" 9 Adriano Malori ITA MOV 2015 + 6" 10 Geraint Thomas GBR SKY 2015 + 7" Stage 2 14 June 2015 — Risch-Rotkreuz to Risch-Rotkreuz, 161.1 km 1 on thumb|The race leaders pass beneath the archway marking 1 km off to go (flamme rouge). The stage started right away with a Category 2 climb named Dorfstrasse which was 5.4 km 1 off long. The riders then rode a loop to tackle the latter climb once more about midway through the stage. Afterward another loop around Risch-Rotkreuz was effectuated to reach a Category 1 affair named Michaelskreuz, 4 km 1 off long. The course came back down and effectuated another circuit to tackle the climb a second and last time. This last King of the Mountains (KOM) checkpoint was situated at 12 km 1 off from the finish. The riders negotiated the descent and ended up once again in Risch-Rotkreuz for the finale.Tour de Suisse 2015 32–35 After 38 km 1 off of racing, Luka Pibernik (LAM 2015), Cameron Meyer (BEX men 2015), Jürgen Roelandts (LOT 2015) and Valerio Agnoli of AST 2015 had an advantage of 1' 08" over chasers Ben King (TCG 2015) and Simone Antonini of Pro Continental team WGG 2015. They also enjoyed a lead of 2' 55" on the peloton. The two chasers soon fell back into the main field. The maximum gap the peloton allowed the escapees to have was 3' 20". As the main group attacked the climb of Michaelskreuz for the first time, Arnaud Démare (FDJ 2015) crashed because of the fight for position.http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/durasek_surprises_in_tough_stage_in_switzerland/ Durasek surprises in tough stage in Switzerland CyclingQuotes.com JJnet.dk A/S 14 June 2015 14 June 2015 Axelgaard Emil https://web.archive.org/web/20150707154521/http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/durasek_surprises_in_tough_stage_in_switzerland/ 7 July 2015 live With 16 km 1 off to go, the riders attacked the climb of Michaelskreuz for the second and last time and caught the remnants of the breakaway on the way up.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2015/stage-2/results Tour de Suisse: Durasek solos to stage 2 win Cyclingnews.com 14 June 2015 14 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150616080601/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2015/stage-2/results 16 June 2015 live AST 2015 yes's Jakob Fuglsang accelerated close to the summit, with only Geraint Thomas (SKY 2015) and Simon Špilak (KAT 2015) initially able to follow, while Michał Kwiatkowski (QST 2015) lost contact. Thomas then attacked on the descent and was followed by Fuglsang and Špilak. Tom Dumoulin (TGA 2015) chased them as he wanted to protect his leader's jersey. A small group of nine riders formed on the descent. Close to the final kilometre, Kristijan Đurasek of LAM 2015 yes placed an acceleration and continued to a solo victory on the flat run-in. The group came in four seconds in arrears, with Daniel Moreno (KAT 2015 yes) winning the sprint for second place before Julián Arredondo (TFS men 2015. Overall contenders Thibaut Pinot (FDJ 2015 yes) and Špilak were also part of that clique, coming in fourth and sixth respectively. Peter Sagan (SAX 2015) won the sprint of the following group, coming in tenth at fourteen seconds. Dumoulin kept his leader's jersey, while Pibernik amassed enough mountain points (18) to earn the mountains classification jersey.http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/geraint-thomas-moves-to-second-overall-at-tour-de-suisse-as-kristijan-durasek-takes-stage-176868 Geraint Thomas moves to second overall at Tour de Suisse as Kristijan Đurasek takes stage Cycling Weekly 14 June 2015 14 June 2015 Richard Windsor https://web.archive.org/web/20150616043800/http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/geraint-thomas-moves-to-second-overall-at-tour-de-suisse-as-kristijan-durasek-takes-stage-176868 16 June 2015 live Stage 2 result 1 Kristijan Đurasek CRO LAM 2015 3h 36' 52" 2 Daniel Moreno SPA KAT 2015 + 4" 3 Julián Arredondo COL TFR 2015 + 4" 4 Thibaut Pinot FRA FDJ 2015 + 4" 5 Geraint Thomas GBR SKY 2015 + 4" 6 Simon Špilak SLO KAT 2015 + 4" 7 Miguel Ángel López COL AST 2015 + 4" 8 Jakob Fuglsang DEN AST 2015 + 4" 9 Tom Dumoulin NED TGA 2015 + 4" yellow General classification 10 Peter Sagan SVK TTS 2015 + 14"General classification after stage 2 1 Tom Dumoulin NED TGA 2015 3h 42' 37" yellow General classificationblack Points classification 2 Geraint Thomas GBR SKY 2015 + 7" 3 Daniel Moreno SPA KAT 2015 + 11" 4 Jakob Fuglsang DEN AST 2015 + 14" 5 Peter Sagan SVK TTS 2015 + 15" 6 Steve Morabito SWI FDJ 2015 + 15" 7 Thibaut Pinot FRA FDJ 2015 + 16" 8 Kristijan Đurasek CRO LAM 2015 + 18" 9 Bob Jungels LUX TFR 2015 + 19" 10 Simon Špilak SLO KAT 2015 + 19" Stage 3 15 June 2015 — Quinto to Olivone, 117.3 km 1 onQuinto thumb|The third stage began with the hors catégorie Gotthard Pass climb. This was the new version of the stage as the original route was closed due to a landslide. The stage immediately started with the 1087 m 1 off on ascent of the hors catégorie Gotthard Pass, the summit of which was 18.8 km 1 off in. Then came a long false flat until a Category 2 climb, the 5 km 1 off on Zona Cumiasca. It was immediately followed by a Category 3 named ascent Via Cantonale, a 3.2 km off on climb which summited 6 km 1 off from the finish.Tour de Suisse 2015 38–39 The race got on its way under cloudy but dry conditions. The Tour de Suisse was featuring the Gotthard Pass for the 34th time in its history, and a break formed along its early slopes, which featured cobbles.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2015/stage-3/live-report Live report Cyclingnews.com 15 June 2015 15 June 2015 Stephen Farrand https://web.archive.org/web/20150618232456/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2015/stage-3/live-report 18 June 2015 live The two attackers were Stefan Denifl (IAM 2015) and Marco Marcato (WGG 2015). The pair had a lead of 2' 30" on the main field as Branislau Samoilau (CCC 2015) was chasing them. Denifl got to the top of the climb first to rake in twenty points. By the top of the pass, snow was covering the sides of the road and the field was 3' 20" back. The riders put gilets on before the descent, which lasted almost 40 km 1 off. Samoilau succeeded in joining the escape during the downhill. The competitors replenished their food stock at the feed zone situated shortly after the downhill section. The main field started accelerating, with the team of the leader Tom Dumoulin, TGA 2015 doing most of the work at the front. Realising this breakaway was gaining ground, SAX came to the fore to help, resulting in the gap going down gradually. There was 30 km 1 off to cover as the gap was hovering around 4' 30".http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/in-form_sagan_beats_the_gc_riders_in_switzerland/ In-form Sagan beats the GC riders in Switzerland CyclingQuotes.com JJnet.dk A/S 15 June 2015 15 June 2015 Axelgaard Emil https://web.archive.org/web/20150620031556/http://cyclingquotes.com/news/in-form_sagan_beats_the_gc_riders_in_switzerland/ 20 June 2015 live At the foot of the Zona Cumiasca climb, with 19 km 1 off remaining, the gap had shrunk significantly. The peloton formed sprint trains to better position their leaders for the ascent. Marcato was soon dropped from the breakaway and Denifl won the mountain points. At that point, Denifl and Samoilau had only a thirty-second gap over the depleting field. The catch was effectuated with 8.7 km 1 off to race. Michael Albasini (BEX men 2015) attacked, soon followed by Jan Bakelants (ALM 2015). With the two escapees enjoying only a ten-second advantage, Sergio Henao (SKY 2015) accelerated and passed them. The trio was ultimately reeled in. Rafał Majka (SAX 2015) was working at the front of the small leading group to bring back the attackers to give his team leader Peter Sagan a chance at victory. In the last few kilometres, Sagan took over from Majka himself. He followed Daniel Moreno (KAT 2015), who had chased down Esteban Chaves (BEX men 2015 yes), passing him to take victory.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2015/stage-3/results Tour de Suisse: Sagan wins in Olivone Cyclingnews.com 15 June 2015 15 June 2015 Laura Weislo https://web.archive.org/web/20150617035010/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2015/stage-3/results 17 June 2015 livehttp://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/peter-sagan-wins-stage-three-of-the-tour-de-suisse-thomas-fourth-overall-177045 Peter Sagan wins stage three of the Tour de Suisse; Thomas fourth overall Cycling Weekly 15 June 2015 15 June 2015 Stuart Clarke https://web.archive.org/web/20150617185831/http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/peter-sagan-wins-stage-three-of-the-tour-de-suisse-thomas-fourth-overall-177045 17 June 2015 live Stage 3 result 1 Peter Sagan SVK TTS 2015 3h 00' 35" 2 Daniel Moreno SPA KAT 2015 + 0" 3 Thibaut Pinot FRA FDJ 2015 + 0" 4 Julián Arredondo COL TFR 2015 + 0" 5 Tom Dumoulin NED TGA 2015 + 0" yellow General classification 6 Geraint Thomas GBR SKY 2015 + 0" 7 Jakob Fuglsang DEN AST 2015 + 0" 8 Esteban Chaves COL OGE 2015 + 0" 9 Sergio Henao COL SKY 2015 + 0" 10 José Joaquín Rojas SPA MOV 2015 + 0"General classification after stage 3 1 Tom Dumoulin NED TGA 2015 6h 43' 12" yellow General classification 2 Daniel Moreno SPA KAT 2015 + 5" black Points classification 3 Peter Sagan SVK TTS 2015 + 5" 4 Geraint Thomas GBR SKY 2015 + 7" 5 Thibaut Pinot FRA FDJ 2015 + 12" 6 Jakob Fuglsang DEN AST 2015 + 14" 7 Steve Morabito SWI FDJ 2015 + 15" 8 Kristijan Đurasek CRO LAM 2015 + 18" 9 Bob Jungels LUX TFR 2015 + 19" 10 Simon Špilak SLO KAT 2015 + 19" Stage 4 16 June 2015 — Flims to Schwarzenbach, St. Gallen Schwarzenbach de Schwarzenbach SG, 193.2 km 1 on thumb|upright|The 193.2 km 1 off on route of stage four began in Flims and finished in Schwarzenbach, St. Gallen Schwarzenbach de Schwarzenbach SG. The first 60 km 1 off were flat until the peloton reached the Wildhaus Pass, a Category 2 test of 8.9 km 1 off in length. Then there were three Category 3 climbs on offer, which were the 1.8 km 1 off on Kirchberg climb repeated three times as the riders accomplished a loop. There were however a number of uncategorized rises, especially one with about 5 km 1 off to cover, that was expected to play a role in the outcome. The finishing 900 m 1 off were straight with a consistent incline.Tour de Suisse 2015 40–43 Davide Malacarne (AST 2015) and Thomas De Gendt (LOT 2015) attacked early in the stage. They were joined by a trio of Stijn Devolder (TFS men 2015), Alex Howes (TCG 2015) and Frederik Backaert (WGG 2015). De Gendt crested the Wildhaus Pass first to take eight points in the mountains competition.Michael Matthews wins uphill sprint on stage 4 http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/michael-matthews-wins-uphill-sprint-on-stage-4/ 6 July 2015 Tour de Suisse 16 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150707034404/http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/michael-matthews-wins-uphill-sprint-on-stage-4/ 7 July 2015 live At the summit, after 66 km 1 off of racing, the gap between the peloton and the breakers was two minutes and fifty seconds.Tour de Suisse 2015 40 De Gendt took maximum points atop the Kirchberg climb on the riders' first passage. The main field got through the same point 2' 05" in arrears. The descent was fast and the riders crossed the finish line for the first time of three with about 60 km 1 off to race.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2015/stage-4/live-report Live report Stage 4 Cyclingnews.com 16 June 2015 3 July 2015 Farrand Stephen https://web.archive.org/web/20150629094815/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2015/stage-4/live-report 29 June 2015 live The breakaway was caught less than 10 km 1 off later. BEX men 2015 marshaled the field as De Gendt attacked again to no avail as he was swiftly swept back. Sprint specialists Arnaud Démare (FDJ 2015), Mark Cavendish (QST 2015) and Alexander Kristoff (KAT 2015) struggled with the high pace at the front set by OGE 2015 yes.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2015/stage-4/results Tour de Suisse: Matthews wins stage 4 Cyclingnews.com 16 June 2015 16 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150618100215/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2015/stage-4/results 18 June 2015 live As the peloton crossed the line for the last time with 29.2 km 1 off to race, there were no escapees. The last mountains points of the day atop the Kirchberg climb was won by Daryl Impey; it was uncontested and he won because he was riding at the front. Alexey Lutsenko (AST 2015 yes) placed an attack with 16 km 1 off to go. With 10 km 1 off to race he had opened up an advantage of 20 seconds. With 6.7 km 1 off remaining, Lutsenko was caught. An attack formed immediately including the riders Marco Marcato (WGG 2015 yes), Jan Bakelants (ALM 2015) and Sergio Henao (SKY 2015); it failed and they were brought back as SAX 2015 and BEX men 2015 yes teams worked together to set up a sprint finish. With 300 m 1 off to go, Sagan initiated his sprint first and was followed by Michael Matthews of OGE 2015 yes. Matthews then passed him to claim his first victory at the Tour de Suisse. Sagan took second place and the points classification jersey. Stage 4 result 1 Michael Matthews AUS OGE 2015 4h 36' 00" 2 Peter Sagan SVK SAX 2015 + 0" 3 Greg Van Avermaet BEL BMC 2015 + 0" 4 John Degenkolb GER GIA 2015 + 0" 5 Jasper Stuyven BEL TFR 2015 + 0" 6 Daniel Moreno ESP KAT 2015 + 0" black Points classification 7 Silvan Dillier SUI BMC 2015 + 0" 8 Thibaut Pinot FRA FDJ 2015 + 0" 9 Matteo Trentin ITA OPQ 2015 + 0" 10 Robert Gesink NED BEL 2015 + 0"General classification after stage 4 1 Tom Dumoulin NED TGA 2015 11h 19' 09" yellow General classification 2 Peter Sagan SVK TTS 2015 + 0" black Points classification 3 Daniel Moreno SPA KAT 2015 + 8" 4 Geraint Thomas GBR SKY 2015 + 9" 5 Thibaut Pinot FRA FDJ 2015 + 15" 6 Jakob Fuglsang DEN AST 2015 + 17" 7 Steve Morabito SWI FDJ 2015 + 18" 8 Kristijan Đurasek CRO LAM 2015 + 21" 9 Bob Jungels LUX TFR 2015 + 22" 10 Simon Špilak SLO KAT 2015 + 22" Stage 5 17 June 2015 — Unterterzen to Sölden (Austria), 237.3 km 1 on thumb|After more than 200 km 1 off of racing, the climb to the Rettenbach glacier awaited. This was the queen stage of the 2015 Tour de Suisse and was also the longest stage the race featured in the last twenty years. The first difficulty of the day was the 34.4 km 1 off on hors catégorie Bielerhöhe Pass which summited at 2071 m 1 off of altitude and at that point, the riders were already in Austria after a brief visit to Liechtenstein. Following that difficulty, the run-in to Sölden offered a respite until the cyclists reached the town and tackled the stage's second hors catégorie climb to the Rettenbach glacier, which took them to an altitude of 2669 m 1 off. The competitors rode the Ötztal Glacier Road from Sölden to get to the finish line.Tour de Suisse 2015 44–47 The overall race leader Tom Dumoulin (TGA 2015) said before the stage that if he lost less than one minute and a half to the pure climbers, he could still win the Tour by taking that time back on the final stage's time trial.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-de-suisse-giant-alpecin-keep-dumoulin-safe-in-leaders-jersey Tour de Suisse: Giant-Alpecin keep Dumoulin safe in leader's jersey Cyclingnews.com 16 June 2015 17 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150617034205/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-de-suisse-giant-alpecin-keep-dumoulin-safe-in-leaders-jersey 17 June 2015 live The previous stage's victor Michael Matthews (BEX men 2015) was a non-starter, saying he had gotten what he wanted from the race: a stage win.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2015/stage-5/results Tour de Suisse: Pinot wins on Rettenbachgletscher Cyclingnews.com 17 June 2015 17 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150617222304/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2015/stage-5/results 17 June 2015 live A breakaway formed in the opening 10 km 1 off of the race. They were Grégory Rast (TFS men 2015), mountains jersey wearer Stefan Denifl and his teammate Matthias Brändle (IAM 2015), Ben King (TCG 2015), Przemysław Niemiec (LAM 2015), Stefan Schumacher (CCC 2015), Thomas De Gendt (LOT 2015) and Mirko Selvaggi (WGG 2015).http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2015/stage-5/live-report Tour de Suisse 2015 Cyclingnews.com 17 June 2015 17 June 2015 Barry Ryan https://web.archive.org/web/20150617233939/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2015/stage-5/live-report 17 June 2015 liveThibaut Pinot takes it all http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/thibaut-pinot-takes-it-all/ 7 July 2015 Tour de Suisse 17 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150707124904/http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/thibaut-pinot-takes-it-all/ 7 July 2015 live The best-placed cyclist in the break on the general classification was Selvaggi in 59th place, 18' 38" down on Dumoulin. Denifl amassed maximum points atop the Bielerhöhe Pass, comforting his lead in the mountains classification. Ion Izagirre of the MOV 2015 abandoned after the pass. thumb|left|Thibaut Pinot, seen here riding stage two, won the queen stage of the race and took the lead of the race. With 90 km 1 off to go the gap was miscalculated by the race organisers as there were unrealistic fluctuations in the official timing throughout the long stretch of flat road before the final climb. With 82 km 1 off to cover, AST 2015 took control of the peloton for their leader Jakob Fuglsang. FDJ 2015 and KAT 2015 started helping the chase at the front, since those teams had riders aiming for victory (Thibaut Pinot and the Daniel Moreno–Simon Špilak duo, respectively). With 30 km 1 off to the start of the big final climb, the gap was around six and a half minutes. The break fractured, just as the peloton did later when they hit the Rettenbach ascent. Dumoulin was dropped almost at the beginning of it but resisted, climbing at his own pace. Špilak attacked with 8 km 1 off remaining and dangled in front of a select group.http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/06/race-report/thibaut-pinot-climbs-to-tour-de-suisse-stage-5-win-gc-lead_374192 Thibaut Pinot climbs to Tour de Suisse stage 5 win, GC lead VeloNews 17 June 2015 17 June 2015 Spencer Powlison https://web.archive.org/web/20150617211456/http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/06/race-report/thibaut-pinot-climbs-to-tour-de-suisse-stage-5-win-gc-lead_374192 17 June 2015 live Early breaker Denifl was alone in front and had about two minutes of an advantage with 4 km 1 off to go. Behind, Domenico Pozzovivo placed an acceleration that put the lead group in difficulty, but he was brought back. The time gap rapidly decreased, due to dubious time monitoring again. Pinot launched an attack from the group, but Špilak had the resources to keep up with him for a while but was ultimately dropped. Pinot passed the passive Denifl before the arch signaling the last kilometre (flamme rouge) and took a solo victory. Pozzovivo finished second while Špilak settled for third. However, it became soon apparent that Dumoulin would not lose much more than the minute and a half that was his objective. He passed the line 1' 37" down on Pinot. "I'm very happy, it was important for me and the team. We came here to win a stage, and I had good legs today. I've got a lot of confidence now, that's important for the Tour de France. And it's true, racing in Switzerland seems to suit me", said Pinot. "The objective is to win overall here, but the rouleurs like [Geraint] Thomas and [Tom] Dumoulin aren't far back", he added. "It'll be a long and difficult time trial [on stage nine]. We'll see what happens on the day." Stage 5 result 1 Thibaut Pinot FRA FDJ 2015 6h 22' 47" 2 Domenico Pozzovivo ITA ALM 2015 + 34" 3 Simon Špilak SLO KAT 2015 + 37" 4 Miguel Ángel López COL AST 2015 + 43" 5 Geraint Thomas GBR SKY 2015 + 43" 6 Jakob Fuglsang DEN AST 2015 + 1' 15" 7 Jan Hirt CZE CCC 2015 + 1' 18" 8 Sergio Henao COL SKY 2015 + 1' 29" DSQ Stefan DeniflDenifl AUT IAM 2015 + 1' 31" light blue Mountains classification 10 Tom Dumoulin NED TGA 2015 + 1' 37" yellow General classificationGeneral classification after stage 5 1 Thibaut Pinot FRA FDJ 2015 17h 42' 01" yellow General classification 2 Geraint Thomas GBR SKY 2015 + 47" 3 Simon Špilak SLO KAT 2015 + 50" 4 Domenico Pozzovivo ITA ALM 2015 + 55" 5 Miguel Ángel López COL AST 2015 + 1' 07" 6 Jakob Fuglsang DEN AST 2015 + 1' 27" 7 Tom Dumoulin NED TGA 2015 + 1' 32" 8 Steve Morabito SWI FDJ 2015 + 2' 29" 9 Sébastien Reichenbach SWI IAM 2015 + 2' 43" 10 Sergio Henao COL SKY 2015 + 2' 46" Stage 6 18 June 2015 — Wil to Biel/Bienne, 193.1 km 1 on thumb|The finishing town of Biel/Bienne saw Peter Sagan take his second win at the 2015 Tour de Suisse. Pictured here is the Lake Biel close to the town. This stage contained only one categorised ascent midway through it and was a Category 3 affair named Auensteinstrasse. However, there were numerous uncategorized rises on the course to Biel/Bienne and the total elevation gain for the stage was 1167 m 1 off. Two intermediate sprints came before the run into town in the final 40 km 1 off.Tour de Suisse 2015 48–51 As the stage started, there were 145 riders remaining in the race, as only seven entrants had abandoned since the start of the race. The day's breakers were Axel Domont (ALM 2015), Marek Rutkiewicz (CCC 2015), Matej Mohorič (TCG 2015) and Jérôme Baugnies (WGG 2015). The riders soon tackled the Eschenmosen, one of the many uncategorised ascents of the day. With 136 km 1 off left, the breakaway's advantage stood at 4' 30".http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2015/stage-6/live-report Tour de Suisse 2015 Cyclingnews.com 18 June 2015 19 June 2015 Sadhbh O'Shea https://web.archive.org/web/20150619205113/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2015/stage-6/live-report 19 June 2015 live The breakers took the points on offer on the only climb of the day, Auensteinstrasse, so Stefan Denifl of IAM 2015 maintained his 30-point advantage over his nearest competitor Thomas De Gendt (LOT 2015).http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/en/tds-2015/results/5-stage/ 5. Stage Tour de Suisse 18 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150618173800/http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/en/tds-2015/results/5-stage/ 18 June 2015 dead Rutkiewicz won the maximum five points that came with cresting the ascent first. About midway through, it was calculated that the peloton's average speed was slower than the slowest prediction by the organisers, most likely due to the severity of the previous stage.http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/06/race-report/sagan-wins-a-second-suisse-stage-pinot-keeps-yellow-jersey_374395 Sagan wins a second Suisse stage, Pinot keeps yellow jersey VeloNews 18 June 2015 18 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150618214701/http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/06/race-report/sagan-wins-a-second-suisse-stage-pinot-keeps-yellow-jersey_374395 18 June 2015 live With 65 km 1 off to cover, rain began to fall;http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/news-shorts-safety-concerns-over-tour-de-suisse-stage-finish News shorts: Safety concerns over Tour de Suisse stage finish Cyclingnews.com 19 June 2015 19 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150619161001/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/news-shorts-safety-concerns-over-tour-de-suisse-stage-finish 19 June 2015 live the main field was led by FDJ 2015, QST 2015, TGA 2015 and KAT 2015.Peter Sagan wins wet bunch sprint http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/peter-sagan-wins-wet-bunch-sprint/ 7 July 2015 Tour de Suisse 18 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150707073803/http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/peter-sagan-wins-wet-bunch-sprint/ 7 July 2015 live Baugnies rode first across an uncontested intermediate sprint with 42.7 km 1 off to go.Tour de Suisse 2015 51 25 km 1 off from the finish, Adriano Malori and Francisco Ventoso of MOV 2015 surprised the peloton by attacking. At the 10 km 1 off remaining arch, the break of four still held a lead of forty seconds with the two MOV 2015 yes riders placed between the groups. EQS 2015 yes took matters in their own hands and began forming their sprint train for Mark Cavendish. SAX 2015 moved to the front in support of their sprint hopeful, Peter Sagan. With 5 km 1 off to cover, the escape had 30 seconds of an advantage. At that point, two EQS 2015 yes riders (Julien Vermote and Zdeněk Štybar) crashed on the water-logged tarmac before a bend, but the mishap had no consequences on the peloton. The breakers were brought back just before the flamme rouge.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2015/stage-6/results Tour de Suisse: Sagan wins stage 6 Cyclingnews.com 18 June 2015 18 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150618201641/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2015/stage-6/results 18 June 2015 live Shortly thereafter, Cavendish lost the wheel of his lead-out man Mark Renshaw after struggling to come back after the crash which hindered his lead-out train.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jun/18/mark-cavendish-tour-de-suisse Mark Cavendish hit by crash as Peter Sagan wins Tour de Suisse stage The Guardian 2015 Guardian News and Media Limited 18 June 2015 2 July 2015 Press Association https://web.archive.org/web/20150703084639/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jun/18/mark-cavendish-tour-de-suisse 3 July 2015 live There were two technical turns before the finish line. Sagan was sitting in third wheel of his team's train; he negotiated the final 90 degree corner with 200 m off to go and profited from an unintentional lead-out by Jürgen Roelandts (LOT 2015 yes), who had opened his sprint before Sagan outpowered him in the last 100 m off to win the day. It was Sagan's eleventh victory at the Tour de Suisse, matching the record of Hugo Koblet and Ferdinand Kübler. Due to a split in the peloton, Pinot lost five seconds to general classification rival Geraint Thomas of SKY 2015. Stage 6 result 1 Peter Sagan SVK TTS 2015 4h 34' 43" black Points classification 2 Jürgen Roelandts BEL LOT 2015 + 0" 3 Alexander Kristoff NOR KAT 2015 + 0" 4 Jempy Drucker LUX BMC 2015 + 0" 5 Daniele Bennati ITA TTS 2015 + 0" 6 Mark Cavendish GBR EQS 2015 + 2" 7 Tom Van Asbroeck BEL BEL 2015 + 2" 8 Alexey Lutsenko KAZ AST 2015 + 2" 9 Borut Božič SLO AST 2015 + 2" 10 Jakob Fuglsang DEN AST 2015 + 2"General classification after stage 6 1 Thibaut Pinot FRA FDJ 2015 22h 16' 51" yellow General classification 2 Geraint Thomas GBR SKY 2015 + 42" 3 Simon Špilak SLO KAT 2015 + 50" 4 Domenico Pozzovivo ITA ALM 2015 + 55" 5 Miguel Ángel López COL AST 2015 + 1' 07" 6 Jakob Fuglsang DEN AST 2015 + 1' 22" 7 Tom Dumoulin NED TGA 2015 + 1' 32" 8 Steve Morabito SWI FDJ 2015 + 2' 29" 9 Sébastien Reichenbach SWI IAM 2015 + 2' 43" 10 Sergio Henao COL SKY 2015 + 2' 46" Stage 7 19 June 2015 — Biel/Bienne to Düdingen, 164.2 km 1 on thumb|KAT 2015 rider Alexander Kristoff (pictured in 2009) won stage seven's bunch sprint finish. Stage 7 was a flat stage except for three Category 3 climbs in the second half of the stage. The opening 60 km 1 off were totally flat. After 91 km 1 off, the riders tackled the finishing circuit twice. During that circuit, the first climb was the 1.1 km 1 off on Freiburgstrasse. There was a descent, then the Hauptstrasse climb was covered. During the second circuit, the Freiburgstrasse was attacked again. This last difficulty was situated 19 km 1 off from the finish line. The final 800 m 1 off were steep.Tour de Suisse 2015 52–55 World road race champion Michał Kwiatkowski of the QST 2015 squad made attempts at escaping before the peloton finally let him go 20 km 1 off into the race. He was joined by Silvan Dillier (BMC 2015), Daryl Impey (BEX men 2015) and Axel Domont (ALM 2015).Alexander Kristoff powers to win stage 7 http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/alexander-kristoff-powers-to-win-stage-7/ 7 July 2015 Tour de Suisse 19 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150629204311/http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/alexander-kristoff-powers-to-win-stage-7/ 29 June 2015 live After the break was resolved, the peloton was content in letting the gap increase to 3' 15" with 129 km 1 off of racing remaining. The best placed rider in this quartet was Impey, 29' 18" down on race leader Thibaut Pinot (FDJ 2015). The average speed of the first hour was 47.7 km/h 1 on. SAX 2015 and TGA 2015 dictated the pace, pulling back thirty seconds. With 88 km 1 off to go, the race passed through the village of Misery-Courtion, at which point the gap stood at 2' 50". A crash occurred in the outskirts of Misery-Courtion, involving Ben Hermans and Manuel Senni (both with BMC 2015 yes). They were able to remount their bikes and rejoined the main field.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2015/stage-7/live-report Live coverage of stage 7 of the Tour de Suisse Cyclingnews.com 19 June 2015 20 June 2015 Barry Ryan https://web.archive.org/web/20150620084322/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2015/stage-7/live-report 20 June 2015 live WGG 2015's Enrico Gasparotto abandoned two hours into the stage, which were contested at the speed of 44 km/h 1 on. With 55 km 1 off remaining, the escapees had a minute's lead. Domont took the maximum points atop the first climb of the day. As they crossed the line for the last time with 37 km 1 off to go, the breakers were resisting as the time difference was still around a minute. On the second lap of the finishing circuit, Domont was dropped from the breakaway and was absorbed in by the peloton. The now three-rider break had a thirty-second advantage with 10 km 1 off remaining.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2015/stage-7/results Tour de Suisse: Kristoff pips Sagan to win stage 7 in Düdingen Cyclingnews.com 19 June 2015 19 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150619202057/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2015/stage-7/results 19 June 2015 live KAT 2015 controlled the front of the field in the final kilometres. With 2 km 1 off to go, the peloton almost pulled back the all unyielding breakers, as Kwiatkowski decided to go alone. He was caught in sight of the finish line. The uphill sprint was won by Alexander Kristoff of KAT 2015 yes, with Peter Sagan (SAX 2015) being a close second. Sagan got out of Kristoff's slipstream to try to out-sprint him in the final metres, but to no avail. This was Kristoff's eighteenth victory of the season. Through bad positioning, Pinot lost a further five seconds to Geraint Thomas (SKY 2015) in the overall classification.http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/06/news/road/kristoff-claims-tour-de-suisse-stage-7-in-long-range-sprint_374546 Kristoff claims Tour de Suisse stage 7 in long-range sprint VeloNews 19 June 2015 19 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150619215859/http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/06/news/road/kristoff-claims-tour-de-suisse-stage-7-in-long-range-sprint_374546 19 June 2015 live "It was a hard day, I haven't felt super in this Tour de Suisse but I did a good sprint today", said the winner. "I got ahead of Sagan and I was able to go again at the end to hold off his run." Stage 7 result 1 Alexander Kristoff NOR KAT 2015 3h 38' 07" 2 Peter Sagan SVK TTS 2015 + 0" black Points classification 3 Davide Cimolai ITA LAM 2015 + 0" 4 Greg Van Avermaet BEL BMC 2015 + 0" 5 Arnaud Démare FRA FDJ 2015 + 0" 6 Jürgen Roelandts BEL LOT 2015 + 0" 7 Sep Vanmarcke BEL BEL 2015 + 0" 8 Michael Albasini SWI OGE 2015 + 0" 9 Marco Marcato ITA WGG 2015 + 0" 10 José Joaquín Rojas SPA MOV 2015 + 0"General classification after stage 7 1 Thibaut Pinot FRA FDJ 2015 25h 55' 03" yellow General classification 2 Geraint Thomas GBR SKY 2015 + 37" 3 Domenico Pozzovivo ITA ALM 2015 + 50" 4 Simon Špilak SLO KAT 2015 + 50" 5 Miguel Ángel López COL AST 2015 + 1' 07" 6 Jakob Fuglsang DEN AST 2015 + 1' 22" 7 Tom Dumoulin NED TGA 2015 + 1' 27" 8 Steve Morabito SWI FDJ 2015 + 2' 29" 9 Sébastien Reichenbach SWI IAM 2015 + 2' 43" 10 Sergio Henao COL SKY 2015 + 2' 46" Stage 8 20 June 2015 — Bern to Bern, 152.5 km 1 on thumb|Stage eight's 38.7 km 1 off on circuit in and around Bern was navigated four times. The stage was ridden in and around Bern, the first time the Tour de Suisse had been to the national capital since 2009.http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/2015_tour_de_suisse_stage_8_preview/ Tour de Suisse stage 8 preview CyclingQuotes.com JJnet.dk A/S 19 June 2015 19 June 2015 Axelgaard Emil https://web.archive.org/web/20150619220312/http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/2015_tour_de_suisse_stage_8_preview/ 19 June 2015 live This was another stage which featured a lot of uncategorised rises. It however contained four Category 3 ascents. The event featured four circuits of 38.7 km 1 off around town, on the same course that was to be used in the stage nine time trial. The two climbs present in the loops gave mountain points on the last two laps only. The riders first took on the 800 m 1 off on Category 3 Liebewill, then it was the 400 m 1 off on Aargauerstalden climb. The stage finished on the flat, a plateau after the latter ascent, featuring a number of technical turns.Tour de Suisse 2015 56–59 A breakaway of twelve formed at the very start, but was deemed too dangerous and quickly reabsorbed.Alexey Lutsenko impresses on stage 8 http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/alexey-lutsenko-impresses-on-stage-8/ 7 July 2015 Tour de Suisse 20 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150629174414/http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/alexey-lutsenko-impresses-on-stage-8/ 29 June 2015 live Citing back problems, TFS men 2015 rider Jasper Stuyven abandoned the race. The attackers continued to try to form a break and a move by QST 2015's Michał Kwiatkowski finally made it. A break of nineteen riders emerged,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2015/stage-8/live-report Live report stage 8 Cyclingnews.com 20 June 2015 2 July 2015 Farrand Stephen https://web.archive.org/web/20150629014134/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2015/stage-8/live-report 29 June 2015 live containing among others Warren Barguil (TGA 2015), the best placed rider of the move in the general classification at 4' 52". SKY 2015, TCG 2015 and FDJ 2015 led the chase. Despite the main field's effort, the gap grew to two minutes with 87 km 1 off to cover. With 75 km 1 off to go in the stage, the gap stood at 2' 12". However, SKY 2015 yes, TCG 2015 yes and FDJ 2015 yes were still working to keep the escapees in range. The time difference to the escape was remaining stationary at around two minutes at the 40 km 1 off to go marker. As the peloton passed through the finish line to undertake the last lap of the circuit, Jakob Fuglsang of AST 2015 abandoned the race due to stomach problems. The peloton was forming a long single line as the pace was high. Maxime Monfort (LOT 2015 yes) crashed and abandoned, with bruising on his shoulder and back. With 20 km 1 off remaining, AST 2015 yes's Alexey Lutsenko attacked the escapees, followed by Jan Bakelants (ALM 2015); they opened a gap, holding off their former breakaway companions.http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/geraint-thomas-poised-for-final-tour-de-suisse-time-trial-showdown-177947 Geraint Thomas poised for final Tour de Suisse time trial showdown Cycling Weekly 20 June 2015 20 June 2015 Stephen Puddicombe https://web.archive.org/web/20150620210512/http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/geraint-thomas-poised-for-final-tour-de-suisse-time-trial-showdown-177947 20 June 2015 live Bakelants led for the last few kilometres except under the flamme rouge and Lutsenko outsprinted him to claim the victory. He described the win as the biggest of his career.http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/06/news/road/lutsenko-takes-tour-de-suisse-stage-8-breakaway-victory_374646 Lutsenko takes breakaway victory in Tour de Suisse stage 8 VeloNews 20 June 2015 20 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150620224016/http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/06/news/road/lutsenko-takes-tour-de-suisse-stage-8-breakaway-victory_374646 20 June 2015 live The main field arrived in small groups, with the first one containing SKY 2015 yes's Geraint Thomas and Tom Dumoulin of TGA 2015 yes, who made a marginal time gain of three seconds on overall leader Thibaut Pinot.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2015/stage-8/results Tour de Suisse: Lutsenko beats Bakelants from two-up sprint in Bern Cyclingnews.com 20 June 2015 20 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150620211321/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2015/stage-8/results 20 June 2015 live Stage 8 result 1 Alexey Lutsenko KAZ AST 2015 3h 28' 11" 2 Jan Bakelants BEL ALM 2015 + 1" 3 Warren Barguil FRA TGA 2015 + 17" 4 Marco Haller AUT KAT 2015 + 22" 5 Daniele Bennati ITA TTS 2015 + 22" 6 Michael Albasini SWI OGE 2015 + 22" 7 Matteo Trentin ITA EQS 2015 + 22" 8 Danilo Wyss SWI BMC 2015 + 22" 9 Winner Anacona COL MOV 2015 + 22" 10 Stijn Devolder BEL TFR 2015 + 22"General classification after stage 8 1 Thibaut Pinot FRA FDJ 2015 29h 25' 28" yellow General classification 2 Geraint Thomas GBR SKY 2015 + 34" 3 Simon Špilak SLO KAT 2015 + 47" 4 Domenico Pozzovivo ITA ALM 2015 + 50" 5 Miguel Ángel López COL AST 2015 + 1' 14" 6 Tom Dumoulin NED TGA 2015 + 1' 24" 7 Steve Morabito SWI FDJ 2015 + 2' 29" 8 Sébastien Reichenbach SWI IAM 2015 + 2' 43" 9 Sergio Henao COL SKY 2015 + 2' 46" 10 Warren Barguil FRA TGA 2015 + 2' 51" Stage 9 21 June 2015 — Bern to Bern, 38.4 km 1 on, individual time trial (ITT) thumb|left|Bern hosted the last two stages of the 2015 Tour de Suisse. The lengthy individual time trial featured a climb in the middle of it, but no mountains classification points were on offer. The course was technical and featured several turns. It was the same course that was raced four times in stage eight, except that the finish line was not situated at the same place. Midway through the stage, the riders took on the difficulty of the day, the 800 m 1 off on Liebewill climb. There were other small climbs situated on the course.Tour de Suisse 2015 60–63 The final general classification of the race was decided on this stage, and a majority of the observers believed that Pinot would lose his lead since he is not a great time trialist. Geraint Thomas of SKY 2015 was only 34 seconds down coming into the stage and was among the favourites to take the overall victory. Tom Dumoulin (TGA 2015) won the short prologue and was a contender for overall victory as a time trial specialist, but he had 1' 24" to make up. Another contender for the overall win was Simon Špilak of KAT 2015 (47 seconds down).Tour de Suisse time trial could favour Thomas, Dumoulin http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-de-suisse-time-trial-could-favour-thomas-dumoulin cyclingnews.com 9 July 2015 18 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150629055135/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-de-suisse-time-trial-could-favour-thomas-dumoulin 29 June 2015 live Fourth-placed Domenico Pozzovivo (ALM 2015) was an enigma, as he had mixed performances in time trials throughout his career.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/15401/Domenico-Pozzovivo-Ive-done-the-time-trial-of-my-life-and-it-motivates-me-for-the-rest-of-the-Vuelta.aspx Domenico Pozzovivo: "I've done the time trial of my life and it motivates me for the rest of the Vuelta" VeloNation 4 September 2013 20 June 2015 Ben Atkins https://web.archive.org/web/20150620230646/http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/15401/Domenico-Pozzovivo-Ive-done-the-time-trial-of-my-life-and-it-motivates-me-for-the-rest-of-the-Vuelta.aspx 20 June 2015 livehttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/pozzovivo-stays-optimistic-despite-giro-ditalia-time-trial-losses Pozzovivo stays optimistic despite Giro d'Italia time trial losses Cyclingnews.com 22 May 2014 1 July 2015 Farrand Stephen https://web.archive.org/web/20150702010225/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/pozzovivo-stays-optimistic-despite-giro-ditalia-time-trial-losses 2 July 2015 live As far as the stage win was concerned, solo effort specialists Fabian Cancellara (TFS men 2015) and Adriano Malori (MOV 2015) were to be considered, but they had no chance of a victory in the general classification since they were too far down in the rankings.http://cyclingquotes.com/news/2015_tour_de_suisse_stage_9_preview/ Tour de Suisse stage 9 preview CyclingQuotes.com JJnet.dk A/S 20 June 2015 20 June 2015 Axelgaard Emil https://web.archive.org/web/20150621005756/http://cyclingquotes.com/news/2015_tour_de_suisse_stage_9_preview/ 21 June 2015 livehttp://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2015/stage-9/live-report Live report stage 9 Cyclingnews.com 21 June 2015 8 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150628224950/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2015/stage-9/live-report 28 June 2015 live thumb|upright|Tom Dumoulin of TGA 2015 won the ninth stage; he is seen here celebrating his victory in the opening stage. The riders started in reverse order of the general classification, so Pinot was the last one to start.http://bikeraceinfo.com/glossary.html BikeRaceInfo's Cycling Glossary BikeRaceInfo McGann Publishing LLC 1 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150627155303/http://bikeraceinfo.com/glossary.html 27 June 2015 live The riders went off the starting ramp in two-minute intervals. Cancellara got on course early, as he was the seventh man to start. He clocked a time of 48' 55", which would stay a reference for most of the day. He was followed out of the starting area by Matthias Brändle (IAM 2015) who came in 2' 28" after Cancellara, somewhat surprisingly as he is a time trial specialist.http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/matthias-brandle-attempt-hour-record-end-october-140970 UCI confirm Matthias Brändle to attempt the Hour Record on October 30 Cycling Weekly 23 October 2014 7 July 2015 Windsor Richard https://web.archive.org/web/20150707171347/http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/matthias-brandle-attempt-hour-record-end-october-140970 7 July 2015 live Malori set the best time at the 21 km 1 off on intermediate point but faded a little bit in the end, coming to the finish line only 15 seconds off Cancellara's time. Cancellara would stay as a reference for a while now that some time trial specialists had finished their effort and failed to beat him. Damien Gaudin (ALM 2015 yes) clocked in a time of 50' 46" which put him in sixth position.http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/dumoulin_wins_tt_spilak_takes_overall_win_in_huge_drama/ Dumoulin wins TT, Spilak takes overall win after huge drama CyclingQuotes.com JJnet.dk A/S 21 June 2015 21 June 2015 Axelgaard Emil https://web.archive.org/web/20150621215317/http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/dumoulin_wins_tt_spilak_takes_overall_win_in_huge_drama/ 21 June 2015 live Cameron Meyer (OGE 2015 yes) put in a time of 49' 43", 48 seconds off Cancellara's mark. Around that time, general classification hopeful Dumoulin started his time trial. Silvan Dillier (BMC 2015) provisionally slotted into sixth position with a time of 50' 19" and minutes later, race leader Pinot rolled down the starting ramp. Jérôme Coppel (IAM 2015 yes) crossed the finish line with a rapid time, only 25 seconds off Cancellara's performance. Meanwhile, in early time splits, Pinot had already lost twelve seconds to Thomas. The previous day's stage winner Alexey Lutsenko of AST 2015 confirmed his good form with a time of 50' 32".http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/geraint-thomas-falls-just-short-of-tour-de-suisse-title-as-spilak-wins-overall-177982 Geraint Thomas falls just short of Tour de Suisse title as Spilak wins overall Cycling Weekly 21 June 2015 21 June 2015 Stuart Clarke https://web.archive.org/web/20150621220505/http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/geraint-thomas-falls-just-short-of-tour-de-suisse-title-as-spilak-wins-overall-177982 21 June 2015 live At the 21 km 1 off on marker, Dumoulin beat Malori's best time by eleven seconds. Špilak was also doing a fast time trial, being equal to the best time at the 15.5 km 1 off on mark and passing the 21 km 1 off on arch faster than Dumoulin by four tenths of a second. By that time, Pinot had virtually lost his lead. Dumoulin took a very focused corner and he almost slammed into spectators upon exiting it, but no accident occurred. Špilak needed fourteen seconds over Thomas to get in front of him in the general classification. Dumoulin came in with a time nineteen seconds better than Cancellara's and won the stage with an average speed of 47.407 km/h 1 on.http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Tour_de_Suisse_2015_Stage_9_Bern Stage 9 (ITT) ProCyclingStats 21 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150613235855/http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Tour_de_Suisse_2015_Stage_9_Bern 13 June 2015 live Špilak came in with a time of 48' 54" and Thomas registered 49' 12", a difference of 18 seconds. Therefore, Špilak won the race overall by five seconds.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2015/stage-9/results Simon Špilak wins Tour de Suisse Cyclingnews.com 21 June 2015 21 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150621231824/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2015/stage-9/results 21 June 2015 live "I’m really happy and want to thank my teammates who helped me too much during the race. This is the biggest win of my career so far", Spilak said. "The time trial was really hard but I liked it. It was up and down all the way and that helped me. I gave it everything." It was the Slovenian's tenth victory in the professional ranks. Stage 9 result 1 Tom Dumoulin NED TGA 2015 48' 36" 2 Simon Špilak SLO KAT 2015 + 18" 3 Fabian Cancellara SWI TFR 2015 + 19" 4 Adriano Malori ITA MOV 2015 + 34" 5 Geraint Thomas GBR SKY 2015 + 36" 6 Bob Jungels LUX TFR 2015 + 41" 7 Jérôme Coppel FRA IAM 2015 + 44" 8 Cameron Meyer AUS OGE 2015 + 1' 07" 9 Rafał Majka POL TTS 2015 + 1' 26" 10 Robert Gesink NED BEL 2015 + 1' 32"Final general classification 1 Simon Špilak SLO KAT 2015 30h 15' 09" yellow General classification 2 Geraint Thomas GBR SKY 2015 + 5" 3 Tom Dumoulin NED TGA 2015 + 19" 4 Thibaut Pinot FRA FDJ 2015 + 45" 5 Domenico Pozzovivo ITA ALM 2015 + 2' 21" 6 Bob Jungels LUX TFR 2015 + 2' 58" 7 Miguel Ángel López COL AST 2015 + 3' 06" 8 Steve Morabito SWI FDJ 2015 + 3' 17" 9 Robert Gesink NED BEL 2015 + 3' 19" 10 Rafał Majka POL TTS 2015 + 3' 20" Classification leadership In the 2015 Tour de Suisse, three different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and the leader received a yellow jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the Tour de Suisse, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race. There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a light blue jersey. In the mountains classification, points were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs. Hors Category gave 20 points to the first rider crossing (20, 15, 10, 6, 4), a Category 1 was worth 12 points (12, 8, 6, 4, 2), a Category 2 was worth 8 points (8, 6, 4, 2, 1) and a Category 3 was worth 5 points (5, 3, 2, 1). The third jersey represented the points classification, marked by a white-and-red jersey. In the points classification, cyclists got points for finishing highly in a stage. A stage victory awarded 10 points, with 8 points for second, 6 for third, 4 for fourth and 2 for fifth. Points could also be earned at intermediate sprints location for finishing in the top three during each stage on a 6–3–1 scale. There was also a classification for teams, in which the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest total time. A combativity award was also attributed for the rider who had ridden the most aggressively in the eyes of the judges at the end of every stage. It could have been a rider who featured in breakaways or a cyclist who attacked often.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/tour-de-france/9400588/The-Tour-de-France-a-guide-to-the-basics.html The Tour de France: a guide to the basics The Telegraph Limited 2015 16 July 2012 1 July 2015 Gunter Joel https://web.archive.org/web/20150710160158/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/tour-de-france/9400588/The-Tour-de-France-a-guide-to-the-basics.html 10 July 2015 live + Classification leadership by stage Stage Winner General classification25px|alt=A yellow jersey.|link=General classification Mountains classification25px|alt=A light blue jersey.|link=Mountains classification Points classification25px|alt=A black jersey.|link=Points classification Team classification25px|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib.|link= Combativity award 1 Tom Dumoulin Tom Dumoulin not awarded Tom Dumoulin IAM 2015 Tom Dumoulin 2Kristijan Đurasek Luka Pibernik AST 2015 Cameron Meyer 3Peter Sagan Stefan DeniflDenifl Daniel Moreno SKY 2015 Stefan DeniflDenifl 4Michael Matthews Peter Sagan Thomas De Gendt 5Thibaut Pinot Thibaut Pinot Stefan DeniflDenifl 6 Peter Sagan Marek Rutkiewicz 7Alexander Kristoff Michał Kwiatkowski 8 Alexey Lutsenko Alexey Lutsenko 9Tom Dumoulin Simon Špilak Tom Dumoulin Final Simon Špilak Thomas De GendtDenifl white Peter Sagan yes SKY 2015 not awarded Classification standings Legend   20px|alt=Yellow jersey   Denotes the leader of the general classification   20px|alt=Polka dot jersey   Denotes the leader of the mountains classification   20px|alt=Green jersey   Denotes the leader of the points classification   20px   Denotes the leader of the teams classification General classification Result of general classification 1 Simon Špilak SLO KAT 2015 30h 15' 09" yellow General classification 2 Geraint Thomas GBR SKY 2015 + 5" 3 Tom Dumoulin NED TGA 2015 + 19" 4 Thibaut Pinot FRA FDJ 2015 + 45" 5 Domenico Pozzovivo ITA ALM 2015 + 2' 21" 6 Bob Jungels LUX TFR 2015 + 2' 58" 7 Miguel Ángel López COL AST 2015 + 3' 06" 8 Steve Morabito SWI FDJ 2015 + 3' 17" 9 Robert Gesink NED BEL 2015 + 3' 19" 10 Rafał Majka POL TTS 2015 + 3' 20" Points classification Result of points classification yes 1 Peter Sagan SVK TTS 2015 43 black Points classification 2 Tom Dumoulin NED TGA 2015 28 3 Alexey Lutsenko KAZ AST 2015 23 4 Thibaut Pinot FRA FDJ 2015 20 5 Jürgen Roelandts BEL LOT 2015 20 6 Jan Bakelants BEL ALM 2015 17 7 Alexander Kristoff NOR KAT 2015 16 8 Daniel Moreno SPA KAT 2015 16 9 Simon Špilak SLO KAT 2015 14 yellow General classification 10 Fabian Cancellara SWI TFR 2015 14 Mountains classification Result of mountains classificationhttps://dataride.uci.ch/iframe/EventResults/82601?competitionId=36174&disciplineId=10 2015 Tour de Suisse - Mountain Classification UCI.ch Union Cycliste Internationale 21 June 2015 26 June 2022 yes DSQ Stefan DeniflDenifl AUT IAM 2015 63 1 Thomas De Gendt BEL LOT 2015 33 light blue Mountains classification 3 Thibaut Pinot FRA FDJ 2015 22 4 Luka Pibernik SLO LAM 2015 22 5 Daryl Impey RSA OGE 2015 21 6 Axel Domont FRA ALM 2015 18 7 Cameron Meyer AUS OGE 2015 16 8 Branislau Samoilau BLR CCC 2015 16 9 Marco Marcato ITA WGG 2015 16 10 Jan Bakelants BEL ALM 2015 15 Teams classification Result of teams classification no 1 SKY 2015 yellow number Teams classification 90h 55' 38" 2 TFR 2015 + 11' 49" 3 IAM 2015 + 15' 08" 4 AST 2015 + 18' 43" 5 BMC 2015 + 22' 33" 6 TGA 2015 + 26' 44" 7 ALM 2015 + 31' 04" 8 OGE 2015 + 31' 15" 9 FDJ 2015 + 31' 35" 10 BEL 2015 + 38' 49" Notes References Sources Technischer Guide Technical Guide http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/user_upload/Technischer_Guide_090615_web.pdf Tour de Suisse https://web.archive.org/web/20150702223956/http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/user_upload/Technischer_Guide_090615_web.pdf 2 July 2015 dead 2 July 2015 de 2015 Tour de Suisse 2015 Statistik-Dokument Tour de Suisse German Tour of Switzerland Statistical Document https://www.tourdesuisse.ch/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/TdS-Chroniken-Stand-2019.pdf Tour de Suisse IMG December 2020 25 June 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220624161207/https://www.tourdesuisse.ch/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/TdS-Chroniken-Stand-2019.pdf 24 June 2022 TdS 2020 External links Category:Tour de Suisse Tour de Suisse Tour de Suisse