2021 Tour de France

108th edition: June 26 - July 18, 2021

Stage 15, July 11, 2021

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Sunday, July 11: Stage 15, Céret - Andorre la Vielle, 191.3 km

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American Sepp Kuss wins stage 15, his first Tour de France stage win. Photo: ASO/Pauline Ballet

Weather at the fnish city of Andorre la Vielle at 2:20 PM, local time: 27C (80F), sunny, with the wind from the south at 14 km/hr (9 mph). No rain is forecast.

Rated ascents:

• Km 86.3: Montée de Mont-Louis, 8.5 km @ 5.7%. Cat. 1
• Km 133.1: Col de Puymorens, 5.8 km @ 4.7%. Cat. 2
• Km 146.7: Port d'Envalira, 10.7 km @ 5.9%. Cat. 1
• Km 176.5: Col de Beixalis, 6.4 km @ 8.5%. Cat. 1

The race: All 149 stage fourteen classified finishers were on the start line today. There were given the official start at 12:29 PM.

We're in the high mountains today. Here's an early break descending an unrated climb. Photo: ASO/Pauline Ballet

On the Montée de Mont-Louis, Nacer Bouhanni (Arkea Samsic) abandoned. He was suffering from his stage thirteen crash, riding more than 7 km behind the peloton. That leaves just three riders in the Arkea-Samsic team: Nairo Quintana, Elie Gesbert & Connor Swift.

Here's the race organizer's stage 15 summary:

Sepp Kuss put an end to a ten years drought as Tyler Farrar was the last American stage winner at the Tour de France in Redon in 2011. The climber from Jumbo-Visma outclassed Alejandro Valverde and the rest of the leading riders up to col de Beixalis to claim a solo victory at Andorra-la-Vella ahead of the Spanish veteran while Wout Poels, the new King of the Mountains, rounded out the podium. Tadej Pogacar retained the yellow jersey.

32 riders in the lead
149 riders took the start of stage 15 at 12.29. Thomas De Gendt (Lotto-Soudal) was first to go clear off the peloton at km 3.5 in the non-categorized climb to col de Llauro. Seven riders caught up with as well as a bigger group of chasers. 32 riders gathered in the lead at km 35: Steven Kruijswijk, Sepp Kuss, Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma), Jonathan Castroviejo, Dylan van Baarle (Ineos Grenadiers), Dan Martin, Michael Woods (Israel Start-Up Nation), Vincenzo Nibali, Julien Bernard, Kenny Elissonde (Trek-Segafredo), Julian Alaphilippe, Davide Ballerini (Deceuninck-Quick Step), Alejandro Valverde (Movistar), Lukas Pöstlberger (Bora-Hansgrohe), David Gaudu, Bruno Armirail, Valentin Madouas (Groupama-FDJ), Rubén Fernández (Cofidis), Aurélien Paret-Peintre (Ag2r-Citröen), Nairo Quintana (Arkéa-Samsic), Ruben Guerreiro, Neilson Powless (EF Education-Nippo), Mark Donovan (DSM), Matej Mohoric, Wout Poels, Dylan Teuns (Bahrain Victorious), Michael Matthews (BikeExchange), Ion Izagirre (Astana), Sergio Henao (Qhubeka-NextHash), Pierre Latour (TotalEnergies), Franck Bonnamour (B&B Hotels-KTM) and De Gendt. UAE Team Emirates got organised at the head of the peloton with Norway’s Vegard Stake Laengen pulling tirelessly.

Great battle for the polka dot jersey
A time gap of 8’45’’ was recorded at the intermediate sprint at Olette (km 66) where Nacer Bouhanni, suffering alone in front of the broom wagon, called it a race twenty minutes after Matthews crossed the line first. Following splits in the breakaway, Armirail decided to impose a steady pace at the head of the leading group with his team-mates Madouas and Gaudu on his wheel. A maximum difference of 10’10’’ was noted with 72km to go.

Poels won the KOM at Montée de Saint-Louis (km 86) before van Aert and Woods. At col de Puymorens, the same top 3 was in a different order: van Aert, Poels, Woods. Quintana waited for Port d’Envalira, the highest peak of the 108th Tour de France, to go solo 1.5km before the summit and take the maximum of 10 KOM points 15’’ before van Aert, Poels and Woods. 17 riders formed the front group in the downhill with an advantage of 5’ over the yellow jersey group from which runner up Guillaume Martin was ejected in the descent.

Kuss betters Valverde
Quintana attacked again at the beginning of the ascent to col de Beixalis but he was quickly brought back. Gaudu tried his luck briefly. Valverde wanted to follow Kuss but it was the American from Jumbo-Visma who rode away solo 5km before the summit. They were separated by 25’’ at the top and the downhill didn’t modify the race scenario. In the yellow jersey group, mimicking two attempts by Ben O’Connor, Jonas Vingegaard strongly attacked twice but Pogacar reacted with no fret. Rigoberto Uran, Vingegaard and Carapaz remained with the race leader to regain their positions on GC over Martin who dropped back to ninth where he was before stage 14.

Complete results:

Stage 15 photos

191.3 kilometers raced at an average speed of 36.777 km/hr

1	SEPP KUSS	JUMBO-VISMA	5hr 12min 6sec
2	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	MOVISTAR	@ 23sec
3	WOUTER POELS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1' 15''
4	ION IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
5	RUBEN GUERREIRO	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
6	NAIRO QUINTANA	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
7	DAVID GAUDU	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
8	DANIEL MARTIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	1' 22''
9	FRANCK BONNAMOUR	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
10	AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
11	VINCENZO NIBALI	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
12	JULIAN ALAPHILIPPE	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
13	NEILSON POWLESS	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	3' 00''
14	MARK DONOVAN	TEAM DSM	3' 02''
15	DYLAN TEUNS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	4' 11''
16	KENNY ELISSONDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
17	JULIEN BERNARD	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
18	SERGIO LUIS HENAO	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
19	WOUT VAN AERT	JUMBO-VISMA	4' 51''
20	ENRIC MAS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
21	JONAS VINGEGAARD	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
22	TADEJ POGACAR	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
23	RICHARD CARAPAZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
24	RIGOBERTO URAN	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
25	WILCO KELDERMAN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
26	BEN O'CONNOR	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
27	ALEXEY LUTSENKO	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	5' 22''
28	PEIO BILBAO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
29	MATEJ MOHORIC	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	5' 25''
30	MICHAEL WOODS	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	6' 19''
31	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	7' 14''
32	JHOAN ESTEBAN CHAVES	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
33	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	8' 45''
34	VALENTIN MADOUAS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
35	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
36	JONATHAN CASTROVIEJO	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
37	MATTIA CATTANEO	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	9' 48''
38	GERAINT THOMAS	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
39	DAVIDE BALLERINI	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	13' 13''
40	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
41	SERGIO ANDRES HIGUITA	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
42	EMANUEL BUCHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	14' 35''
43	MICHAEL SCHÄR	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
44	JASPER STUYVEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
45	PATRICK KONRAD	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
46	PIERRE LATOUR	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
47	XANDRO MEURISSE	ALPECIN-FENIX	15' 57''
48	JAN BAKELANTS	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
49	CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
50	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
51	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	MOVISTAR	17' 04''
52	SIMON GESCHKE	COFIDIS	18' 06''
53	RUBEN FERNANDEZ	COFIDIS	s.t.
54	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	19' 17''
55	JAKOB FUGLSANG	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	20' 06''
56	RICHIE PORTE	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
57	QUENTIN PACHER	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
58	ALEX ARANBURU DEBA	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
59	JONAS RUTSCH	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
60	RUI COSTA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
61	MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
62	BAUKE MOLLEMA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
63	TAO GEOGHEGAN HART	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
64	MIKE TEUNISSEN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
65	SEAN BENNETT	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
66	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	s.t.
67	LUKAS PÖSTLBERGER	BORA-HANSGROHE	22' 50''
68	SILVAN DILLIER	ALPECIN-FENIX	23' 07''
69	STEFAN KÜNG	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
70	FRED WRIGHT	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
71	CYRIL BARTHE	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
72	CHRIS FROOME	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
73	MARCO HALLER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
74	JORGE ARCAS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
75	LUKE DURBRIDGE	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
76	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	s.t.
77	CHRISTOPHER JUUL JENSEN	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
78	BRENT VAN MOER	LOTTO SOUDAL	23' 45''
79	JASPER PHILIPSEN	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
80	HARRISON SWEENY	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
81	LORENZO ROTA	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
82	DORIAN GODON	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
83	FABIEN DOUBEY	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
84	MICHAEL VALGREN HUNDAHL	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
85	HUGO HOULE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
86	ELIE GESBERT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
87	KASPER ASGREEN	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
88	MICHAL KWIATKOWSKI	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
89	CARLOS BARBERO	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
90	DAVIDE FORMOLO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
91	MARC HIRSCHI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
92	PIERRE LUC PERICHON	COFIDIS	s.t.
93	PIERRE ROLLAND	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
94	OMER GOLDSTEIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
95	RAFAL MAJKA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
96	CARLOS VERONA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
97	BRANDON MCNULTY	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
98	JÉRÉMY CABOT	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
99	OMAR FRAILE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
100	JONAS RICKAERT	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
101	IVAN GARCIA CORTINA	MOVISTAR	24' 27''
102	GEORG ZIMMERMANN	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
103	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
104	CHRISTOPHE LAPORTE	COFIDIS	24' 31''
105	DANIEL OSS	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
106	IDE SCHELLING	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
107	BRUNO ARMIRAIL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
108	ANTHONY TURGIS	TOTALENERGIES	25' 35''
109	NILS POLITT	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
110	MAXIME CHEVALIER	B&B HOTELS	25' 55''
111	MIKKEL BJERG	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	26' 01''
112	MADS PEDERSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	26' 27''
113	CASPER PEDERSEN	TEAM DSM	s.t.
114	TOMS SKUJINS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
115	DANNY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
116	CYRIL GAUTIER	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
117	CONNOR SWIFT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
118	LUKA MEZGEC	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
119	SONNY COLBRELLI	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
120	ANTHONY PEREZ	COFIDIS	s.t.
121	DMITRIY GRUZDEV	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	27' 10''
122	GUILLAUME BOIVIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	28' 19''
123	ANDRÉ GREIPEL	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	30' 49''
124	SIMON CLARKE	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
125	RETO HOLLENSTEIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
126	RICK ZABEL	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
127	JULIEN SIMON	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
128	KRISTIAN SBARAGLI	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
129	PHILIPPE GILBERT	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
130	BOY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
131	GREG VAN AVERMAET	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
132	EDWARD THEUNS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
133	VICTOR DE LA PARTE	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
134	PETR VAKOČ	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
135	JORIS NIEUWENHUIS	TEAM DSM	30' 52''
136	NILS EEKHOFF	TEAM DSM	s.t.
137	CEES BOL	TEAM DSM	s.t.
138	STEFAN BISSEGGER	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	31' 37''
139	JELLE WALLAYS	COFIDIS	33' 20''
140	MAXIMILIAN WALSCHEID	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
141	VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
142	AMUND GRØNDAHL JANSEN	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	34' 48''
143	BENOIT COSNEFROY	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
144	MICHAEL MØRKØV	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	34' 57''
145	TIM DECLERCQ	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
146	DRIES DEVENYNS	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
147	MARK CAVENDISH	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.

GC after stage 15:

• GC leader: Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)
• Mountains classification leader: Wouter Poels (Bahrain Victorious)
• Points classification leader: Mark Cavendish (Deceuninck-Quick Step)
• Best young rider: Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)
• Team classification leader: Bahrain Victorious

2,591.1 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 41.710 km/hr

1	TADEJ POGACAR	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	62hr 7min 18sec
2	RIGOBERTO URAN	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	@ 5min 18sec
3	JONAS VINGEGAARD	JUMBO-VISMA	5' 32''
4	RICHARD CARAPAZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	5' 33''
5	BEN O'CONNOR	AG2R-CITROEN	5' 58''
6	WILCO KELDERMAN	BORA-HANSGROHE	6' 16''
7	ALEXEY LUTSENKO	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	7' 01''
8	ENRIC MAS	MOVISTAR	7' 11''
9	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	7' 58''
10	PEIO BILBAO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	10' 59''
11	MATTIA CATTANEO	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	14' 45''
12	AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE	AG2R-CITROEN	21' 15''
13	JHOAN ESTEBAN CHAVES	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	22' 51''
14	DAVID GAUDU	GROUPAMA-FDJ	27' 15''
15	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	29' 16''
16	WOUT VAN AERT	JUMBO-VISMA	31' 43''
17	WOUTER POELS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	35' 49''
18	SERGIO LUIS HENAO	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	36' 48''
19	DYLAN TEUNS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	43' 14''
20	RUBEN GUERREIRO	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	44' 01''
21	BAUKE MOLLEMA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	47' 17''
22	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	MOVISTAR	50' 15''
23	JULIAN ALAPHILIPPE	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	55' 12''
24	JONATHAN CASTROVIEJO	INEOS GRENADIERS	55' 28''
25	MICHAEL WOODS	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	56' 43''
26	KENNY ELISSONDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	56' 58''
27	SERGIO ANDRES HIGUITA	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	57' 26''
28	PATRICK KONRAD	BORA-HANSGROHE	1h 01' 01''
29	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	1h 01' 32''
30	ION IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	1h 04' 57''
31	NAIRO QUINTANA	ARKEA-SAMSIC	1h 04' 59''
32	FRANCK BONNAMOUR	B&B HOTELS	1h 06' 05''
33	VINCENZO NIBALI	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1h 07' 05''
34	JAKOB FUGLSANG	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	1h 18' 17''
35	RICHIE PORTE	INEOS GRENADIERS	1h 22' 12''
36	MARK DONOVAN	TEAM DSM	1h 22' 49''
37	DAVIDE FORMOLO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1h 25' 17''
38	VALENTIN MADOUAS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1h 25' 30''
39	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	MOVISTAR	1h 27' 05''
40	PIERRE ROLLAND	B&B HOTELS	1h 27' 07''
41	XANDRO MEURISSE	ALPECIN-FENIX	1h 27' 08''
42	JULIEN BERNARD	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1h 29' 35''
43	EMANUEL BUCHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	1h 29' 56''
44	NEILSON POWLESS	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	1h 33' 02''
45	JASPER STUYVEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1h 33' 28''
46	QUENTIN PACHER	B&B HOTELS	1h 34' 22''
47	GERAINT THOMAS	INEOS GRENADIERS	1h 34' 23''
48	MATEJ MOHORIC	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1h 34' 34''
49	SEPP KUSS	JUMBO-VISMA	1h 36' 28''
50	RAFAL MAJKA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1h 36' 38''
51	DANIEL MARTIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	1h 37' 05''
52	CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ	TOTALENERGIES	1h 41' 24''
53	STEFAN KÜNG	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1h 41' 52''
54	JAN BAKELANTS	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	1h 43' 20''
55	KASPER ASGREEN	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	1h 43' 50''
56	SONNY COLBRELLI	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1h 45' 43''
57	PIERRE LATOUR	TOTALENERGIES	1h 46' 32''
58	NILS POLITT	BORA-HANSGROHE	1h 48' 21''
59	MICHAL KWIATKOWSKI	INEOS GRENADIERS	1h 49' 43''
60	MICHAEL VALGREN HUNDAHL	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	1h 50' 42''
61	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	INEOS GRENADIERS	1h 51' 21''
62	MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	1h 52' 20''
63	OMAR FRAILE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	1h 52' 31''
64	HUGO HOULE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	1h 53' 40''
65	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	1h 54' 50''
66	SIMON GESCHKE	COFIDIS	1h 55' 45''
67	ELIE GESBERT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	1h 55' 59''
68	JONAS RUTSCH	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	1h 56' 00''
69	BRENT VAN MOER	LOTTO SOUDAL	2h 00' 42''
70	MICHAEL SCHÄR	AG2R-CITROEN	2h 00' 43''
71	RUI COSTA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	2h 00' 51''
72	TAO GEOGHEGAN HART	INEOS GRENADIERS	2h 05' 35''
73	SILVAN DILLIER	ALPECIN-FENIX	2h 05' 45''
74	LORENZO ROTA	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	2h 05' 56''
75	CYRIL GAUTIER	B&B HOTELS	2h 08' 48''
76	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R-CITROEN	2h 09' 33''
77	CONNOR SWIFT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	2h 12' 00''
78	ALEX ARANBURU DEBA	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	2h 12' 57''
79	TOMS SKUJINS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	2h 14' 33''
80	HARRISON SWEENY	LOTTO SOUDAL	2h 15' 20''
81	BRANDON MCNULTY	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	2h 15' 44''
82	ANTHONY TURGIS	TOTALENERGIES	2h 15' 48''
83	CYRIL BARTHE	B&B HOTELS	2h 15' 50''
84	DORIAN GODON	AG2R-CITROEN	2h 17' 53''
85	FABIEN DOUBEY	TOTALENERGIES	2h 18' 16''
86	RUBEN FERNANDEZ	COFIDIS	2h 18' 31''
87	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	2h 19' 04''
88	GREG VAN AVERMAET	AG2R-CITROEN	2h 19' 46''
89	BRUNO ARMIRAIL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	2h 20' 30''
90	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	2h 20' 34''
91	LUKA MEZGEC	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	2h 20' 37''
92	IVAN GARCIA CORTINA	MOVISTAR	2h 21' 19''
93	PHILIPPE GILBERT	LOTTO SOUDAL	2h 21' 21''
94	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO SOUDAL	2h 22' 22''
95	BENOIT COSNEFROY	AG2R-CITROEN	2h 23' 22''
96	VICTOR DE LA PARTE	TOTALENERGIES	2h 23' 35''
97	ANTHONY PEREZ	COFIDIS	2h 24' 00''
98	JORGE ARCAS	MOVISTAR	2h 25' 03''
99	MIKE TEUNISSEN	JUMBO-VISMA	2h 25' 05''
100	JONAS RICKAERT	ALPECIN-FENIX	2h 26' 42''
101	GUILLAUME BOIVIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	2h 26' 44''
102	PIERRE LUC PERICHON	COFIDIS	2h 28' 29''
103	LUKE DURBRIDGE	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	2h 29' 39''
104	MAXIME CHEVALIER	B&B HOTELS	2h 30' 13''
105	GEORG ZIMMERMANN	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	2h 31' 23''
106	STEFAN BISSEGGER	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	2h 33' 00''
107	DAVIDE BALLERINI	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	2h 33' 26''
108	CHRISTOPHE LAPORTE	COFIDIS	2h 34' 54''
109	KRISTIAN SBARAGLI	ALPECIN-FENIX	2h 35' 02''
110	CARLOS VERONA	MOVISTAR	2h 35' 56''
111	BOY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	2h 39' 20''
112	FRED WRIGHT	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	2h 39' 56''
113	JASPER PHILIPSEN	ALPECIN-FENIX	2h 40' 56''
114	CHRISTOPHER JUUL JENSEN	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	2h 41' 59''
115	LUKAS PÖSTLBERGER	BORA-HANSGROHE	2h 42' 01''
116	DMITRIY GRUZDEV	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	2h 42' 44''
117	VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	2h 43' 57''
118	MIKKEL BJERG	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	2h 45' 47''
119	ANDRÉ GREIPEL	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	2h 46' 39''
120	EDWARD THEUNS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	2h 46' 47''
121	PETR VAKOČ	ALPECIN-FENIX	2h 46' 48''
122	DANIEL OSS	BORA-HANSGROHE	2h 48' 27''
123	IDE SCHELLING	BORA-HANSGROHE	2h 49' 52''
124	MARC HIRSCHI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	2h 51' 41''
125	SIMON CLARKE	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	2h 53' 10''
126	SEAN BENNETT	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	2h 53' 13''
127	DANNY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	2h 53' 57''
128	JELLE WALLAYS	COFIDIS	2h 54' 21''
129	NILS EEKHOFF	TEAM DSM	2h 54' 28''
130	OMER GOLDSTEIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	2h 56' 57''
131	CHRIS FROOME	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	2h 57' 00''
132	MAXIMILIAN WALSCHEID	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	2h 57' 56''
133	CARLOS BARBERO	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	2h 58' 41''
134	JORIS NIEUWENHUIS	TEAM DSM	2h 58' 45''
135	RICK ZABEL	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	2h 59' 37''
136	MARCO HALLER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	2h 59' 52''
137	CASPER PEDERSEN	TEAM DSM	3h 00' 12''
138	DRIES DEVENYNS	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	3h 01' 17''
139	JULIEN SIMON	TOTALENERGIES	3h 05' 58''
140	JÉRÉMY CABOT	TOTALENERGIES	3h 07' 28''
141	RETO HOLLENSTEIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	3h 09' 50''
142	MICHAEL MØRKØV	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	3h 13' 33''
143	MARK CAVENDISH	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	3h 14' 36''
144	CEES BOL	TEAM DSM	3h 18' 17''
145	MADS PEDERSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	3h 21' 04''
146	TIM DECLERCQ	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	3h 36' 48''
147	AMUND GRØNDAHL JANSEN	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	3h 46' 14''

Stage 15 map & profile:

Stage 15 map

Stage 15 profile

Stage 15 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

Sepp Kuss wins stage 15.

Yes, it really happened! Sepp Kuss became the first American to win a stage in the Tour de France since Tyler Farrar won stage 3 of the 2011 Tour.

41-year old Alejandro Valverde was second.

Wout Poels was third, ahead of Ion Izaguirre and Ruben Guerreiro

Nairo Quintana had a better day today, finishing sixth.

David Gaudu was seventh

Dan Martin finishes eighth in a group with Franck Bonnamour and Aurelien Paret Peintre.

Wout van Aert leads in the group with GC leader Tadej Pogacar

Stage winner Sepp Kuss

Tadej Pogacar has a week to go.

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