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The race's opening individual time trial stage in Utrecht was won by [[Rohan Dennis]] of {{ct|BMC|2015|nolink=yes}} by a margin of five seconds over {{ct|EQS|2015|nolink=yes}}'s [[Tony Martin (cyclist)|Tony Martin]], with {{ct|TFR|2015|nolink=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 {{convert|55.446|km/h|1|abbr=on}}. His win put him in the race leader's yellow [[Cycling jersey|jersey]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2015/stage-1/results|title=Dennis sets record speed to claim first maillot jaune in Utrecht|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=4 July 2015|accessdate=4 July 2015|last=Woodpower|first=Zeb}}</ref> On stage two, crosswinds along the coastal route to the finish in Zeeland caused the [[peloton]] (the main group) to split into [[Echelon formation|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.<ref>{{cite news|last=Woodpower|first=Zeb|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2015/stage-2/results|title=Greipel wins storm-swept stage to Neeltje Jans|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=5 July 2015|accessdate=5 July 2015}}</ref> On the third stage, the race was neutralised following a major crash {{convert|58|km|0|abbr=on}} from the finish which put six of riders out of the race, including Cancellara.<ref name="CN3">{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2015/stage-3/results|title=Rodriguez wins on the Mur de Huy|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=6 July 2015|accessdate=6 July 2015|last=Woodpower|first=Zeb}}</ref><ref name="crashes">{{cite news|last=Fotheringham|first=Alasdair|authorlink=Alasdair Fotheringham|title=Tony Martin's crash injuries show multiple pile-ups are an unpleasant feature of the race|url=http://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|accessdate=5 August 2015|work=[[The Independent]]|publisher=Independent Print|date=11 July 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref name="CN3" /> It was the third day in succession Martin ended in second place overall, and to three different riders.<ref name="finally">{{cite news|url=http://road.cc/content/news/156648-tour-de-france-stage-4-tony-martin-attacks-finally-get-yellow|title=Tour de France Stage 4: Tony Martin attacks to finally get into yellow|work=road.cc|publisher=Farrelly Atkinson|date=7 July 2015|accessdate=7 July 2015|last=MacMichael|first=Simon}}</ref> The partially cobbled fourth stage saw Martin take the victory and the yellow jersey with an [[Attack (cycling)|attack]] on the lead group {{convert|3|km|1|abbr=on}} from the finish in Cambrai.<ref name="finally" />
The race's opening individual time trial stage in Utrecht was won by [[Rohan Dennis]] of {{ct|BMC|2015|nolink=yes}} by a margin of five seconds over {{ct|EQS|2015|nolink=yes}}'s [[Tony Martin (cyclist)|Tony Martin]], with {{ct|TFR|2015|nolink=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 {{convert|55.446|km/h|1|abbr=on}}. His win put him in the race leader's yellow [[Cycling jersey|jersey]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2015/stage-1/results|title=Dennis sets record speed to claim first maillot jaune in Utrecht|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=4 July 2015|accessdate=4 July 2015|last=Woodpower|first=Zeb}}</ref> On stage two, crosswinds along the coastal route to the finish in Zeeland caused the [[peloton]] (the main group) to split into [[Echelon formation|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.<ref>{{cite news|last=Woodpower|first=Zeb|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2015/stage-2/results|title=Greipel wins storm-swept stage to Neeltje Jans|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=5 July 2015|accessdate=5 July 2015}}</ref> On the third stage, the race was neutralised following a major crash {{convert|58|km|0|abbr=on}} from the finish which put six of riders out of the race, including Cancellara.<ref name="CN3">{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2015/stage-3/results|title=Rodriguez wins on the Mur de Huy|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=6 July 2015|accessdate=6 July 2015|last=Woodpower|first=Zeb}}</ref><ref name="crashes">{{cite news|last=Fotheringham|first=Alasdair|authorlink=Alasdair Fotheringham|title=Tony Martin's crash injuries show multiple pile-ups are an unpleasant feature of the race|url=http://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|accessdate=5 August 2015|work=[[The Independent]]|publisher=Independent Print|date=11 July 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref name="CN3" /> It was the third day in succession Martin ended in second place overall, and to three different riders.<ref name="finally">{{cite news|url=http://road.cc/content/news/156648-tour-de-france-stage-4-tony-martin-attacks-finally-get-yellow|title=Tour de France Stage 4: Tony Martin attacks to finally get into yellow|work=road.cc|publisher=Farrelly Atkinson|date=7 July 2015|accessdate=7 July 2015|last=MacMichael|first=Simon}}</ref> The partially cobbled fourth stage saw Martin take the victory and the yellow jersey with an [[Attack (cycling)|attack]] on the lead group {{convert|3|km|1|abbr=on}} from the finish in Cambrai.<ref name="finally" />


On the fifth stage, a bunch sprint occurred and Greipel got the better of it by beating Peter Sagan and Mark Cavendish, respectively.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://road.cc/content/news/156880-tour-de-france-stage-5-andr-greipel-takes-second-win-mark-cavendish-third|title=Tour de France Stage 5: André Greipel takes second win, Mark Cavendish third|work=road.cc|publisher=Farrelly Atkinson|date=8 July 2015|accessdate=8 July 2015|last=MacMichael|first=Simon}}</ref> In the sixth stage, [[Zdeněk Štybar]] of {{ct|EQS|2015|nolink=yes}}won after escaping on the concluding small ascent in the port city of [[Le Havre]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2015/stage-6/results|title=Stybar wins stage 6 on short, punchy hill in Le Havre|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=9 July 2015|accessdate=9 July 2015}}</ref> A crash in the final kilometer forced Martin to abandon the Tour with a [[Clavicle fracture|broken collarbone]], the second yellow jersey wearer to surrender after Cancellara.<ref name="crashes" /> A record was set after the stage, with Daniel Teklehaimanot becoming the first black African to lead the mountains classification.<ref>{{cite news|title=UCI World Cycling Centre: former trainee Teklehaimanot makes Tour de France history|url=http://www.uci.ch/road/news/article/uci-world-cycling-centre-former-trainee-teklehaimanot-makes-tour-france-history/|accessdate=2 August 2015|work=[[Union Cycliste Internationale]]|date=10 July 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref name="no-yellow">{{cite news|title=Chris Froome not wearing yellow jersey|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/33477029|accessdate=12 July 2015|work=[[BBC Sport]]|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=10 July 2015}}</ref> Cavendish won the seventh from a bunch sprint in [[Fougères]], Brittany. Froome was awarded the yellow jersey after the stage.<ref>{{cite news|last=Austen|first=Ian|title=At Tour de France, Mark Cavendish Sprints to Stage 7 Win|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/11/sports/cycling/at-tour-de-france-mark-cavendish-sprints-to-stage-7-win.html|accessdate=4 August 2015|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=10 July 2015}}</ref> Stage eight, finishing atop the Mûr-de-Bretagne, saw the first French victory of the Tour, with {{ct|ALM|2015|nolink=yes}} rider [[Alexis Vuillermoz]] launching an attack inside the final kilometer to take the victory.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/07/news/road/stage-8-vuillermoz-takes-first-french-victory-of-2015-tour_377690|title=Stage 8: Vuillermoz takes first French victory of 2015 Tour|work=[[VeloNews]]|publisher=[[Competitor Group, Inc.]]|date=11 July 2015|accessdate=11 July 2015}}</ref> The general classification favourites finished together except Vincenzo Nibali who lost ten seconds. Sagan moved into the green jersey.<ref>{{cite news|last=Westemeyer|first=Susan|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2015/stage-8/results|title=Vuillermoz wins on the Mûr-de-Bretagne|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=11 July 2015|accessdate=11 July 2015}}</ref> {{ct|BMC|2015|nolink=yes}} won stage nine's team time trial by one second over {{ct|SKY|2015|nolink=yes}}.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/tour-de-france/chris-froome-retains-tour-de-france-lead-as-bmc-win-team-time-trial-181957|title=Chris Froome retains Tour de France lead as BMC win team time trial|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[Time Inc. UK]]|date=12 July 2015|accessdate=12 July 2015|last=Wynn|first=Nigel}}</ref> The squad of Nairo Quintana, {{ct|MOV|2015|nolink=yes}}, came in third, four seconds in arrears. Alberto Contador's {{ct|TST|2015|nolink=yes}} in fourth, twenty-eight seconds down, and Nibali's {{ct|AST|2015|nolink=yes}} following, a further seven seconds behind.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2015/stage-9/results|title=BMC win team time trial in Plumelec|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=11 July 2015|accessdate=11 July 2015}}</ref> The first rest day took place the following day in Pau.<ref name="letour-route" />
On the fifth stage, a bunch sprint occurred and Greipel got the better of it by beating Peter Sagan and Mark Cavendish, respectively.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://road.cc/content/news/156880-tour-de-france-stage-5-andr-greipel-takes-second-win-mark-cavendish-third|title=Tour de France Stage 5: André Greipel takes second win, Mark Cavendish third|work=road.cc|publisher=Farrelly Atkinson|date=8 July 2015|accessdate=8 July 2015|last=MacMichael|first=Simon}}</ref> In the sixth stage, [[Zdeněk Štybar]] of {{ct|EQS|2015|nolink=yes}}won after escaping on the concluding small ascent in the port city of [[Le Havre]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2015/stage-6/results|title=Stybar wins stage 6 on short, punchy hill in Le Havre|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=9 July 2015|accessdate=9 July 2015}}</ref> A crash in the final kilometer forced Martin to abandon the Tour with a [[Clavicle fracture|broken collarbone]], the second yellow jersey wearer to surrender after Cancellara.<ref name="crashes" /> A record was set after the stage, with Daniel Teklehaimanot becoming the first black African to lead the mountains classification.<ref>{{cite news|title=UCI World Cycling Centre: former trainee Teklehaimanot makes Tour de France history |url=http://www.uci.ch/road/news/article/uci-world-cycling-centre-former-trainee-teklehaimanot-makes-tour-france-history/ |accessdate=2 August 2015 |work=[[Union Cycliste Internationale]] |date=10 July 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150718233007/http://www.uci.ch:80/road/news/article/uci-world-cycling-centre-former-trainee-teklehaimanot-makes-tour-france-history/? |archivedate=18 July 2015 |df=dmy }}</ref> 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.<ref name="no-yellow">{{cite news|title=Chris Froome not wearing yellow jersey|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/33477029|accessdate=12 July 2015|work=[[BBC Sport]]|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=10 July 2015}}</ref> Cavendish won the seventh from a bunch sprint in [[Fougères]], Brittany. Froome was awarded the yellow jersey after the stage.<ref>{{cite news|last=Austen|first=Ian|title=At Tour de France, Mark Cavendish Sprints to Stage 7 Win|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/11/sports/cycling/at-tour-de-france-mark-cavendish-sprints-to-stage-7-win.html|accessdate=4 August 2015|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=10 July 2015}}</ref> Stage eight, finishing atop the Mûr-de-Bretagne, saw the first French victory of the Tour, with {{ct|ALM|2015|nolink=yes}} rider [[Alexis Vuillermoz]] launching an attack inside the final kilometer to take the victory.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/07/news/road/stage-8-vuillermoz-takes-first-french-victory-of-2015-tour_377690|title=Stage 8: Vuillermoz takes first French victory of 2015 Tour|work=[[VeloNews]]|publisher=[[Competitor Group, Inc.]]|date=11 July 2015|accessdate=11 July 2015}}</ref> The general classification favourites finished together except Vincenzo Nibali who lost ten seconds. Sagan moved into the green jersey.<ref>{{cite news|last=Westemeyer|first=Susan|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2015/stage-8/results|title=Vuillermoz wins on the Mûr-de-Bretagne|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=11 July 2015|accessdate=11 July 2015}}</ref> {{ct|BMC|2015|nolink=yes}} won stage nine's team time trial by one second over {{ct|SKY|2015|nolink=yes}}.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/tour-de-france/chris-froome-retains-tour-de-france-lead-as-bmc-win-team-time-trial-181957|title=Chris Froome retains Tour de France lead as BMC win team time trial|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[Time Inc. UK]]|date=12 July 2015|accessdate=12 July 2015|last=Wynn|first=Nigel}}</ref> The squad of Nairo Quintana, {{ct|MOV|2015|nolink=yes}}, came in third, four seconds in arrears. Alberto Contador's {{ct|TST|2015|nolink=yes}} in fourth, twenty-eight seconds down, and Nibali's {{ct|AST|2015|nolink=yes}} following, a further seven seconds behind.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2015/stage-9/results|title=BMC win team time trial in Plumelec|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=11 July 2015|accessdate=11 July 2015}}</ref> The first rest day took place the following day in Pau.<ref name="letour-route" />


[[File:Tour de France 2015, sagan-bus (19441625633).jpg|thumb|left|alt=A group of cyclists riding up an incline being lead by one wearing a green jersey.|{{ct|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 in the Tour de France|points classification]] title.]]
[[File:Tour de France 2015, sagan-bus (19441625633).jpg|thumb|left|alt=A group of cyclists riding up an incline being lead by one wearing a green jersey.|{{ct|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 in the Tour de France|points classification]] title.]]

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2015 Tour de France
2015 UCI World Tour, race 18 of 28
Map of France showing the showing the path of the race going counter-clockwise starting in the Netherlands, going through Belgium, then around France.
Route of the 2015 Tour de France
Race details
Dates4–26 July
Stages21
Distance3,360.3 km (2,088 mi)
Winning time84h 46' 14"
Results
Winner  Chris Froome (GBR)

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  Second  Nairo Quintana (COL)

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Points  Peter Sagan (SVK)

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Mountains  Chris Froome (GBR)

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Combativity  Romain Bardet (FRA)

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Twenty-two teams participated in the 2015 edition of the Tour de France.[1] All of the seventeen UCI WorldTeams were automatically invited, and obliged, to attend the race.[2][3] 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,[2] one of which, You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

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The number of riders allowed per squad was nine, therefore the start list contained a total of 198 riders.[1] From the riders that began the race, 160 made it to the finish in Paris.[6] 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.[1] Eritrean riders Daniel Teklehaimanot and Merhawi Kudus, both of You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

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The teams entering the race were:[1]

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The 'big four' general classification favourites. Left-to-right from upper left: Chris Froome, Alberto Contador, Nairo Quintana and Vincenzo Nibali.

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Froome had shown his form during the season with overall victories at the Vuelta a Andalucía and the Critérium du Dauphiné, the Tour's warm-up race.[15] 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.[18] Thirteen days before the start of the Tour, Contador won the Route du Sud, defeating Quintana by seventeen seconds.[19] Quintana placed second in the 2013 Tour, winning the mountains and young rider classifications.[20] He was absent in 2014 as he concentrated on the 2014 Giro d'Italia, which he won.[15] His major victory of the 2015 season was the Tirreno–Adriatico.[20] 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.[21]

The sprinters considered favourites for the points classification and wins on the flat or hilly bunch sprint finishes were Alexander Kristoff (You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

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Stage twenty, the penultimate stage, concluded with the 13.8 km (8.6 mi) ascent of the Alpe d'Huez; it has an average gradient of 7.9% and features twenty-one hairpin turns.[31]

On 8 November 2013, the ASO announced Utrecht would host the 2015 edition's Grand Départ (the Tour's opening stages).[32][33] 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.[34] Utrecht paid the ASO a reported 4m to host the Grand Départ.[35] The full route of the Tour was unveiled on 22 October 2014 at the Palais des Congrès in Paris.[36]

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,[37] a steep climb known for its inclusion in the one-day classic race La Flèche Wallonne.[38] Stage four started in Seraing, before ending in Cambrai, France;[37] it featured seven cobbled sectors with a combined distance of 13 km (8.1 mi).[39] Stages five to nine crossed northern France westwards, beginning in the region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and ending in Brittany. The riders then took an air transfer to the south of the country for next three stages through the Pyrenees,[37] which include the Tour's most climbed mountain, the Col du Tourmalet, on stage eleven.[40] 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, before a second air transfer taking the Tour back to the north east to finish with the Champs-Élysées stage in Paris.[37] The Tour included six new start or finish locations: Utrecht, in stage 1; Zeeland, in stage 2; Livarot, in stage 7; La Pierre Saint-Martin, in stage 10; Muret, in stage 13; and Sèvres, in stage 21.[41]

At the announcement of the route, the race director Christian Prudhomme described it as "atypique" (English: "untypical"), adding "If you do not climb, you will not win the Tour in 2015." The most noticeable differences were the lack of time trial kilometers and the mountainous terrain.[36] There were 21 stages in the race, covering a total distance of 3,360.3 km (2,088 mi), 298.7 km (185.6 mi) shorter than the 2014 Tour.[42][43] The longest race stage was the fourth at 223.5 km (139 mi), and stage 21 the shortest at 110.5 km (69 mi).[37] The opening individual time trial was 13.8 km (8.6 mi) – although it was too long to be classified a prologue – and the team time trial on stage 9 was 28 km (17.4 mi).[14][37] Stages 3 and 8, although officially classified flat, finished at the Mur de Huy and Mûr-de-Bretagne respectively, whilst the hilly stage 14 ended at the Côte de la Croix Neuve. There were seven stages defined as mountainous, six of which had 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).[37][44] 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.[45] The rest days were after stage 9, in Pau, and 16, in Gap.[37]

Stage characteristics and winners[37][46][47]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 4 July Utrecht (Netherlands) 13.8 km (8.6 mi) Individual time trial  Rohan Dennis (AUS)
2 5 July Utrecht (Netherlands) to Zeeland[n 2] (Netherlands) 166 km (103 mi) Flat stage  André Greipel (GER)
3 6 July Antwerp (Belgium) to Huy (Belgium) 159.5 km (99 mi) Medium-mountain stage  Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)
4 7 July Seraing (Belgium) to Cambrai 223.5 km (139 mi) Flat stage with cobblestones  Tony Martin (GER)
5 8 July Arras to Amiens 189.5 km (118 mi) Flat stage  André Greipel (GER)
6 9 July Abbeville to Le Havre 191.5 km (119 mi) Flat stage  Zdeněk Štybar (CZE)
7 10 July Livarot to Fougères 190.5 km (118 mi) Flat stage  Mark Cavendish (GBR)
8 11 July Rennes to Mûr-de-Bretagne 181.5 km (113 mi) Medium-mountain stage  Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA)
9 12 July Vannes to Plumelec 28 km (17 mi) Team time trial  You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

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13 July Pau Rest day
10 14 July Tarbes to La Pierre Saint-Martin 167 km (104 mi) Mountain stage  Chris Froome (GBR)
11 15 July Pau to Cauterets 188 km (117 mi) Mountain stage  Rafał Majka (POL)
12 16 July Lannemezan to Plateau de Beille 195 km (121 mi) Mountain stage  Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)
13 17 July Muret to Rodez 198.5 km (123 mi) Medium-mountain stage  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)
14 18 July Rodez to Mende 178.5 km (111 mi) Medium-mountain stage  Steve Cummings (GBR)
15 19 July Mende to Valence 183 km (114 mi) Hilly stage  André Greipel (GER)
16 20 July Bourg-de-Péage to Gap 201 km (125 mi) Medium-mountain stage  Rubén Plaza Molina (ESP)
21 July Gap Rest day
17 22 July Digne-les-Bains to Pra Loup 161 km (100 mi) Mountain stage  Simon Geschke (GER)
18 23 July Gap to Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne 186.5 km (116 mi) Mountain stage  Romain Bardet (FRA)
19 24 July Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to La Toussuire to Les Sybelles 138 km (86 mi) Mountain stage  Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)
20 25 July Modane to Alpe d'Huez 110.5 km (69 mi) Mountain stage  Thibaut Pinot (FRA)
21 26 July Sèvres to Paris (Champs-Élysées) 109.5 km (68 mi) Flat stage  André Greipel (GER)
Total 3,360.3 km (2,088 mi)[42]

Race overview

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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 (4 mi) 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.[62] Stage eleven was another mountainous stage; it was won by Rafał Majka (You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

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Stage thirteen saw the escapees being brought inside the one kilometer to go marker (known as the flamme rouge). Greg Van Avermaet of You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

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Stage seventeen, the first of four Alpine stages, saw third placed overall Van Garderen withdraw from the race with illness.[70] The stage was won by You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

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The final stage in Paris was won by Greipel, his fourth victory of this year's Tour.[76] 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 You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

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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. The rider with the least accumulated time is the race leader, identified by the yellow jersey; the winner of this classification was considered the winner of the Tour.[79][80] Time bonuses returned to the Tour for the first time since the 2008 edition.[81] 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.[82] 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."[81] If a crash happened within the final 3 km (1.9 mi) of a stage; this did not include the time trials and summit finishes, the riders involved received the same time as the group they were in when the crash occurred.[83] 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.[84]

Points classification "coefficient" rankings for the 21 stages[80][85]
Stage classification 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
No particular difficulty
Medium-mountain
Short with uneven terrain
Very difficult
Very difficult short
Time trial

The points classification leader was identified with a green jersey.[79] Riders received points for finishing among the highest placed in a stage finish, or in intermediate sprints during the stage.[80] 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.[81] The points available for each stage finish were determined by the "coefficient" ranking scale.[86] 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.[80][87] 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 on stage nine's team time trial.[80]

No changes were made to the mountains classification, where points were awarded to the riders that reached the top of the most difficult ascents first. The climbs were categorised as either hors catégorie (English: beyond category), first, second, third, or fourth-category, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs.[80] The overall leader wore a polka dot jersey.[79] Double points were awarded on the summit finishes on stages 10, 12, 17, 19 and 20.[80]

The young rider classification, denoted by a white jersey,[79] 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.[80] The team classification was calculated using the finishing times of the best three riders per team on each stage (not 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.[80] The riders in the team that lead this classification were identified with yellow number bibs on the back of their jerseys and yellow helmets.[79] 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".[82] No combativity awards were given for the time trials and the final stage.[6][88][89] The winner wore a red number bib the following stage.[79] At the conclusion of the Tour, Romain Bardet won the overall super-combativity award.[6][82]

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 getting €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 lead; 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 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.[90] 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 to first rider to pass the summit of the highest climb in the Tour.[47] The Souvenir Henri Desgrange was originally to be on the Col du Galibier in stage twenty,[91] but due to a route change it was replaced with the Col d'Allos in stage seventeen.[45] Rafał Majka won the Jacques Goddet and Simon Geschke the Henri Desgrange.[63][71]

Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General classification
A yellow jersey.
Points classification
A green jersey.
Mountains classification
A white jersey with red polka dots.
Young rider classification
A white jersey.
Team classification
A white jersey with a yellow number bib.
Combativity award
A white jersey with a red number bib.
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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
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13 Greg van Avermaet Thomas De Gendt
14 Steve Cummings Pierre-Luc Perichon
15 André Greipel Peter Sagan
16 Rubén Plaza
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 Greipel no award
Final Chris Froome Peter Sagan Chris Froome Nairo Quintana Movistar Team Romain Bardet
  • 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.[88]
  • 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.[56]
  • 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.[92]
  • 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.[89] Additionally, Bartosz Huzarski, awarded in stage eight, wore the red number bib as no combativity award was awarded after stage nine.[93]
  • 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.[94][95]
  • 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.[96]
  • 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.[97]

Final standings

Legend
A yellow jersey. Denotes the winner of the general classification[79] A green jersey. Denotes the winner of the points classification[79]
A white jersey with red polka dots. Denotes the winner of the mountains classification[79] A white jersey. Denotes the winner of the young rider classification[79]
A white jersey with a yellow number bib. Denotes the winner of the team classification[79] A white jersey with a red number bib. Denotes the winner of the super-combativity award[79]

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)[6]
Rank Rider Team Time
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3  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) A white jersey with a yellow number bib. You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

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Points classification

Final points classification (1–10)[6]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Peter Sagan (SVK) A green jersey. Template:Ct 432
2 Template:Flagathlete Template:Ct 366
3 Template:Flagathlete Template:Ct 298
4 Template:Flagathlete Template:Ct 206
5 Template:Flagathlete Template:Ct 152
6 Template:Flagathlete A yellow jersey. A white jersey with red polka dots. Template:Ct 139
7 Template:Flagathlete Template:Ct 113
8 Template:Flagathlete A white jersey with a yellow number bib. Template:Ct 103
9 Template:Flagathlete Template:Ct 90
10 Template:Flagathlete Template:Ct 90

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Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10)[6]
Rank Rider Team Points
1 Template:Flagathlete A white jersey with red polka dots. A yellow jersey. Template:Ct 119
2 Template:Flagathlete A white jersey. A white jersey with a yellow number bib. Template:Ct 108
3 Template:Flagathlete A white jersey with a red number bib. Template:Ct 90
4 Template:Flagathlete Template:Ct 82
5 Template:Flagathlete Template:Ct 78
6 Template:Flagathlete Template:Ct 74
7 Template:Flagathlete A white jersey with a yellow number bib. Template:Ct 72
8 Template:Flagathlete Template:Ct 64
9 Template:Flagathlete Template:Ct 58
10 Template:Flagathlete Template:Ct 55

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Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10)[6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1 Template:Flagathlete A white jersey. A white jersey with a yellow number bib. Template:Ct Template:Nowrap
2 Template:Flagathlete A white jersey with a red number bib. Template:Ct + 14' 48"
3 Template:Flagathlete Template:Ct + 30' 03"
4 Template:Flagathlete Template:Ct + 37' 40"
5 Template:Flagathlete Template:Ct + 1h 32' 09"
6 Template:Flagathlete A green jersey. Template:Ct + 2h 13' 43"
7 Template:Flagathlete Template:Ct + 2h 15' 24"
8 Template:Flagathlete Template:Ct + 3h 02' 55"
9 Template:Flagathlete Template:Ct + 3h 07' 35"
10 Template:Flagathlete Template:Ct + 3h 09' 24"

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Team classification

Final team classification (1–10)[6]
Rank Team Time
1 Template:Ct A white jersey with a yellow number bib. 255h 24' 24"
2 Template:Ct + 57' 23"
3 Template:Ct + 1h 00' 12"
4 Template:Ct + 1h 12' 09"
5 Template:Ct + 1h 14' 32"
6 Template:Ct + 1h 24' 22"
7 Template:Ct + 1h 48' 51"
8 Template:Ct + 2h 41' 46"
9 Template:Ct + 2h 42' 16"
10 Template:Ct + 2h 46' 59"

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UCI World Tour rankings

The race was the eighteenth of the twenty-eight events in the UCI World Tour, with riders from the WorldTeams competing individually for points that contributed towards the rankings.[98] Points were awarded to the top twenty finishers in the general classification and to the top five finishers in each stage.Template:Sfn The 338 points accrued by Chris Froome moved him up to second in the individual ranking, behind Alejandro Valverde. Despite Template:Ct's strong showing, Template:Ct 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 nations ranking.[100]

UCI World Tour individual ranking (1–10)[101][102]
Rank Template:Abbr Name Team Points
1 1 Template:Flagathlete Template:Ct 482
2 16 Template:Flagathlete Template:Ct 422
3 2 Template:Flagathlete Template:Ct 407
4 15 Template:Flagathlete Template:Ct 365
5 3 Template:Flagathlete Template:Ct 314
6 7 Template:Flagathlete Template:Ct 292
7 6 Template:Flagathlete Template:Ct 283
8 4 Template:Flagathlete Template:Ct 275
9 5 Template:Flagathlete Template:Ct 269
10 9 Template:Flagathlete Template:Ct 265

See also

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Notes and references

Footnotes

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References

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Sources

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Further reading

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