Magnus Cort Nielsen won stage 15 of the Tour de France in Carcassone to give Astana back-to-back victories.
Nielsen outsprinted Jon Izagirre of Bahrain-Merida and Bauke Mollema of Trek-Segafredo, the last three survivors of a 29-man breakaway at the end of a 181.5km stage from Millau. Nielsen’s win came 24 hours after his team-mate Omar Fraile won – also from a breakaway – in Mende.
The peloton crossed the line some 13 minutes later, with Team Sky’s Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome present along with Team Sunweb’s Tom Dumoulin to ensure there was no change at the top of the general classification before Monday’s rest day. Thomas continues to lead Froome by one minute and 39 seconds, with Dumoulin a further 11 seconds back.
Quick guide
Stage 15 results
1. Magnus Cort (DEN) Astana Pro Team 4:25:52 2. Ion Izagirre (ESP) Bahrain – Merida ” 3. Bauke Mollema (NED) Trek – Segafredo +2 4. Michael Valgren (DEN) Astana Pro Team +29 5. Toms Skujin* (LAT) Trek – Segafredo +34 6. Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) Bahrain – Merida ” 7. Lilian Calmejane (FRA) Direct Energie ” 8. Rafal Majka (POL) BORA – hansgrohe +37 9. Nikias Arndt (GER) Team Sunweb +2:31 10. Julien Bernard (FRA) Trek – Segafredo +2:38 11. Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) BMC Racing Team +2:42 12. Niki Terpstra (NED) Quick-Step Floors ” 13. Daniele Bennati (ITA) Movistar Team ” 14. Fabien Grellier (FRA) Direct Energie +2:44 15. Pawel Poljanski (POL) BORA – hansgrohe +2:46 16. Amaël Moinard (FRA) Team Fortuneo – Samsic ” 17. Daryl Impey (RSA) Mitchelton – Scott ” 18. Romain Sicard (FRA) Direct Energie +2:52 19. Daniel Martínez (COL) Team EF Education First – +3:22 Drapac p/b Cannondale 20. Jesús Herrada (ESP) Cofidis, Solutions Crédits +3:54
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King of the Mountains 1. Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) Quick-Step Floors 92 2. Warren Barguil (FRA) Team Fortuneo – Samsic 70 3. Serge Pauwels (BEL) Team Dimension Data 66 4. Geraint Thomas (GBR) Team Sky 30 5. Rafal Majka (POL) BORA – hansgrohe 28 6. David Gaudu (FRA) Groupama – FDJ 25 7. Pierre Rolland (FRA) Team EF Education First – 23 Drapac p/b Cannondale 8. Tom Dumoulin (NED) Team Sunweb ” 9. Rudy Molard (FRA) Groupama – FDJ 22 10. Steven Kruijswijk (NED) Team LottoNL – Jumbo 20 11. Mikel Nieve (ESP) Mitchelton – Scott 19 12. Chris Froome (GBR) Team Sky 16 13. Lilian Calmejane (FRA) Direct Energie 15 14. Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) BMC Racing Team ” 15. Thomas De Gendt (BEL) Lotto – Soudal 14 16. Elie Gesbert (FRA) Team Fortuneo – Samsic ” 17. Anthony Perez (FRA) Cofidis, Solutions Crédits 13 18. Romain Bardet (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale 12 19. Darwin Atapuma (COL) UAE Team Emirates ” 20. Jesús Herrada (ESP) Cofidis, Solutions Crédits 11
Points leaders 1. Peter Sagan (SVK) BORA – hansgrohe 452 2. Alexander Kristoff (NOR) UAE Team Emirates 170 3. Arnaud Démare (FRA) Groupama – FDJ 133 4. John Degenkolb (GER) Trek – Segafredo 128 5. Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) BMC Racing Team 115 6. Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) Wanty – Groupe Gobert 100 7. Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) Quick-Step Floors 89 8. Philippe Gilbert (BEL) Quick-Step Floors 84 9. Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) Bahrain – Merida 76 10. Thomas De Gendt (BEL) Lotto – Soudal 71 11. Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Movistar Team 70 12. Lilian Calmejane (FRA) Direct Energie 69 13. Daniel Martin (IRL) UAE Team Emirates 68 14. Geraint Thomas (GBR) Team Sky 63 15. Yves Lampaert (BEL) Quick-Step Floors ” 16. Nicolas Edet (FRA) Cofidis, Solutions Crédits 52 17. Thomas Boudat (FRA) Direct Energie ” 18. Fabien Grellier (FRA) Direct Energie 51 19. Jérôme Cousin (FRA) Direct Energie 50 20. Jasper Stuyven (BEL) Trek – Segafredo ”
The world champion Peter Sagan was one of 29 riders to get into the day’s break and he took third place in the day’s intermediate sprint to ensure he now simply needs to reach Paris to win the points classification for a sixth time; he is unable to be caught with a full week of the Tour to spare.
It was a first Tour de France stage win for the 25-year-old Nielsen, whose previous season highlight was victory atop the Cow and Calf on stage two of the Tour de Yorkshire.
It was clear from early in the day that the peloton was content for the large breakaway to contest stage honours but the front group began to splinter on the imposing climb of the Pic de Nore, crested some 40km from the finish. Sagan’s Bora-Hansgrohe team-mate Rafal Majka tried to get away but was reeled in by the summit and the numbers thinned down considerably on the way down as crosswinds split the group.
Quick guide
General classification after stage 15
1. Geraint Thomas (GBR) Team Sky 62:49:47 2. Chris Froome (GBR) Team Sky +1:39 3. Tom Dumoulin (NED) Team Sunweb +1:50 4. Primo* Roglic (SLO) Team LottoNL – Jumbo +2:38 5. Romain Bardet (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale +3:21 6. Mikel Landa (ESP) Movistar Team +3:42 7. Steven Kruijswijk (NED) Team LottoNL – Jumbo +3:57 8. Nairo Quintana (COL) Movistar Team +4:23 9. Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) Astana Pro Team +6:14 10. Daniel Martin (IRL) UAE Team Emirates +6:54 11. Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Movistar Team +9:36 12. Bob Jungels (LUX) Quick-Step Floors +9:53 13. Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) Team Katusha – Alpecin +10:01 14. Pierre Latour (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale +17:28 15. Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) BMC Racing Team +18:33 16. Mikel Nieve (ESP) Mitchelton – Scott +18:51 17. Guillaume Martin (FRA) Wanty – Groupe Gobert +19:55 18. Damiano Caruso (ITA) BMC Racing Team +21:26 19. Tanel Kangert (EST) Astana Pro Team +21:36 20. Lilian Calmejane (FRA) Direct Energie +22:17