The 2015 Tour de France was the 102nd edition of the race, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour started in Utrecht, Netherlands on 4 July and finished on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 26 July. On 21 July, between stages 16 and 17 there was a rest day in Gap.
Classification standings
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Stage 12
16 July 2015 — Lannemezan to Plateau de Beille,
This mountainous stage began in Lannemezan, and headed south-east to an early intermediate sprint at Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges. The race then continued east through Payssous and Aspet, where it turned south. After the peloton passed through Sengouagnet, the peloton turned east again and the climb of the category 2 Col de Portet d'Aspet at began, with an average gradient of 9.7%. The race then descended to Castillon-en-Couserans, which was immediately followed to the south-east by the climb of the category 1 Col de la Core at , with a gradient of 5.7%. The riders then descended east towards Seix, following the valley through to Massat and, turning south, where the climb of the category 1 Port de Lers at began, with an average gradient of 6%. The race then descended to the valley floor at Tarascon-sur-Ariège to the east, which continued to Les Cabannes. The final climb was of the Hors catégorie Plateau de Beille at . This was a winding climb south from Les Cabannes, with a gradient of 7.9%.
Stage 12 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 1' 12" 3 + 1' 49" 4 + 4' 34" 5 + 4' 38" 6 + 5' 47" 7 + 6' 03" 8 + 6' 28" 9 + 6' 46" 10 + 6' 47"General classification after stage 12 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 2' 52" 3 + 3' 09" 4 + 3' 58" 5 + 4' 03" 6 + 4' 04" 7 + 5' 32" 8 + 7' 32" 9 + 7' 47" 10 + 8' 02"
Stage 13 17 July 2015 — Muret to Rodez,
This hilly intermediate stage began in Muret heading east through the southern outskirts of Toulouse, with racing officially starting after passing through Venerque. Continuing through Fourquevaux and Caraman, the riders turned north to go through Lavaur and then east to travel through Graulhet, to an intermediate sprint at Laboutarie. After turning north-east and travelling through Villefranche-d'Albigeois, the hills began. First was the category 3 climb of the Côte de Saint-Cirgue to . The riders then went through Valence-d'Albigeois and eventually turned north. Only apart, the next two climbs came in relatively quick succession, with the category 4 Côte de Pomparie to followed quickly by the category 4 Côte de la Selve at . From here, the route into Rodez was not flat, although the climb to La Primaube was not categorised. The descent into Rodez allowed for a fast finish.
Stage 13 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 0" 3 + 3" 4 + 7" 5 + 7" 6 + 7" 7 + 7" 8 + 7" 9 + 7" 10 + 7"General classification after stage 13 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 2' 52" 3 + 3' 09" 4 + 3' 58" 5 + 4' 03" 6 + 4' 04" 7 + 5' 32" 8 + 7' 32" 9 + 7' 47" 10 + 8' 02"
Stage 14 18 July 2015 — Rodez to Mende,
This intermediate mountain stage departed from Rodez heading south to Flavin. The race then turned east to Pont-de-Salars, before quickly reaching the category 4 climb of the Côte de Pont-de-Salars, at a gradient of 5.8%. The race continued south-east through Salles-Curan, descending from the plateau at the Col de la Vernhette, before eventually heading east. There was an intermediate sprint on the way into Millau, where the riders then turned north-east. The race then continued through the Gorges du Tarn passing Rivière-sur-Tarn, Les Vignes and La Malène. On reaching Sainte-Enimie, the climb of the category 2 Côte de Sauveterre, at and with an average gradient of 6%, began. The riders then continued along a plateau, before a descent to Balsièges and a turn west. At Barjac, the riders began the climb of the category 4 at , turning east along the way. The race travelled through Mende itself; the finish line was further on, at the opposite side of the city. The riders then faced the climb of the category 2 to with an average gradient of 10.1%. The finish line was another on the plateau, adjacent to the .
Stage 14 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 2" 3 + 3" 4 + 20" 5 + 29" 6 + 32" 7 + 32" 8 + 32" 9 + 32" 10 + 33"General classification after stage 14 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 3' 10" 3 + 3' 32" 4 + 4' 02" 5 + 4' 23" 6 + 4' 54" 7 + 6' 23" 8 + 8' 17" 9 + 8' 23" 10 + 8' 53"
Stage 15 19 July 2015 — Mende to Valence,
This hilly stage departed from Mende heading east, and immediately began the category 3 climb of the Côte de Badaroux to . The race wound in a generally eastern direction through Chasseradès and Luc and continued east over the category 4 and the category 4 reaching an altitude of . The race then descended through Jaujac to an intermediate sprint at Aubenas, before turning north-east. This was followed by the climb of the category 2 to , before a descent east through Privas to Le Pouzin, where the riders began to follow the western bank of the Rhône. The race turned north-east again, heading through La Voulte-sur-Rhône and Charmes-sur-Rhône to Guilherand-Granges. Crossing the Rhône, the race then headed through the centre of Valence to the finish line.
Stage 15 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 0" 3 + 0" 4 + 0" 5 + 0" 6 + 0" 7 + 0" 8 + 0" 9 + 0" 10 + 0"General classification after stage 15 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 3' 10" 3 + 3' 32" 4 + 4' 02" 5 + 4' 23" 6 + 4' 54" 7 + 6' 23" 8 + 8' 17" 9 + 8' 23" 10 + 8' 53"
Stage 16 20 July 2015 — Bourg-de-Péage to Gap,
This medium mountain stage departed from Bourg-de-Péage heading west, with racing officially starting just before reaching Granges-les-Beaumont, with racing being generally uphill for most of the day. Taking a route south through Montélier and Chabeuil to Crest, the riders turned east to Espenel and then headed north to Sainte-Croix. Heading east, an intermediate sprint took place at Die and the riders turned south-east to travel through Luc-en-Diois. The category 2 climb of the , to an altitude of , followed with a descent to Aspres-sur-Buëch. Continuing east, the race went through Veynes and La Freissinouse before descending into Gap for the first time. Heading north and east, back out of the city, the riders climbed the category 2 Col de Manse, to an altitude of . The race then descended south and then west back into Gap, to the finish line.
Stage 16 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 30" 3 + 36" 4 + 40" 5 + 40" 6 + 40" 7 + 53" 8 + 1' 00" 9 + 1' 22" 10 + 1' 22"General classification after stage 16 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 3' 10" 3 + 3' 32" 4 + 4' 02" 5 + 4' 23" 6 + 5' 32" 7 + 6' 23" 8 + 7' 49" 9 + 8' 53" 10 + 11' 03"
Rest Day 2 21 July 2015 — Gap
Stage 17
22 July 2015 — Digne-les-Bains to Pra-Loup,
This mountain stage began in Digne-les-Bains heading south, with racing officially starting just outside the town centre at Les Dieyes. The peloton turned south-east from Châteauredon to head along the Route Napoléon. Travelling through Barrême, the riders arrived at the category 3 climb of the , to with a gradient of 5.3%. The race then descended to Castellane, and passed through Saint-Julien-du-Verdon before beginning the climb of the category 3 Col de Toutes Aures to at a gradient of 3.1%. Descending to Annot, the race turned north-west along the way to the category 2 climb of the at with an average gradient of 5.2%. The race then descended north to an intermediate sprint at Beauvezer. The riders continued through Colmars-les-Alpes and Allos before the biggest ascent of the day, the category 1 climb of the Col d'Allos, to an altitude of and with an average gradient of 5.5%. Descending along the hillside to Uvernet-Fours, the riders then turned west to begin the category 2 climb to the stage finish at Pra-Loup, at and with an average gradient of 6.5% on the way up. It is exactly the same stage as the fifth one of the Critérium du Dauphiné, where Romain Bardet won the honours thanks to a hair-raising descent before hitting the final climb.
Due to the change of the route on stage 20, announced on 25 June, the Souvenir Henri Desgrange was awarded at the Col d'Allos.
Stage 17 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 32" 3 + 1' 01" 4 + 1' 36" 5 + 1' 40" 6 + 2' 27" 7 + 3' 02" 8 + 3' 04" 9 + 3' 05" 10 + 3' 21"General classification after stage 17 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 3' 10" 3 + 4' 09" 4 + 6' 34" 5 + 6' 40" 6 + 7' 39" 7 + 8' 04" 8 + 8' 47" 9 + 11' 47" 10 + 13' 08"
Stage 18 23 July 2015 — Gap to Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne,
This mountainous stage departed from Gap heading north with an immediate climb over the category 2 Col Bayard, at a gradient of 7%. The race then descended to Chauffayer along the Route Napoléon, before heading north-west to the category 3 climb of the Rampe du Motty, a climb of 8.3% ascending to . After a gradual descent through Corps and La Salle-en-Beaumont, the riders then ascended the and 7.5% climb of the category 3 Côte de La Mure, to . This climb to a plateau was followed, to the east, by the category 3 Col de Malissol to at an average gradient of 8.7%. Then, the riders headed north through Lavaldens to the climb of the category 2 Col de la Morte, to at an average gradient of 8.4%. The descent to the valley floor at Séchilienne was followed by an intermediate sprint in , where the riders headed north-east through Allemont before beginning the biggest climb of the day. The climb of the Hors catégorie Col du Glandon to , with an average gradient of 5.1%, was followed by a descent, with few hairpin turns, to Saint-Étienne-de-Cuines. Here, the race made an abrupt turn south-east and began the final climb of the day: This was a climb of the category 2 Lacets de Montvernier, at an average gradient of 8.2%. The riders then descended to Hermillon, before a ride to the stage finish at Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne.
Stage 18 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 33" 3 + 59" 4 + 59" 5 + 59" 6 + 1' 01" 7 + 1' 50" 8 + 1' 50" 9 + 1' 55" 10 + 3' 02"General classification after stage 18 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 3' 10" 3 + 4' 09" 4 + 6' 34" 5 + 6' 40" 6 + 7' 39" 7 + 8' 04" 8 + 8' 47" 9 + 12' 06" 10 + 12' 52"
Stage 19 24 July 2015 — Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to La Toussuire – Les Sybelles,
This mountainous stage began in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, with racing officially starting to the north at Hermillon. The peloton immediately began the climb of the category 1 at , with an average gradient of 6.3%. The riders then descended to La Chambre to the west, and followed the Arc river to an intermediate sprint at Épierre to the north. After crossing the Pont d'Épierre, the riders turned south along the other side of the Arc river and continued through the valley to Saint-Étienne-de-Cuines. From here the riders turned south-west to begin the climb of the Hors catégorie Col de la Croix de Fer at , with an average gradient of 6.9%, passing the uncategorised Col du Glandon and turning south-east on the way. With a partial descent to Belleville in the commune of Saint-Jean-d'Arves, the riders then began to re-climb, this time north-east on the climb of the category 2 Col du Mollard at , with an average gradient of 6.8%. The race then descended north, nearly returning to where it started the day at Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, before beginning the final category 1 climb west to La Toussuire. This final climb of the day has a gradient of 6.1%, and ascends to an altitude of .
Stage 19 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 44" 3 + 1' 14" 4 + 2' 26" 5 + 2' 26" 6 + 2' 26" 7 + 2' 26" 8 + 2' 26" 9 + 2' 26" 10 + 2' 26"General classification after stage 19 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 2' 38" 3 + 5' 25" 4 + 6' 44" 5 + 7' 56" 6 + 8' 55" 7 + 12' 39" 8 + 13' 22" 9 + 14' 08" 10 + 17' 27"
Stage 20 25 July 2015 — Modane to Alpe d'Huez,