Tour de France - Stage 15
Thomas De Gendt is trying to make it into a valuable escape for his climbing ambitions, but he's marked by Peter Sagan, who has other plans today...
Tony Gallopin makes a move, he also needs to make some headlines today...
Rafal Majka launches the day's first real escape on the first climb...
Tom-Jelte Slagter leads the escape up the second ascent, at the head of about 30 others...
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George Bennett has got himself into this move as well...
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Chris Froome emerges from the second descent with a deficit of over four minutes already...
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Domenica Pozzovivo is in the escape and looks determined to make a success of it...
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Ian Stannard starts the serious chasing for Sky with the gap at almost eight-minutes...
Vincenzo Nibali takes his first turn at the head of the escape, is he there for himself or for Fabio Aru..?
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Dani Navarro has attacked from the escape group on the HC climb to the Grand Colomber...
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Ilnur Zakarin emerges in front with Majka - this is the move that starts the finale..!
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Zakarin leads Majka towards the Colomber summit...
Jarlinson Pantano is the closest chaser, about 25-seconds down...
Nibali has dropped off the escape and looks back to see where teamate Aru is...
Majka has been jpined by Pantano - they pass through the finish with one climb to go, with a one-minute lead...
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Nibali has been joined on the descent by Aru and a possé of Astana riders...
Diego Rosa leads Astana on to the final climb with Aru looking a bit timid to say the least...
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Majka is alone on the Lacets de Colomber, he might well win this stage..!
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Wouter Poels has taken control of Froome's protection as Astana starts to fade...
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Chris Froome rides ahead of his rivals, looking stronger and stronger each day...
Romain Bardet makes an attack, but it's barely good enough to entertain TV viewers in France..
Adam Yates descends behind the Yellow Jersey, still secure of 3rd-place overall...
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Jarlinson Pantano wins stage 15 while Majka takes over the climbing competition...
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