Jarlinson Pantano of Colombia won the 160km 15th stage of the 2016 Tour de France between Bourg-en-Bresse and Culoz today.
The IAM Cycling tour debutant beat Polish climber Rafael Majka (Tinkoff) in a sprint to the line after the pair had gone clear during two ascents of the Colombier mountain leading up to the finish.
Colombian climber Jarlinson Pantano won the 15th stage of the 2016 Tour de France. Photo: SuperSport
Frenchman Alexis Vuillermoz (AG2R) beat Swiss rider Sebastien Reichenbach (FDJ) to the line to take third on the day. They were followed by France’s Julian Alaphilippe (Etixx-QuickStep) who suffered a mechanical while leading with less than 20km to go.
Pantano won the final stage of the Tour of Switzerland and finished fourth overall directly before the start of the Tour de France.
Majka, a former winner of the king of the mountains competition, took over the lead in the climbers’ competition from Belgium’s Thomas de Gendt.
Britain’s Chris Froome (Sky) was hardly challenged and remains in the overall lead, 1:47 ahead of Dutchman Bauke Mollema and 2:45 in front of Brit Adam Yates.
Colombia’s Nairo Quintana, who has finished runner-up on both occassions that he has ridden the tour, currently lies in fourth, 2:59 off the pace.
Stage 15 results
1. Jarlinson Pantano (IAM Cycling) 4:24:49
2. Rafał Majka (Tinkoff Team)
3. Alexis Vuillermoz (AG2R La Mondiale) 6″
4. Sébastien Reichenbach (FDJ)
5. Julian Alaphilippe (Etixx – QuickStep) 25″
6. Serge Pauwels (Dimension Data)
7. Pierre Rolland (Cannondale – Drapac)
8. Ilnur Zakarin (Team Katusha) 1’30”
9. Daniel Navarro Garcia (Cofidis)
10. Tom Jelte Slagter (Cannondale – Drapac) 2’08”
Selected
20. Louis Meintjes (Lampre – Merida)
86. Daryl Impey (Orica-BikeExchange)
141. Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (Dimension Data)
General Classification
1. Christopher Froome (Team Sky) 68:14:36
2. Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo) 1’47”
3. Adam Yates (Orica-BikeExchange) 2’45”
4. Nairo Quintana (Movistar Team) 2’59”
5. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar Team) 3’17”
6. Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) 4’04”
7. Richie Porte (BMC Racing Team) 4’27”
8. Tejay Van Garderen (BMC Racing Team) 4’47”
9. Daniel Martin (Etixx – Quick-Step) 5’03”
10. Fabio Aru (Astana Pro Team) 5’16”
Selected
12. Louis Meintjes (Lampre – Merida) 5’48”
43. Daryl Impey (Orica-BikeExchange) 1:10:04
114. Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (Dimension Data) 2:26:59
Points classification
1. Peter Sagan (Tinkoff Team) 340 points
2. Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) 278
3. Marcel Kittel (Etixx – Quick-Step) 228
King of the Mountains
1. Rafal Majka (Tinkoff Team) 127 points
2. Thomas De Gendt (Lotto Soudal) 90
3. Daniel Navarro (Cofidis) 69
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