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Tour de France 2015 route

We list the stages of the official route of the Tour de France 2015, as well as taking a look at some of the key points of the race

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The peloton on stage nineteen of the 2014 Tour de France

The 102nd Tour de France began for the 21st time outside of France, in the city of Utrecht in the Netherlands.

>>> Your guide to the 2015 Tour de France in Utrecht (video)

Stage one was a short 13.7km individual time trial within Utrecht, which was won by BMC's Rohan Dennis in a record-breaking time .

The first week of 2015 Tour had a very classics feel to it, with stage three finishing for the first time ever on the climb that culminates  La Fleche Wallonne , the Mur de Huy. Cobbles featured for the second year in succession, although drier weather this year meant less mayhem for the front-runners than in 2014. Meanwhile, the Mûr-de-Bretagne provided a tough uphill finish to stage eight.

An unusually late team time trial on stage nine led into the first race day. After that, serious GC racing will begin after on stage 10, with the 2015 Tour's first summit finish atop La Pierre Saint-Martin, which features for the first time in the race's history.

Three days in the Pyrenees (July 14-16) were followed by a series of transition days across the southern edge of the Massif Central (July 17-19) which included a finish on the fast and punchy ‘Montee Laurent Jalabert’ above Mende.

After Alpine summit finishes at Pra Loup and La Toussuire (where Chris Froome fatefully attacked Bradley Wiggins in 2012), the penultimate day of the race was a short stage of 110km ending on Alpe d’Huez.

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As ever, the Tour finished on the Champs-Élysées in Paris for the sprinters' showdown which was won, almost inevitably, by Andre Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) as the German claimed his fourth victory of this year's race.

Tour de France 2015 stages

Stage 1: Saturday July 4, Utrecht – Utrecht (Ned) (ITT) 13.7km

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This flat 13.7km individual time trial is the only one to feature in this year's Tour. It was won in an eye-wateringly fast time by BMC's Rohan Dennis , who claimed the race leader's yellow jersey to continue an impressive start to 2015 .

Stage one highlights:

 Stage 2: Sunday July 5, Utrecht – Neeltje Jans (Ned) 166km

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This flat stage was earmarked from the start as one that could be difficult in strong winds — and the weather gave the fans ( if not the riders ) exactly what they wanted. Andre Greipel sprinted to the stage win , but the big winners were Fabian Cancellara, whose time bonus for finishing third was enough to hand him the yellow jersey, and Chris Froome and Alberto Contador , who opened up more than a minute's advantage over Nairo Quintana and Vincenzo Nibali.

Stage two highlights:

Stage 3: Monday July 6, Antwerp – Huy (Bel) 154km

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Stage three's finish on the Mur de Huy climb, the climax to the course of Spring Classic La Flèche Wallonne, was always likely to be a significant moment in the early portion of the race. Chris Froome produced a memorable surge to finish second on the stage and take the overall yellow jersey.

Stage three highlights:

Stage 4: Tuesday July 7, Seraing – Cambrai (Fra) 221km

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The Classics-style fourth stage featured seven secteurs of cobbles across an epic 223.5km route that's the longest of this year's Tour. It didn't quite live up to the mayhem of last year's brutal cobbled stage, but the image of Tony Martin breaking free to finally claim the yellow jersey of 2015's race put a smile on the faces of cycling fans everywhere.

Stage four highlights:

 Stage 5: Wednesday July 8, Cambrai – Amiens 189km

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André Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) took his second stage win of the Tour on the flat stage to Amiens, beating the likes of Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) and Mark Cavendish (Etixx - Quick-Step). It was another stressful day of the Tour for the riders, blighted by wind, rain and crashes.

Stage five highlights:

Stage 6: Thursday July 9, Amiens – Le Havre 191km

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Zdenek Stybar (Etixx-Quick-Step) took the win on the small climb to the finish of stage six, but the headlines went to teammate and race leader Tony Martin, who fell in the final kilometre and suffered a suspected broken collarbone.

Stage six highlights:

 Stage 7: Friday July 10, Livarot – Fougères 190km

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Mark Cavendish (Etixx - Quick-Step) took his first victory at the Tour de France since 2013, after coming from behind to sprint past his rivals André Greipel and Peter Sagan to the line, on the final flat stage of the Tour before Paris.

Stage seven highlights:

Stage 8: Saturday July 11, Rennes - Mûr-de-Bretagne 179km

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The tough category three climb at Mûr-de-Bretagne was always likely to test the GC contenders, and it was inevitable that someone would lose time on the leaders. In the event, Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) lost 10 seconds to Froome in yellow as Alexis Vouillermoz took the stage win.

Stage eight highlights:

Stage 9: Sunday July 12, Vannes – Plumelec 28km

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Such a late team trial was inevitably tricky for teams with riders already out of the race , and it was world champions BMC Racing who lived up to their billing as favourites with the stage win. Team Sky, however, were only a second behind, allowing Froome to hold onto the yellow jersey as the race prepares to head into the mountains for the first time.

Stage nine highlights:

Rest day: Monday July 13, Pau

Stage 10:  Tuesday July 14, Tarbes – La Pierre Saint-Martin 167km

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Chris Froome stretched out a commanding lead on the first summit finish of the Tour on the new climb of La Pierre Saint-Martin on stage 10, putting minutes into all his rivals. The Sky leader attacked with 6.3km on the final climb with teammate Richie Porte coming in second behind the victorious Froome. Tejay van Garderen (BMC) remained second in GC, but his 12 second gap had become almost three minutes.

Stage ten highlights:

Stage 11: Wednesday July 15, Pau – Cauterets 188km

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Rafal Majka (Tinkoff-Saxo) took victory on the mammoth stage 11 taking in the climbs of Aspin, Tourmalet and Cauterets. The Pole made his move from the day's main break up the breakaway, and comfortably soloed home on the 188k route to take his third ever stage win in the Tour. Chris Froome (Team Sky) retained the yellow jersey once again, while Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) lost even more time in what's turning into a disastrous Tour for the Italian champion .

Stage 11 highlights:

Stage 12: Thursday July 16, Lannemazen – Plateau de Beille 195km

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On what was widely regarded as the Queen Stage of this year's race, stage 12 was not the explosive GC battle it may have been. Joaquim Rodriguez took a solo stage victory on Plateau de Beille, a 15.8km climb that has almost 1800m of ascent, as the overall contenders all arrived together 6-47 later. Thanks in no small part to the work of Sky teammate Geraint Thomas, Chris Froome retained the yellow jersey by the same margin over his nearest rivals.

Stage 12 highlights:

Stage 13: Friday July 17, Muret – Rodez 200km

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Peter Sagan finished second for the fourth time this Tour as he missed out on the stage victory to Greg Van Avermaet . The breakaway was caught with less than 1km to go, and a large peloton containing most of the main sprinters hit the last climb up to the finish at Rodez.

As Van Avermaet pushed on for the finish line, Sagan sat on his wheel and many would have expected him to round the Belgian and take the win, but the BMC man proved too strong.

Chris Froome finished in sixth and comfortably retained the leader's yellow jersey.

Stage 13 highlights:

Stage 14: Saturday July 18, Rodez – Mende-Montée Laurent Jalabert 175km

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A brutal climb to the finish in Mende – 3km at 10.1 per cent – gave the anticipated fireworks on a wonderfully exciting stage. A twenty-man breakaway was allowed to escape fairly early, and just when it looked as if the finale would come down to a two-way battle between Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) and Romain Bardet (AG2R), in slipped Steve Cummings (MTN-Qhubeka) to deliver MTN's first ever Tour stage win … on Mandela Day to boot. Behind the breakaway, Chris Froome put yet another second into Nairo Quintana, even as the Colombian moved up into second place.

Stage 14 highlights:

Stage 15: Sunday July 19, Mende – Valence 182km

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German sprinter André Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) took his third stage win of the 2015 race after the day's escape group were caught to set up a bunch sprint finish. Greipel won ahead of John Degenkolb (Giant-Alpecin) and Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) to claim his ninth Tour stage victory since 2011. Froome safely retained the race lead on a day where the overall contenders were happy for the sprinters to occupy the limelight.

Stage 15 highlights:

Stage 16: Monday July 20, Bourg-de-Péage – Gap 201km

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Ruben Plaza (Lampre-Merida) took a first Tour de France stage victory after making a solo break on the Col de Manse on stage 16, as Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) recorded a fifth second-place result of the race.

Chris Froome (Team Sky) retained the overall lead after his rivals pushed the pace on the descent of the final categry two climb, with Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) claiming back a handful of seconds as he tries to restore some pride in what has been a dismal Tour campaign for the Italian.

The biggest drama came as Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) crashed off the road on the descent , with Warren Barguil (Giant-Alpecin) running into the side of the Thomas as the Frenchman tried to overtake on a right hand bend.

Rest day: Tuesday July 21, Gap/Digne-les-Bains

Stage 17: Wednesday July 22, Digne-les-Bains – Pra-Loup (via the Col des Champs) 161km

Tour de France profile stage 17

A very mountainous day for the riders, that ended on the climb where Eddy Merckx effectively lost the 1975 Tour de France to Pra Loup. Chris Froome (Team Sky) successfully defended his 3-10 lead over Nairo Quintana (Movistar) as Giant-Alpecin's Simon Geschke soloed to victory from the day's breakaway.

The stage saw third place Tejay van Garderen (BMC) abandon the Tour after struggling with illness, while Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) lost a further two minutes on his rivals after crashing on the descent of the Col d'Allos.

Stage 18: Thursday July 23, Gap – Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne 185km

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The breakaway stuck it out to the end for the sixth time in the Tour's last eight stages, as Romain Bardet (Ag2r-La Mondiale) soloed away from his fellow escapees 40km from home atop the Col du Glandon to glory.

The Frenchman held out over the aesthetically pleasing Lacets de Montvernier climb to take a famous victory ahead of compatriot Pierre Rolland (Europcar).

Meanwhile Chris Froome (Team Sky) wasn't called on too much by his GC rivals, holding on to his yellow jersey lead as he crossed the line with the likes of Nario Quintana and Alejandro Valverde of Movistar.

Stage 19: Friday July 24, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne – La Toussuire 138km

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The 19th stage of the 2015 Tour de France saw race leader Chris Froome (Team Sky) in real trouble for the first in the race, as he struggled to match the pace of Movistar's Nairo Quintana on the final climb to La Toussuire, with the Colombian taking 30 seconds out of the Brit's 3-10 lead going into the final mountain stage to Alpe d'Huez on Saturday.

No-one could catch 2014 Tour champion Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) on the third day in the Alps, as the Italian broke away on the Col de la Croix de Fer to solo up the final climb to stage victory .

Stage 19 highlights:

Stage 20: Saturday July 25, Modane – L’Alpe d’Huez 110km

An outstanding day's racing and a supreme display of climbing prowess saw Nairo Quintana push Chris Froome all the way - and even though the Colombian beat the Brit on the day, it was enough to seize the yellow jersey. Frenchman Thibaut Pinot won the stage and Quintana ate 1-20 minute out of Froome's overall lead - but Froome still has a 1-12 minute advantage with only the procession into Paris left in this year's race.

Stage 20 highlights:

Stage 21: Saturday July 26, Sèvres - Champs-Élysées, Paris 107km

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Where else would the Tour finish? As Chris Froome enjoyed his ceremonial victory ride into Paris, the sprinters geared themselves up for one last daredevil finish — and it was Andre Greipel who claimed his fourth win of this year's Tour with a typically muscular finish.

Stage 21 highlights: 

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Tour de France 2015: stage 18 won by Romain Bardet – as it happened

Romain Bardet repeated his solo break in the Dauphiné on the same route to claim his first stage win at the Tour de France as Chris Froome maintained his GC lead

• 23 Jul 2015 Stage 18 top five
• 23 Jul 2015 General classification after stage 18
• 23 Jul 2015 Romain Bardet wins stage 18!
• 23 Jul 2015 5km to go
• 23 Jul 2015 10km to go
• 23 Jul 2015 20km to go
• 23 Jul 2015 Classifications before stage 18
• 23 Jul 2015 Stage 18: Gap to Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (186.5km)

That’s it from me. Stick around on the site for the stage report and video highlights, and come along tomorrow for stage 19 from Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to La Toussuire. Bye!

Stage 18 top five

1 Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 05:03:40 2 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar +33 3 Winner Anacona (Col) Movistar Team +59 4 Bob Jungels (Lux) Trek Factory Racing +59 5 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team +59

General classification after stage 18

Bardet repeated his trick from the Dauphiné, breaking well to seal an impressive solo win. That victory is enough to lift him up into the top ten in the overall standings and makes him the highest Frenchman in the GC, above Warren Barguil:

1 Chris Froome (GBr) Team Sky 74:13:31 2 Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team +03:10 3 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team +04:09 4 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky +06:34 5 Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo +06:40 6 Robert Gesink (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo +07:39 7 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team +08:04 8 Mathias Frank (Swi) IAM Cycling +08:47 9 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek Factory Racing +12:06 10 Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale +13:02

AG2R’s Romain Bardet after winning stage 18: “We took it on in the Dauphiné so we knew the route. It was amazing at the end of the route knowing it was downhill. It was like being in a football stadium, there was that much noise. I felt really well supported today.”

The yellow jersey group come in shortly afterwards, reduced down to its core parts : Nibali, Froome, Quintana, Contador, Valverde, plus a couple of domestiques, stuck together virtually from start to finish like a forced family gathering. They pass the line as one and there will no change at the top of the GC.

Pierre Rolland comes in half a minute behind his compatriot to complete a French one-two. Winner Anacona takes third.

Romain Bardet wins stage 18!

Bardet goes under the flamme rouge, he’s almost home . He swings into the fan-lined finish straight and the French fans shake their fists in delight. He grabs his helmet as he crosses the line, as if he can’t believe what he has achieved.

Romain Bardet peels off his gloves and throws them away . The 24-year-old made a bold move attacking from so far out with such a testing climb in his way but he has timed his attack to perfection. His gap to Rolland remains more than 40sec and this victory is surely his, his first Tour de France stage.

Bardet looks so comfortably riding downhill , brushing every kerb as he glides towards the flat finish. The motorbike mounted cameraman can barely keep up and neither can Rolland, still 45sec behind with only 3km remaining.

Bardet attacks the descent using all his skill to commit to each corner , and his lead is growing! He has nearly a minute over Pierre Rolland, his nearest challenger. And after reaching that peak first:

#TDF2015 Equal points for Joaqum Rodriguez and Romain Bardet in polka dot classification. — Katusha Team (@katushacycling) July 23, 2015

Nibali hits the front of the yellow jersey group and attacks , attempting to put his GC rivals in difficulty, but Froome, Quintana and Contador are all able to stay with him. Only Nibali’s Astana team-mate, Scarponi, is made to suffer from that attack.

Bardet has squeezed out a couple more seconds from that climb to give him a 43sec advantage over the chasers as they begin the final 10km.

A little lower down the stunning Lacets de Montvernier , Tinkoff-Saxo hit the front of the yellow jersey group. Majka leads with Contador on his shoulder, and he glances back to check his team-mate is still near. Behind them, Sky’s Konig and Thomas ride close to Froome.

Pierre Rolland tags on to the back of his young Europcar team-mate , Cyril Gautier, as they chase Bardet ahead. The French solo leader is working his way up, through the snaking hairpin turns on after another with a lead of around 40sec.

Bardet swings his bike round a tight left-hand corner and approaches the start of the final climb . In the village below, amongst thousands of local fans Bob Jungels and Cyril Gautier break clear of the rest of the chasing pack and try to close the gap.

AG2R’s Bardet is powering on for the stage win . If he is going to do it, he will have climb the Lacets de Montvernier all on his own without getting caught by the chasing group 38sec behind. So tight and dangerous is the section of switchbacks, fans are not allowed to line the road on the main part of the ascent.

The eight riders between Bardet (38sec ahead) and the yellow jersey group (2min 13sec behind) are : Fuglsang, Anacona, Caruso, Rolland, Gautier, Jungels, Talansky and Pauwels. Joaquim Rodriguez has dropped back into the main pack behind Froome, which is being led by Sky’s Konig and Thomas. Roche has dropped off the pace.

So the yellow jersey group has swelled again with all the big GC names enrolled . They are 2min 55sec down on the solo leader, Bardet, with 23km remaining. The Frenchman is sweeping down this descent with plenty of aggression. He is heading towards the start of the final climb of the day and it’s a beauty, the Lacets de Montvernier.

Get ready for the Lacets de Montvernier: 18 hairpin bends, or shoelaces, that are about to animate the #TDF2015 pic.twitter.com/cJDsz8ciNt — Felix Lowe (@saddleblaze) July 23, 2015

Contador’s attack is short-lived. Froome and the rest of the yellow jersey group catch him, along with Frank, Barguil and Gesink:

Le groupe #MaillotJaune a repris le groupe Contador / The #YellowJersey group joined the Contador group. #TDF2015 pic.twitter.com/APu3p9RFgy — Le Tour de France (@letour) July 23, 2015

Bardet descends with skill, sweeping from side to side on the narrow road . He’s opened up a lead of 20sec from the group behind.

While the yellow jersey group attacked each other , Romain Bardet had driven clear off the front of the breakaway. He claims the maximum King of the Mountain points (25 on offer) just in front of Anacona before shaking off the Movistar rider at the start of the descent. Behind them the other 9 are chasing, led by Bob Jungels.

Nibali goes again! He is desperate to be the first in the yellow jersey group to start the descent towards Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne. Quintana goes with him, as does Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome, but Valverde is struggling to keep up as the gradient increases.

Nibali attacks, but Valverde reacts instantly to bridge the gap to the Italian and when Nibali looks back, he sees Froome, Quintana and the rest on his wheel.

Out of nowhere Fuglsang suddenly crashes down onto the road . There didn’t seem to be any contact with another rider but I would need to see it again. He picks himself up and receives some attention before continuing.

“Contador’s attack is really gutsy,especially after his fall yesterday,” emails James Cavell. “It’s the first time any serious threat to the podium has been able to ride away from the all dominating Sky Mountain Train. I’d love to see him do a ‘Landis 2007’ now, but of course that can’t and won’t happen. This race needs something interesting to happen, something more interesting than one team having 6 riders riding tempo hour after hour. It reminds me of being on a group training ride, only without the fresh air and fitness benefits.”

Alberto Contador rides clear of Froome and the rest . He swings up a left hander to see Warren Barguil, Mathias Frank and Robert Gesink. He takes a breath and then kicks on again, hitting the front of the trio who tag on to his wheel. They are 2min 29sec from the 11-strong pack of leaders, and already 30sec clear of the yellow jersey group.

Nicolas Roche grits his teeth and attacks up the Glandon at the front of the yellow jersey group . Suddenly Contador bursts away on the outside. Roche glances up and puffs out his cheeks. With 45km to go Team Sky decide to let him go, and likewise Nibali, Quintana and Valverde leave the Spanish rider to it.

The 11-rider breakaway are timed at 3min 27sec ahead of the yellow jersey group , which is made up of: Froome, Quintana, Valverde, Thomas, Contador, Gesink, Nibali, Mollema, Barguil, Sanchez, Kreuziger, Cherel, Rogers, Roche, Majka, Porte, Oliveira, Scarponi, Wyss, Poels, Perichon, Konig and Matthews.

Simon Yates of Orica GreenEdge has bridged the gap to the leader s to make a pack of 12 at the front. The leaders are 4min 11sec from the Team Sky-led yellow jersey group, which contains Quintana, Froome, Contador and the rest of the top GC riders.

As the breakaway chug up the long ascent in the sunshine with 12km still to go to the summit, I ’ll take this moment to point you towards our very snazzy interactive guide to the iconic Alpe d’Huez climb, which the riders take on at the climax to stage 20 . Enjoy.

Guatier is also there amongst the leading group, making 11 riders out in the breakaway . They’ve upped their pace to keep the peloton at arm’s length (if your arm is 2min 38sec long). Here’s a nice example of Sky’s excitable Twitter vibe, which I am enjoying:

We're onto the mighty Col du Glandon - all 21.7km of it! @TeamSky are setting a tempo in the peloton - @nicholasroche on the front #TDF2015 — Team Sky (@TeamSky) July 23, 2015

I always like these graphics from the Tour’s data arm. Thomas De Gendt has stretched out the bunch more than any other rider on route to the Col du Glandon:

Time spent at the front of the race from 60 to 120km mark #TDFdata #TDF2015 pic.twitter.com/J5uiDTODM1 — letourdata (@letourdata) July 23, 2015

The majority of original escapees hold up their hands and give up the chase. Thomas De Gendt and Dan Martin are among those to slope back into the peloton. Out in front are 10 riders: Gesink, Bardet, Rolland, Pauwels, Pinot, Fuglsang, Rodriguez, Jungels, Caruso, and Anacona.

My colleague has nudged me in the direction of this tweet. This is what is to come after descending from the Glandon – 18 switchbacks packed into a 3.4km ascent makes for a beautiful photo:

What a view! Lacets de montvernier.. pic.twitter.com/kyHbX9Xgd1 — pgoding (@pgoding) July 23, 2015

There are 60 very tough kilometres to go and De Gendt has been caught by the chasing group. The hunters have become the hunted, however, with the peloton edging closer to that leading pack – the gap is down to 2min 10sec.

The peloton have lifted the pace in comparison to the breakaway at the start of this long climb. Lotto Soudal, by the way, win the prize for most informative team on Twitter. Team Sky win the prize for most excitable: they love an exclamation mark or three. Only full stops at Lotto.

#TDF2015 The pace is high in the peloton, Giant - Alpecin and Lotto NL ride at the head. They follow at 2'32" of @DeGendtThomas . — Lotto Soudal (@Lotto_Soudal) July 23, 2015

De Gendt has a 20sec lead from the chasing pack and 2min 38sec from the peloton. That gap to the main bunch has closed noticeably in the past 10 minutes. He is going to be huffing and puffing soon as the Glandon starts to get steep.

The little pack chase Thomas De Gendt a few seconds clear off the front . They dip down a small decline before taking on the Col du Glandon. The riders chasing the Belgian in full: Rodriguez, Voeckler, Plaza, Talansky, Martin, Fuglsang, Bakelants, Anacona, Caruso and Barta.

@TJHolland1134 @LawrenceOstlere 1928: 121 abandonments out of 162 riders. In 1919, 59 of 69 riders abandoned (highest percentage: 86%). — Matt L (@parrais) July 23, 2015

@TJHolland1134 @LawrenceOstlere 1998 stands out in modern times; 93 riders abandoned/withdrawn/DQed (due to the Festina scandal) out of 189. — Matt L (@parrais) July 23, 2015

De Gendt’s pack of 11 riders has opened up a 28sec lead from the chasing group (what was left of the original early breakaway). Irish rider Dan Martin is up among the leaders. The peloton containing Froome, Quintana and company is a further 3min 11sec back from the chasers.

The polka dot jersey of Rodriguez joins Voeckler and De Gendt at the front , as does Astana rider Jakob Fuglsang and yesterday’s runner-up, the American Andrew Talansky.

Here’s my daily message from Thibaut Pinot’s biggest fan:

@LawrenceOstlere Pinot! Thrilling heroics! Let's try this again! — MaliciousA (@MaliciousA) July 23, 2015

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The Biggest Concert Tours Coming in 2015

By Anna Moeslein

We're barely into the new year, but I'm already looking ahead at planning my 2015 concert calendar. Looks like concerts are the only thing I'll be doing this year (fine by me!) because it is jam-packed with major must-see tours by everyone from Taylor Swift to Foo Fighters. Check out some of the biggest:

Taylor Swift, 1989 World Tour __

Taylor's tour will kick off May 5 in Tokyo, Japan. Noticeably missing is a stop in New York City, Taylor's new residence and the inspiration behind "Welcome to New York." Vance Joy will open for her on the North American dates. (Speaking of Vance Joy, if you haven't seen Taylor's cover of his hit "Riptide," please watch now !)

Florida Georgia Line, Anything Goes Tour

The country crooners' tour begins January 15 in Toledo, Ohio. Joining FGL will be newcomers Thomas Rhett and Frankie Ballard.

U2, Innocence + Experience Tour

I'll be honest: U2 is not my jam, but my boyfriend insists that this tour is a big deal/won't stop talking about it. Also, the tour might be especially emotional considering frontman Bono has revealed recently that he might not be able to play guitar again after a bicycle accident. The tour starts May 14, 2015, in Vancouver, Canada, and will go until November.

Little Big Town, The Painkiller Tour

Technically, Little Big Town's tour began in November 2014, but the second North American leg will take place in March.

One Direction, On the Road Again Tour

You've got time to rest your voice for all the screaming that will be happening this summer—the North American leg of 1D's tour kicks off in San Diego on July 9. No opening act has been announced yet, but they've teased that it's the biggest one yet. Any guesses?

Maroon 5, Maroon 5 World Tour

Maroon 5 kicked off the new year with a December 30 concert in Las Vegas, and their self-titled tour will continue until June with Magic! as the supporting act.

Foo Fighters, Sonic Highways World Tour

The Foo Fighters will spend most of 2015 touring around the world, but their stateside shows will go from July until October.

Meghan Trainor, That Bass Tour

The newcomer to the music scene is taking her debut album on the road , starting February 11 in Vancouver, Canada.

Lana Del Rey, The Endless Summer Tour

Starting in May, Courtney Love will be joining Lana Del Rey on tour .

Iggy Azalea, The Great Escape Tour

The year 2014 was a big one for Iggy Azalea—and 2015 is sure to be just as big with a major tour . But that's not all: Mr. "Jealous" Nick Jonas will be joining her.

Ariana Grande, The Honeymoon Tour

Ariana Grande embarks on her first world tour , starting in February in Independence, Missouri. The "special guest" will be Rixton.

__Check each artist's site for tour dates and times! Which ones are you excited to see?

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 10: Taylor Swift performs during her '1989' World Tour at AAMI Park ... [+] on December 10, 2015 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Graham Denholm/Getty Images)

These days, most artists make the majority of their money from touring, and in 2015, some acts made a lot of bank from their massive treks.

Unsurprisingly, Taylor Swift leads the charge with her 1989 World Tour. The global adventure, which played 71 shows and to just under two million people throughout 2015, took in an impressive $217 million . That is certainly a far cry from the all-time totals that are several times larger than that, but it is still a huge sum of money. Considering that Swift is a solo performer, she is certainly going to make quite a nice chunk of change from bouncing around the world and playing her big hits. The vast majority of that sum was from North America, where her popularity seems to know no bounds.

The only other act in 2015 to pass the $200 million mark was One Direction. The British boy band was on what could end up being their final tour, as they are officially on hiatus after releasing and promoting their fifth album, Made In The A.M. The group’s tour played more shows (80) and to more fans (2.3 million) than Swift’s routing, but she had some larger venues, and she was at times about to charge a bit more for tickets, and thus her total gross is higher.

After those two pop favorites come three time-tested road veterans, all of whom were able to sell more than $100 million in tickets. U2 is in third place with the Irish rockers’ Innocence + Experience World Tour. The Rolling Stones impressively come in fourth place, considering they only played eighteen shows in 2015, but ticket prices were high enough to net them just under U2’s $133 million. Rounding out the top five is country star Kenny Chesney, who brought in $114 million from live shows last year.

It is worth noting that while The Grateful Dead’s reunion only sold just over $52 million—less than one fourth of Taylor Swift’s total—the band did so in just five concerts, while others needed dozens to hit such an impressive sum.

Gallery: Top 15 2015 Concert Tours At The Ticket Booth

Here are the top twenty highest-grossing tours of 2015:

1. Taylor Swift - $217.4 million

2. One Direction - $208 million

3. U2 - $133.6 million

4. The Rolling Stones - $131.5 million

5. Kenny Chesney - $114 million

6. Fleetwood Mac - $75.8 million

7. Maroon 5 - $73.7 million

8. Billy Joel - $67.9 million

9. Shania Twain - $65.2 million

10. Luke Bryan - $56.6 million

11. Katy Perry - $55.6 million

12. Foo Fighters - $55 million

13. The Grateful Dead - $52.2 million

14. Neil Diamond - $49.7 million

15. Ed Sheeran - $47.8 million

16. Madonna - $45.9 million

17. Andre Rieu - $42.9 million

18. Dave Matthews Band - $41.8 million

19. Elton John - $38.6 million

20. 5 Seconds Of Summer - $38.5 million

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Rickie Fowler makes hole-in-one during trip to Pine Valley

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It’s safe to say that Rickie Fowler has had some memorable par-3 moments in his career.

Fowler birdied TPC Sawgrass’ infamous par-3 17th hole three times on Sunday to win THE 2015 PLAYERS Championship. He made a hole-in-one at TPC Scottsdale’s seventh hole during the 2023 WM Phoenix Open. He even won this year’s Par 3 Contest at the Masters.

Rickie Fowler's triumph on No. 17 at THE PLAYERS is the No. 2 shot of 2015

And now, he reportedly made an ace on one of the most famous courses in America. Golf Digest reported that Fowler made an ace during a casual round at Pine Valley Golf Club in Pine Hill, New Jersey, on Wednesday morning. Pine Valley is considered one of the best courses in the United States, rivaling Augusta National, Oakmont and Cypress Point.

Fowler reportedly made the ace on the par-3 third hole, hitting a 7-iron from 182 yards away. In a photo taken after the round, Fowler held a Pine Valley flag and posed with Justin Thomas and two-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback Eli Manning, Fowler’s presumed playing partners.

Fowler has made three aces during PGA TOUR competition, most recently at the WM Phoenix Open last year.

It’s unknown how many aces Fowler has outside of professional competition, but you can add one more very memorable ace to that total.

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Miles Russell, 15, makes history again, ties for 20th on Korn Ferry

Two days after he became the youngest player ever to make the cut on the Korn Ferry Tour, Miles Russell notched another pretty cool achievement for a 15-year-old.

He finished tied for 20th in the event.

Russell, the reigning American Junior Golf Association Player of the Year, closed with a 5-under 66 on Sunday at the Lecom Suncoast Classic in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, finishing 6 shots behind winner Tim Widing . He became the youngest player since at least 1983 to finish in the top 25 in a Korn Ferry Tour or PGA Tour event.

An amateur playing on a sponsor's exemption, Russell won't pocket any money for the finish. But he did qualify for next week's Korn Ferry event, the Veritex Bank Championship in Texas, as a result of finishing in the top 25.

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"It was an awesome week," he said. "It was a blast."

Russell was outside the top 25 entering Sunday, but he surged 28 spots up the leaderboard thanks to a final round that included seven birdies in a 10-hole stretch.

"You're always nervous," he said of the final round. "So definitely the start of the round [I had nerves], but they kind of relaxed as we got kind of settled in and maybe a little bit more toward the end. But it was good.

"I just kind of try to go with the flow and take it as it comes to me and just try and stay cool."

The closing 66 matched his low round of the event; he posted the same score Friday to make history on the PGA Tour's developmental circuit. At 15 years, 5 months and 17 days, he became the youngest ever to make the cut; Gipper Finau , the younger brother of PGA Tour star Tony Finau , had the previous record, doing so at the 2006 Utah Championship, when he was 16 years, 20 days.

Big achievements on the golf course, though, are nothing new for Russell.

In 2023, the left-hander from Florida won the Junior PGA Championship by 7 shots and became the youngest winner of the Junior Players Championship. He won the AJGA Player of the Year award at a younger age than Tiger Woods .

Last month, he lost out in a playoff in a Monday qualifier for the PGA Tour's Puerto Rico Open.

China's Guan Tianlang is the youngest to make the cut in a PGA Tour-sanctioned event. He was 14 when he made the cut in the 2013 Masters, playing as the Asia-Pacific Amateur champion.

Widing became a first-time Korn Ferry winner, beating Steven Fisk and Patrick Cover in a playoff.

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