Alexander Kristoff used the last meters of Stage 15 of the Tour de France to sprint to victory at Nîmes, claiming his second stage win on the Tour this year. His winning time on Sunday was 4:56:43, which was awarded to the next 68 cyclists.
Tour de France 2014 results and standings, Stage 15: Alexander Kristoff sprints to win at Nîmes
The Tour de France will take a break after Sunday’s stage, allowing the riders to rest for a trio of mountain stages to begin the week.
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2ème victoire pour le Viking / 2nd victory for the Viking @Kristoff87 #TDF pic.twitter.com/d1votOenD7
— Le Tour de France (@letour) July 20, 2014 Jack Bauer led the stage for most of the day, competing with Martin Elmiger for a long stretch, but couldn’t keep up with Kristoff and the other sprints as the finish line approached.
Vincenzo Nibalo still maintains the overall lead at 66:49:37, finishing with the same time as Kristoff on the stage and holding a four-minute and 37-second lead over Alejandro Valverde Belmonte in the general classification. Peter Sagan holds nearly a 200-point lead for the green jersey.
The riders take Monday off for a rest day at Carcassonne before starting the first of three straight mountain stages. On Tuesday, Stage 16 starts at Carcassonne, includes five climbs (including a category H at Port de Balè), and ends at Bagnères-de-Luchon.
Full results can be found at the Tour’s official site.
Stage results
| Pos. | Rider | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Alexander Kristoff | 04h 56' 43'' | |
| 2 | Heinrich Haussler | 04h 56' 43'' | + 00' 00'' |
| 3 | Peter Sagan | 04h 56' 43'' | + 00' 00'' |
| 4 | Andre Greipel | 04h 56' 43'' | + 00' 00'' |
| 5 | Mark Renshaw | 04h 56' 43'' | + 00' 00'' |
Overall results
| Pos. | Rider | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Vincenzo Nibali | 66h 49' 37'' | |
| 2 | Alejandro Valverde Belmonte | 66h 54' 14'' | + 04' 37'' |
| 3 | Romain Bardet | 66h 54' 27'' | + 04' 50'' |
| 4 | Thibaut Pinot | 66h 54' 43'' | + 05' 06'' |
| 5 | Tejay Van Garderen | 66h 55' 26'' | + 05' 49'' |
Points results
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Peter Sagan | 402 |
| 2 | Bryan Coquard | 226 |
| 3 | Alexander Kristoff | 217 |
| 4 | Marcel Kittel | 177 |
| 5 | Mark Renshaw | 153 |
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