2013 Vuelta a España

August 24 - September 15, 2013
Stage 15 results

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Sunday, September 8: Stage 15, Andorra - Peyragudes, 224.9 km

Major ascents, all 1st category:

• Puerto del Cantó: 24.4 km @ 4.2% average gradient, 10% maximum
• Puerto de la Bonaigua: 20 km @ 5.5%, 12.5% maximum
• Col du Port de Balés: 19.2 km @ 6.2%, 10.5% maximum
• Peyragudes: 16.7 km @ 4.7%, 13.33% maximum

Results:

1. Alexandre Geniez (FDJ) 6hr 20min 12sec
2. Michele Scarponi (Lampre-Merida) @ 3min 3sec
3. Nicolas Roche (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 3min 7sec
4. Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) @ 3min 20sec
5. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) s.t.
6. Christopher Horner (Radio Shack) s.t.
7. Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) s.t.
8. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ag2r) s.t.
9. José Herrada (Movistar) @ 3min 23sec
10. David Arroyo (Caja Rural) @ 3min 23sec
11. Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) @ 3min 45sec
12. Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel) @ 3min 56sec
13. Leopold Konig (NetApp-Endura) s.t.
14. Rigoberto Uran (Sky) s.t.
15. Rafal Majka (Saxo-Tinkff) @ 4min 55sec
16. Robert Kiserlovski (Radio shack) @ 5min 8sec
17. Igor Anton (Euskaltel) @ 5min 24sec
18. Tanel Kangert (Astana) @ 5min 46sec
19. Daniel Moreno (Katusha) @ 6min 13sec
20. Amets Txurruka (Caja Rural) @ 6min 35sec
21. Eros Capecchi (Movistar) @ 6min 39sec
22. Andre Cardoso (Caja Rural) @ 7min 0sec
23. Chris Anker Sörensen (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 7min 15sec
24. Mikel Landa (Euskaltel) @ 7min 24sec
25. Yohann Bagot (Cofidis) @ 8min 13sec
26. Anthony Roux (FDJ) @ 8min 17sec
27. Jacob Fuglsang (Astana) @ 8min 28sec
28. Mikael Cherel (Ag2r) @ 8min 32sec
29. Francis de Greef (Lotto-Belisol) @ 8min 55sec
30. Dominik Nerz (BMC) @ 9min 14sec
31. Beñat Intxausti (Movistar) @ 10min 59sec
32. Marcos Garcia (Caja Rural) s.t.
33. José Joao Mendes (NetApp-Endura) @ 11min 58sec
34. Georg Preidler (Argos-Shimano) @ 12min 16sec
35. Sergio Henao (Sky) @ 12min 51sec
36. Egoi Martínez (Euskaltel) @ 13min 6sec
37. Maciej Paterski (Cannondale) @ 14min 18sec
38. Nico Sijmens (Cofidis) @ 15min 7sec
39. Juan Manuel Garate (Belkin) s.t.
40. Diego Ulissi (Lampre-Merida) s.t.
41. Sylvester Szmyd (Movistar) @ 15min 16sec
42. Johannes Fröhlinger (Argos-Shimano) s.t.
43. Oliver Zaugg (Saxo-Tinkoff) s.t.
44. Caleb Fairly (Garmin-Sharp) s.t.
45. Winner Ancona (Lampre-Merida) s.t.
46. Cayetano Sarmiento (Cannondale) s.t.
47. Rafael Valls (Vacansoleil) s.t.
48. Giampaolo Caruso (Katusha) @ 15min 20sec
49. Fabian Cancellara (Radio Shack) @ 15min 49sec
50. Juan José Oroz (Euskaltel) @ 16min 23sec

GC:

1. Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) 60hr 20min 21sec
2. Christopher Horner (Radio Shack) @ 50sec
3. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) @ 1min 42sec
4. Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) @ 2min 57sec
5. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ag2r) @ 3mn 43sec
6. Nicolas Roche (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 3min 49sec
7. Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) @ 4min 59sec
8. Leopold Konig (NetApp-Endura) @ 6min 18sec
9. Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel) @ 7min 46sec
10. Tanel Kangert (Astana) @ 9min 11sec
11. Daniel Moreno (Katusha) @ 9min 21sec
12. David Arroyo (Caja Rural) @ 11min 17sec
13. Michele Scarponi (Lampre-Merida) @ 12min 3sec
14. José Herrada (Movistar) @ 13min 31sec
15. Igor Anton (Euskaltel) @ 14min 49sec
16. Eros Capecchi (Movistar) @ 15min 56sec
17. Dominik Nerz (BMC) @ 17min 54sec
18. Robert Kiserlovski (Radio Shack) @ 18min 3sec
19. Andre Cardoso (Caja Rural) @ 21min 27sec
20. Chris Anker Sörensen (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 22min 17sec
21. Yohann Bagot (Cofidis) @ 23min 55sec
22. Rafal Majka (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 24min 50sec
23. Rigoberto Uran (Sky) @ 24min 54sec
24. Sergio Henao (Sky) @ 25min 18sec
25. José Joao Mendes (NetApp-Endura) @ 30min 36sec
26. Janez Brajkovic (Astana) @ 33min 36sec
27. Mikel Nieve (Euskaltel) @ 35min 19sec
28. Amets Txurruka (Caja Rural) @ 40min 17sec
29. Jacob Fuglsang (Astana) @ 42min 42sec
30. Diego Ulissi (Lampre-Merida) @ 52min 56sec
31. Kenny Elissonde (FDJ) @ 58min 2sec
32. Egoi Martínez (Euskaltel) @ 58min 28sec
33. Francis de Greef (Lotto-Belisol) @ 1hr 0min 27sec
34. Oliver Zaugg (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 1hr 0min 48sec
35. Georg Preidler (Argos-Shimano) @ 1hr 2min 18sec
36. Anthony Roux (FDJ) @ 1hr 4min 56sec
37. Sylvester Szmyd (Movistar) @ 1hr 6min 9sec
38. Serge Pauwels (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 1hr 6min 28sec
39. Alexandre Geniez (FDJ) @ 1hr 7min 27sec
40. Rafael Valls (Vacansoleil) @ 1hr 9min 6sec
41. Mikel Landa (Euskaltel) @ 1hr 10min 11sec
42. Ivan Santaromita (BMC) @ 1hr 11min 1sec
43. Giampaolo Caruso (Katusha) @ 1hr 12min 14sec
44. Jerome Coppel (Cofidis) @ 1hr 12min 30sec
45. Cayetano Sarmiento (Cannondale) @ 1hr 12min 39sec
46. Bartosz Huzarski (NetApp-Endura) @ 1hr 14min 50sec
47. Pieter Serry (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 1hr 14min 58sec
48. Vladimir Gusev (Katusha) @ 1hr 15min 3sec
49. Warren Barguil (Argos-Shimano) @ 1hr 16min 12sec
50. Bauke Mollema (Belkin) @ 1hr 16min 12sec

Points Classification:

1. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar): 114 points
2. Nicolas Roche (Saxo-Tinkoff): 105
3. Daniel Moreno (Katusha): 98
4. Christopher Horner (Radio Shack): 84
5. Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha): 84

Climbers' Competition:

1. Nicolas Edet (Cofidis): 33 points
2. Daniele Ratto (Cannondale): 30
3. Christopher Horner (Radio Shack): 22
4. Andre Cardoso (Caja Rural): 20
5. Nicolas Roche (Saxo-Tinkoff): 19

Combination Classification:

1. Christopher Horner (Radio Shack): 9 points
2. Vincenzo Nibali (Astana): 13
3. Nicolas Roche (Saxo-Tinkoff): 13
4. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar): 16
5. Daniel Moreno (Katusha): 25

Team Classification:

1. Astana: 180hr 26min 37sec
2. Euskaltel @ 3min 53sec
3. Movistar @ 4min 20sec
4. Saxo-Tinkoff @ 9min 23sec
5. Katusha @ 22min 49sec

Stage 15 map

Stage 15 profile

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Stage 15 photos:

Climb panorama

Alexandre Geniez on his solo break

No fireworks on the final climb. the big guys just amrked each other. Here, Chris Horner watches Vincenzo Nibali.

Nicolas Roche

Igor Anton

Michele Scarponi gets second.

Vincenzo Nibali leads the contenders across the finish line.

Stage winner Alexandre Geniez

Vincenzo Nibali remains the leader.