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Sunday, September 9: Stage 15, Ribera de Arriba - Lagos de Covadonga, 178.2 km

Stage 15 map & profile | Stage 15 photos

Thibaut Pinot wins alone on the mountaintop.

Rated ascents:

• Km 20: Alto de Santo Emiliano, 6.1 km @ 4.7%, Cat. 3
• Km 100.1: Mirador del Fito, 7.1 km km @ 7.7%, Cat. 1
• Km 137.6: Mirador del Fito, 6.3 km @ 7.7%, Cat. 1
• Km 178.2: Lago de Covadonga, 11.7 km @ 7.1%, Cat H

Weather at Colunga, about half-way into the stage: 21C (70F), mostly cloudy, with the wind from the north at 10 km/hr (6 mph). No rain is forecast.

The Race: 166 riders began the stage at 12:53 PM. Bjorg Lambrecht (Lotto-Soudal) was a non-starter.

Here's the organizer's stage summary:

Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ) made the most of the iconic climb to the Lagos de Covadonga with a solo victory on Sunday. The French climber attacked with 6km to go and managed to fend off Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana) in the last part of the climb to claim his first La Vuelta stage win after victories on the Tour de France and the Giro d’Italia. Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) finished third to retain the red jersey and even gain a few seconds on Movistar’s power duo, Alejandro Valverde and Nairo Quintana.

The battle for the breakaway once again proved to be a hard one. Michal Kwiatkowski (Team Sky), Rafal Majka (Bora-Hnansgrohe) and Thomas De Gendt (Lotto Soudal) tried to enjoy the early Alto de San Emiliano to get away, unsuccessfully. A group of 12 strong riders, most of them with past successes at La Vuelta eventually managed to open a gap after 35km of hard racing: Ivan Garcia Cortina (Bahrain-Merida), Nicolas Roche (BMC Racing Team), Imanol Erviti (Movistar), Ben King (Dimension Data), Pierre Rolland (Education First-Drapac), George Bennett, Danny Van Poppel (LottoNL-Jumbo), Tao Geoghegan Hart (Team Sky), Bauke Mollema, Fabio Felline (Trek-Segafredo), Valerio Conti (UAE Team Emirates) and Nick Schultz (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA).

Simon Yates’ Mitchelton-Scott controlled the gap until Astana decided to up the tempo in the first ascent to the Mirador del Fito (1st category). Within 7km of climbing, the gap went from 5’30’’ to 3’40’’. Bauke Mollema took the points ahead of Ben King. The duo fought again in the second ascent to the Mirador del Fito and this time the American rider summited first. The gap to the peloton was down to 2’58’’ with 40.6km to go.

Ivan Garcia Cortina went solo with 20km to go. He reached the bottom of the final climb up Lagos de Covadonga (11.7km, 7.2%) with a 1’ lead over his first chasers. The pack was at 2’14’’. But the hard pace set by Astana quickly changed the race situation: Garcia Cortina was caught 8km away from the summit while Wilco Kelderman (Team Sunweb) and Tony Gallopin (AG2R-La Mondiale) were already dropped off the back.

Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana) immediately went for a first attack. Nairo Quintana (Movistar) followed him but Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) got back. The main GC contenders kept attacking each other and then slowing down. Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ) enjoyed the opportunity to jump ahead with 6km to go. He held on until the summit while Miguel Angel Lopez accelerated in the final 2km. The Colombian finished 28’’ behind the Frenchman and only 2’’ ahead of Simon Yates while Nairo Quintana was dropping six more seconds.

Complete Results:

Stage 15 photos

178.2 kilometers raced at an average speed of 35.426 km/hr

1	THIBAUT PINOT	Groupama-FDJ	5hr 1min 49sec
2	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	Astana	@ 28sec
3	SIMON PHILIP YATES	Mitchelton-Scott	00' 30''
4	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	Movistar	00' 32''
5	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
6	ENRIC MAS NICOLAU	Quick-Step Floors	00' 34''
7	NAIRO QUINTANA	Movistar	s.t.
8	RIGOBERTO URAN	EF Education First-Drapac	01' 25''
9	EMANUEL BUCHMANN	Bora-hansgrohe	01' 33''
10	JON IZAGUIRRE	Bahrain-Merida	01' 49''
11	GIANLUCA BRAMBILLA	Trek-Segafredo	02' 38''
12	TONY GALLOPIN	Ag2r La Mondiale	02' 50''
13	ADAM YATES	Mitchelton-Scott	03' 05''
14	WILCO KELDERMAN	Team Sunweb	04' 01''
15	JACK HAIG	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
16	RAFAL MAJKA	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
17	PELLO BILBAO	Astana	04' 35''
18	FRANCO PELLIZOTTI	Bahrain-Merida	04' 43''
19	HERMANN PERNSTEINER	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
20	SANDER ARMEE	Lotto-Soudal	04' 48''
21	SERGIO LUIS HENAO	Sky	05' 10''
22	OSCAR RODRIGUEZ	Euskadi-Murias	s.t.
23	FABIO ARU	UAE-Team Emirates	05' 19''
24	RUDY MOLARD	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
25	PIERRE ROLLAND	EF Education First-Drapac	s.t.
26	AMANUEL GHEBREIGZABHIER	Dimension Data	s.t.
27	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	Sky	s.t.
28	EDWARD RAVASI	UAE-Team Emirates	05' 30''
29	RICHARD CARAPAZ	Movistar	06' 40''
30	MIKEL BIZKARRA	Euskadi-Murias	06' 43''
31	OSCAR CABEDO	Burgos BH	06' 45''
32	IGOR ANTON	Dimension Data	08' 18''
33	ILNUR ZAKARIN	Katusha-Alpecin	08' 22''
34	FLORIS DE TIER	LottoNL-Jumbo	08' 31''
35	HUBERT DUPONT	Ag2r La Mondiale	08' 55''
36	TAO GEOGHEGAN HART	Sky	09' 18''
37	MAXIME MONFORT	Lotto-Soudal	10' 01''
38	RICHIE PORTE	BMC	10' 17''
39	JOSE HERRADA	Cofidis	10' 39''
40	IVAN GARCIA	Bahrain-Merida	11' 19''
41	DARIO CATALDO	Astana	12' 21''
42	DAVIDE FORMOLO	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
43	VALERIO CONTI	UAE-Team Emirates	12' 27''
44	GEORGE BENNETT	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
45	SIMON CLARKE	EF Education First-Drapac	12' 40''
46	MICHAEL WOODS	EF Education First-Drapac	s.t.
47	SIMON GESCHKE	Team Sunweb	12' 42''
48	DYLAN TEUNS	BMC	13' 27''
49	BEN GASTAUER	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
50	FABIO FELLINE	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
51	BENJAMIN KING	Dimension Data	s.t.
52	NICHOLAS SCHULTZ	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	14' 13''
53	PIETER SERRY	Quick-Step Floors	14' 35''
54	JAN HIRT	Astana	14' 38''
55	JAI HINDLEY	Team Sunweb	15' 41''
56	ANTONIO MOLINA	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	16' 39''
57	HECTOR SAEZ	Euskadi-Murias	s.t.
58	ANDREY ZEITS	Astana	s.t.
59	OMAR FRAILE	Astana	16' 53''
60	JESUS EZQUERRA	Burgos BH	s.t.
61	IMANOL ERVITI	Movistar	s.t.
62	WINNER ANDREW ANACONA	Movistar	s.t.
63	DAVIDE VILLELLA	Astana	s.t.
64	BAUKE MOLLEMA	Trek-Segafredo	17' 10''
65	GORKA IZAGUIRRE	Bahrain-Merida	19' 11''
66	NELSON OLIVEIRA	Movistar	s.t.
67	DAMIEN HOWSON	Mitchelton-Scott	21' 09''
68	DRIES DEVENYNS	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
69	CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	21' 22''
70	JOSÉ MENDES	Burgos BH	21' 54''
71	NANS PETERS	Ag2r La Mondiale	22' 37''
72	DANNY VAN POPPEL	LottoNL-Jumbo	23' 03''
73	MICHAL KWIATKOWSKI	Sky	23' 11''
74	STÉPHANE ROSSETTO	Cofidis	s.t.
75	PAVEL KOCHETKOV	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
76	NIKITA STALNOV	Astana	25' 13''
77	JESUS HERRADA	Cofidis	25' 48''
78	NICOLAS ROCHE	BMC	28' 07''
79	DANIEL MORENO	EF Education First-Drapac	s.t.
80	ARITZ BAGUES	Euskadi-Murias	28' 09''
81	TIESJ BENOOT	Lotto-Soudal	28' 59''
82	LAURENS DE PLUS	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
83	TOM VAN ASBROECK	EF Education First-Drapac	s.t.
84	RETO HOLLENSTEIN	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
85	JHONATAN RESTREPO	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
86	MARTIJN TUSVELD	Team Sunweb	s.t.
87	LÉO VINCENT	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
88	MERHAWI KUDUS	Dimension Data	s.t.
89	BRENT BOOKWALTER	BMC	s.t.
90	JOSEPH ROSSKOPF	BMC	s.t.
91	RYAN GIBBONS	Dimension Data	s.t.
92	VINCENZO NIBALI	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
93	STEPHEN CUMMINGS	Dimension Data	29' 06''
94	IAN BOSWELL	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
95	MICHAEL STORER	Team Sunweb	s.t.
96	DIEGO RUBIO	Burgos BH	s.t.
97	LUKA MEZGEC	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
98	SALVATORE PUCCIO	Sky	s.t.
99	DANIELE BENNATI	Movistar	29' 10''
100	JOHANNES FRÖHLINGER	Team Sunweb	29' 50''
101	MARC SARREAU	Groupama-FDJ	29' 53''
102	TIAGO MACHADO	Katusha-Alpecin	29' 58''
103	ANTOINE DUCHESNE	Groupama-FDJ	31' 24''
104	SERGIO PARDILLA	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
105	GARIKOITZ BRAVO	Euskadi-Murias	s.t.
106	VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
107	SVEN ERIK BYSTRØM	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
108	MIKAEL CHEREL	Ag2r La Mondiale	32' 00''
109	BENJAMIN THOMAS	Groupama-FDJ	32' 05''
110	THOMAS LEEZER	LottoNL-Jumbo	32' 08''
111	ALESSANDRO DE MARCHI	BMC	32' 15''
112	ROHAN DENNIS	BMC	33' 16''
113	JETSE BOL	Burgos BH	33' 30''
114	MATTEO TRENTIN	Mitchelton-Scott	33' 34''
115	THOMAS DE GENDT	Lotto-Soudal	33' 50''
116	LOUIS MEINTJES	Dimension Data	34' 16''
117	TOSH VAN DER SANDE	Lotto-Soudal	35' 33''
118	LUIS ANGEL MATE	Cofidis	37' 31''
119	JONATHAN CASTROVIEJO	Sky	s.t.
120	FRANCISCO JOSE VENTOSO	BMC	s.t.
121	ANDREY AMADOR	Movistar	s.t.
122	MICHAEL ALBASINI	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
123	JORDI SIMON	Burgos BH	s.t.
124	FABIO SABATINI	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
125	MIKE TEUNISSEN	Team Sunweb	s.t.
126	EDUARD PRADES	Euskadi-Murias	s.t.
127	JON ABERASTURI	Euskadi-Murias	s.t.
128	JORGE CUBERO	Burgos BH	s.t.
129	BERT-JAN LINDEMAN	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
130	JULIEN DUVAL	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
131	LUIS GUILLERMO MAS	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
132	PETER SAGAN	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
133	JAY MC CARTHY	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
134	KASPER ASGREEN	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
135	MARK PADUN	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
136	PABLO TORRES	Burgos BH	s.t.
137	KIEL REIJNEN	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
138	VICTOR CAMPENAERTS	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
139	MICKAEL DELAGE	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
140	LUKA PIBERNIK	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
141	MAXIMILIAN WALSCHEID	Team Sunweb	s.t.
142	ALEX ARANBURU	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
143	SEBASTIAN LANGEVELD	EF Education First-Drapac	s.t.
144	NELSON ANDRES SOTO	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
145	JOHANN VAN ZYL	Dimension Data	s.t.
146	MATHIAS LE TURNIER	Cofidis	s.t.
147	LARS BOOM	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
148	MITCHELL DOCKER	EF Education First-Drapac	s.t.
149	MICHAEL SCHWARZMANN	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
150	LUKAS PÖSTLBERGER	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
151	SEPP KUSS	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
152	JELLE WALLAYS	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
153	MARKEL IRIZAR	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
154	MIKEL ITURRIA	Euskadi-Murias	s.t.
155	KENNETH VANBILSEN	Cofidis	s.t.
156	MICHAEL MØRKØV	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
157	GIACOMO NIZZOLO	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
158	ELIA VIVIANI	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
159	JONATHAN LASTRA	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
160	SIMONE CONSONNI	UAE-Team Emirates	37' 46''
161	NICOLA CONCI	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
162	ALEXANDER EDMONDSON	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
163	LOIC CHETOUT	Cofidis	38' 13''
164	MATTHIAS BRÄNDLE	Trek-Segafredo	38' 16''
165	MARCUS BURGHARDT	Bora-hansgrohe	38' 21''
166	ALEXANDRE GENIEZ	Ag2r La Mondiale	38' 32''

GC after stage 15:

• GC leader: Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott)
• Mountains classification leader: Luis Angel Mate (Cofidis)
• Points classification leader: Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)
• Combination classification leader: Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)
• Team classification leader: Bahrain-Merida

2,521.3 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 39.257 km/hr

1	SIMON PHILIP YATES	Mitchelton-Scott	64hr 13min 33sec
2	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	Movistar	@ 26sec
3	NAIRO QUINTANA	Movistar	00' 33''
4	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	Astana	00' 43''
5	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	LottoNL-Jumbo	01' 29''
6	ENRIC MAS NICOLAU	Quick-Step Floors	01' 55''
7	THIBAUT PINOT	Groupama-FDJ	02' 10''
8	RIGOBERTO URAN	EF Education First-Drapac	02' 27''
9	JON IZAGUIRRE	Bahrain-Merida	03' 03''
10	EMANUEL BUCHMANN	Bora-hansgrohe	03' 15''
11	TONY GALLOPIN	Ag2r La Mondiale	04' 19''
12	WILCO KELDERMAN	Team Sunweb	06' 56''
13	GIANLUCA BRAMBILLA	Trek-Segafredo	07' 44''
14	FABIO ARU	UAE-Team Emirates	08' 19''
15	JACK HAIG	Mitchelton-Scott	10' 10''
16	RAFAL MAJKA	Bora-hansgrohe	11' 21''
17	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	Sky	11' 50''
18	RUDY MOLARD	Groupama-FDJ	14' 05''
19	HERMANN PERNSTEINER	Bahrain-Merida	14' 47''
20	MIKEL BIZKARRA	Euskadi-Murias	19' 15''
21	RICHARD CARAPAZ	Movistar	19' 43''
22	GEORGE BENNETT	LottoNL-Jumbo	22' 04''
23	DAVIDE FORMOLO	Bora-hansgrohe	25' 37''
24	SERGIO LUIS HENAO	Sky	26' 23''
25	BENJAMIN KING	Dimension Data	31' 41''
26	MICHAL KWIATKOWSKI	Sky	32' 12''
27	JESUS HERRADA	Cofidis	33' 06''
28	HUBERT DUPONT	Ag2r La Mondiale	35' 46''
29	GORKA IZAGUIRRE	Bahrain-Merida	36' 24''
30	ILNUR ZAKARIN	Katusha-Alpecin	38' 56''
31	BAUKE MOLLEMA	Trek-Segafredo	40' 34''
32	CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	41' 47''
33	BEN GASTAUER	Ag2r La Mondiale	45' 59''
34	FLORIS DE TIER	LottoNL-Jumbo	46' 03''
35	DYLAN TEUNS	BMC	49' 16''
36	NICOLAS ROCHE	BMC	50' 09''
37	MERHAWI KUDUS	Dimension Data	50' 37''
38	MAXIME MONFORT	Lotto-Soudal	54' 20''
39	JOSE HERRADA	Cofidis	54' 35''
40	SIMON CLARKE	EF Education First-Drapac	56' 05''
41	LAURENS DE PLUS	Quick-Step Floors	56' 18''
42	LOUIS MEINTJES	Dimension Data	56' 30''
43	MICHAEL WOODS	EF Education First-Drapac	56' 34''
44	AMANUEL GHEBREIGZABHIER	Dimension Data	56' 53''
45	PELLO BILBAO	Astana	59' 09''
46	JAI HINDLEY	Team Sunweb	1H 01' 20''
47	EDWARD RAVASI	UAE-Team Emirates	1H 02' 20''
48	LUIS GUILLERMO MAS	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	1H 02' 28''
49	DAVIDE VILLELLA	Astana	1H 05' 40''
50	DANIEL MORENO	EF Education First-Drapac	1H 06' 19''
51	SEPP KUSS	LottoNL-Jumbo	1H 11' 02''
52	FRANCO PELLIZOTTI	Bahrain-Merida	1H 14' 24''
53	ANDREY ZEITS	Astana	1H 14' 39''
54	SIMON GESCHKE	Team Sunweb	1H 14' 42''
55	TAO GEOGHEGAN HART	Sky	1H 16' 37''
56	SERGIO PARDILLA	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	1H 18' 07''
57	IGOR ANTON	Dimension Data	1H 18' 35''
58	OSCAR RODRIGUEZ	Euskadi-Murias	1H 20' 16''
59	PAVEL KOCHETKOV	Katusha-Alpecin	1H 21' 43''
60	VALERIO CONTI	UAE-Team Emirates	1H 22' 50''
61	FABIO FELLINE	Trek-Segafredo	1H 23' 03''
62	PIERRE ROLLAND	EF Education First-Drapac	1H 23' 05''
63	SANDER ARMEE	Lotto-Soudal	1H 27' 27''
64	BRENT BOOKWALTER	BMC	1H 28' 44''
65	STÉPHANE ROSSETTO	Cofidis	1H 29' 06''
66	EDUARD PRADES	Euskadi-Murias	1H 30' 46''
67	RETO HOLLENSTEIN	Katusha-Alpecin	1H 31' 03''
68	DARIO CATALDO	Astana	1H 31' 04''
69	DAMIEN HOWSON	Mitchelton-Scott	1H 31' 25''
70	OMAR FRAILE	Astana	1H 32' 03''
71	ADAM YATES	Mitchelton-Scott	1H 32' 59''
72	WINNER ANDREW ANACONA	Movistar	1H 33' 51''
73	VINCENZO NIBALI	Bahrain-Merida	1H 37' 18''
74	THOMAS DE GENDT	Lotto-Soudal	1H 38' 21''
75	NELSON OLIVEIRA	Movistar	1H 41' 54''
76	NICHOLAS SCHULTZ	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	1H 43' 58''
77	ARITZ BAGUES	Euskadi-Murias	1H 45' 20''
78	LÉO VINCENT	Groupama-FDJ	1H 46' 12''
79	NANS PETERS	Ag2r La Mondiale	1H 46' 14''
80	JAN HIRT	Astana	1H 50' 29''
81	RICHIE PORTE	BMC	1H 52' 19''
82	JOSEPH ROSSKOPF	BMC	1H 52' 53''
83	JAY MC CARTHY	Bora-hansgrohe	1H 54' 33''
84	TIAGO MACHADO	Katusha-Alpecin	1H 55' 55''
85	RYAN GIBBONS	Dimension Data	1H 56' 21''
86	OSCAR CABEDO	Burgos BH	2H 01' 56''
87	TOM VAN ASBROECK	EF Education First-Drapac	2H 02' 06''
88	ALESSANDRO DE MARCHI	BMC	2H 04' 28''
89	SALVATORE PUCCIO	Sky	2H 08' 02''
90	ANDREY AMADOR	Movistar	2H 09' 47''
91	HECTOR SAEZ BENITO	Euskadi-Murias	2H 12' 54''
92	MARTIJN TUSVELD	Team Sunweb	2H 13' 25''
93	PIETER SERRY	Quick-Step Floors	2H 16' 59''
94	JESUS EZQUERRA	Burgos BH	2H 17' 03''
95	JORGE CUBERO	Burgos BH	2H 18' 46''
96	IMANOL ERVITI	Movistar	2H 18' 57''
97	ALEXANDRE GENIEZ	Ag2r La Mondiale	2H 20' 19''
98	IVAN GARCIA	Bahrain-Merida	2H 21' 28''
99	JOSÉ MENDES	Burgos BH	2H 22' 39''
100	JETSE BOL	Burgos BH	2H 23' 26''
101	TIESJ BENOOT	Lotto-Soudal	2H 25' 00''
102	ROHAN DENNIS	BMC	2H 25' 34''
103	DRIES DEVENYNS	Quick-Step Floors	2H 26' 15''
104	JHONATAN RESTREPO	Katusha-Alpecin	2H 33' 59''
105	JONATHAN CASTROVIEJO	Sky	2H 36' 09''
106	NIKITA STALNOV	Astana	2H 40' 08''
107	MIKAEL CHEREL	Ag2r La Mondiale	2H 43' 52''
108	FRANCISCO JOSE VENTOSO	BMC	2H 48' 15''
109	MARK PADUN	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
110	ALEX ARANBURU	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	2H 48' 58''
111	MIKEL ITURRIA	Euskadi-Murias	2H 50' 59''
112	NICOLA CONCI	Trek-Segafredo	2H 51' 23''
113	VICTOR CAMPENAERTS	Lotto-Soudal	2H 53' 22''
114	LUIS ANGEL MATE	Cofidis	2H 53' 34''
115	VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN	UAE-Team Emirates	2H 55' 48''
116	MICKAEL DELAGE	Groupama-FDJ	2H 55' 49''
117	ANTONIO MOLINA	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	2H 56' 20''
118	MICHAEL ALBASINI	Mitchelton-Scott	2H 56' 33''
119	LUKAS PÖSTLBERGER	Bora-hansgrohe	2H 57' 25''
120	TOSH VAN DER SANDE	Lotto-Soudal	2H 57' 27''
121	MIKE TEUNISSEN	Team Sunweb	2H 57' 43''
122	SVEN ERIK BYSTRØM	UAE-Team Emirates	2H 58' 42''
123	JOHANN VAN ZYL	Dimension Data	2H 59' 57''
124	MATHIAS LE TURNIER	Cofidis	3H 01' 02''
125	PETER SAGAN	Bora-hansgrohe	3H 03' 32''
126	GARIKOITZ BRAVO	Euskadi-Murias	3H 04' 22''
127	JONATHAN LASTRA	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	3H 06' 51''
128	JOHANNES FRÖHLINGER	Team Sunweb	3H 07' 24''
129	MATTEO TRENTIN	Mitchelton-Scott	3H 08' 26''
130	MICHAEL STORER	Team Sunweb	3H 08' 31''
131	SEBASTIAN LANGEVELD	EF Education First-Drapac	3H 09' 00''
132	BENJAMIN THOMAS	Groupama-FDJ	3H 14' 16''
133	STEPHEN CUMMINGS	Dimension Data	3H 15' 25''
134	ANTOINE DUCHESNE	Groupama-FDJ	3H 15' 30''
135	DANNY VAN POPPEL	LottoNL-Jumbo	3H 16' 06''
136	IAN BOSWELL	Katusha-Alpecin	3H 16' 21''
137	PABLO TORRES	Burgos BH	3H 20' 17''
138	JORDI SIMON	Burgos BH	3H 20' 23''
139	MARKEL IRIZAR	Trek-Segafredo	3H 22' 24''
140	MARC SARREAU	Groupama-FDJ	3H 22' 37''
141	KASPER ASGREEN	Quick-Step Floors	3H 25' 03''
142	KIEL REIJNEN	Trek-Segafredo	3H 25' 30''
143	DANIELE BENNATI	Movistar	3H 26' 09''
144	BERT-JAN LINDEMAN	LottoNL-Jumbo	3H 28' 04''
145	GIACOMO NIZZOLO	Trek-Segafredo	3H 29' 19''
146	LUKA MEZGEC	Mitchelton-Scott	3H 29' 57''
147	LUKA PIBERNIK	Bahrain-Merida	3H 31' 50''
148	THOMAS LEEZER	LottoNL-Jumbo	3H 34' 02''
149	DIEGO RUBIO	Burgos BH	3H 35' 27''
150	SIMONE CONSONNI	UAE-Team Emirates	3H 37' 02''
151	LOIC CHETOUT	Cofidis	3H 37' 17''
152	KENNETH VANBILSEN	Cofidis	3H 38' 32''
153	ELIA VIVIANI	Quick-Step Floors	3H 39' 57''
154	JELLE WALLAYS	Lotto-Soudal	3H 42' 01''
155	MICHAEL MØRKØV	Quick-Step Floors	3H 43' 15''
156	JON ABERASTURI	Euskadi-Murias	3H 43' 26''
157	MITCHELL DOCKER	EF Education First-Drapac	3H 45' 25''
158	MARCUS BURGHARDT	Bora-hansgrohe	3H 49' 25''
159	FABIO SABATINI	Quick-Step Floors	3H 50' 24''
160	MICHAEL SCHWARZMANN	Bora-hansgrohe	3H 52' 31''
161	LARS BOOM	LottoNL-Jumbo	3H 53' 20''
162	NELSON ANDRES SOTO	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	3H 57' 15''
163	ALEXANDER EDMONDSON	Mitchelton-Scott	3H 57' 54''
164	MAXIMILIAN WALSCHEID	Team Sunweb	4H 02' 46''
165	JULIEN DUVAL	Ag2r La Mondiale	4H 17' 38''
166	MATTHIAS BRÄNDLE	Trek-Segafredo	4H 20' 06''

Stage 15 map & profile:

Vuelta stage 15 map

Vuelta stage 15 profile

Stage 15 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

Teammates Hermann Pernsteiner and Franco Pellizotti climb through the fog to the finish line.

The race leaders climb into the fog.

Steven Kruijswijk was fifth.

Race leader Simon Yates climbing with the other angels.

That's the old man, Alejandro Valverde leading Yates.

Miguel Lopez was second today.

Thibaut Pinot has dropped everyone.

Thibaut Pinot has earned a brilliant victory.

Alejandro Valverde is still in green.

Simon Yates will start stage 16 on Tuesday in red.

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