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Sunday, September 8: Stage 15: Tineo - Santuario del Acebo, 154.4 km

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Sepp Kuss wins a tough one. Photo: Gomez Sport

Stage 15 rated ascents:

• Km 29.2: Puerto del Acebo, 8.2 km @ 7.1%, Cat. 1
• Km 73.2: Puerto del Connio, 11.7 km @ 6.2%
• Km 114.3: Puerto del Pozo de Las Mujeres Muertes, 11.3 km @ 6.8%. Cat. 1
• Km 154.4: Puerto del Acebo, 7.9 km @ 9.7%. Cat. 1

Weather at Villarmental, near the finish, at 1:55 PM, local time: 19C (66F), sunny, with the wind from the north-northeast at 8km/hr (5 mph). No rain is forecast.

The race: 161 riders began the stage at 1:22. There were two non starters: Luka Mezgec (Mitchelton-Scott), who fractured the iliac crest of his right hip in yesterday's crash, and Patrick Bevin (CCC Team), who quit to get ready for the World Championships.

After a couple hours of racing Brian Van Goethem (Lotto Soudal) and Jesper Hansen (Cofidis) abandoned.

Here's the organizer's stage fifteen summary:

More and more success for Jumbo-Visma at La Vuelta 19: Sepp Kuss has soloed away from his breakaway companions to take his first Grand Tour win atop the Puerto del Acebo while his leader Primoz Roglic proved once again to be too strong for his rivals. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar Team) attacked the Slovenian with 7km to go but there was no shaking ‘Rogla’. The youngsters Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana) and Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) finished together, 41” behind Valverde and Roglic, who holds on to La Roja on the eve of another summit finish atop the Alto de la Cubilla.

The intensity is high from the start, with riders trying to go for the early break away and Movistar setting a high tempo as they aim to isolate Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) early in the stage. Marc Soler (Movistar Team) attacks in the first ascent up the Puerto del Acebo (8.2km at 7.1%) and a group of 17 attackers get away in the downhill and the valley after 54km of hard racing: Marc Soler (Movistar Team), Quentin Jauregui (AG2R La Mondiale), Ion Izagirre (Astana Pro Team), Mark Padun (Bahrain-Merida), Pawel Poljanski (Bora-Hansgrohe), Lawson Craddock (EF Education First), Sander Armée (Lotto-Soudal), Tsgabu Grmay (Mitchelton-Scott), Ben O’Connor (Team Dimension Data), Tao Geoghegan Hart, Vasil Kiryienka (Team Ineos), Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma), Dani Navarro, Ruben Guerreiro (Katusha-Alpecin), José Herrada (Cofidis), Óscar Rodríguez, Sergio Samitier (Euskadi-Murias).

Jumbo-Visma control the gap around 3 minutes in the second climb of the day, the cat-1 Puerto del Connio (11.7km at 6.2%). Sergio Samitier attacks at the bottom of the penultimate climb, the Puerto del Pozo de las Mujeres Muertas. Ben O’Connor and Dani Navarro join him with 45.5km to go and they open differences at the summit (40.1km to go): the chasers trail by 1’45” and the gap to the bunch is up to 5’23” with Jumbo-Visma still setting the pace.

The chasing group is back only 15” behind the leading trio when Sergio Samitier attacks again, with 17km to go. Vasil Kiryienka joins him with 11.5km to go, only to be dropped in the first slopes up the the second ascent of the Puerto del Acebo. The chasers are 40” behind. Sepp Kuss catches Samitier and drops him 6.5km away from the summit.

Alejandro Valverde (Movistar Team) opens the game between the GC contenders with 7km to go. Only Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) follows him. With 3km to go, they’ve opened a 29” gap to Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates), Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana) and Rafal Majka (Bora-Hansgrohe). Nairo Quintana (Movistar Team) is 25” further behind.

Sepp Kuss keeps riding strong at the front and soloes to victory, 39” ahead of Ruben Guerreiro. Roglic and Valverde finish together, at 2’14”. Miguel Angel Lopez and Tadej Pogacar drop 41” on the leader of La Vuelta 19 and Nairo Quintana loses 1’36”.

Complete results:

Stage 15 photos

154.4 kilometers raced at 35.759 km/hr

1	SEPP KUSS	JUMBO-VISMA	4hr 19min 4sec
2	RUBEN GUERREIRO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	@ 39sec
3	TAO HART	TEAM INEOS	40''
4	OSCAR RODRIGUEZ	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	53''
5	MARK PADUN	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	1' 49''
6	BEN O'CONNOR	DIMENSION DATA	2' 05''
7	LAWSON CRADDOCK	EF EDUCATION FIRST	2' 11''
8	PRIMOŽ ROGLIC	JUMBO-VISMA	2' 14''
9	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	MOVISTAR	s.t.
10	SANDER ARMEE	LOTTO SOUDAL	2' 48''
11	MIGUEL LOPEZ	ASTANA	2' 55''
12	TADEJ POGACAR	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
13	MARC SOLER	MOVISTAR	3' 03''
14	RAFAL MAJKA	BORA-HANSGROHE	3' 13''
15	ION IZAGUIRRE	ASTANA	3' 29''
16	WILCO KELDERMAN	TEAM SUNWEB	3' 50''
17	NAIRO QUINTANA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
18	HERMANN PERNSTEINER	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
19	SERGIO HIGUITA	EF EDUCATION FIRST	s.t.
20	NICOLAS EDET	COFIDIS	4' 04''
21	JAMES KNOX	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	4' 10''
22	KILIAN FRANKINY	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
23	QUENTIN JAUREGUI	AG2R LA MONDIALE	4' 23''
24	CARL HAGEN	LOTTO SOUDAL	4' 25''
25	DANIEL NAVARRO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
26	MIKEL NIEVE	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	5' 42''
27	AMANUEL GHEBREIGZABHIER	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
28	JAKOB FUGLSANG	ASTANA	s.t.
29	JOSE HERRADA	COFIDIS	6' 22''
30	JHOAN CHAVES	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	6' 40''
31	FRANÇOIS BIDARD	AG2R LA MONDIALE	6' 48''
32	NIKLAS EG	TREK-SEGAFREDO	6' 54''
33	PETER STETINA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	7' 02''
34	DYLAN TEUNS	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	7' 30''
35	OSCAR CABEDO	BURGOS BH	8' 24''
36	PAWEL POLJANSKI	BORA-HANSGROHE	8' 40''
37	NEILSON POWLESS	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
38	TOBIAS LUDVIGSSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
39	BENJAMIN KING	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
40	ROB POWER	TEAM SUNWEB	8' 44''
41	MARTIJN TUSVELD	TEAM SUNWEB	9' 03''
42	RICARDO VILELA	BURGOS BH	9' 15''
43	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO SOUDAL	9' 27''
44	MIKEL BIZKARRA	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	10' 07''
45	TSGABU GRMAY	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	10' 40''
46	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
47	ROBERT GESINK	JUMBO-VISMA	12' 04''
48	LUIS SANCHEZ	ASTANA	s.t.
49	CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
50	PAVEL KOCHETKOV	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
51	SERGIO SAMITIER	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	13' 04''
52	JOSÉ ROJAS	MOVISTAR	13' 18''
53	ANTONIO PEDRERO	MOVISTAR	13' 20''
54	LOUIS MEINTJES	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
55	VASIL KIRYIENKA	TEAM INEOS	14' 44''
56	YUKIYA ARASHIRO	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	15' 01''
57	SILVAN DILLIER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	16' 05''
58	PHILIPPE GILBERT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
59	ROMAIN SEIGLE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
60	GEOFFREY BOUCHARD	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
61	DARIO CATALDO	ASTANA	16' 39''
62	OMAR FRAILE	ASTANA	s.t.
63	CYRIL BARTHE	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	s.t.
64	ARITZ BAGUES	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	s.t.
65	GIANLUCA BRAMBILLA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
66	GORKA IZAGIRRE	ASTANA	s.t.
67	JACOPO MOSCA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
68	OWAIN DOULL	TEAM INEOS	s.t.
69	JHON ATAPUMA	COFIDIS	s.t.
70	WOUT POELS	TEAM INEOS	s.t.
71	STEFF CRAS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
72	TOSH VAN DER SANDE	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
73	TIM DECLERCQ	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
74	PIERRE LATOUR	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
75	CLÉMENT CHEVRIER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
76	NELSON OLIVEIRA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
77	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	s.t.
78	SERGIO PARDILLA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
79	STEVE MORABITO	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
80	SEBASTIAN HENAO	TEAM INEOS	s.t.
81	JETSE BOL	BURGOS BH	s.t.
82	SERGIO HENAO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
83	DORIAN GODON	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
84	CLEMENT VENTURINI	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
85	DAMIEN TOUZE	COFIDIS	s.t.
86	LUIS MATE	COFIDIS	s.t.
87	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	s.t.
88	MICHAEL STORER	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
89	STÉPHANE ROSSETTO	COFIDIS	17' 01''
90	CASPER PEDERSEN	TEAM SUNWEB	18' 19''
91	DAMIEN HOWSON	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	18' 45''
92	DION SMITH	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
93	MITCHELL DOCKER	EF EDUCATION FIRST	s.t.
94	LOGAN OWEN	EF EDUCATION FIRST	s.t.
95	LUKA PIBERNIK	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
96	HEINRICH HAUSSLER	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
97	JORGE ARCAS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
98	SERGEI CHERNETSKII	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
99	NIKIAS ARNDT	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
100	NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK	CCC TEAM	19' 38''
101	ZDENEK ŠTYBAR	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
102	EROS CAPECCHI	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
103	SALVATORE PUCCIO	TEAM INEOS	s.t.
104	RÉMI CAVAGNA	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
105	NICHOLAS DLAMINI	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
106	JONAS KOCH	CCC TEAM	s.t.
107	WILLIAM BARTA	CCC TEAM	s.t.
108	DANIEL MARTINEZ	EF EDUCATION FIRST	s.t.
109	IAN STANNARD	TEAM INEOS	s.t.
110	MANUELE BOARO	ASTANA	s.t.
111	FRANCISCO VENTOSO	CCC TEAM	s.t.
112	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	TEAM INEOS	s.t.
113	ANGEL MADRAZO	BURGOS BH	20' 13''
114	JESUS EZQUERRA	BURGOS BH	s.t.
115	FABIO JAKOBSEN	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	20' 50''
116	NICHOLAS SCHULTZ	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
117	TOMASZ MARCZYNSKI	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
118	RASMUS TILLER	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
119	EDVALD HAGEN	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
120	DOMEN NOVAK	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	21' 01''
121	JACO VENTER	DIMENSION DATA	21' 11''
122	MATTEO FABBRO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	21' 12''
123	ALEXANDER ARANBURU	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	21' 21''
124	FERNANDO BARCELO	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	s.t.
125	HARM VANHOUCKE	LOTTO SOUDAL	21' 28''
126	JEAN-PIERRE DRUCKER	BORA-HANSGROHE	22' 07''
127	ALEX KIRSCH	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
128	SAM BEWLEY	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	22' 29''
129	VALERIO CONTI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	22' 38''
130	MARCO MARCATO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	24' 38''
131	TONY MARTIN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
132	GEORGE BENNETT	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
133	LENNARD HOFSTEDE	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
134	PAWEL BERNAS	CCC TEAM	26' 05''
135	ENRICO BATTAGLIN	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	26' 39''
136	OLIVIERO TROIA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	26' 56''
137	HECTOR SAEZ	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	s.t.
138	MIKEL ITURRIA	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	s.t.
139	GONZALO SERRANO	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
140	VIACHESLAV KUZNETSOV	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	27' 06''
141	DIEGO RUBIO	BURGOS BH	27' 51''
142	JORGE CUBERO	BURGOS BH	s.t.
143	WILLEM SMIT	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	27' 59''
144	MARC SARREAU	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
145	BRUNO ARMIRAIL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
146	JUAN MOLANO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	28' 09''
147	KIEL REIJNEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
148	NUNO MATOS	BURGOS BH	s.t.
149	EDWARD THEUNS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	28' 47''
150	SAM BENNETT	BORA-HANSGROHE	29' 25''
151	SHANE ARCHBOLD	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
152	JONATHAN LASTRA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
153	JELLE WALLAYS	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
154	JOHN DEGENKOLB	TREK-SEGAFREDO	29' 50''
155	MAXIMILIAN WALSCHEID	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
156	FERNANDO GAVIRIA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	29' 52''
157	MAXIMILIANO RICHEZE	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
158	JON ABERASTURI	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
159	SZYMON SAJNOK	CCC TEAM	s.t.

GC after stage 15:

• GC leader: Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma)
• Mountains classification leader: Angel Madrazo (Burgos BH)
• Points classification leader: Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma)
• Best young rider: Tadej Pogacar (UAE-Team Emirates)
• Team classification leader: Movistar

2,287 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 39.312 km/hr

1	PRIMOŽ ROGLIC	JUMBO-VISMA	58hr 10min 32sec
2	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	MOVISTAR	@ 2min 25sec
3	TADEJ POGACAR	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	3' 42''
4	MIGUEL LOPEZ	ASTANA	3' 59''
5	NAIRO QUINTANA	MOVISTAR	5' 09''
6	RAFAL MAJKA	BORA-HANSGROHE	7' 14''
7	NICOLAS EDET	COFIDIS	9' 08''
8	WILCO KELDERMAN	TEAM SUNWEB	9' 15''
9	CARL FREDRIK HAGEN	LOTTO SOUDAL	9' 44''
10	HERMANN PERNSTEINER	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	11' 39''
11	SERGIO HIGUITA	EF EDUCATION FIRST	13' 28''
12	MIKEL NIEVE	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	14' 58''
13	DYLAN TEUNS	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	15' 14''
14	ION IZAGUIRRE	ASTANA	16' 06''
15	MARC SOLER	MOVISTAR	16' 16''
16	RUBEN GUERREIRO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	16' 32''
17	JAMES KNOX	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	18' 42''
18	JHOAN CHAVES	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	18' 51''
19	KILIAN FRANKINY	GROUPAMA-FDJ	22' 37''
20	JAKOB FUGLSANG	ASTANA	22' 41''
21	GEORGE BENNETT	JUMBO-VISMA	36' 04''
22	ROBERT GESINK	JUMBO-VISMA	36' 12''
23	PETER STETINA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	37' 57''
24	SEPP KUSS	JUMBO-VISMA	38' 44''
25	FRANÇOIS BIDARD	AG2R LA MONDIALE	39' 06''
26	BEN O'CONNOR	DIMENSION DATA	39' 41''
27	OSCAR RODRIGUEZ	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	40' 25''
28	AMANUEL GHEBREIGZABHIER	DIMENSION DATA	41' 40''
29	NIKLAS EG	TREK-SEGAFREDO	43' 19''
30	PIERRE LATOUR	AG2R LA MONDIALE	44' 35''
31	NEILSON POWLESS	JUMBO-VISMA	50' 09''
32	MARTIJN TUSVELD	TEAM SUNWEB	52' 11''
33	LUIS SANCHEZ	ASTANA	58' 15''
34	CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	1H 05' 48''
35	GIANLUCA BRAMBILLA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1H 06' 13''
36	DANIEL NAVARRO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	1H 07' 32''
37	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER	BORA-HANSGROHE	1H 07' 42''
38	TAO HART	TEAM INEOS	1H 08' 42''
39	GEOFFREY BOUCHARD	AG2R LA MONDIALE	1H 09' 15''
40	JOSÉ ROJAS	MOVISTAR	1H 09' 16''
41	DANIEL MARTINEZ	EF EDUCATION FIRST	1H 09' 39''
42	SERGIO HENAO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1H 11' 40''
43	LOUIS MEINTJES	DIMENSION DATA	1H 16' 08''
44	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	1H 16' 27''
45	WOUT POELS	TEAM INEOS	1H 20' 27''
46	TSGABU GRMAY	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	1H 20' 40''
47	LAWSON CRADDOCK	EF EDUCATION FIRST	1H 24' 41''
48	PHILIPPE GILBERT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	1H 25' 58''
49	MIKEL BIZKARRA	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	1H 27' 54''
50	ANTONIO PEDRERO	MOVISTAR	1H 29' 21''
51	BENJAMIN KING	DIMENSION DATA	1H 29' 31''
52	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO SOUDAL	1H 29' 35''
53	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	TEAM INEOS	1H 30' 05''
54	SEBASTIAN HENAO	TEAM INEOS	1H 30' 58''
55	MATTEO FABBRO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	1H 31' 08''
56	TOSH VAN DER SANDE	LOTTO SOUDAL	1H 31' 50''
57	MIKEL ITURRIA	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	1H 35' 25''
58	SANDER ARMEE	LOTTO SOUDAL	1H 36' 45''
59	DAMIEN HOWSON	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	1H 37' 53''
60	TOBIAS LUDVIGSSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1H 38' 56''
61	GORKA IZAGIRRE	ASTANA	1H 40' 59''
62	JHON ATAPUMA	COFIDIS	1H 42' 27''
63	STEFF CRAS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	1H 42' 30''
64	MARK PADUN	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	1H 42' 34''
65	NELSON OLIVEIRA	MOVISTAR	1H 43' 25''
66	SERGIO PARDILLA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	1H 43' 38''
67	QUENTIN JAUREGUI	AG2R LA MONDIALE	1H 47' 11''
68	PAWEL POLJANSKI	BORA-HANSGROHE	1H 47' 32''
69	BRUNO ARMIRAIL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1H 49' 08''
70	DARIO CATALDO	ASTANA	1H 50' 47''
71	JACOPO MOSCA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1H 50' 56''
72	PAVEL KOCHETKOV	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	1H 50' 56''
73	TOMASZ MARCZYNSKI	LOTTO SOUDAL	1H 52' 22''
74	VALERIO CONTI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1H 52' 36''
75	ZDENEK ŠTYBAR	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	1H 54' 15''
76	DORIAN GODON	AG2R LA MONDIALE	1H 55' 40''
77	CLÉMENT CHEVRIER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	1H 55' 56''
78	CLEMENT VENTURINI	AG2R LA MONDIALE	1H 56' 07''
79	NIKIAS ARNDT	TEAM SUNWEB	1H 56' 45''
80	ALEXANDER ARANBURU	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	1H 57' 16''
81	OMAR FRAILE	ASTANA	1H 57' 56''
82	JOSE HERRADA	COFIDIS	1H 58' 37''
83	RICARDO VILELA	BURGOS BH	1H 59' 06''
84	RÉMI CAVAGNA	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	1H 59' 29''
85	STEVE MORABITO	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1H 59' 46''
86	SALVATORE PUCCIO	TEAM INEOS	2H 00' 33''
87	CYRIL BARTHE	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	2H 05' 06''
88	FERNANDO BARCELO	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	2H 07' 58''
89	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	2H 08' 36''
90	NICHOLAS DLAMINI	DIMENSION DATA	2H 09' 57''
91	TIM DECLERCQ	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	2H 11' 07''
92	OWAIN DOULL	TEAM INEOS	2H 11' 23''
93	NICHOLAS SCHULTZ	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	2H 13' 00''
94	JONAS KOCH	CCC TEAM	2H 13' 21''
95	JORGE ARCAS	MOVISTAR	2H 13' 22''
96	HECTOR SAEZ	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	2H 13' 48''
97	FRANCISCO VENTOSO	CCC TEAM	2H 13' 58''
98	HARM VANHOUCKE	LOTTO SOUDAL	2H 14' 06''
99	ROMAIN SEIGLE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	2H 16' 06''
100	JONATHAN LASTRA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	2H 16' 24''
101	SILVAN DILLIER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	2H 16' 26''
102	SERGEI CHERNETSKII	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	2H 18' 55''
103	MARCO MARCATO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	2H 20' 14''
104	WILLEM SMIT	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	2H 22' 07''
105	EDVALD HAGEN	DIMENSION DATA	2H 23' 00''
106	OSCAR CABEDO	BURGOS BH	2H 24' 48''
107	STÉPHANE ROSSETTO	COFIDIS	2H 26' 48''
108	DION SMITH	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	2H 26' 58''
109	JETSE BOL	BURGOS BH	2H 27' 17''
110	MICHAEL STORER	TEAM SUNWEB	2H 28' 35''
111	DAMIEN TOUZE	COFIDIS	2H 29' 56''
112	LUKA PIBERNIK	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	2H 30' 55''
113	ANGEL MADRAZO	BURGOS BH	2H 31' 11''
114	JESUS EZQUERRA	BURGOS BH	2H 33' 10''
115	LUIS MATE	COFIDIS	2H 35' 23''
116	ENRICO BATTAGLIN	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	2H 36' 55''
117	SAM BEWLEY	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	2H 39' 10''
118	DOMEN NOVAK	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	2H 39' 24''
119	EROS CAPECCHI	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	2H 39' 37''
120	MANUELE BOARO	ASTANA	2H 39' 39''
121	CASPER PEDERSEN	TEAM SUNWEB	2H 39' 50''
122	SERGIO SAMITIER	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	2H 39' 57''
123	ALEX KIRSCH	TREK-SEGAFREDO	2H 40' 21''
124	IAN STANNARD	TEAM INEOS	2H 40' 25''
125	YUKIYA ARASHIRO	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	2H 41' 41''
126	MITCHELL DOCKER	EF EDUCATION FIRST	2H 42' 41''
127	RASMUS TILLER	DIMENSION DATA	2H 42' 48''
128	JEAN-PIERRE DRUCKER	BORA-HANSGROHE	2H 43' 00''
129	JACO VENTER	DIMENSION DATA	2H 45' 54''
130	WILLIAM BARTA	CCC TEAM	2H 46' 26''
131	JORGE CUBERO	BURGOS BH	2H 47' 30''
132	NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK	CCC TEAM	2H 47' 33''
133	ARITZ BAGUES	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	s.t.
134	LOGAN OWEN	EF EDUCATION FIRST	2H 48' 20''
135	JOHN DEGENKOLB	TREK-SEGAFREDO	2H 48' 45''
136	HEINRICH HAUSSLER	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	2H 50' 00''
137	GONZALO SERRANO	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	2H 50' 17''
138	VASIL KIRYIENKA	TEAM INEOS	2H 54' 45''
139	ROB POWER	TEAM SUNWEB	2H 55' 24''
140	JELLE WALLAYS	LOTTO SOUDAL	2H 56' 41''
141	EDWARD THEUNS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	2H 56' 44''
142	KIEL REIJNEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	3H 01' 28''
143	VIACHESLAV KUZNETSOV	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	3H 02' 59''
144	DIEGO RUBIO	BURGOS BH	3H 03' 03''
145	MARC SARREAU	GROUPAMA-FDJ	3H 05' 03''
146	JON ABERASTURI	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	3H 11' 13''
147	FABIO JAKOBSEN	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	3H 12' 44''
148	FERNANDO GAVIRIA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	3H 14' 35''
149	SZYMON SAJNOK	CCC TEAM	3H 15' 08''
150	MAXIMILIAN WALSCHEID	TEAM SUNWEB	3H 17' 13''
151	MAXIMILIANO RICHEZE	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	3H 17' 34''
152	SAM BENNETT	BORA-HANSGROHE	3H 18' 55''
153	TONY MARTIN	JUMBO-VISMA	3H 21' 16''
154	PAWEL BERNAS	CCC TEAM	3H 23' 35''
155	JUAN MOLANO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	3H 28' 44''
156	SHANE ARCHBOLD	BORA-HANSGROHE	3H 30' 49''
157	OLIVIERO TROIA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	3H 35' 08''
158	NUNO MATOS	BURGOS BH	3H 42' 23''
159	LENNARD HOFSTEDE	JUMBO-VISMA	3H 57' 11''

Stage 15 map & profile:

Stage 15 map

Stage 15 profile

Stage 15 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

The front group is still together on the Puerto del Acebo

7.9 kilometers of 10% gradient

Sepp Kuss is gone.

Tao Hart and Ruben Guerreiro were close, but could not catch the fleeing Sepp Kuss.

Ben O'Connor gives chase 125 seconds behind Kuss.

A couple of minutes behind Sepp Kuss, Marc Soler leads Alejandro Valverde and Primoz Roglic.

This is hard work.

Sander Armee was tenth.

Marc Sarreau makes his way to the finish. He was 144th.

Sepp Kuss has time to sit up and enjoy his win.

Stage winner Sepp Kuss

Primoz Roglic is getting closer to Madrid and he's still in red.

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