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Sunday, August 29: Stage 15: Navalmoral de la Mata - El Barraco, 197.5 km

Stage 15 map & profile | Stage 15 photos

Rafal Majka wins stage 15. Photo: Gomez Sport

Rated ascents:

• Km 85.1: Alto dela Centenera, 15.1 km @ 5.5%. Cat. 1
• Km 114: Puerto de Pedro Bernardo, 9 km @ 4.2%. Cat. 2
• Km 159.1: Puerto de Mijares, 20.4 km @ 5.4%. Cat. 1
• Km 192.1: Puerto San Juan de Nava, 8.6 km @ 3.8%. Cat. 3

Weather at the finish city of El Barraco at 2:20 PM, local time: 25C (77F), fair, with the wind from the south at 13 km/hr (8 mph). There is just a 2% chance of rain.

The race: Yesterday, Olympic champion Richard Carapaz (INEOS) abandoned and today his fellow Ecuadorian Jonathan Caicedo (EF Education-Nippo) didn't start, leaving 163 riders to start stage 15. The stage was given its official start at 11:53 AM.

Two hours into the stage Kenny Elissonde (Trek-Segafredo), who was the GC leader in stage 6, abandonded. Despite ascending a 15-kilometer, first-category climb, the racers averaged 43 km/hr for the first two hours. This is a serious day of racing, but a bad day for Ecuador. Jhonatan Narvaez (INEOS) quit the race about 120 km into the stage. After Carapaz and Caicedo, he's the third Ecuadorian to quit in the last 24 hours.

Here's the race organizer's stage 15 summary:

Rafal Majka (UAE Team Emirates) produced a massive solo effort to win stage 15 of La Vuelta 21 after an all-day battle in the mountains. It took more than 70km for the break to establish, and the Pole went on his own with 87km to go and fended off all his chasers, led by Steven Kruijswijk (Jumbo-Visma) at the finish in El Barraco, home of the Spanish climbing icon El Chava Jimenez. This is Rafal Majka’s first victory since he raised his arms at Sierra de la Pandera, four years ago in La Vuelta 17. Among the GC contenders, Adam Yates (Ineos Grenadiers) gained 15’’ and Odd Christian Eiking (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux) retained La Roja on the eve of the second rest day, with one week to go to Santiago de Compostela.

On the eve of the second rest day, the peloton of La Vuelta 21 face another big mountain stage with more than 3,600m of elevation from Navalmoral de la Mata to El Barraco (197.5km). After Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers) left the race on stage 14, his Ecuadorian compatriot Jonathan Caicedo (EF Education Nippo) is also out of La Vuelta 21. There are 163 riders in the peloton. And they’re determined to battle it out.

A crazy battle for the break
A group of 25 riders quickly go up front, with GC threats such as Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma) and David De la Cruz (UAE Team Emirates), and the likes of Michael Storer, Romain Bardet (Team DSM) and Magnus Cort Nielsen (EF Education Nippo) to hunt for another stage win. The rest of the peloton aren’t happy with this group and a huge battle is on until everyone gets back together at the bottom of the first ascent of the day (km 70), the cat-1 Alto de la Centenera (15.1km, 5.5%).

Rafal Majka (UAE Team Emirates), Fabio Aru (Team Qhubeka NextHash) and Maxim Van Gils (Lotto Soudal) attack on the first slopes. Van Gils suffers a mechanical and he finds himself in a 21-man chase group that gets together on the ascent with Steven Kruijswijk (Jumbo-Visma), Geoffrey Bouchard (AG2R-Citroën), Gorka Izagirre (Astana-Premier Tech), Wout Poels (Bahrain Victorious), Andrea Bagioli (Deceuninck-Quick Step), Diego Andres Camargo (EF Education Nippo), Rudy Molard (Groupama-FDJ), Simone Petilli (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux), Guy Niv (Israel Start-Up Nation), Steff Cras (Lotto Soudal), Carlos Verona (Movistar Team), Lucas Hamilton, Mikel Nieve (Team BikeExchange), Thymen Arensman, Chris Hamilton, Michael Storer, Martijn Tusveld (Team DSM), Guanluca Brambilla, Juan Pedro Lopez (Trek-Segafredo) and Joe Dombrowski (UAE Team Emirates).

Majka and Aru summit the Alto de la Centenera with an average speed of 43km/h in the first two hours. They have opened a 1’30’’ gap with their chasers. The peloton trail by 3’.

Majka's one-man-show
Majka goes solo on the second ascent of the day, the cat-2 Puerto de Pedro Bernardo (9km, 4.2%), with 87km to go. Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux sets the pace for the overall leader Odd Christian Eiking in the bunch and the gap increases to 6’.

Majka pushes alone at the front and the chase group explodes on the following climb, the Puerto de Mijares (20.4km, 5.4%). Kruijswijk is the strongest among them. He trails by 1’40’’ over the top. Chris Hamilton follows with a gap of 3’. The gap to the bunch is stable around 6’.

The leader maintains his advantage towards the final climb of the day, the cat-3 Puerto San Juan de Nava (8.6km, 3.8%), where Adam Yates (Ineos Grenadiers) manages to distance his GC rivals. In El Barraco, Rafal Majka claims his first victory since La Vuelta 17, when he took the solo win at Sierra de la Pandera. Steven Kruijswijk finishes 2nd (+1’27’’) and Chris Hamilton rounds up the podium (+2’19’’). Adam Yates follows (+2’42’’), with a 15’’ gap to the rest of the GC contenders.

Complete results:

Stage 15 photos

197.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.638 km/hr

1	RAFAL MAJKA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	4hr 51min 36sec
2	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	@ 1min 27sec
3	CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON	TEAM DSM	2' 19''
4	ADAM YATES	INEOS GRENADIERS	2' 42''
5	GIULIO CICCONE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	2' 57''
6	ODD CHRISTIAN EIKING	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
7	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
8	SEPP KUSS	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
9	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
10	ENRIC MAS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
11	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	MOVISTAR	s.t.
12	JACK HAIG	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
13	ALEKSANDR VLASOV	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
14	PRIMOŽ ROGLIČ	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
15	EGAN BERNAL	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
16	GINO MÄDER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
17	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	s.t.
18	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
19	SAM OOMEN	JUMBO-VISMA	3' 03''
20	RÉMY ROCHAS	COFIDIS	s.t.
21	SERGIO LUIS HENAO	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	3' 23''
22	ION IZAGUIRRE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	3' 23''
23	JEFFERSON CEPEDA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
24	JENS KEUKELEIRE	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	3' 57''
25	STEFF CRAS	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
26	CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
27	OSCAR CABEDO	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
28	JUAN PEDRO LOPEZ	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
29	RUDY MOLARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
30	MIKEL LANDA	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
31	SIMONE PETILLI	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
32	KOEN BOUWMAN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
33	ROBERT GESINK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
34	MIKEL NIEVE	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	4' 02''
35	CARLOS VERONA	MOVISTAR	4' 15''
36	PAVEL SIVAKOV	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
37	GEOFFREY BOUCHARD	AG2R-CITROEN	4' 25''
38	GORKA IZAGIRRE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
39	GIANLUCA BRAMBILLA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
40	MICHAEL STORER	TEAM DSM	4' 54''
41	GUY NIV	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	5' 17''
42	GOTZON MARTIN SANZ	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
43	RYAN GIBBONS	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
44	JOSEPH DOMBROWSKI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	5' 20''
45	JAN HIRT	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
46	JOSE HERRADA	COFIDIS	7' 37''
47	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	INEOS GRENADIERS	10' 26''
48	SALVATORE PUCCIO	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
49	WOUTER POELS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
50	REIN TAARAMÄE	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
51	BEN ZWIEHOFF	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
52	DIEGO ANDRES CAMARGO	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
53	THOMAS PIDCOCK	INEOS GRENADIERS	10' 34''
54	DANIEL NAVARRO	BURGOS-BH	12' 08''
55	DIEGO RUBIO	BURGOS-BH	13' 28''
56	MARTIJN TUSVELD	TEAM DSM	s.t.
57	MIKAEL CHEREL	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
58	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	s.t.
59	THYMEN ARENSMAN	TEAM DSM	s.t.
60	ROMAIN BARDET	TEAM DSM	13' 32''
61	MAXIM VAN GILS	LOTTO SOUDAL	15' 56''
62	PATRICK GAMPER	BORA-HANSGROHE	22' 28''
63	MIKEL ITURRIA	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
64	JAMES KNOX	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
65	LUCAS HAMILTON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
66	ANTHONY ROUX	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
67	JOSÉ ROJAS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
68	EDDY FINE	COFIDIS	s.t.
69	NELSON OLIVEIRA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
70	YURIY NATAROV	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
71	NICOLAS PRODHOMME	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
72	NICHOLAS SCHULTZ	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
73	CESARE BENEDETTI	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
74	MARK PADUN	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
75	OIER LAZKANO LOPEZ	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
76	ANDER OKAMIKA	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
77	LUIS LEON SANCHEZ	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
78	ANTONIO NIBALI	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
79	JULEN AMEZQUETA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
80	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	s.t.
81	G LAWSON CRADDOCK	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
82	DAMIEN TOUZE	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
83	FABIO ARU	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	23' 04''
84	DAMIANO CARUSO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
85	JETSE BOL	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
86	NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
87	DAMIEN HOWSON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
88	ALEX KIRSCH	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
89	TOBIAS LUDVIGSSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
90	LUIS ANGEL MATE	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
91	DIMITRI CLAEYS	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
92	LENNARD HOFSTEDE	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
93	KENNY ELISSONDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	23' 08''
94	JONATHAN LASTRA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	24' 30''
95	FLORIS DE TIER	ALPECIN-FENIX	29' 02''
96	ROBERT STANNARD	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
97	FLORIAN VERMEERSCH	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
98	EDWARD PLANCKAERT	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
99	STAN DEWULF	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
100	RUI OLIVEIRA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
101	ALEXANDER KRIEGER	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
102	LUKA MEZGEC	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
103	FERNANDO BARCELO	COFIDIS	s.t.
104	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
105	NICO DENZ	TEAM DSM	s.t.
106	FLORIAN SENECHAL	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
107	LILIAN CALMEJANE	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
108	CHAD HAGA	TEAM DSM	s.t.
109	OLIVIER LE GAC	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
110	MATTEO TRENTIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
111	ANDREA BAGIOLI	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
112	TOM SCULLY	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
113	PIET ALLEGAERT	COFIDIS	s.t.
114	MAURI VANSEVENANT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
115	WESLEY KREDER	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
116	KÉVIN GENIETS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
117	MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
118	SACHA MODOLO	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
119	BERT-JAN LINDEMAN	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	29' 11''
120	ANTON PALZER	BORA-HANSGROHE	35' 47''
121	ZDENĚK ŠTYBAR	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
122	ARNAUD DEMARE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
123	RAMON SINKELDAM	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
124	ANDREY ZEITS	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
125	SYLVAIN MONIQUET	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
126	QUINN SIMMONS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
127	ITAMAR EINHORN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
128	CARLOS CANAL BLANCO	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
129	ALBERTO DAINESE	TEAM DSM	s.t.
130	RICCARDO MINALI	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
131	DYLAN SUNDERLAND	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
132	CONNOR BROWN	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
133	CLÉMENT VENTURINI	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
134	KEVIN VAN MELSEN	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
135	PELAYO SANCHEZ	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
136	JORDI MEEUS	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
137	BERT VAN LERBERGHE	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
138	JOSEF ČERNÝ	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
139	FABIO JAKOBSEN	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
140	JAY VINE	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
141	JON ABERASTURI	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
142	MARTIN LAAS	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
143	JUAN JOSE LOBATO	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
144	ARITZ BAGÜES	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
145	JOAN BOU COMPANY	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
146	ANGEL MADRAZO	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
147	JAMES PICCOLI	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
148	JAN TRATNIK	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
149	SANDER ARMEE	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
150	SEP VANMARCKE	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
151	SEBASTIAN BERWICK	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
152	ANDREAS KRON	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
153	YUKIYA ARASHIRO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
154	MIKEL BIZKARRA	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
155	ANTONIO JESÚS SOTO	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
156	XABIER MIKEL AZPARREN	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
157	ALVARO CUADROS	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
158	MATTHEW HOLMES	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
159	HARM VANHOUCKE	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
160	JAN POLANC	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
161	SCOTT THWAITES	ALPECIN-FENIX	37' 22''

GC after stage 15:

• GC leader: Odd Christian Eiking (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert)
• Mountains classification leader: Romain Bardet (Team DSM)
• Points classification leader: Fabio Jakobsen (Deceuninck-Quick Step)
• Best young rider: Egan Bernal (INEOS Grenadiers)
• Team classification leader: INEOS Grenadiers

2,459.7 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 41.020 km/hr

1	ODD CHRISTIAN EIKING	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	59hr 57min 50sec
2	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	@ 54sec
3	PRIMOŽ ROGLIČ	JUMBO-VISMA	1' 36''
4	ENRIC MAS	MOVISTAR	2' 11''
5	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	MOVISTAR	3' 04''
6	JACK HAIG	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	3' 35''
7	EGAN ARLEY BERNAL	INEOS GRENADIERS	4' 21''
8	ADAM YATES	INEOS GRENADIERS	4' 34''
9	SEPP KUSS	JUMBO-VISMA	4' 59''
10	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER	BORA-HANSGROHE	5' 31''
11	ALEKSANDR VLASOV	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	6' 04''
12	GIULIO CICCONE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	6' 16''
13	GINO MÄDER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	6' 47''
14	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	7' 07''
15	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	7' 11''
16	JUAN PEDRO LOPEZ	TREK-SEGAFREDO	11' 08''
17	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	14' 46''
18	RAFAL MAJKA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	26' 20''
19	RÉMY ROCHAS	COFIDIS	26' 35''
20	GEOFFREY BOUCHARD	AG2R-CITROEN	28' 21''
21	CARLOS VERONA	MOVISTAR	31' 12''
22	CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN	AG2R-CITROEN	37' 04''
23	DAMIANO CARUSO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	38' 47''
24	SAM OOMEN	JUMBO-VISMA	39' 52''
25	STEFF CRAS	LOTTO SOUDAL	41' 42''
26	GORKA IZAGIRRE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	44' 38''
27	GIANLUCA BRAMBILLA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	46' 55''
28	OSCAR CABEDO	BURGOS-BH	48' 28''
29	MIKEL LANDA	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	48' 43''
30	SERGIO LUIS HENAO	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	48' 44''
31	ROMAIN BARDET	TEAM DSM	49' 02''
32	JEFFERSON CEPEDA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	49' 26''
33	JAN POLANC	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	52' 48''
34	SIMONE PETILLI	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	55' 23''
35	MARTIJN TUSVELD	TEAM DSM	56' 30''
36	ION IZAGUIRRE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	57' 44''
37	MIKEL NIEVE	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	57' 54''
38	RUDY MOLARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	59' 35''
39	DANIEL NAVARRO	BURGOS-BH	1H 03' 38''
40	GOTZON MARTIN SANZ	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	1H 04' 45''
41	LILIAN CALMEJANE	AG2R-CITROEN	1H 05' 10''
42	WOUTER POELS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1H 09' 45''
43	FABIO ARU	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	1H 10' 07''
44	RYAN GIBBONS	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1H 10' 11''
45	PAVEL SIVAKOV	INEOS GRENADIERS	1H 11' 04''
46	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	1H 11' 08''
47	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	INEOS GRENADIERS	1H 11' 10''
48	KENNY ELISSONDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1H 16' 00''
49	ANDREY ZEITS	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	1H 17' 07''
50	JENS KEUKELEIRE	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	1H 19' 54''
51	LUIS ANGEL MATE	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	1H 22' 31''
52	JAN HIRT	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	1H 23' 06''
53	MIKAEL CHEREL	AG2R-CITROEN	1H 24' 37''
54	NICHOLAS SCHULTZ	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	1H 25' 09''
55	MICHAEL STORER	TEAM DSM	1H 25' 32''
56	JULEN AMEZQUETA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	1H 25' 32''
57	JONATHAN LASTRA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	1H 26' 05''
58	LUIS LEON SANCHEZ	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	1H 29' 09''
59	JOSEPH DOMBROWSKI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1H 33' 52''
60	REIN TAARAMÄE	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	1H 36' 57''
61	KOEN BOUWMAN	JUMBO-VISMA	1H 38' 27''
62	MARK PADUN	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1H 40' 45''
63	BEN ZWIEHOFF	BORA-HANSGROHE	1H 41' 18''
64	NICOLAS PRODHOMME	AG2R-CITROEN	1H 43' 06''
65	JAMES PICCOLI	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	1H 50' 39''
66	JOSE HERRADA	COFIDIS	1H 52' 20''
67	FLORIS DE TIER	ALPECIN-FENIX	1H 52' 31''
68	ROBERT GESINK	JUMBO-VISMA	1H 52' 47''
69	THOMAS PIDCOCK	INEOS GRENADIERS	1H 53' 52''
70	ANDREAS KRON	LOTTO SOUDAL	1H 53' 57''
71	LUCAS HAMILTON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	1H 54' 36''
72	JOSÉ ROJAS	MOVISTAR	1H 54' 49''
73	MIKEL BIZKARRA	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	1H 55' 42''
74	JETSE BOL	BURGOS-BH	1H 56' 33''
75	OLIVIER LE GAC	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1H 56' 41''
76	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	1H 56' 53''
77	MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	1H 57' 36''
78	CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON	TEAM DSM	1H 57' 59''
79	ANTHONY ROUX	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1H 58' 15''
80	GUY NIV	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	1H 58' 22''
81	G LAWSON CRADDOCK	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	1H 59' 11''
82	ANDREA BAGIOLI	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	1H 59' 12''
83	DIEGO ANDRES CAMARGO	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	1H 59' 18''
84	MAXIM VAN GILS	LOTTO SOUDAL	2H 00' 25''
85	MAURI VANSEVENANT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	2H 03' 01''
86	JAY VINE	ALPECIN-FENIX	2H 04' 26''
87	YURIY NATAROV	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	2H 05' 03''
88	JOAN BOU COMPANY	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	2H 05' 59''
89	STAN DEWULF	AG2R-CITROEN	2H 06' 53''
90	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	2H 07' 51''
91	NELSON OLIVEIRA	MOVISTAR	2H 07' 58''
92	THYMEN ARENSMAN	TEAM DSM	2H 07' 59''
93	CESARE BENEDETTI	BORA-HANSGROHE	2H 08' 11''
94	ANGEL MADRAZO RUIZ	BURGOS-BH	2H 09' 33''
95	ARITZ BAGÜES	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	2H 11' 29''
96	RUI OLIVEIRA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	2H 12' 12''
97	FERNANDO BARCELO	COFIDIS	2H 12' 16''
98	DAMIEN HOWSON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	2H 12' 38''
99	DAMIEN TOUZE	AG2R-CITROEN	2H 12' 40''
100	JAMES KNOX	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	2H 14' 05''
101	KÉVIN GENIETS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	2H 14' 10''
102	ANTONIO JESÚS SOTO	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	2H 15' 48''
103	MIKEL ITURRIA	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	2H 17' 50''
104	MATTEO TRENTIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	2H 18' 37''
105	OIER LAZKANO	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	2H 23' 18''
106	ARNAUD DEMARE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	2H 24' 36''
107	MATTHEW HOLMES	LOTTO SOUDAL	2H 24' 42''
108	NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK	JUMBO-VISMA	2H 25' 38''
109	LUKA MEZGEC	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	2H 26' 06''
110	DYLAN SUNDERLAND	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	2H 26' 06''
111	JAN TRATNIK	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	2H 27' 24''
112	PATRICK GAMPER	BORA-HANSGROHE	2H 27' 49''
113	ANTONIO NIBALI	TREK-SEGAFREDO	2H 28' 07''
114	ANDER OKAMIKA	BURGOS-BH	2H 28' 30''
115	SANDER ARMEE	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	2H 29' 38''
116	CLÉMENT VENTURINI	AG2R-CITROEN	2H 30' 44''
117	SYLVAIN MONIQUET	LOTTO SOUDAL	2H 31' 18''
118	PELAYO SANCHEZ	BURGOS-BH	2H 31' 41''
119	WESLEY KREDER	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	2H 32' 53''
120	SALVATORE PUCCIO	INEOS GRENADIERS	2H 33' 07''
121	EDDY FINE	COFIDIS	2H 33' 08''
122	ALVARO CUADROS	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	2H 33' 40''
123	FLORIAN SENECHAL	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	2H 36' 51''
124	HARM VANHOUCKE	LOTTO SOUDAL	2H 37' 37''
125	TOBIAS LUDVIGSSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	2H 38' 22''
126	FLORIAN VERMEERSCH	LOTTO SOUDAL	2H 38' 45''
127	CARLOS CANAL BLANCO	BURGOS-BH	2H 43' 24''
128	RAMON SINKELDAM	GROUPAMA-FDJ	2H 43' 29''
129	YUKIYA ARASHIRO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	2H 43' 31''
130	XABIER MIKEL AZPARREN	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	2H 43' 50''
131	EDWARD PLANCKAERT	ALPECIN-FENIX	2H 45' 15''
132	LENNARD HOFSTEDE	JUMBO-VISMA	2H 45' 56''
133	ROBERT STANNARD	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	2H 46' 00''
134	ANTON PALZER	BORA-HANSGROHE	2H 46' 51''
135	CHAD HAGA	TEAM DSM	2H 47' 43''
136	ALEXANDER KRIEGER	ALPECIN-FENIX	2H 50' 27''
137	DIEGO RUBIO	BURGOS-BH	2H 51' 58''
138	NICO DENZ	TEAM DSM	2H 52' 24''
139	ALEX KIRSCH	TREK-SEGAFREDO	2H 52' 52''
140	PIET ALLEGAERT	COFIDIS	2H 53' 41''
141	DIMITRI CLAEYS	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	2H 54' 05''
142	SACHA MODOLO	ALPECIN-FENIX	2H 55' 15''
143	BERT-JAN LINDEMAN	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	2H 55' 26''
144	SEP VANMARCKE	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	2H 56' 00''
145	ZDENĚK ŠTYBAR	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	2H 56' 04''
146	JON ABERASTURI	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	2H 56' 09''
147	SCOTT THWAITES	ALPECIN-FENIX	3H 04' 25''
148	TOM SCULLY	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	3H 05' 13''
149	SEBASTIAN BERWICK	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	3H 06' 31''
150	JUAN JOSE LOBATO	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	3H 07' 53''
151	KEVIN VAN MELSEN	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	3H 09' 16''
152	BERT VAN LERBERGHE	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	3H 10' 04''
153	CONNOR BROWN	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	3H 10' 43''
154	QUINN SIMMONS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	3H 11' 53''
155	ALBERTO DAINESE	TEAM DSM	3H 12' 15''
156	RICCARDO MINALI	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	3H 14' 21''
157	JORDI MEEUS	BORA-HANSGROHE	3H 17' 20''
158	FABIO JAKOBSEN	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	3H 21' 00''
159	MARTIN LAAS	BORA-HANSGROHE	3H 21' 14''
160	ITAMAR EINHORN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	3H 23' 39''
161	JOSEF ČERNÝ	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	3H 26' 16''

Stage 15 map & profile:

Stage 15 map

Stage 15 profile

Stage 15 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

Robert Gesink before the stage start

Mountains classification leader Romain Bardet

Racing in sunny Spain.

Another shot of the peloton

No one else in sight as Rafal Majka crosses the finish line.

Steven Kruijswijk was second.

Chris Hamilton finishes third

Fifth-place Giulio Ciccone leads GC leader Odd Christian Eiking across the line.

2006 Tour de France winner Oscar Pereiro was in the finish town of El Barraco

Stage winner Rafal Majka

Odd Christian Eiking goes into the second rest day still in red. Might he pull this off?

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