PHOTOS: Tour de France, Stage 15 – July 20, 2014
July 20, 2014
Cyclists of the Belgium's Lotto-Belisol team ride past a lavender field during the 222 km fifteenth stage of the 101st edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 20, 2014 between Tallard and Nimes, southern France. LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images ( 531795977 )
Switzerland's champion Martin Elmiger (L) and New Zealand's Jack Bauer ride in a breakaway during the 222 km fifteenth stage of the 101st edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 20, 2014 between Tallard and Nimes, southern France. LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images ( 531792683 )
Norway's Alexander Kristoff celebrates as he crosses the finish line at the end of the 222 km fifteenth stage of the 101st edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 20, 2014 between Tallard and Nimes, southern France. JEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images ( 531797230 )
The pack rides on a road lined with plane trees during the fifteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 222 kilometers (137.9 miles) with start in Tallard and finish in Nimes, France, Sunday, July 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) ( Cycling Tour de France )
The pack passes a bridge spanning Durance river in Sisteron during the fifteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 222 kilometers (137.9 miles) with start in Tallard and finish in Nimes, France, Sunday, July 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) ( Cycling Tour de France )
Sylvain Chavanel of France, center, listens to another rider in the pack during the fifteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 222 kilometers (137.9 miles) with start in Tallard and finish in Nimes, France, Sunday, July 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) ( Cycling Tour de France )
Disguised supporters, holding a French national flag, are pictured along the road during the 222 km fifteenth stage of the 101st edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 20, 2014 between Tallard and Nimes, southern France. JEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images ( 531794674 )
Spectators cheer as the pack passes during the fifteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 222 kilometers (137.9 miles) with start in Tallard and finish in Nimes, France, Sunday, July 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani) ( Cycling Tour de France )
The peloton pass through Sisteron during the fifteenth stage of the 2014 Tour de France, a 222km stage between Tallard and Nimes, on July 20, 2014 in Sisteron, France. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images) ( 452429432 )
Race leader Vincenzo Nibali of Italy rides into a tunnel with his Astana Pro Team during the fifteenth stage of the 2014 Tour de France, a 222km stage between Tallard and Nimes, on July 20, 2014 in Nimes, France. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images) ( 452430854 )
The pack rides during the 222 km fifteenth stage of the 101st edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 20, 2014 between Tallard and Nimes, southern France. KIM LUDBROOK/AFP/Getty Images ( 531799795 )
Spectators cheer as the pack passes during the fifteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 222 kilometers (137.9 miles) with start in Tallard and finish in Nimes, France, Sunday, July 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) ( Cycling Tour de France )
The pack speeds downhill during the fifteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 222 kilometers (137.9 miles) with start in Tallard and finish in Nimes, France, Sunday, July 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) ( Cycling Tour de France )
Denmark's Jakob Fuglsang, second right, follows teammate and overall leader Italy's Vincenzo Nibali, right, during the fifteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 222 kilometers (137.9 miles) with start in Tallard and finish in Nimes, France, Sunday, July 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) ( Cycling Tour de France )
Cyclists ride under heavy rain during the 222 km fifteenth stage of the 101st edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 20, 2014 between Tallard and Nimes, southern France. JEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images ( 531799439 )
Italy's Vincenzo Nibali, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, and the pack are reflected in the mirror of a motorcycle during the fifteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 222 kilometers (137.9 miles) with start in Tallard and finish in Nimes, France, Sunday, July 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) ( Cycling Tour de France )
Spectators cheer as the pack passes during the fifteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 222 kilometers (137.9 miles) with start in Tallard and finish in Nimes, France, Sunday, July 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) ( Cycling Tour de France )
Yukiya Arashiro of Japoan and Team Europcar finishes the fifteenth stage of the 2014 Tour de France, a 222km stage between Tallard and Nimes, on July 20, 2014 in Nimes, France. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images) ( 452431066 )
New Zealand's Jack Bauer, far left, and Switzerland's Martin Elmiger, second left, who rode in the breakaway till the last meters of the race are caught up by the sprinting pack with celebrates on the podiums, third left, Australia's Mark Renshaw, fourth left, stage winner Norway's Alexander Kristoff, third right, Austria's Heinrich Haussler, second right, and Germany's Andre Greipel, far right, in the fifteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 222 kilometers (137.9 miles) with start in Tallard and finish in Nimes, France, Sunday, July 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong) ( Cycling Tour de France )
New Zealand's Jack Bauer cries after crossing the finish line at the end of the 222 km fifteenth stage of the 101st edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 20, 2014 between Tallard and Nimes, southern France. Norway's Alexander Kristoff won the stage. JEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images ( 531799186 )
Italy's Vincenzo Nibali, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, celebrates on the podium of the fifteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 222 kilometers (137.9 miles) with start in Tallard and finish in Nimes, France, Sunday, July 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani) ( Cycling Tour de France )
The pack rides in a downpour during the fifteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 222 kilometers (137.9 miles) with start in Tallard and finish in Nimes, France, Sunday, July 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) ( Cycling Tour de France )
Jack Bauer of New Zealand and Garmin-Sharp reacts after the finish as he was the last rider of the breakaway caught by the field sprint in the final meters of the fifteenth stage of the 2014 Tour de France, a 222km stage between Tallard and Nimes, on July 20, 2014 in Nimes, France. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) ( 452429716 )
Alexander Kristoff of Noraway and Team Katusha celebrates on the podium after winning the fifteenth stage of the 2014 Tour de France, a 222km stage between Tallard and Nimes, on July 20, 2014 in Nimes, France. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) ( 452429796 )
Italy's Vincenzo Nibali, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, shakes hands with Peter Sagan of Slovakia, wearing the best sprinter's green jersey, prior to the start of the fifteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 222 kilometers (137.9 miles) with start in Tallard and finish in Nimes, France, Sunday, July 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) ( Cycling Tour de France )
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