The 2015 Tour de France was the 102nd edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The 3,360.3 km -long race consisted of 21 stages, starting on 4 July in Utrecht, the Netherlands, and
MTN–Qhubeka's Eritrean riders Daniel Teklehaimanot and Merhawi Kudus, seen here on stage nineteen, became the first black Africans to compete in the Tour de France.
Stage twenty, the penultimate stage, concluded with the 13.8 km (8.6 mi) ascent of the Alpe d'Huez; it has an average gradient of 7.9% and features twenty-one hairpin turns.
Tony Martin (Etixx–Quick-Step) waited until stage four to wear the race leader's yellow jersey after he placed second overall after each of the opening three stages. He crashed out of the Tour on stage six.
Tinkoff–Saxo's Peter Sagan (pictured in stage nineteen) held the green jersey from the end of stage eleven to the end of the Tour, claiming his fourth consecutive points classification title.
The 2015 Tour de France was the 102nd edition of the race, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour started in Utrecht, Netherlands on 4 July and finished on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 26 July. On 1
2015 Tour de France
…locations. The rest days were after stage 9, in Pau, and after 16, in Gap. Stage characteristics and winners Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner 1 4 July Utrecht (Netherlands) 13.8 km (8.6 mi) Individual time trial Rohan Dennis (AUS) 2 5 July Utrecht (Netherlands) to Zeeland (Netherlands) 166 km…
The cyclists pass under the Dom Tower in Utrecht.
The riders at the start line in Antwerp, Belgium.
André Greipel, pictured after stage four, took the victory and put on the green jersey on the podium.
Zdeněk Štybar surprised the leading group. He is pictured here at the 2015 Paris–Roubaix.