Alexander Kristoff was awarded his second win in four days on Sunday, setting the sprint of the 15th stage of the Tour de France in the streets of Nimes. But the Norwegian has taken Jack Bauer, Martin Elmiger escaped from the first 222 km, only 80 meters from the finish line.
Single stage wedged between the Alps and the Pyrenees, the 15th Tour de France lifted run over 222 km between Tallard and Nîmes, seemed to have a script written in advance. A long breakaway to animate the day, a bunch sprint for the conclusion. This is exactly what happened on Sunday on the eve of the second and final rest day. Except that the escapees, who were only two parties elsewhere in the early laps in the Hautes-Alpes, resisted the return of the pack more than usual.
Martin Elmiger and Jack Bauer, namesake of the famous fictional character of the series 24, has worked beautifully on the front of the race. And after counting up to eight minutes ahead of the peloton, Switzerland and New Zealand, which had melted away under the banner of 20 km (less than two minutes) under the leadership of the team Lotto-Belisol, held a candle in the final teams of sprinters, we must say very badly organized. On wet roads and slippery, with countless roundabouts approach Nîmes, the pair believed to the end that they would contest the stage victory.
Jack Bauer lost at the end
They still accounted for 30 seconds lead to 4 kilometers to 14 two-terminal ... But the big acceleration turned into attack, the indefatigable Tony Martin at the front of the pack, certainly had reason the crazy dream of escaping . A dream became a nightmare for Bauer, taken just 80 meters from the finish line by Alexander Kristoff, who had already raised his arms Wednesday in Saint-Etienne. The rider of the Garmin-Sharp finally 10th, collapsed once off his bike. At 29, the solid roller was there a golden opportunity to become the first New Zealander to win the Tour de France.
His tears upon arrival with a smile contrasted Kristoff, the more legs in the second half of Tour sprinter. Norwegian Heinrich Haussler beat Peter Sagan, for the ninth time in the Top 5 for the big departure from Leeds (!) And André Greipel. Runners, tired, will now benefit from a well-deserved rest day. Before attacking the Pyrenees, the most difficult of the massive 101th edition.
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