2019 Tour de France Stage 15 Live Coverage
Welcome to our live coverage of Stage 15 of the 2019 Tour de France! Our live profile and commentary are below, followed by a preview of the technical aspects of the route.
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At 185 kilometres, the 15th stage of the Tour de France is the second race in the Pyrenees. Following the start in Limoux, the route takes in some intermediate climbs before a summit finish at the unprecedented Prat d'Albis.
Limoux hosted the Tour twice, on both occasions as a departure place. In 2011 the race went to Montpellier, where Mark Cavendish sprinted to victory, while Luis León Sánchez won the Limoux-Foix stage in 2012.
Once again the riders go to Foix, although the route now continues to the foot of the Prat d’Albis for the final haul up on a narrow and twisting road. The climb amounts to 11,8 kilometres at 6.9%, but that statistic is deceiving. The first half of the Prat d’Albis is much tougher than the average suggests. The fourth kilometre goes up at 14.5% (average!) and the sixth at 11%.
Before tackling the final climb, the riders face the Col de Montségur, Port de Lers and the illustrious Mur de Péguère with its steepest ramps at 18%. That Péguère climb is a monster of 9.3 kilometres at 7.9%, while the last 3.3 kilometres rise at almost 13%. The first three riders over the summit pocket time bonuses of 3, 2 and 1 seconds before flying down a 15 kilometres descent to Foix. Shortly the final haul up the Prat d’Albis appears.
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