Tour de France stage 15 quotes: Greipel takes a hat trick in Valence

Stage 15 of the Tour de France was billed as a day for the sprinters but the fast men would have to make it over a tough second category climb if they wanted to contest the bunch gallop at the end. Mark Cavendish was dropped but André Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) made it through and beat John Degenkolb (Giant-Alpecin) in the sprint. Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) came fourth after already spending the day in the break and ensuring his place in the green jersey.

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