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Tour de France 2015 race overview
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Chris Froome (Team Sky) won his second Tour de France with a consistent performance throughout the three-week race. The 2013 winner took the lead during the stage 10 finish in La Pierre-Saint-Martin and never surrendered the race lead.
Nairo Quintana (Movistar) attacked the maillot jaune Chris Froome during the penultimate day on the climb of l'Alpe d'Huez and clawed back 1:20 from the race leader, but he fell 1:38 short of taking the lead. Movistar's Alejandro Valverde kept third, 5:25 down, with 2014 winner Vincezo Nibali (Astana) in fourth at 8:36. Two-time Tour winner Alberto Contador finished fifth this year, 9:48 behind Froome.
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Men's Top 10
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky | 84:46:14 |
| 2 | Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team | 0:01:12 |
| 3 | Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:05:25 |
| 4 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 0:08:36 |
| 5 | Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:09:48 |
| 6 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | 0:10:47 |
| 7 | Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek Factory Racing | 0:15:14 |
| 8 | Mathias Frank (Swi) IAM Cycling | 0:15:39 |
| 9 | Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:16:00 |
| 10 | Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:17:30 |
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Key riders: Alberto Contador | Nairo Quintana | Chris Froome | Vincenzo Nibali | Mark Cavendish | Tejay van Garderen | Peter Sagan
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Races
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Tour de France4 July 2015 - 26 July 2015 | France | WorldTour

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Stage 3 - Tour de France: Rodriguez wins on the Mur de Huy | Anvers - Huy2015-07-06 159.5km
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Rest Day 1 | Pau - Pau2015-07-13
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Rest Day 2 | Gap2015-07-21
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