Races Road Tour de France: Greipel wins storm-swept stage to Neeltje Jans By Zeb Woodpower published 5 July 2015 Advantage Froome, Contador in shattered peloton Comments Race Home Stages Stage 1 13.8km | Utrecht (ITT) - Stage 2 166km | Utrecht - Zelande Stage 3 159.5km | Anvers - Huy Stage 4 223.5km | Seraing - Cambrai Stage 5 189.5km | Arras Communauté Urbaine - Amiens Métropole Stage 6 191.5km | Abbeville - Le Havre Stage 7 190.5km | Livarot - Fougères Stage 8 181.5km | Rennes - Mûr-de-Bretagne Stage 9 28km | Vannes - Plumelec (TTT) Rest Day 1 Pau - Pau Stage 10 167km | Tarbes - La Pierre-Saint-Martin Stage 11 188km | Pau - Cauterets - Vallée de Saint-Savin Stage 12 195km | Lannemezan - Plateau de Beille Stage 13 198.5km | Muret - Rodez Stage 14 178.5km | Rodez - Mende Stage 15 183km | Mende - Valence Stage 16 201km | Bourg-de-Péage - Gap Rest Day 2 Gap - Stage 17 161km | Digne-les-Bains - Pra-Loup Stage 18 186.5km | Gap - Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne Stage 19 138km | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne - La Toussuire - Les Sybelles Stage 20 110.5km | Modane Valfréjus - Alpe d'Huez Stage 21 109.5km | Sèvres - Grand Paris Seine Ouest - Paris Champs-Elysees View all Stages Contenders Route Race history Start list Image 1 of 157Mark Cavendish (Etixx-Quick Step)(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Alberto Contador and Rohan Dennis shake hands(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Rides relax in the start village before the stage(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Michael Kwiatkowski and Jan Bakelants (Ag2r)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Nairo Quintana (Movistar) was in demand(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Rohan Dennis with boss Andy Rhis(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Rohan Dennis exits the team bus to find an all yellow bike(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Swiss champion Danilo Wyss (BMC)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tour director Christian Prudhomme would have been happy with today's stage(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tony Martin and Tom Dumoulin both had pre-stage ambitions to pick up a yellow jersey(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)A wave from Rohan Dennis (BMC)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Austrian champion Marco Haller (Katusha)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The race bike of Rohan Dennis (BMC)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Peter Sagan chases back on(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Peter Sagan checks over his shoulder(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Jean-Christophe Péraud (Ag2r)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Peter Sagan decides on a whole new bike after flatting with 14km to race(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Rear wheel change for Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)A wet Rohan Dennis in the yellow jersey(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Yellow jersey number 29 for Fabian Cancellara (Trek)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Fabian Cancellara (Trek) celebrates in the yellow jersey(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com) Fabian Cancellara (Trek) on the podium to collect yellow(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)No birthday stage win for Alexander Kristoff (Katusha)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)A Dutch fans sports the polka dot jersey.Andre Greipel wins stage 2 of the 2015 Tour de France.Andre Greipel wins stage 2 of the 2015 Tour de France.Romain Bardet finishes stage 2.Rohan Dennis rides in the bunch during stage 2.Tony Martin came close to taking over the race lead.Michal Kwiatkowski drives the pace in the lead group.The peloton begins to split during stage 2.The peloton rides past a windmill during stage 2.Rohan Dennis in yellow alongside Alejandro Valverde on the leftThe peloton rides through the stormThe face of Tony Martin (Etixx-Quick Step) in greenMichał Kwiatkowski putting the hammer downPeter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo)Andre Greipel wins stage 2 of the 2015 Tour de France.The roads were soaked on the second half of the stageStage 2 gets underwayRiding along the North SeaDaniel Teklehaimanot was a man in demandThe Dutch fans were out in forceThe polka dot jersey is ready for its first rider.(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Michal Kwiatkoswki on the stage 2 podium for most combative rider.(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Michal Kwiatkoswki on the stage 2 podium for most combative rider.(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Romain Bardet rides during stage 2.(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)A scene along today stage in Holland.(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Peter Sagan gets a push after receiving a new bike.(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Sagan runs back to the team car to get a new bike.(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)A rear flat slowed Peter Sagan near the finish.(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) tries to chase back on(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Have you seen the weather at the finish line?(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Fabian Cancellara (Trek)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)World champion Michal Kwiatkowski (Etixx-Quick Step)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Dmitriy Fofonov of Astana(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Alex Dowsett (Movistar)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)The stage plans of Eusebio Unzué didn't work out today(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Pippo Pozzato (Lampre-Merida(Image credit: Bettini Photo)German champion Emanuel Buchmann (Bora-Argon 18)(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Luca Paolini (Katusha)(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)The sprint for stage 2 victory in Zelande(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)The peloton riding by the North Sea(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)The peloton speeds by(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Tom Dumoulin gets the best young rider jersey outright today(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)New points leader Andre Greipel (Lotto Soudal)(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Andre Greipel (Lotto Soudal) punches the air in victory(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Former teammates Alejandro Valverde and Rui Costa (Lampre-Merida)(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Adriano Malori (Movistar)(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)
