Rodriguez sixth as Tour reaches second rest day

  • 14 Jul 24
  • race Report

Carlos Rodriguez put up a spirited fight in sweltering conditions at the Tour de France on stage 15.

The Spaniard came home eighth atop Plateau de Beille on a day that saw Tadej Pogacar extend his race lead.

Rodiguez settled into his own tempo on the final climb as Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) launched clear, catching the day's breakaway in the process.

Laurens De Plus had put in a superb ride to represent the team up the road, remaining at the front as the group gradually whittled down across a testing parcours.

Starting the final climb with a gap of 2:33 proved to not be enough for the group, as the GC battle began to rage early. The final escapees would eventually be hauled back with 9.3km to go.

De Plus would eventually cross the line in 14th place, while Rodriguez now sits sixth overall as the race reaches its second rest day.

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Tour de France

Stage 15
  • 1
    Tadej Pogacar UAE Team Emirates
    05:13:55
  • 2
    Jonas Vingegaard Team Visma | Lease a Bike
    + 01:08
  • 3
    Remco Evenepoel Soudal Quick-Step
    + 02:51
  • 8
    Carlos Rodriguez INEOS Grenadiers
    + 05:08
  • 14
    Laurens De Plus INEOS Grenadiers
    + 06:54
  • 54
    Jonathan Castroviejo INEOS Grenadiers
    + 41:00
  • 70
    Michal Kwiatkowski INEOS Grenadiers
    + 41:00
  • 76
    Geraint Thomas INEOS Grenadiers
    + 41:00
  • 79
    Egan Bernal INEOS Grenadiers
    + 42:25
  • 97
    Ben Turner INEOS Grenadiers
    + 44:04
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Tour de France

Overall Rankings (Stage 15)
  • 1
    Tadej Pogacar UAE Team Emirates
  • 2
    Jonas Vingegaard Team Visma | Lease a Bike
    + 03:09
  • 3
    Remco Evenepoel Soudal Quick-Step
    + 05:19
  • 6
    Carlos Rodriguez INEOS Grenadiers
    + 11:27
  • 17
    Laurens De Plus INEOS Grenadiers
    + 38:56
  • 21
    Egan Bernal INEOS Grenadiers
    + 57:12
  • 38
    Geraint Thomas INEOS Grenadiers
    + 01:49:36
  • 46
    Michal Kwiatkowski INEOS Grenadiers
    + 02:07:07
  • 68
    Jonathan Castroviejo INEOS Grenadiers
    + 02:43:55
  • 130
    Ben Turner INEOS Grenadiers
    + 03:43:22