2009 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 21#Stage 15
The 15th stage of the 2009 Tour de France on July 19, led over 207.5 km from Pontarlier to Verbier in Switzerland, a ski resort about 10 km east of Martigny in the Upper Rhone Valley. It led past the Neuchâtel and Geneva. It contained two intermediate sprints and six mountain stages of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd category.
There were significant changes in the overall standings. With an energetic final attack was Alberto Contador stage winner and new yellow jersey. He was able to leave the Schleck brothers Andy and Fränk, as well as Lance Armstrong. The Astana team brought three riders in the top 10 of the stage. The attack of the team Saxo Bank in the final climb was prepared during the stage of Fabian Cancellara. It is noteworthy that among the top ten riders of the day three men from the cyclists storage Luxembourg were.
Tasks
Sprint
- Second intermediate sprint in Martigny -Ville ( 181 km ) (501 m above sea level. NN )
- Target in Verbier ( 207.5 km ) ( 1468 m above sea level. NN )
Climbs
- Côte du Rafour, Category 3 ( 8 km ) ( 1084 m above sea level, . 3.7 km à 5,1 %)
- Col des Etroits, Category 3 ( 18.5 km ) ( 1153 m above sea level, . 1.5 km à 5%)
- Côte de la Carrière, Category 3 ( 54 kilometers ) (. 791 m above sea level, 6.3 km à 4,4 %)
- Côte de Prévonloup, Category 3 ( 74 km ) (760 m above sea level, . 4.5 km à 4,7 %)
- Col des Mosses, Category 2 ( 135 km ) ( 1445 m above sea level, . 13.8 km of 4 %)
- Verbier, category 1 ( 198.5 km ) (830 m above sea level, . 8.8 km à 7,5 %)