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Stage 15: Samatan → Pau
Date: Monday, July 16
Distance: 159 km
Categorized Climbs for Stage 15:

Km / To Go Climb Length Grade Max Cat Google Earth Streetview
107 / 52Côte de Lahitte-Toupière2.1 km5.3 %n/a4 3D Tour Streetview
123.5 / 36Côte de Simacourbe1.9 km6.3 %n/a3 3D Tour Streetview
129 / 30Côte de Monassut-Audiracq1.5 km5.4 %n/a4 3D Tour Streetview


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Stage 15 start time: Monday 13:40 CET (11:40:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Samatan, France
Earliest live video: 14:00 CET (12:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:40 CET (3:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Pau, France

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Stage 15 preview: Samatan → Pau, 159 km (lumpy)


July 15 update: Stage 15 starts in a town that has never hosted a Tour stage before, Samatan, and finishes in Pau which is hosting its 65th Tour stage making it one of the all-time most popular Tour stops. Only Paris (141) and Bordeaux (80) have hosted more stages.

Monday's stage will follow the foothills of the Pyrénées through normally quiet countryside and rolling terrain. In the second half of this 159 km stage, there are three modest categorized climbs before the flat finish in Pau where the final 600m are perfectly straight setting up for a mass sprint. The following day is the second and final rest day before the two remaining mountain stages so a break will not succeed unless the sprinter teams make a miscalculation. Update: Looks like the sprinter teams are tired. Both Orica-GreenEdge and Lotto missed the break but aren't chasing. — Steve

Stage 15 flyover and Jean-François Pescheux's brief analysis (01:11 English) — letourdefrance
Tour de France: Stage 15 preview (01:35 English) — nbcsports

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