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Route du Sud 2015 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights

Route du Sud is a low key stage race in the French Pyrenees just before the Tour de France. Not so low key this year with Nairo Quintana and Alberto Contador on the start list

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1Thursday, June 18204 km 
LourdesAuch
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2Friday, June 19141 km 
AuchSaint-Gaudens
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3Saturday, June 20181 km 
IzaourtBagnères-de-Luchon
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4Sunday, June 21166 km 
RevelGaillac
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  Total Distance692 km 

2015 Route du Sud Teams
Team Rosters and Withdrawals
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TINKOFF - SAXO (TCS)
RUS
  1CONTADOR VELASCO  AlbertoESP
  2BASSO  IvanITA
  3JUUL JENSEN  ChristopherDEN
  4HERNANDEZ BLAZQUEZ  JesusESP
  5ZAUGG  OliverSUI
  6MOREIRA PAULINHO  Sergio MiguelPOR
  7ROGERS  MichaelAUS
  8ROVNY  IvanRUS

AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM)
FRA
  11BERARD  JulienFRA
  12DANIEL  MaximeFRA
  13DUPONT  HubertFRA
  14GRETSCH  PatrickGER
  15JAUREGUI  QuentinFRA
  16LATOUR  Pierre-RogerFRA
  17MONTAGUTI  MatteoITA
  18RIBLON  ChristopheFRA

MOVISTAR (MOV)
ESP
  21QUINTANA ROJAS  Nairo AlexanderCOL
  22ERVITI OLLO  ImanolESP
  23GADRET  JohnFRA
  24DOWSETT  AlexGBR
  25SÜTTERLIN  JashaGER
  26QUINTANA ROJAS  Dayer UberneyCOL
  27SANZ  EnriqueESP
  28SOLER  MarcESP

FDJ (FDJ)
FRA
  31GESLIN  AnthonyFRA
  32MANZIN  LorenzoFRA
  33VEIKKANEN  JussiFIN
  34LE GAC  OlivierFRA
  35LECUISINIER  Pierre-HenriFRA
  36MOUREY  FrancisFRA
  37PINEAU  CédricFRA
  38ROUX  AnthonyFRA

CULT ENERGY PRO CYCLING (CLT)
DEN
  41GERDEMANN  LinusGER
  42GULDHAMMER  RasmusDEN
  43HNIK  KarelCZE
  44SVENDGAARD  Michael CarbelDEN
  45LEMARCHAND  RomainFRA
  46MAGER  ChristianGER
  47PEDERSEN  MadsDEN
  48REIHS  MichaelDEN

MURIAS TALDEA (MUR)
ESP
  51GARCIA ECHEGUIBEL  EgoitzESP
  52BRAVO OIARBIDE  GarikoitzESP
  53TXOPERENA MATXIKOTE  BenatESP
  54LIZARRALDE  EnekoESP
  55GONZALEZ  AdrianESP
  56BAGÜES  AritzESP
  57ESTEVEZ  ImanolESP
  58BIZKARRA  MikelESP

COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS (COF)
FRA
  61BAGOT  YohanFRA
  62CHETOUT  LoïcFRA
  63HARDY  RomainFRA
  64MOLARD  RudyFRA
  65ROSSETTO  StéphaneFRA
  67VENTURINI  ClémentFRA
  68VERHELST  LouisBEL

BRETAGNE-SECHE ENVIRONNEMENT (BSE)
FRA
  71FONSECA  ArmindoFRA
  72DELAPLACE  AnthonyFRA
  73FEDRIGO  PierrickFRA
  74MCLAY  DanielGBR
  75FEILLU  RomainFRA
  76HIVERT  JonathanFRA
  77JARRIER  BenoitFRA
  78SEPULVEDA  EduardoARG

AUBER 93 (AUB)
FRA
  81BIHEL  CésarFRA
  82GUAY  JulienFRA
  83LEVARLET  GuillaumeFRA
  84MALDONADO  AnthonyFRA
  85MENUT  DavidFRA
  86RENAULT  MaximeFRA
  87TRONET  StevenFRA
  88VIMPERE  ThéoFRA

TEAM MARSEILLE 13 KTM (M13)
FRA
  91SAINT MARTIN  ClementFRA
  92GIRAUD  BenjaminFRA
  93LOUBET  JulienFRA
  94BLAIN  AlexandreFRA
  95EL FARES  JulienFRA
  96PAILLOT  YoannFRA
  97PENVEN  ClémentFRA
  98DI GREGORIO  RémyFRA

RADIO POPULAR - BOAVISTA (RPB)
POR
  101GALLEGO RUIZ  AlbertoESP
  102RODRIGUES  David Miguel CostaPOR
  103FIGUEIREDO  FedericoPOR
  104NOT  Found---
  105SILVA  Daniel Eduardo MoreiraPOR
  106BICO  NunoPOR
  108MAGALHÃES  SamuelPOR

EUROPCAR (EUC)
FRA
  111TULIK  AngeloFRA
  112ARASHIRO  YukiyaJPN
  113BERNAUDEAU  GiovanniFRA
  114COQUARD  BryanFRA
  115COUSIN  JeromeFRA
  116JEANDESBOZ  FabriceFRA
  117GAUTIER  CyrilFRA
  118GENE  YohannFRA

COLOMBIA (COL)
COL
  121AVILA VANEGAS  Edwin AlcibiadesCOL
  122CASTIBLANCO CUBIDES  Jorge CamiloCOL
  123RUBIANO CHAVEZ  Miguel AngelCOL
  124DUARTE AREVALO  Fabio AndresCOL
  125DUQUE  Leonardo FabioCOL
  126MARTÍNEZ  DanielCOL
  127SARMIENTO TUNARROSA  Cayetano JoséCOL
  128MOLANO  SebastiánCOL

CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA (CJR)
ESP
  131ARROYO DURAN  DavidESP
  132PARRA BUSTAMENTE  Heiner RodrigoCOL
  133MOLINA  AntonioESP
  134MADRAZO RUIZ  AngelESP
  135VILELA  RicardoPOR
  136SAEZ BENITO  HectorESP
  137FERRARI BARCELO  FabricioURU
  138ARAMENDIA LORENTE  Javier FranciscoESP

EQUIPE CYCLISTE DE L'ARMEE DE TERRE (ADT)
FRA
  141BARBAS  YoannFRA
  142MAINARD  JeromeFRA
  143PACHER  QuentinFRA
  144COMBAUD  RomainFRA
  145CANAL  FabienFRA
  146GUYOT  YannFRA
  147LE ROUX  RomainFRA
  148DUVAL  JulienFRA

CANNONDALE - GARMIN (TCG)
USA
  151HESJEDAL  RyderCAN
  152BROWN  NathanUSA
  154HANSEN  Lasse NormanDEN
  155KING  EdwardUSA
  157SKJERPING  KristofferNOR
  158VILLELLA  DavideITA

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News and Updates for Route du Sud 2015

Stage 4 Post-Race Coverage


56 Big Photos from Stage 4flockton
Stage 4 Results
1  COQUARD, Bryan (EUC)          3:44:54
2  MANZIN, Lorenzo (FDJ)         
3  DUQUE, Leonardo Fabio (COL)   
4  TRONET, Steven (AUB)          
5  TULIK, Angelo (EUC)           
6  SANZ, Enrique (MOV)           
7  VERHELST, Louis (COF)         
8  DUVAL, Julien (ADT)           
9  FONSECA, Armindo (BSE)        
10 MALDONADO, Anthony (AUB)      

Final General Classification
1  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TCS)      16:53:22
2  QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV)            +   17
3  LATOUR, Pierre-Roger (ALM)             +   41
4  ROSSETTO, Stéphane (COF)               +   58
5  SEPULVEDA, Eduardo (BSE)             
6  RUBIANO CHAVEZ, Miguel Angel (COL)     + 1:31
7  GALLEGO RUIZ, Alberto (RPB)            + 2:08
8  LOUBET, Julien (M13)                   + 3:06
9  FIGUEIREDO, Federico (RPB)           
10 BROWN, Nathan (TCG)                  
Contador wins overall title at Route du Sud; Coquard wins finale sprint in Gaillaccyclingnews
Last 8 Km of Stage 4 (10:53 English)eurosport
Official Stage 4 Highlights (05:24 French)LaRouteduSud
Alberto Contador Post-Stage 4 Interview (03:53 Spanish/French)LaRouteduSud
Nairo Quintana Post-Stage 4 Interview (01:53 Spanish/Fremch)LaRouteduSud
56 Big Photos from Stage 4flockton
Stage 4 - Recap (05:58 English)cycling.tv

Stage 4 preview: Revel → Gaillac, 166 km (lumpy)

June 20 update:
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 4 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 4 start time: Sunday 12:00 CET (10:00:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Revel, France
Earliest live video: 14:00 CET (12:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 15:40 CET (1:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Gaillac, France

Stage 3 Post-Race Coverage


46 Big Photos from Stage 3flockton
Stage 3 Results
1  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TCS)       4:48:05
2  QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV)           +    13
3  LATOUR, Pierre-Roger (ALM)            +    35
4  ROSSETTO, Stéphane (COF)              +    48
5  SEPULVEDA, Eduardo (BSE)              
6  RUBIANO CHAVEZ, Miguel Angel (COL)    +  1:03
7  GALLEGO RUIZ, Alberto (RPB)           +  1:58
8  LOUBET, Julien (M13)                  +  2:56
9  FIGUEIREDO, Federico (RPB)            
10 LECUISINIER, Pierre-Henri (FDJ)       
11 bizkarra Mikel (MURIAS TALDEA)        
12 BROWN, Nathan (TCG)                   
13 VILELA, Ricardo (CJR)                 +  2:59
14 GADRET, John (MOV)                    +  3:28
15 ARROYO DURAN, David (CJR)             
16 VIMPERE, Théo (AUB)                   
17 HNIK, Karel (CLT)                     +  4:41
18 MOLARD, Rudy (COF)                    
19 MONTAGUTI, Matteo (ALM)               
20 MADRAZO RUIZ, Angel (CJR)             +  5:23
21 DUARTE AREVALO, Fabio Andres (COL)    
22 RODRIGUES, David Miguel Costa (RPB)   
23 DUPONT, Hubert (ALM)                  
24 GULDHAMMER, Rasmus (CLT)              
25 ROGERS, Michael (TCS)                 
26 FEDRIGO, Pierrick (BSE)               +  7:18
27 BARBAS, Yoann (ADT)                   
28 MOUREY, Francis (FDJ)                 
29 EL FARES, Julien (M13)                
30 DELAPLACE, Anthony (BSE)              
31 RIBLON, Christophe (ALM)              
32 TXOPERENA MATXIKOTE, Benat (MUR)      +  8:37
33 QUINTANA ROJAS, Dayer Uberney (MOV)   
34 LEMARCHAND, Romain (CLT)              +  9:16
35 JEANDESBOZ, Fabrice (EUC)             + 10:01
36 SKJERPING, Kristoffer (TCG)           
37 BRAVO OIARBIDE, Garikoitz (MUR)       
38 MOLINA, Antonio (CJR)                 + 10:20
39 VILLELLA, Davide (TCG)                
40 PEDERSEN, Mads (CLT)                  

General Classification after Stage 3
1  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TCS)      13:11:04
2  QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV)            +   17
3  LATOUR, Pierre-Roger (ALM)             +   41
4  ROSSETTO, Stéphane (COF)               +   58
5  SEPULVEDA, Eduardo (BSE)             
6  RUBIANO CHAVEZ, Miguel Angel (COL)     + 1:31
7  GALLEGO RUIZ, Alberto (RPB)            + 2:08
8  LOUBET, Julien (M13)                   + 3:06
9  FIGUEIREDO, Federico (RPB)           
10 BROWN, Nathan (TCG)                  
Contador wins stage 3 in Bagnères-de-Luchoncyclingnews
Alberto Contador beats Nairo Quintana to win Route du Sud queen stagecyclingweekly
Contador beats Quintana in a thrilling preview of Tour at the Route du Sudvelonews
Last 17 Km of Stage 3 (16:59 English)eurosport
Winning Attack on Stage 3 (01:30 English)eurosport
48 Km to go - Stage 3 GC battle on the Port de Bales Climb (57:42 English)eurosport
46 Big Photos from Stage 3flockton
Official Stage 3 Highlights (05:48 French)LaRouteduSud
Stage 3 - Recap (05:50 English)cycling.tv

Stage 3 preview: Izaourt → Bagnères-de-Luchon, 181 km (Mountain)

June 19 update:
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 3 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 3 start time: Saturday 11:00 CET (9:00:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Izaourt, France
Earliest live video: 14:30 CET (12:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 15:52 CET (1:52:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Bagnères-de-Luchon, France

Stage 2 Post-Race Coverage


42 Big Photos from Stage 2flockton
Stage 2 Results
1  COQUARD, Bryan (EUC)                 3:23:25
2  JAUREGUI, Quentin (ALM)              
3  FONSECA, Armindo (BSE)               
4  HARDY, Romain (COF)                  
5  MANZIN, Lorenzo (FDJ)                
6  HANSEN, Lasse Norman (TCG)           
7  MOLARD, Rudy (COF)                   
8  RUBIANO CHAVEZ, Miguel Angel (COL)   
9  SANZ, Enrique (MOV)                  
10 SVENDGAARD, Michael Carbel (CLT)     
11 TULIK, Angelo (EUC)                  
12 TRONET, Steven (AUB)                 
13 PACHER, Quentin (ADT)                
14 GERDEMANN, Linus (CLT)               
15 AVILA VANEGAS, Edwin (COL)           
16 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TCS)      
17 MADRAZO RUIZ, Angel (CJR)            
18 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV)          
19 LATOUR, Pierre-Roger (ALM)           
20 BAGOT, Yohan (COF)                   

General Classification after Stage 2
1  TRONET, Steven (AUB)               8:22:56
2  COQUARD, Bryan (EUC)                  +  3
3  HARDY, Romain (COF)                   +  4
4  SVENDGAARD, Michael Carbel (CLT)      +  6
5  FONSECA, Armindo (BSE)                +  9
6  MOLARD, Rudy (COF)                    + 13
7  PACHER, Quentin (ADT)              
8  GERDEMANN, Linus (CLT)             
9  HANSEN, Lasse Norman (TCG)         
10 AVILA VANEGAS, Edwin (COL)         
Coquard wins stage 2cyclingnews
Last 18 Km of Stage 2 (23:48 English)eurosport
42 Big Photos from Stage 2flockton
Official Stage 2 Highlights (05:41 French)LaRouteduSud
Stage 2 - Recap (05:50 English)cycling.tv

Stage 2 preview: Auch → Saint-Gaudens, 141 km (lumpy)

June 18 update:
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 2 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 2 start time: Friday 12:30 CET (10:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Auch, France
Earliest live video: 14:30 CET (12:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 15:42 CET (1:42:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Saint-Gaudens, France

Stage 1 Post-Race Coverage


46 Big Photos from Stage 1flockton
Stage 1 Results
1  TRONET, Steven (AUB)                    4:59:41
2  HARDY, Romain (COF)                     
3  SVENDGAARD, Michael Carbel (CLT)        
4  PACHER, Quentin (ADT)                       + 3
5  SKJERPING, Kristoffer (TCG)             
6  GERDEMANN, Linus (CLT)                  
7  ROUX, Anthony (FDJ)                     
8  MOLARD, Rudy (COF)                      
9  AVILA VANEGAS, Edwin (COL)              
10 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TCS)         
11 LOUBET, Julien (M13)                    
12 VILLELLA, Davide (TCG)                  
13 ARROYO DURAN, David (CJR)               
14 FIGUEIREDO, Federico (RPB)              
15 MONTAGUTI, Matteo (ALM)                 
16 COQUARD, Bryan (EUC)                    
17 HANSEN, Lasse Norman (TCG)              
18 FEDRIGO, Pierrick (BSE)                 
19 BIHEL, César (AUB)                      
20 Bagües Aritz (MURIAS TALDEA)            
21 MADRAZO RUIZ, Angel (CJR)               
22 SAINT MARTIN, Clement (M13)             
23 FONSECA, Armindo (BSE)                  
24 MALDONADO, Anthony (AUB)                
25 BRAVO OIARBIDE, Garikoitz (MUR)         
26 QUINTANA ROJAS, Dayer Uberney (MOV)     
27 ROSSETTO, Stéphane (COF)                
28 SILVA, Daniel Eduardo Moreira (RPB)     
29 LATOUR, Pierre-Roger (ALM)              
30 HNIK, Karel (CLT)                       
31 LE GAC, Olivier (FDJ)                   
32 EL FARES, Julien (M13)                  
33 LEVARLET, Guillaume (AUB)               
34 MOLINA, Antonio (CJR)                   
35 DELAPLACE, Anthony (BSE)                
36 MATOS Nuno (RADIO POPULAR - BOAVISTA)   
37 GALLEGO RUIZ, Alberto (RPB)             
38 VILELA, Ricardo (CJR)                   
39 MOUREY, Francis (FDJ)                   
40 BARBAS, Yoann (ADT)                     

General Classification after Stage 1
1  TRONET, Steven (AUB)               5:04:46
2  HARDY, Romain (COF)                
3  SVENDGAARD, Michael Carbel (CLT)   
4  PACHER, Quentin (ADT)                  + 3
5  SKJERPING, Kristoffer (TCG)        
6  GERDEMANN, Linus (CLT)             
7  ROUX, Anthony (FDJ)                
8  MOLARD, Rudy (COF)                 
9  AVILA VANEGAS, Edwin (COL)         
10 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TCS)    
Tronet wins stage 1 of the Route du Sudcyclingnews
Contador enjoys smooth return to racing at Route du Sudcyclingnews
Last 15 Km of Stage 1 (20:19 English)eurosport
Official Stage 1 Highlights (04:42 French)LaRouteduSud
46 Big Photos from Stage 1flockton
Winner's Interview from Stage 1 (03:39 French)LaRouteduSud
Stage 1 - Recap (05:20 English)cycling.tv

Stage 1 preview: Lourdes → Auch, 204 km (lumpy)

June 16 update:
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 1 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 1 start time: Thursday 11:30 CET (9:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Lourdes, France
Earliest live video: 14:15 CET (12:15:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:07 CET (2:07:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Auch, France

2015 Route du Sud Preview

June 17 update:
Contador, Quintana ready to stretch legs at Route du Sudvelonews
Quintana to tune up for Tour de France at Route du Sudcyclingnews
Alberto Contador resumes Tour de France preparations at Route du Sudcyclingweekly
Official Startlist w/ bib numberssteephill.tv

June 15 update:
Quintana returns to Europe after Colombian stayvelonews


May 1 update:
Contador to ride Route du Sud between Giro and Tourcyclingnews

Video highlights/archived coverage from previous years
Race History with Past Winnerswikipedia



Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage

June 17 update: A work in progress for 2015 Route du Sud live and delayed coverage. Most live feeds will be country restricted, but unrestricted links will appear in bold. Check back at race time for more links. Feel free to send in additional sources for live video, tv coverage or text updates/tickers as they become known. — Steve


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2015 Route du Sud Route Map


Stage maps are posted in the race summary table.


2014 Route du Sud Archived Coverage

2013 Route du Sud Archived Coverage

2012 Route du Sud Archived Coverage

2011 Route du Sud Archived Coverage

2010 Route du Sud Archived Coverage