Stage 15
Cort wins the three-up sprint
- Sunday 22 July 2018
- 181 km
- 2,917 m climbed
- Won by Magnus Cort
The road
How it was won
- 91 km to go
A thirty-strong break
A huge move of favourites for the day forces clear after 40km, Sagan, Van Avermaet, Mollema, Terpstra and more building over thirteen minutes on the peloton.
- 41 km to go
The break shatters on the Pic de Nore
Majka forces the pace over the exposed, windswept summit of the Pic de Nore, splintering the escape into fragments on the long run to Carcassonne.
- At the line
Cort wins the three-up sprint
From a leading trio Magnus Cort holds off Izagirre and Mollema for Astana's second straight stage in Carcassonne.
The result
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnus Cort | Astana Pro Team | 4:25:52 |
| 2 | Ion Izagirre | Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team | +0:00 |
| 3 | Bauke Mollema | Trek - Segafredo | +0:02 |
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