Route du Sud - la Dépêche du Midi 2015 France, Stage Race
- Stages
- 4
- Starters
- 124
- UCI points
- 218
Alberto CONTADOR VELASCO won in 16:53:22, 0:17 ahead of QUINTANA.
| 1 |  A. CONTADOR VELASCO | 16:53:22 |
| 2 |  N. QUINTANA | +0:17 |
| 3 |  P. LATOUR | +0:41 |
| Points | B. COQUARD | 40 pts |
| Mountains | D. MARTINEZ | 30 pts |
| Youth | P. LATOUR | +0:41 |
Stages
4| # | Winner | Finish | Gap behind | New GC leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. TRONETAuber 93 | Group of 3 | +0:03Group of 3 | S. TRONETleads · 2 stages |
| 2 | B. COQUARDTeam Europcar | Bunch sprint | +0:13Bunch sprint | |
| 3 | A. CONTADOR VELASCOTinkoff - Saxo | Solo | +0:13Solo | A. CONTADOR VELASCOleads · 2 stages |
| 4 | B. COQUARD 2nd winTeam Europcar | Bunch sprint | +0:08Bunch sprint |
How the GC was won
gap to the leader after each stage, final podiumCONTADOR VELASCO 16:53:22QUINTANA +0:17LATOUR +0:41Led from stage 3
Stage 3 decided it: CONTADOR VELASCO gained 17 seconds on QUINTANA.4 of the 17 seconds came from bonus seconds.
General
124| # | Rider | Time | UCI pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. CONTADOR VELASCOTinkoff - Saxo | 16:53:22 | |
| 2 | N. QUINTANAMovistar Team | +0:17 | |
| 3 | P. LATOURAG2R la Mondiale | +0:41 | |
| 4 | S. ROSSETTOCofidis, Solutions Credits | +1:06 | 24 |
| 5 |  E. SEPULVEDABretagne-Seche Environnement | s.t. | 20 |
| 6 | M. RUBIANO CHAVEZColombia | +1:31 | 16 |
| 7 | A. GALLEGO RUIZRadio Popular - Boavista | +2:08 | 12 |
| 8 |  R. VILELACaja Rural-Seguros RGA | +3:05 | 8 |
| 9 | F. FIGUEIREDORadio Popular - Boavista | +3:06 | 7 |
| 10 | J. LOUBETTeam Marseille 13 KTM | +3:14 | 6 |
| 11 |  N. BROWNTeam Cannondale - Garmin | s.t. | |
| 12 | FDJ | +3:29 | |
| 13 | M. BIZKARRAMurias Taldea | +3:36 | |
| 14 | D. ARROYO DURANCaja Rural-Seguros RGA | +3:46 | |
| 15 | T. VIMPEREAuber 93 | +4:29 |
Rider performance
stage places, log scaleA. CONTADOR VELASCO1 winN. QUINTANAbest 2P. LATOURbest 3
Teams
15 of 16 scored| # | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 45 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Auber 93 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Team Europcar | 36 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | Bretagne-Seche Environnement | 30 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Colombia | 24 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | Radio Popular - Boavista | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Cult Energy Pro Cycling | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
