Simon Gerrans Wins Stage 15 Of Tour De France
Monday, July 21, 2008 at 3:21 pm Under Sports News
PARIS: Australian Simon Gerrans won from a breakaway on stage 15 of the Tour de France, from Embrun to Prato Nevoso.
Gerrans, of Credit Agricole, broke away with three others after 15km, and held on for the mountain-top Alpine win.
In the race for the yellow jersey, CSC’s Frank Schleck attacked leader Cadel Evans in the final kilometer to steal the overall classification.
Schleck had trailed Evans by just one second going into the 15th stage, and ended the day with a seven-second lead over Bernhard Kohl, who headed home the chasing pack behind the breakaway group.
Kohl was fifth over the line, and now has a one-second advantage over Evans, who has dropped to third in the overall standings.
Gerrans produced a perfectly timed late surge to secure his stage win.
Going into the final stages, expert climber Egoi Martinez, the King of the Mountains at the 2006 Vuelta a Espana, looked to have the edge over Gerrans and Danny Pate.
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