TODAY’S STAGE 15
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A review of what happened Saturday and a look at what to expect in today’s stage:
Today’s 15th stage takes riders into the high Alps with the first of three grueling stages, a 113.7-mile trek from Embrun to the Italian ski resort of Prato Nevoso:
* Saturday’s stage: A 120.9-mile, mildly hilly ride from Nimes to Digne-les-Bains in high temperatures.
* Winner: Oscar Freire of Spain won a sprint finish. Leonardo Duque of Colombia was second, and veteran sprinter Erik Zabel of Germany was third. All clocked 4 hours 13 minutes 8 seconds.
* Yellow jersey: Cadel Evans of Australia kept the yellow jersey and remains one second ahead of Frank Schleck of Luxembourg and 38 seconds ahead of Christian Vande Velde of the United States.
* Quote of the day: “I have to play a smart race. I have to use my head.”-- Evans, looking ahead to the Alps.
STAGE 14 RESULTS
Oscar Freire, Spain
4:13:08
Leonardo Duque, Colombia
same time
Erik Zabel, Germany
same time
Julian Dean, New Zealand
same time
5. Steven de Jongh, Netherlands
same time
OVERALL STANDINGS
Cadel Evans, Australia
59:01:55
Frank Schleck, Luxembourg
0:01 behind
Christian Vande Velde, U.S.
0:38 behind
Bernhard Kohl, Austria
0:46 behind
5. Denis Menchov, Russia
0:57 behind
