Tour De France 2012 Stage 15 Results: Winner, Leaderboard and Highlights

Frenchman Pierrick Fedrigo has won Stage 15 of the Tour de France, his first stage win of this year's race and fourth of his career.

The 158.5 km stage was fairly flat, with just one Category 4 hill and two Category 3 hills throughout.  Sprinters, such as Peter Sagan and Mark Cavendish, were understandably the favorites coming into this battle that took cyclists from Samatan to Pau. 

But it was Fedrigo and Christian Vande Velde who found themselves racing towards the finish line after pulling away from the rest of the escape group, which included Thomas Voeckler, Samuel Dumoulin, Dries Devenyns and Nicki Sorensen. 

The Garmin-Sharp team member wasn't able to hold on as Fedrigo climbed in front and never looked back, grabbing the win. 

Overall, it is still Team Sky that holds control.

Bradley Wiggins continues to wear the Yellow Jersey, while teammate Chris Froome is just over two minutes behind. 

Overall Leaderboard

Rider	Country	Time	Team	Age
1. Bradley Wiggins	Great Britain	68:33:21	Sky	32
2. Christopher Froome	Great Britain	68:35:26	Sky	27
3. Vincenzo Nibali	Italy	68:35:44	LIQ	27
4. Cadel Evans	Australia	68:36:40	BMC	35
5. Jurgen Van den Broeck	Belgium	68:38:09	LTB	29
6. Haimar Zubeldia	Spain	68:39:36	RNT	35
7. Tejay van Garderen	United States	68:40:18	BMC	23
8. Janez Brajkovic	Slovenia	68:40:51	AST	28
9. Pierre Rolland	France	68:41:52	EUC	25
10. Thibaut Pinot	France	68:42:12	FDJ	22

Click here for the complete 2012 Tour de France leaderboard.

What's Next?

The riders will get their second and final rest day of the race before departing from Pau on Wednesday, July 18 on their way to Bagneres-de-Luchon. 

Stage 16, which covers 197 km, will be incredibly pivotal. 

Despite the lack of a summit finish, this can be described as a mountain stage. Cyclists will have to make multiple ascents and descents, and only the finest riders will find themselves near the front of the pack.

Don't be surprised if Bradley Wiggins increases his overall lead. 

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