Tour De France 2015: Latest Standings, Remaining Stage Schedule and TV Info

Team Sky's Chris Froome remains in the yellow jersey with a significant lead at the top of the general classification, but the hardest stretch of the 2015 Tour de France awaits.

Tuesday's rest day in Gap will provide a little respite for the riders ahead of four tough days in the Alps before the final ride into Paris.

Briton Froome is a heavy favourite to be crowned champion on Sunday, as he is more than three minutes up on his closest challenger, Movistar's Nairo Quintana.

However, there are no guarantees of safety in the Tour, no matter how far clear a rider is, and Sky can expect to be attacked from all sides as they battle in the Alps.

Here is the stage information for the remainder of the Tour, set to be broadcast live in the UK by ITV4 and British Eurosport, and NBCSN in the U.S.:

Stage	Date	Distance	Course	Profile
17	22 July	161 km (100 mi)	Digne-les-Bains—Pra Loup	Mountain stage
18	23 July	186.5 km (116 mi)	Gap—Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne	Mountain stage
19	24 July	138 km (86 mi)	Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne—La Toussuire, Les Sybelles	Mountain stage
20	25 July	110.5 km (69 mi)	Modane—Alpe d'Huez	Mountain stage
21	26 July	109.5 km (68 mi)	Sevres—Paris	Flat stage

Froome leads both the GC and the the mountain classification, while Peter Sagan is in the green jersey and heads the points standings by some distance:

Pos	Rider	Time
1	Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky	64:47:16
2	Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team	+0:03:10
3	Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team	+0:03:32
4	Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team	+0:04:02
5	Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo	+0:04:23
6	Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky	+0:05:32
7	Robert Gesink (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo	+0:06:23
8	Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team	+0:07:49
9	Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek Factory Racing	+0:08:53
10	Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Giant-Alpecin	+0:11:03

Pos	Rider	Points
1	Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky	61
2	Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha	52
3	Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team	41
4	Richie Porte (Aus) Team Sky	40
5	Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	38
6	Serge Pauwels (Bel) MTN - Qhubeka	33
7	Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo	32
8	Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team	32
9	Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team	32
10	Robert Gesink (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo	28

Pos	Rider	Points
1	Peter Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff-Saxo	405
2	Andre Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal	316
3	John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin	264
4	Mark Cavendish (GBr) Etixx - Quick-Step	192
5	Bryan Coquard (Fra) Team Europcar	122
6	Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky	109
7	Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Etixx - Quick-Step	78
8	Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team	77
9	Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Soudal	76
10	Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Katusha	70

The Slovak Sagan effectively wrapped up a fourth green jersey on Monday's Stage 16, but yet again, he did not win the stage.

He now has five second-place finishes in 2015's race, and is likely to end the Tour without a victory.

Froome, on the other hand, does have a stage win to his name in this year's race. He destroyed the field on the summit finish on Stage 10 and has hardly been reeled in since.

The challenges of the four coming days in the Alps, though, must not be underestimated. Stage 17 is a climb-packed run finishing with a category two ascent to Pra Loup.

Amazingly, this is probably the easiest of the four days in the high mountains. Stage 18 may well be a day for a breakaway, although the other GC contenders will be running out of time to close the gap on Froome.

Stage 19 includes a great deal of climbing while there are also some tricky ascents, while 20 sees the summit finish at the iconic Alpe d'Huez, as previewed by Cycling News TV:

As ever, the ride into Paris for Stage 21 will be a ceremonial affair for the man wearing the yellow jersey, and all things being equal, that will be Froome.

The sprinters, who will have endured some real pain in the preceding few days, will then have their chance to take the stage win.

Team Sky and Froome are in an excellent position heading into the final stages, but there is peril ahead as the hardest part of the Tour is yet to be completed.

Froome needs to stay safe and be sensible, as the likes of Quintana or Alberto Contador could pounce if given the opportunity.