page_title: 2015 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 21
section_title: Stage 19
hierarchical_section_title: 2015 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 21 / Stage 19
caption_attribution_description: 166 nibali
context_page_description: The 2015 Tour de France was the 102nd edition of the race, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour started in Utrecht, Netherlands on 4 July and finished on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 26 July. On 21 July, between stages 16 and 17 there was a rest day in Gap.
context_section_description: 24 July 2015 — Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to La Toussuire - Les Sybelles, 138 km (86 mi)
  This mountainous stage began in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, with racing officially starting to the north at Hermillon. The peloton immediately began the 15.4 kilometres (9.6 mi) climb of the category 1 Col du Chaussy at 1,533 metres (5,030 ft), with an average gradient of 6.3%. The riders then descended to La Chambre to the west, and followed the Arc river to an intermediate sprint at Épierre to the north. After crossing the Pont d'Épierre, the riders turned south along the other side of the
  Arc river and continued through the valley to Saint-Étienne-de-Cuines. From here the riders turned south-west to begin the 22.4 kilometres (13.9 mi) climb of the Hors catégorie Col de la Croix de Fer at 2,067 metres (6,781 ft), with an average gradient of 6.9%, passing the uncategorised Col du Glandon and turning south-east on the way. With a partial descent to Belleville in the commune of Saint-Jean-d'Arves, the riders then began to re-climb, this time north-east on the 5.7 kilometres (3.5 mi) climb of the category 2 Col du Mollard at 1,638 metres (5,374 ft), with an average gradient of 6.8%. The race then descended north, nearly returning to where it started the day at Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, before beginning the final 18 kilometres (11 mi) category 1 climb west to La Toussuire. This final climb of the day has a gradient of 6.1%, and ascends to an altitude of 1,705 metres (5,594 ft).
caption: Stage winner Nibali
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