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Шаблон:About Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox cycling race report The 2015 Amgen Tour of California was the tenth edition of the Tour of California cycling stage race. It was held from May 10–17, and rated as a 2.HC event on the UCI America Tour. It began in Sacramento and finished in Pasadena.

The race's general classification was won by Slovakian Peter Sagan (Шаблон:Ct) by three seconds over Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe (Шаблон:Ct), the closest winning margin in the race's history. Sagan also won two stages during the race, including the individual time trial. Colombian Sergio Henao (Шаблон:Ct) completed the podium.[1] The sprints competition was won by Briton Mark Cavendish (Шаблон:Ct), who also was the winner of four individual stages. The mountains classification jersey went to Italian Daniel Oss of Шаблон:Ct, while Alaphilippe took the best young rider's jersey and the queen stage 7 and Шаблон:Ct was awarded the "best team" title. Latvian Toms Skujiņš of domestic team Шаблон:Ct also won a stage and wore the leader's jersey for three stages.[2]

Schedule

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Due to expected poor weather conditions, the stage six individual time trial was moved from Big Bear Lake to Santa Clarita, and held over a reduced distance.
List of stages
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 May 10 Sacramento to Sacramento Шаблон:Convert Файл:Plainstage.svg Flat stage Шаблон:Flagathlete
2 May 11 Nevada City to Lodi Шаблон:Convert Файл:Hillystage.svg Hilly stage Шаблон:Flagathlete
3 May 12 San Jose to San Jose Шаблон:Convert Файл:Hillystage.svg Hilly stage Шаблон:Flagathlete
4 May 13 Pismo Beach to Avila Beach Шаблон:Convert Файл:Plainstage.svg Flat stage Шаблон:Flagathlete
5 May 14 Santa Barbara to Santa Clarita Шаблон:Convert Файл:Hillystage.svg Hilly stage Шаблон:Flagathlete
6 May 15 Big Bear Lake to Big Bear LakeШаблон:Efn
Santa Clarita to Santa Clarita
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Шаблон:Convert
Файл:Time Trial.svg Individual time trial Шаблон:Flagathlete
7 May 16 Ontario to Mount Baldy Шаблон:Convert Файл:Mountainstage.svg Mountain stage Шаблон:Flagathlete
8 May 17 L.A. Live to Pasadena Шаблон:Convert Файл:Plainstage.svg Flat stage Шаблон:Flagathlete
Total Шаблон:Convert

Teams

Eighteen teams were selected to take part in the race. As a 2.HC event, the race organizers could invite UCI ProTeams to make up 70% of the line-up; however, only eight ProTeams were invited, along with four UCI Professional Continental teams and six UCI Continental teams. The maximum number of riders allowed per team was eight, so the field had a maximum of 144 cyclists.

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Preview and race favorites

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Mark Cavendish (pictured at the 2010 Tour of California), wanted to add stage wins to his tally.

As in 2014, the race followed a North to South route through California, visiting thirteen host cities. The overall classification was to be determined late in the race, notably in the time trial at Santa Clarita on Stage 6 and on the subsequent stage to Mount Baldy. The crosswinds often had an effect on the flatter stages and formed echelons of riders on the road.[3] Former multiple Tour of California stage winner Jens Voigt was a race ambassador, served as a television analyst and was an adviser to the organizers.[4] Anti-doping tests were conducted in-and-out of the competition by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), in agreement with the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). USADA's tests included researching for testosterone, CERA and human growth hormone (HGH).[5] Subsequently, no positive tests were declared at the race nor after it.

The winner of the 2014 edition, Bradley Wiggins, did not participate in 2015 as he was going back to track cycling.[6] The only former winner at the race was Robert Gesink of Шаблон:Ct, who won the race in 2012, which featured the same queen stage (Stage 7). American Andrew Talansky (Шаблон:Ct) was designated as his team's leader, while other favorites included Шаблон:Ct's Sergio Henao who was supported by a strong Шаблон:Ct,[7] and Haimar Zubeldia of Шаблон:Ct, who came in eighth at the 2014 Tour de France. There also was Warren Barguil, Lawson Craddock (both with Шаблон:Ct) and Laurens ten Dam of Шаблон:Ct, in support of Gesink. Outsiders included Jacques Janse van Rensburg (Шаблон:Ct), Janez Brajkovič (Шаблон:Ct) – a former Tour de France top-10 finisher – as well as Matthew Busche (Шаблон:Ct), Rob Britton (Шаблон:Ct) and Phil Gaimon (Шаблон:Ct).[8][9]

Those who were chasing stage wins included Mark Cavendish of Шаблон:Ct, who came to the race with a lead-out train to facilitate his sprints, including Mark Renshaw. Peter Sagan of Шаблон:Ct, the record holder of most stage victories at the race with eleven and the winner of the sprints classification for the previous five years, was also a rider to watch in the sprints, especially on the hillier stages. American Tyler Farrar of Шаблон:Ct was accompanied by other capable sprinters in his team such as Gerald Ciolek, Theo Bos and Matthew Goss.[10] Other contenders for stage honors included Lucas Sebastián Haedo of Шаблон:Ct, Danny van Poppel (Шаблон:Ct) and Guillaume Boivin (Шаблон:Ct).[8][9]

Ben Jacques-Maynes, who had competed in all previous editions of the race, was also on the startlist but he had to abandon after Stage 2 because of a crash.[11]

Stages

Stage 1

May 10, 2015 — Sacramento to Sacramento, Шаблон:Convert[12]
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Sacramento welcomed the first stage of the race

The first stage of the race was generally pan flat and included three intermediate sprints in Walnut Grove, Isleton and West Sacramento, and a section of dirt roads starting Шаблон:Convert into the race and lasting Шаблон:Convert. The stage featured an elevation gain of Шаблон:Convert.[13]

A breakaway of four riders formed early on, consisting of Will Clarke of Шаблон:Ct, Steve Fisher of Шаблон:Ct, recent Tour of the Gila winner Rob Britton of Шаблон:Ct and his teammate Robert Sweeting; this quartet's gap grew to a maximum of around six-and-a-half minutes. Soon, Шаблон:Ct took the reins of the bunch, controlling for their sprinter Mark Cavendish. Clarke grabbed the first points on offer for the sprints classification in Walnut Grove, and also won the second intermediate sprint, accumulating six bonus seconds towards the general classification. With about Шаблон:Convert to cover, one of the favorites, Andrew Talansky (Шаблон:Ct) abandoned the race due to a combination of allergies and an upper respiratory infection.[14]

At the front, the four riders in the break were forming a mini-echelon to shelter themselves from the winds, when Britton suffered a mechanical and decided to sit up and wait for the peloton. Mark Renshaw crashed as he hit a pothole, but was able to remount and return to the peloton.[15] Шаблон:Ct and Шаблон:Ct started helping Шаблон:Ct at the front of the pack with Шаблон:Convert to go, as the gap to the three breakaway riders was down to two-and-a-half minutes. With Шаблон:Convert to race, Шаблон:Ct' Johnathan Freter crashed on the left side of the road, but was also able to return to the peloton. The break resisted to make it to the last intermediate sprint in West Sacramento, again won by Clarke.[16] Шаблон:Ct marshaled the peloton after the breakaway was caught, then Kiel Reijnen (Шаблон:Ct) attempted to attack solo, but was caught shortly after. Шаблон:Ct took to the front of the field with Шаблон:Convert to cover, with Renshaw leading out Mark Cavendish for his tenth victory of the season, ahead of Peter Sagan and Jempy Drucker; no overall classification contenders lost time on the fast run-in.[16]

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Stage 2

May 11, 2015 — Nevada City to Lodi, Шаблон:Convert[17]
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Mark Cavendish (pictured at Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne) won his second consecutive stage in Lodi, to extend his general classification lead.

The second stage of the race again contained three intermediate sprints which were included in the first half of the parcours. There was also one categorized climb which summited after Шаблон:Convert of racing, a category 4 climb situated on State Route 49 to determine the first leader of the mountains classification. There was a finishing circuit in Lodi, which the riders completed twice. The elevation gain of the whole stage was Шаблон:Convert.[18]

A flurry of attacks occurred from kilometer zero, and after numerous failed attempts, Daniel Oss (Шаблон:Ct) and Markel Irizar (Шаблон:Ct) succeeded in getting from the peloton. They were soon joined by Luis Amarán of Шаблон:Ct and Robin Carpenter of Шаблон:Ct, and after Шаблон:Convert of racing, the four escapees held a three-minute advantage. Carpenter took the first sprint points in Meadow Vista, and also led over the categorized climb, to take the polka-dot jersey for the third stage.[19] Шаблон:Convert later, an intermediate sprint was contested in Cool, and was also won by Carpenter, who completed a sweep of the sprints in El Dorado. The breakaway enjoyed a maximum advantage of just over five minutes in the flat, open terrain,[20] with Шаблон:Ct controlling the pace for race leader Mark Cavendish.[21]

With Шаблон:Convert to go, the breakaway quartet held a 2' 40" lead over the peloton, but this gap decreased on the run-in to Lodi. A crash occurred before a bend with Шаблон:Convert to go implicating Ben Jacques-Maynes (Шаблон:Ct) and one of the race favorites Warren Barguil of Шаблон:Ct; Jacques-Maynes did not finish the stage.[21] The breakaway was absorbed shortly afterwards and no one tried to escape the bunch from that point on. In a very fast finish, Wouter Wippert (Шаблон:Ct) launched a long sprint and Sagan jumped onto his wheel. Cavendish opened his own sprint on the right side of the road and Sagan popped out of Wippert's wheel on the left, with Cavendish prevailing to take his second stage in a row, with Wippert rounding-up the podium.[22]

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Stage 3

May 12, 2015 — San Jose to San Jose, Шаблон:Convert[23]

The third stage of the race featured only one intermediate sprint, contested in Livermore, then the climbing began. There were six King of the Mountains prizes (four were category 4 and one was category 2), with the major one being the climb to Mount Hamilton, an "hors-category" climb of Шаблон:Convert at an average 7% gradient.[24] One of the category 4 climbs was situated at the end of the stage in San Jose, where the finale featured Шаблон:Convert at an average gradient of 10%. The elevation gain for the stage was Шаблон:Convert.[25]

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Toms Skujiņš (Шаблон:Ct) won the stage, following a Шаблон:Convert solo attack, which gave him the lead in the general classification.

As the riders rolled out of the neutral zone, the temperatures were around Шаблон:Convert and sunny. Two riders did not take the start of the stage: Warren Barguil of Шаблон:Ct and Tyler Magner of Шаблон:Ct, both due to a crash that occurred on the second stage.[26] The start of the stage was very fast since a lot of riders wanted a chance to get the mountain points on offer during the stage. After Шаблон:Convert of racing and numerous attempts at forming a breakaway, riders were being dropped due to the rapid pace. Travis Meyer (Шаблон:Ct) was first through the intermediate sprint as the composition of the leading group was still changing by the minute. Soon, Roy Curvers (Шаблон:Ct), Daniel Oss (Шаблон:Ct), Jonathan Clarke (Шаблон:Ct), Evan Huffman (Шаблон:Ct), Oscar Clark and Toms Skujiņš (both of Шаблон:Ct) joined Meyer and formed the break.[27]

Oss swept the three fourth-category climbs prior to Mount Hamilton, as the gap to the escapees was hovering around three-and-a-quarter minutes. At the foot of the climb, Skujiņš accelerated away from his companions and took maximum points,[28] while behind him, the peloton split into several groups as they tackled the climb. Following the descent, Peter Sagan suffered a mechanical incident, but was able to rejoin the peloton. Skujiņš won the second-category climb at Quimby, but crashed on the descent as he made contact with a protective hay stack. After remounting, Skujiņš held a lead of two-and-a-half minutes over Oss with Шаблон:Convert to cover, with a further minute-and-a-half to the next main group. Skujiņš remained clear to the end of the stage, completing a Шаблон:Convert solo victory to take the lead of both the general and mountains classifications.[29] Sagan, Julian Alaphilippe and Daniel Jaramillo were 1' 06" back, with a further 20 riders coming across the line 3 seconds later.[29]

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Stage 4

May 13, 2015 — Pismo Beach to Avila Beach, Шаблон:Convert[30]
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Peter Sagan (pictured at the Scheldeprijs) took his second win of the season, ahead of Wouter Wippert and sprints classification leader Mark Cavendish.

The fourth stage featured three intermediate sprints once again, contested in Guadalupe, Orcutt and Arroyo Grande respectively. Between the final two sprints, the peloton had to ascend a Шаблон:Convert third-category climb on Tepusquet Road.[31] The altitude gained in the parcours was Шаблон:Convert.[32]

Despite the stiff crosswinds, the peloton rode at speeds approaching Шаблон:Convert early on. The first sprint was won by Gregory Daniel (Шаблон:Ct) while the race was still in "breakaway formation mode". Daniel was one of five riders that would eventually be part of the day's breakaway, along with Jesse Anthony (Шаблон:Ct), Kiel Reijnen (Шаблон:Ct), Daniel Teklehaimanot (Шаблон:Ct) and Will Clarke (Шаблон:Ct) – who had featured in the break on stage one.[31] Daniel was the highest-placed rider in the breakaway, trailing race leader Toms Skujiņš of Шаблон:Ct by exactly eight minutes; he also took the honors in the second intermediate sprint at Orcutt. On the run-in to the climb of Tepusquet Road, the peloton was being marshaled by Шаблон:Ct and Шаблон:Ct as the gap hovered at three-and-a-half minutes. The Шаблон:Convert ascent of Tepusquet Road averaged 5% until the final kilometer, which was steeper at nearly 7%.[31] The gap to the leaders reduced on the climb, with Anthony taking maximum points at the front.

After descending from the climb, the riders had to deal with a change of wind direction on the flatter roads, and Шаблон:Ct unsuccessfully tried to create echelons.[33] As the riders reached the last intermediate sprint in Arroyo Grande – again won by Daniel – with Шаблон:Convert to go, the break held a 35-second lead. The escapees started a flurry of attacks, with Daniel the last to be caught with Шаблон:Convert to cover.[33] With Шаблон:Convert left, the peloton was spread across the road, trying to sort out their lead-out trains ahead of a technical finish, with three 90-degree corners in the last kilometer and a short, steep rise right before the line. Daniel Oss (Шаблон:Ct) tried his luck under the red kite, but was joined with about Шаблон:Convert remaining as Sagan powered his way past him to claim his second victory of the season, followed by Wouter Wippert (Шаблон:Ct) and Mark Cavendish.[34] With a 10-second bonus for his victory, Sagan reduced Skujiņš' overall classification lead to 22 seconds.[35]

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Stage 5

May 14, 2015 — Santa Barbara to Santa Clarita, Шаблон:Convert[36]
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The route of the fifth stage

The stage had two intermediate sprint contests held in Ojai and Santa Paula. Four categorized climbs were on the itinerary, two of them (both fourth-category) being situated on State Route 150, along with the third-category Dennison Grade and the fourth-category Balcom Canyon. The last Шаблон:Convert of the stage to Santa Clarita was mainly flat, with the listed official elevation gain for the stage given as Шаблон:Convert.[37]

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Danilo Wyss (pictured at the 2011 Tour de Romandie) was the last of the breakaway riders to be caught, Шаблон:Convert from the finish.

From the start, Daniel Oss (Шаблон:Ct) tried to get clear from the peloton since he was in second place in the Mountains competition, one point behind Toms Skujiņš (Шаблон:Ct), who led this classification as well as the general classification. Oss was unsuccessful in his attempt, but his teammate Danilo Wyss also tried to get clear, despite being only 47 seconds down on the general classification. This move sparked some chasing by the peloton, but after around Шаблон:Convert of racing, the gap had extended to one-and-a-half minutes.[38] Wyss was joined the breakway by Alex Howes (Шаблон:Ct), Javier Mejías (Шаблон:Ct), Lachlan Morton (Шаблон:Ct) and Geoffrey Curran of Шаблон:Ct.[39] The responsibility for the chase fell upon Шаблон:Ct's riders, whose task it was to manage the gap. The break soon hit the first two short, steep categorized climbs near Lake Casitas, with Wyss leading the quintet over on both occasions.[40]

After the descent of the latter climb, there was about Шаблон:Convert of flat roads to the first intermediate sprint in Ojai, which was won by Howes. Immediately after that, the riders ascended the Dennison Grade climb, won by Morton. With Шаблон:Convert to go, rain started falling and some riders opted to put rain jackets on as the temperatures dipped to Шаблон:Convert. The leaders passed Santa Paula where Wyss won the last intermediate sprint of the day. The very steep climb of Balcom Canyon was won by Morton, while behind Chris Butler of Шаблон:Ct attacked from the main field and tried to bridge to the escapees. After chasing for Шаблон:Convert, Butler was able to bridge the gap to make the lead group a sextet.[40] With the rain making the roads slippery, the lead group split in two with only Howes, Curran and Wyss remaining clear with a gap of 1' 50" with Шаблон:Convert to race.

Шаблон:Ct and Шаблон:Ct marshaled the peloton, but they were unable to make ground in the rain, with the leaders continuing to lead by 1' 50" with Шаблон:Convert to the finish. Danny Pate of Шаблон:Ct and some Шаблон:Ct riders came to the fore to help out with the chase, but Wyss attacked the break after a crash occurred in the field. He was finally caught with Шаблон:Convert remaining.[41] A bunch sprint ensued on drier roads in Santa Clarita, with Mark Cavendish taking his third stage victory,[39] beating Zico Waeytens (Шаблон:Ct) by a bike length.[40] With third place, Peter Sagan reduced Skujiņš' overall lead for a second consecutive day, with the lead standing at 18 seconds.[41]

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Stage 6

May 15, 2015 — Santa Clarita to Santa Clarita, Шаблон:Convert, individual time trial (ITT)[42]
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The revised itinerary of the sixth stage, a Шаблон:Convert course starting and finishing at the Six Flags Magic Mountain theme park in Santa Clarita.

Big Bear Lake, situated at an altitude of Шаблон:Convert, was supposed to welcome the event but was forecast to receive Шаблон:Convert of snow.[43] As a result, race organizers opted to move the event Шаблон:Convert east to Santa Clarita, with the Six Flags Magic Mountain theme park serving as both the start and finish location of the stage.[43] The course was mainly flat and did not feature many corners, but there was a 180 degree turnaround. Race director Jim Birrell stated that "the result is really anyone's guess" ahead of the stage.[44]

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Jos van Emden (pictured at Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne) spent almost two hours with the best time, before being usurped by Peter Sagan

As was customary of time trial stages, cyclists set off in reverse order from where they were ranked in the general classification at the end of the previous stage. Therefore, Carson Miller of Шаблон:Ct, who, in 133rd place trailed overall leader Toms Skujiņš (Шаблон:Ct) by forty-two minutes and eighteen seconds, was the first rider to set off on the final stage. Riders went on the course at one-minute intervals until the last twenty competitors, who left at two-minute intervals. There was a tailwind coming out of the start gates and a headwind coming back with temperatures hovering around Шаблон:Convert.[45]

45 minutes into the event, the erstwhile stage leader was Jos van Emden (Шаблон:Ct) with a time of 12' 46". An hour into the stage and with 36 riders having completed the course, van Emden still led the timesheets. Many of the cyclists in the early wave were out on the course on their usual road machine, with no aero bars to gain an aerodynamic advantage. Mark Cavendish – standing 62nd in the general classification – overtook the rider in front of him, sprinter Zico Waeytens (Шаблон:Ct), as he finished thirty seconds down on van Emden's time.[46] Daniele Bennati (Шаблон:Ct) then set the second-fastest time, seven seconds down on van Emden.

Shortly afterwards, Daniel Oss (Шаблон:Ct), wearing the polka dot jersey as he was second to Skujiņš in the mountains classification, set a time of 12' 59", which was the fourth-best time to that point. Overall classification favorite Sergio Henao (Шаблон:Ct) completed the course in a time of 12' 57", with Шаблон:Ct's Robert Gesink a second slower.[47] Van Emden had to wait until the penultimate rider Peter Sagan got on the course for his time to be beaten. Sagan negotiated the corners aggressively and registered a time of 12' 32", besting van Emden by fourteen seconds. With Skujiņš finishing 46 seconds behind in 34th position, Sagan moved into the race lead by 28 seconds.[48][46]

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Stage 7

May 16, 2015 — Ontario to Mount Baldy, Шаблон:Convert[49]
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The route of the seventh stage

The queen stage of the 2015 Tour of California, the riders contended with the first King of the Mountains climb, the second-category ascent of Glendora Ridge Road. After descending into Glendora for an intermediate sprint, the climbing resumed with another second-category climb, the Glendora Mountain Road, before an hors-category climb to the stage finish at Mount Baldy Ski Lifts. This ascent, with 15 hairpins, took the competitors from an altitude of about Шаблон:Convert to approximately Шаблон:Convert, and reached a maximum gradient of 17%. The stage had the biggest elevation gain of the race, with Шаблон:Convert of climbing and featured hardly any flat terrain.[50]

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22-year-old Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe (pictured at Brabantse Pijl) won the queen stage of the race, and moved into the race lead by two seconds ahead of Peter Sagan, prior to the final stage.

As the race got underway, reports indicated that the temperatures at the finish line were as low as Шаблон:Convert. The race start saw a flurry of attacks which were quickly brought back. On the climb to Glendora Ridge Road, a break tried to get clear including the first two riders in the mountains classification, Toms Skujiņš (Шаблон:Ct) and Daniel Oss (Шаблон:Ct), who were separated by one point. The other breakaway riders were Gregory Brenes (Шаблон:Ct), Lasse Norman Hansen (Шаблон:Ct), Chris Butler (Шаблон:Ct), Daniele Ratto (Шаблон:Ct) and Johann van Zyl of Шаблон:Ct.[51] Before the end of the climb, Skujiņš – who was second in the general classification – returned to the peloton; Lachlan Morton of Шаблон:Ct joined the break as Ratto and Norman Hansen were distanced. Oss took maximum points on the climb, with the peloton around two minutes behind at that point – of the breakaway riders, Oss was best placed in the general classification at 9' 29" behind race leader Peter Sagan.[52]

The breakaway was splitting up on the twisting, narrow descent with Oss, Butler and Morton going clear for a period, but they were chased by the rest of the former breakaway group (with the exception of Butler), who made contact on the run-in to Glendora. Meanwhile, the peloton – led by Шаблон:Ct, Шаблон:Ct and Шаблон:Ct – containing the favorites and Sagan were almost four minutes in arrears. Norman Hansen led the breakaway group through the intermediate sprint, prior to a mostly uphill section for Шаблон:Convert until the finish line. Van Zyl attacked and Oss, now in the lead of the mountains classification, made contact with him. With Шаблон:Convert to race, the gap from the peloton to the front of the race was two minutes and Шаблон:Ct upped the pace in an effort to drop Sagan. After Oss won maximum points at the Glendora Mountain Road climb, he dropped back to the peloton, leaving van Zyl on his own out front.[51]

Skujiņš was distanced with Шаблон:Convert remaining, ensuring that he was fall down the order from second overall. Once van Zyl was caught, all the favorites were still in the leading group along with Sagan, with Шаблон:Convert remaining. 2012 Mount Baldy stage winner Robert Gesink of Шаблон:Ct was dropped with Шаблон:Convert to cover, while young rider classification leader Julian Alaphilippe (Шаблон:Ct) took the lead of the very depleted group. Шаблон:Ct's Sergio Henao attacked, which caused Sagan to be dropped as he attempted to hold onto the race lead. Alaphilippe responded to Henao's attack, and ultimately dropped him on the snow-lined roads. He soloed through the twisting final kilometres featuring bad tarmac, and held on to take his first win of the season after numerous podium placings.[53][54] Henao finished second, 23 seconds in arrears, alongside teammate Ian Boswell, while Sagan finished in sixth place some 47 seconds behind, meaning that Alaphilippe held a two-second lead in the general classification ahead of the final stage.[55]

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Stage 8

May 17, 2015 — L.A. Live to Pasadena, Шаблон:Convert[56]
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The route of the final stage.

The last stage of the race was also its shortest road stage at Шаблон:Convert. There was one intermediate sprint point at the first crossing of the finish line near the Rose Bowl, before the riders completed nine laps of a circuit in Pasadena. The total elevation gain was Шаблон:Convert, with no categorized climbs.[57]

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Peter Sagan (pictured later in the season at the Tour de France) won the general classification on the final stage, ahead of Julian Alaphilippe. His three-second winning margin was the smallest in the race's history.

This stage was supposed to have no consequences on the general classification due to its flat terrain, but the two-second difference separating Julian Alaphilippe and Peter Sagan meant that the Tour was not yet decided. A maximum of thirteen bonus seconds were on offer in the stage – the first three riders at both the intermediate sprint (3, 2 and 1 seconds) and the stage finish (10, 6 and 4 seconds) were able to gain time on the general classification.[58]

The race got underway in sunny weather, with temperatures around Шаблон:Convert. A breakaway was formed, consisting of two Шаблон:Ct riders, Matteo Trentin and Yves Lampaert, Danny Pate (Шаблон:Ct), Jacques Janse van Rensburg (Шаблон:Ct) and Ruben Zepuntke (Шаблон:Ct). Шаблон:Ct pulled at the front since they wanted to bring back the break so Sagan could have a chance to sprint for bonus seconds in the intermediate sprint. The team was down two riders since Maciej Bodnar and Michael Kolář had to abandon earlier in the race. Mark Cavendish stated that he would work for Alaphilippe and forget his own ambitions for a fourth stage victory.[59]

Шаблон:Convert prior to the intermediate sprint, the breakaway was reeled in. Subsequent attacks came from several Шаблон:Ct riders but on each occasion were reabsorbed to the peloton. At the intermediate sprint, Cavendish won ahead of Sagan and Alaphilippe, meaning that Alaphilippe held a virtual lead of one second. Immediately after the sprint, two Шаблон:Ct riders went clear, Joseph Lewis and Oscar Clark. They were soon joined by Шаблон:Ct's Manuel Senni and Jesse Anthony (Шаблон:Ct).

Шаблон:Quote box The sprinters' teams came to the fore, and with Шаблон:Convert to go, the average speed of the race had been Шаблон:Convert.[1] Cavendish ultimately did take his fourth stage win of the race, ahead of Wouter Wippert. Third place went to a photo finish between Sagan and Tyler Farrar, with Sagan's bike throw on the line giving him the decision, the four-second resultant time bonus and the overall race victory by three seconds – the closest race-winning margin in its history – over Alaphilippe.[1][2]

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Classification leadership

In the 2015 Tour of California, five jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding the finishing times of the stages per cyclist, the leader received a yellow jersey sponsored by biopharmaceutical company Amgen, the title sponsor of the race as a whole. Time bonuses were awarded for the first three finishers on mass-start stages (10, 6 and 4 seconds respectively) and on intermediate sprints (3, 2 and 1 seconds respectively). This classification was considered the most important of the Tour of California, and the winner of the general classification was considered the winner of the Tour of California.

Additionally, there was also a sprints classification, akin to what is called the points classification in other races, which awarded a green and neon yellow jersey sponsored by nonprofit organization Visit California. In the sprints classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 15 in a stage. In addition, some points could be won in intermediate sprints as well as bonus seconds in the overall classification. The first across the line got 3 seconds, the second two and the third rider, one.

There was also a mountains classification, which awarded a white jersey with red polka dots, sponsored by automobile manufacturer Nissan. In the mountains classification, points were won by reaching the top of a mountain before other cyclists. Each climb was categorized, with more points available for the harder climbs. There was also a young rider classification, which was calculated the same way as the general classification, but only cyclists under the age of 23 were included. The leader of the young rider classification received a white and red jersey, sponsored by bicycle component manufacturer SRAM Corporation.

The last jersey was awarded to the most combative rider of a stage for him to wear on the next stage. It was generally awarded to a rider who attacked constantly or spent a lot of time in the breakaways. This jersey was white, blue and yellow, and was also sponsored by Amgen and their Breakaway from Cancer collaboration with four nonprofit organizations. There was also a classification for teams. In this classification, the times of the best three cyclists per stage were added, and the team with the lowest time was the leader.[60]

Stage Winner General classification
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Young rider classification
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Mountains classification
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Sprints classification
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Most courageous rider
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Teams classification
1 Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish Zico Waeytens not awardedШаблон:Efn Mark CavendishШаблон:Efn Will ClarkeШаблон:Efn Шаблон:Ct
2 Mark Cavendish Robin CarpenterШаблон:Efn Robin Carpenter Markel Irizar Шаблон:Ct
3 Toms Skujiņš Toms Skujiņš Julian AlaphilippeШаблон:Efn Toms SkujiņšШаблон:Efn Daniel OssШаблон:Efn Шаблон:Ct
4 Peter Sagan Gregory Daniel
5 Mark Cavendish Danilo Wyss
6 Peter Sagan Peter Sagan not awarded
7 Julian Alaphilippe Julian Alaphilippe Daniel Oss Lachlan Morton Шаблон:Ct
8 Mark Cavendish Peter Sagan Oscar Clark
Final Peter Sagan Julian Alaphilippe Daniel Oss Mark Cavendish not awarded Шаблон:Ct

Classification standings

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  Yellow jersey   Denotes the leader of the General classification   Polka dot jersey   Denotes the leader of the Mountains classification
  Green jersey   Denotes the leader of the Sprints classification   White jersey   Denotes the leader of the Young rider classification

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General classification

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Sprints classification

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Young rider classification

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Mountains classification

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Teams classification

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Notes

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References

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External links

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