Jarlinson Pantano of IAM Cycling outsprinted Tinkoff’s new team leader Rafal Majka after the six difficult climbs of Stage 15 of the 2016 Tour de France. It was the Colombian rider’s first Tour de France stage win.
Pantano joined the day’s big breakaway, a 30-rider group which didn’t escape until an hour into the stage. The Colombian rider joined a rotating group of stage leaders on the Hors Categorie Grand Colombier, got dropped by Rafal Majka on the climb up the Cat 1 Lacets du Grand Colombier, caught the Tinkoff leader on the descent, and won the final dash to the finish line in the town of Culoz.
Rafal Majka didn’t take the stage, but he did retake the lead in the King of the Mountains classification, and also earned Most Aggressive Rider for the stage.
