Astana-danskeren Magnus Cort kørte søndag først over stregen på 15. etape af Tour de France. Det var første danske etapesejr i det store løb siden 2009.Det var samtidig Astanas anden etapesejr på stribe, efter at spanieren Omar Fraile lørdag triumferede på 14. etape.

Cort viste sig som stærkeste mand i en gruppe af udbrydere, og i spurten henviste han Jon Izagirre og Bauke Mollema til henholdsvis anden- og tredjepladsen.

Denmark's Magnus Nielsen celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win, ahead of Spain's Jon Izagirre (R) and Netherlands' Bauke Mollema (Rear R) the 15th stage of the 105th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, between Millau and Carcassonne on July 22, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Jeff PACHOUD
Denmark's Magnus Nielsen celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win, ahead of Spain's Jon Izagirre (R) and Netherlands' Bauke Mollema (Rear R) the 15th stage of the 105th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, between Millau and Carcassonne on July 22, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Jeff PACHOUD Foto: JEFF PACHOUD
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Denmark's Magnus Nielsen celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the 15th stage of the 105th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, between Millau and Carcassonne on July 22, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Philippe LOPEZ
Denmark's Magnus Nielsen celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the 15th stage of the 105th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, between Millau and Carcassonne on July 22, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Philippe LOPEZ Foto: PHILIPPE LOPEZ
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Denmark's Magnus Cort Nielsen crosses the finish line to win the fifteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 181.5 kilometers (112.8 miles) with start in Millau and finish in Carcassonne, France, France, Sunday July 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Denmark's Magnus Cort Nielsen crosses the finish line to win the fifteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 181.5 kilometers (112.8 miles) with start in Millau and finish in Carcassonne, France, France, Sunday July 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong) Foto: Peter Dejong
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Bora-rytteren Rafal Majka kørte tidligere på etapen fra de øvrige eventyrlystne ryttere på stigningen Pic de Nore, men blev hentet af en gruppe med blandt andre Cort og holdkammeraten Michael Valgren.

I spurten var der ingen tvivl om Corts sejr.

Feltet med klassementfavoritterne var langt fra de forreste, da Cort tordnede over stregen.

TOPSHOT - The pack rides under the Millau Viaduct as riders take the start of the 15th stage of the 105th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, between Millau and Carcassonne, southern France, on July 22, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Marco BERTORELLO
TOPSHOT - The pack rides under the Millau Viaduct as riders take the start of the 15th stage of the 105th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, between Millau and Carcassonne, southern France, on July 22, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Marco BERTORELLO Foto: MARCO BERTORELLO
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Med Team Sky i spidsen gave de fripas til udbrydere på en dag, hvor der ellers ikke var den store angrebslyst.

Det gav Corts udbrydergruppe et stort forspring, og ved foden af Pic de Nore var feltet ti minutter efter frontgruppen.

Lidt efter kørte Majka fra sine medudbrydere og distancerede dem med lethed på sin vej mod toppen.

(From L) Denmark's Magnus Nielsen, Netherlands' Bauke Mollema and Spain's Jon Izagirre ride during their breakaway in the 15th stage of the 105th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, between Millau and Carcassonne on July 22, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Philippe LOPEZ
(From L) Denmark's Magnus Nielsen, Netherlands' Bauke Mollema and Spain's Jon Izagirre ride during their breakaway in the 15th stage of the 105th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, between Millau and Carcassonne on July 22, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Philippe LOPEZ Foto: PHILIPPE LOPEZ
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Med 15 kilometer igen var der kontakt til Majka, og med to ryttere i spil til sejren havde Astana gode kort på hånden.

Cort og Valgren gik med i alt, der rørte sig. Til sidst slap Cort afsted med Izagirre og Mollema, der slet ikke kunne matche den stærke bornholmer i spurten.

Spain's Marc Soler (C) rides ahead of counter attack breakaway group during the 15th stage of the 105th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, between Millau and Carcassonne on July 22, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Philippe LOPEZ
Spain's Marc Soler (C) rides ahead of counter attack breakaway group during the 15th stage of the 105th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, between Millau and Carcassonne on July 22, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Philippe LOPEZ Foto: PHILIPPE LOPEZ
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