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Results of the 15th stage of the Tour de France, a 183.0km ride from Embrun to Prato Nevoso on Sunday:

1. Simon Gerrans (AUS/C.A) 4h50min 44sec
(average: 37,767 km/h)
2. Egoi Martinez (ESP/EUS) at 0:03.
3. Danny Pate (USA/GAR) 0:10.
4. Jose Luis Arrieta (ESP/A2R) 0:55.
5. Bernhard Kohl (AUT/GST) 4:03.
6. Carlos Sastre (ESP/CSC) 4:03.
7. Alejandro Valverde (ESP/GCE) 4:12.
8. Denis Menchov (RUS/RAB) 4:23.
9. Frank Schleck (LUX/CSC) 4:41.
10. Christian Vande Velde (USA/GAR) 4:43.
11. Roman Kreuziger (CZE/LIQ) 4:46.
12. Samuel Sanchez (ESP/EUS) 4:50.
13. Cadel Evans (AUS/SIL) 4:50.
14. Andy Schleck (LUX/CSC) 4:58.
15. Kim Kirchen (LUX/COL) 5:34.

OVERALL
1. Frank Schleck (LUX/CSC) 63h57min 21sec
2. Bernhard Kohl (AUT/GST) at 0:07.
3. Cadel Evans (AUS/SIL) 0:08.
4. Denis Menchov (RUS/RAB) 0:38.
5. Christian Vande Velde (USA/GAR) 0:39.
6. Carlos Sastre (ESP/CSC) 0:49.
7. Kim Kirchen (LUX/COL) 2:48.
8. Vladimir Efimkin (RUS/A2R) 3:36.
9. Alejandro Valverde (ESP/GCE) 4:11.
10. Samuel Sanchez (ESP/EUS) 4:34.
11. Mikel Astarloza (ESP/EUS) 5:18.
12. Vincenzo Nibali (ITA/LIQ) 5:22.
13. Tadej Valjavec (SLO/A2R) 6:27.
14. Roman Kreuziger (CZE/LIQ) 7:15.
15. Damiano Cunego (ITA/LAM) 7:43.

Points:
1. Oscar Freire (ESP/RAB) 219 pts
2. Thor Hushovd (NOR/C.A) 172
3. Erik Zabel (GER/MRM) 167
4. Kim Kirchen (LUX/COL) 145
5. Fabio-Leonardo Duque (COL/COF) 137

Stage
1. Egoi Martinez (ESP/EUS) 20 pts
2. Jose Luis Arrieta (ESP/A2R) 18
3. Simon Gerrans (AUS/C.A) 16
4. Danny Pate (USA/GAR) 14
5. Thomas Voeckler (FRA/BTL) 12

King of Mountains:
1. Bernhard Kohl (AUT/GST) 85 pts
2. Sebastian Lang (GER/GST) 60
3. Egoi Martinez (ESP/EUS) 50
4. Simon Gerrans (AUS/C.A) 50
5. Frank Schleck (LUX/CSC) 46

Team stage:
1. Euskaltel 14h43:14.
2. AG2R at 1:23.
3. CSC 2:40.

Team overall:
1. CSC 191h43:49.
2. AG2R at 3:32.
3. Rabobank 28:13.

Best young riders (stage):
1. Roman Kreuziger (CZE/LIQ) 4h55:30.
2. Andy Schleck (LUX/CSC) at 0:12.
3. Vincenzo Nibali (ITA/LIQ) 1:00.

Best young riders (overall):
1. Vincenzo Nibali (ITA/LIQ) 64h02:43.
2. Roman Kreuziger (CZE/LIQ) at 1:53.
3. Maxime Monfort (BEL/COF) 3:12.