Hesjedal GiroTraversing the Dolomite mountains, today’s stage - with its six classified climbs and almost 5,000 meters of climbing - was all about survival. After two hard weeks of racing, and more fun to come, the Slipstream/Chipotle H3O crew’s sole focus today was to finish. Ryder Hesjedal (above) was the first across while the rest of the riders finished together.

With a 12.85 km mountain time trial tomorrow, a couple of medium mountain stages May 30-31, a few fun flat stages, and the final ITT, the riders still have plenty of opportunities to fly the argyle this next week.

Slipstream Results Stage 15
1. Emanuele Sella 4:53′24″

49. Ryder Hesjedal +21′12″
105. Christian Vande Velde +35′17″
106. Julian Dean +35′17″
119. David Millar +35′17″
146. Danny Pate +35′17″
149. Chris Sutton +35′17″

Slipstream GC
1. Alberto Contador Velasco 68:06′43″

41. Christian Vande Velde +35′39″
69. Ryder Hesjedal +1:16′18″
92. David Millar +1:42′35″
138. Julian Dean +2:31′39″
148. Danny Pate +2:48′37″
151. Chris Sutton +2:58′27″