Mitchelton-Scott (Australia) - Press Release: 2018 Vuelta España champion Simon Yates outlasted the breakaway riders to take a solo victory at the Tour de France today on another hard summit finish in the Pyrenees.

Yates attacked at the base of the final climb and held off the general classification contenders to claim his second victory of the race.

The win comes just three-days after his first ever Tour de France victory on stage 12 and makes it a hat-trick of stage wins for Mitchelton-SCOTT in this year's edition of the race following Daryl Impey's win on stage nine.

Tour de France 2019 Stage 15 Results:

1. Simon Yates (Mitchelton-SCOTT) 4:47:04

2. Thibaut Pinot (Groupama FDJ) +0:33

3. Mikel Landa (Movistar Team) ST

General Classification After Stage 15:

1. Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-QuickStep) 61:00:22

2. Geraint Thomas (Team Ineos) +1:35

3. Steven Kruijswijk (Team Jumbo-Visma) +1:47

24. Adam Yates (Mitchelton-SCOTT) +33:18

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