172 km to go – Harm Vanhoucke makes a hole, and also leaves Rosa behind.
173 km to go – Diego Rosa accelerates, can Koen Bouwman follow quickly? The battle for the blue jersey starts early in the stage.
174 km to go – Lotto-Soudal immediately takes responsibility in the peloton. Blue jersey carrier Diego Rosa and Arnaud Démare are also in the front.
Official launch! The fifteenth stage of the Giro d’Italia is underway and we immediately see the acceleration at the front of the peloton.
Official start! The riders are gone for the neutralization. In about ten minutes, the race director will be waving the flag for the official start.