The 2015 Gran Piemonte was the 99th edition of the Gran Piemonte (known as Giro del Piemonte until 2009) one-day cycling race. The race returned in 2015 after three years, because the 2013 and 2014 editions were not raced due to economical and organizational problems. It was held on 2 October, one day after the Milano–Torino and two days before Il Lombardia (the last "monument classic" of the season), as part of the Trittico di Autunno. It covered a distance of 185 kilometres (115 mi), starting in San Francesco al Campo and ending in Cirié. Riders with the characteristics of sprinter or puncheur were the favourites for the victory.[1] The race was won by Jan Bakelants (AG2R La Mondiale), who attacked in the final 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) and held off the bunch to take a solo victory. Matteo Trentin (Etixx–Quick-Step) won the bunch sprint for second place ahead of Sonny Colbrelli (Bardiani–CSF).[2]
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 Altitude profile of the 2015 Gran Piemonte | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | October 2 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 185 km (115.0 mi) | ||||||||||||
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Teams edit
A total of 20 teams took part in the race, 12 World Tour teams and 8 Professional Continental teams.[1]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental teams
Result edit
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jan Bakelants (BEL)
|
AG2R La Mondiale | 4hr 17' 53" |
| 2 |  Matteo Trentin (ITA)
|
Etixx–Quick-Step | + 4" |
| 3 | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA)
|
Bardiani–CSF | + 4" |
| 4 |  Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROM)
|
Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 4" |
| 5 |  José Joaquín Rojas (ESP)
|
Movistar Team | + 4" |
| 6 | Sacha Modolo (ITA)
|
Lampre–Merida | + 4" |
| 7 | Daniele Bennati (ITA)
|
Tinkoff–Saxo | + 4" |
| 8 | Kristian Sbaragli (ITA)
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MTN–Qhubeka | + 4" |
| 9 | Andrea Fedi (ITA)
|
Southeast Pro Cycling | + 4" |
| 10 | Alberto Bettiol (ITA)
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Cannondale–Garmin | + 4" |
| Source: ProCyclingStats | |||
References edit
- ^ a b "Con la Milano-Torino torna il GranPiemonte". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). RCS Media Group. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ^ "Jan Bakelants wins Gran Piemonte". Cyclingnews.com. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
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