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2015 in men's road cycling

2015 in men's road cycling is about the 2015 men's bicycle races governed by the UCI.

World Championships edit

Main article: 2015 UCI Road World Championships

The World Road Championships is set to be held in Richmond, Virginia, United States, from 19 to 27 September 2015.

Race Date Winner Second Third Ref
World Championship Team Time Trial September 20   BMC Racing Team (USA)   Etixx–Quick-Step (BEL)   Movistar Team (ESP) [1]
World Championship Time Trial September 23   Vasil Kiryienka (BLR)   Adriano Malori (ITA)   Jérôme Coppel (FRA) [2]
World Championship Road Race September 27   Peter Sagan (SVK)   Michael Matthews (AUS)   Ramūnas Navardauskas (LIT) [2]

Grand Tours edit

Race Date Winner Second Third Ref
  Giro d'Italia May 9–31   Alberto Contador (ESP)   Fabio Aru (ITA)   Mikel Landa (ESP) [3]
  Tour de France July 4–26   Chris Froome (GBR)   Nairo Quintana (COL)   Alejandro Valverde (ESP) [4]
  Vuelta a España August 22 –
September 13 		  Fabio Aru (ITA)   Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)   Rafał Majka (POL) [5]

UCI World Tour edit

Main article: 2015 UCI World Tour
Race Date Winner Second Third Ref
  Tour Down Under January 20–25   Rohan Dennis (AUS)   Richie Porte (AUS)   Cadel Evans (AUS) [6]
  Paris–Nice March 8–15   Richie Porte (AUS)   Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)   Simon Špilak (SLO)
  Tirreno–Adriatico March 11–17   Nairo Quintana (COL)   Bauke Mollema (NED)   Rigoberto Urán (COL)
  Milan–San Remo March 22   John Degenkolb (GER)   Alexander Kristoff (NOR)   Michael Matthews (AUS)
  Volta a Catalunya March 23–29   Richie Porte (AUS)   Alejandro Valverde (ESP)   Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA)
  E3 Harelbeke March 27   Geraint Thomas (GBR)   Zdeněk Štybar (CZE)   Matteo Trentin (ITA)
  Gent–Wevelgem March 29   Luca Paolini (ITA)   Niki Terpstra (NED)   Geraint Thomas (GBR)
  Tour of Flanders April 5   Alexander Kristoff (NOR)   Niki Terpstra (NED)   Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)
  Tour of the Basque Country April 6–11   Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)   Sergio Henao (COL)   Jon Izagirre (ESP) [7]
  Paris–Roubaix April 12   John Degenkolb (GER)   Zdeněk Štybar (CZE)   Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) [8]
  Amstel Gold Race April 19   Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)   Alejandro Valverde (ESP)   Michael Matthews (AUS) [9]
  La Flèche Wallonne April 22   Alejandro Valverde (ESP)   Julian Alaphilippe (FRA)   Michael Albasini (SUI) [10]
  Liège–Bastogne–Liège April 26   Alejandro Valverde (ESP)   Julian Alaphilippe (FRA)   Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) [11]
  Tour de Romandie April 28 – May 3   Ilnur Zakarin (RUS)   Simon Špilak (SLO)   Chris Froome (GBR) [12]
  Giro d'Italia May 9–31   Alberto Contador (ESP)   Fabio Aru (ITA)   Mikel Landa (ESP) [3]
  Critérium du Dauphiné June 7–14   Chris Froome (GBR)   Tejay van Garderen (USA)   Rui Costa (POR)
  Tour de Suisse June 13–21   Simon Špilak (SLO)   Geraint Thomas (GBR)   Tom Dumoulin (NED)
  Tour de France July 4–26   Chris Froome (GBR)   Nairo Quintana (COL)   Alejandro Valverde (ESP) [4]
  Clásica de San Sebastián August 1   Adam Yates (GBR)   Philippe Gilbert (BEL)   Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
  Tour de Pologne August 2–8   Jon Izagirre (ESP)   Bart De Clercq (BEL)   Ben Hermans (BEL) [13]
   Eneco Tour August 10–16   Tim Wellens (BEL)   Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)   Wilco Kelderman (NED) [14]
  Vuelta a España August 22 – September 13   Fabio Aru (ITA)   Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)   Rafał Majka (POL) [5]
  Vattenfall Cyclassics August 23   André Greipel (GER)   Alexander Kristoff (NOR)   Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) [15]
  GP Ouest-France August 30   Alexander Kristoff (NOR)   Simone Ponzi (ITA)   Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU)
  GP de Québec September 11   Rigoberto Urán (COL)   Michael Matthews (AUS)   Alexander Kristoff (NOR) [16]
  GP de Montréal September 13   Tim Wellens (BEL)   Adam Yates (GBR)   Rui Costa (POR)
  Giro di Lombardia October 4   Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)   Daniel Moreno (ESP)   Thibaut Pinot (FRA)

2.HC Category Races edit

Race Date Winner Second Third Ref
  Dubai Tour February 4–7   Mark Cavendish (GBR)   John Degenkolb (GER)   Juan José Lobato (ESP) [17]
  Tour of Qatar February 8–13   Niki Terpstra (NED)   Maciej Bodnar (POL)   Alexander Kristoff (NOR)
  Tour of Oman February 17–22   Rafael Valls (ESP)   Tejay van Garderen (USA)   Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
  Tour de Langkawi March 8–15   Youcef Reguigui (ALG)   Valerio Agnoli (ITA)   Sebastián Henao (COL)
  Critérium International March 28–29   Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA)   Thibaut Pinot (FRA)   Fabio Felline (ITA)
  Three Days of De Panne March 31 – April 2   Alexander Kristoff (NOR)   Stijn Devolder (BEL)   Bradley Wiggins (GBR)
  Giro del Trentino April 21–24   Richie Porte (AUS)   Mikel Landa (ESP)   Leopold König (CZE)
  Presidential Tour of Turkey April 26 – May 3   Kristijan Đurasek (CRO)   Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG)   Jay McCarthy (AUS)
  Four Days of Dunkirk May 6–10   Ignatas Konovalovas (LTU)   Bryan Coquard (FRA)   Alo Jakin (EST)
  Tour of California May 10–17   Peter Sagan (SVK)   Julian Alaphilippe (FRA)   Sergio Henao (COL)
  Bayern-Rundfahrt May 13–17   Alex Dowsett (GBR)   Tiago Machado (POR)   Jan Bárta (CZE)
  Tour of Norway May 20–24   Jesper Hansen (DEN)   Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)   David López (ESP)
  Tour of Belgium May 27–31   Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)   Tiesj Benoot (BEL)   Gaëtan Bille (BEL)
  Tour de Luxembourg June 3–7   Linus Gerdemann (GER)   Marc de Maar (NED)   Huub Duyn (NED)
  Österreich Rundfahrt July 5–12   Víctor de la Parte (ESP)   Ben Hermans (BEL)   Jan Hirt (CZE)
  Tour of Qinghai Lake July 5–18   Radoslav Rogina (CRO)   Hossein Alizahed (IRN)   Francisco Colorado (COL)
  Tour de Wallonie July 25–29   Niki Terpstra (NED)   Victor Campenaerts (BEL)   Sergey Lagutin (RUS)
  Tour of Utah August 3–9   Joe Dombrowski (USA)   Michael Woods (CAN)   Brent Bookwalter (USA)
  Vuelta a Burgos August 4–8   Rein Taaramäe (EST)   Michele Scarponi (ITA)   Daniel Moreno (ESP)
  Danmark Rundt August 4–8   Christopher Juul-Jensen (DEN)   Lars Bak (DEN)   Marco Marcato (ITA)
  Arctic Race of Norway August 13–16   Rein Taaramäe (EST)   Silvan Dillier (SUI)   Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) [18]
  USA Pro Cycling Challenge August 17–23   Rohan Dennis (AUS)   Brent Bookwalter (USA)   Rob Britton (CAN) [19]
  Tour of Britain September 6–13   Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)   Wouter Poels (NED)   Owain Doull (GBR) [20]
  Tour of Hainan October 20–28   Sacha Modolo (ITA)   Andrey Zeits (KAZ)   Julien El Fares (FRA) [21]

1.HC Category Races edit

Race Date Winner Second Third Ref
  Trofeo Laigueglia February 19   Davide Cimolai (ITA)   Francesco Gavazzi (ITA)   Alexei Tsatevich (RUS)
  Omloop Het Nieuwsblad February 28   Ian Stannard (GBR)   Niki Terpstra (NED)   Tom Boonen (BEL)
  Gran Premio di Lugano March 1   Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA)   Francesco Gavazzi (ITA)   Matteo Montaguti (ITA)
  Strade Bianche March 7   Zdeněk Štybar (CZE)   Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)   Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
  Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie March 19   Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA)   Simone Ponzi (ITA)   Marco Haller (AUT)
  Dwars door Vlaanderen March 26   Jelle Wallays (BEL)   Edward Theuns (BEL)   Dylan van Baarle (NED)
  Scheldeprijs April 8   Alexander Kristoff (NOR)   Edward Theuns (BEL)   Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR)
  Brabantse Pijl April 15   Ben Hermans (BEL)   Michael Matthews (AUS)   Philippe Gilbert (BEL)
  Grosser Preis des Kantons Aargau June 11   Alexander Kristoff (NOR)   Michael Albasini (SUI)   Davide Appollonio (ITA)
  London–Surrey Classic August 2   Jempy Drucker (LUX)   Mike Teunissen (NED)   Ben Swift (GBR)
  Brussels Cycling Classic September 5   Dylan Groenewegen (NED)   Roy Jans (BEL)   Tom Boonen (BEL)
  Grand Prix de Fourmies September 6   Fabio Felline (ITA)   Tom Boonen (BEL)   Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)
  GP Impanis-Van Petegem September 19   Sean De Bie (BEL)   Dimitri Claeys (BEL)   Floris Gerts (NED)
  Tre Valli Varesine September 30   Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)   Sergey Firsanov (RUS)   Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA)
  Milano–Torino October 1   Diego Rosa (ITA)   Rafał Majka (POL)   Fabio Aru (ITA)
  Giro del Piemonte October 2   Jan Bakelants (BEL)   Matteo Trentin (ITA)   Sonny Colbrelli (ITA)
  Münsterland Giro October 3   Tom Boonen (BEL)   Roy Jans (BEL)   Nikias Arndt (GER)
  Giro dell'Emilia October 10   Jan Bakelants (BEL)   Andrea Fedi (ITA)   Ángel Madrazo (ESP)
  Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli October 11   Sonny Colbrelli (ITA)   Manuel Belletti (ITA)   Roberto Ferrari (ITA)
  Paris–Tours October 11   Matteo Trentin (ITA)   Tosh Van der Sande (BEL)   Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)
  Japan Cup October 18   Bauke Mollema (NED)   Diego Ulissi (ITA)   Yukiya Arashiro (JPN) [22]

UCI tours edit

Tour Individual champion Individual champion's team Team champion Nations champion
World Tour   Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Movistar Team Movistar Team   Spain
UCI Africa Tour   Salah Eddine Mraouni (MAR) Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling   Morocco
UCI America Tour   Toms Skujiņš (LAT) Hincapie Racing Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies   Colombia
UCI Asia Tour   Samad Pourseyedi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team Pishgaman-Giant Team   Iran
UCI Europe Tour   Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) Cofidis Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise   Belgium
UCI Oceania Tour   Taylor Gunman (NZL) Avanti Racing Team Avanti Racing Team   New Zealand

Championships edit

National Championships edit

Main article: 2015 national road cycling championships

Games edit

Island Games edit

Main article: Cycling at the 2015 Island Games
Race Winner Second Third
Road race[23]   Mihkel Räim (Saaremaa)   Nathan Draper (IOM)   Torkil Veyhe (FRO)
Time trial[24]   Torkil Veyhe (FRO)   Edvard Perry (IOM)   Nathan Draper (IOM)
Road race team[25]   Isle of Man   Saare County   Jersey
Time trial team[26]   Isle of Man   Jersey   Faroe Islands
Town centre criterium[27]   Dominique (Sidney) Mayho (BER)   Nathan Draper (IOM)   Leon Mazzone (IOM)

UCI Teams edit

UCI WorldTeams edit

Main article: List of 2015 UCI WorldTeams and riders
2015 UCI World Teams and equipment[28]
Code Official team name Licence holder Country Groupset Bicycles
ALM AG2R La Mondiale (2015 season) EUSRL France Cyclisme   France SRAM Focus
AST Astana (2015 season) Abacanto SA   Kazakhstan Campagnolo Specialized
BMC BMC Racing Team (2015 season) Continuum Sports LLC   United States Shimano BMC
TCG Cannondale–Garmin (2015 season) Slipstream Sports, LLC   United States Shimano Cannondale
EQS Etixx–Quick-Step (2015 season) Esperanza bvba   Belgium Shimano Specialized
FDJ FDJ (2015 season) Société de Gestion de L'Echappée   France Shimano Lapierre
TGA Team Giant–Alpecin (2015 season) SMS Cycling B.V.   Germany Shimano Giant
IAM IAM Cycling (2015 season)   Switzerland Shimano Scott
KAT Team Katusha (2015 season) Katusha Management SA   Russia Shimano Canyon
LAM Lampre–Merida (2015 season) CGS Cycling Team AG   Italy Shimano Merida
LTS Lotto–Soudal (2015 season) Belgian Cycling Company sa   Belgium Campagnolo Ridley
TLJ LottoNL–Jumbo (2015 season) Rabo Wielerploegen   Netherlands Shimano Bianchi
MOV Movistar Team (2015 season) Abarca Sports S.L.   Spain Campagnolo Canyon
OGE Orica–GreenEDGE (2015 season) GreenEdge Cycling   Australia Shimano Scott
SKY Team Sky (2015 season) Tour Racing Limited   Great Britain Shimano Pinarello
TCS Tinkoff–Saxo (2015 season) Tinkoff Sport   Russia Shimano Specialized
TFR Trek Factory Racing (2015 season) Trek Bicycle Corporation   United States Shimano Trek

UCI Professional Continental and Continental teams edit

Main article: List of 2015 UCI Professional Continental and Continental teams

References edit

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  23. ^ Men's Individual Road Race Results
  24. ^ Men's Individual Time Trial Results
  25. ^ Men's Team Road Race Results
  26. ^ Men's Team Time Trial Results
  27. ^ Men's Individual Town Centre Criterium Results
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