2015 in men's road cycling
2015 in road cycling |
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List of men's road bicycle races |
List of women's road bicycle races |
2015 in men's road cycling is about the 2015 men's bicycle races governed by the UCI.
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 |
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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) | Jerome Coppel (FRA) | [2] |
World Championship Road Race | September 27 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Michael Matthews (AUS) | Ramunas Navardauskas (LIT) | [2] |
Grand Tours[]
Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third | Ref |
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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[]
Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third | Ref |
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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[]
Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third | Ref |
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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[]
Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third | Ref |
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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[]
Tour | Individual champion | Individual champion's team | Team champion | Nations champion |
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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[]
National Championships[]
Games[]
Island Games[]
Race | Winner | Second | Third |
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Road race[23] | Mihkel Räim (Saaremaa) | (IOM) | Torkil Veyhe (FRO) |
Time trial[24] | Torkil Veyhe (FRO) | (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) | (IOM) |
- Cycling at the 2015 European Games
- Cycling at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Cycling at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games
- Cycling at the 2015 Military World Games
UCI Teams[]
UCI WorldTeams[]
Code | Official team name | Licence holder | Country | Groupset | Bicycles |
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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[]
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- ^ Men's Individual Road Race Results
- ^ Men's Individual Time Trial Results
- ^ Men's Team Road Race Results
- ^ Men's Team Time Trial Results
- ^ Men's Individual Town Centre Criterium Results
- ^ "Registration of UCI WorldTeams and UCI Professional Continental Teams for the 2015 season". UCI.ch. Union Cycliste Internationale. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
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