2015 Cofidis season

Cofidis
2015 season
UCI code COF
Status UCI Professional Continental
Manager Yvon Sanquer
Main sponsor(s) Cofidis
Based France
Bicycles Orbea
Season victories
One-day races 1
Stage race overall -
Stage race stages 2
Jersey

The 2015 season for the Cofidis cycling team is scheduled to begin in February at the Clásica de Almería. The team participates in UCI Europe Tour races and UCI World Tour events when given a wildcard invitation.

2015 roster

Rider Date of birth
 Jonas Ahlstrand (SWE) 16 February 1990
 Yoann Bagot (FRA) 6 September 1987
 Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) 25 July 1990
 Steve Chainel (FRA) 6 September 1983
 Loïc Chetout (FRA) 23 September 1992
 Nicolas Edet (FRA) 2 December 1987
 Romain Hardy (FRA) 24 August 1988
 Gert Jõeäär (EST) 9 July 1987
 Christophe Laporte (FRA) 11 December 1992
 Cyril Lemoine (FRA) 3 March 1983
 Luis Ángel Maté (ESP) 23 March 1984
 Rudy Molard (FRA) 17 September 1989
 Daniel Navarro (ESP) 8 July 1983
Rider Date of birth
 Adrien Petit (FRA) 26 September 1990
 Dominique Rollin (CAN) 29 October 1982
 Stéphane Rossetto (FRA) 6 April 1987
 Florian Sénéchal (FRA) 10 July 1993
 Julien Simon (FRA) 4 October 1985
 Geoffrey Soupe (FRA) 22 March 1988
 Anthony Turgis (FRA) 16 May 1994
 Kenneth Vanbilsen (BEL) 1 June 1990
 Michael Van Staeyen (BEL) 13 August 1988
 Clément Venturini (FRA) 16 October 1993
 Louis Verhelst (BEL) 28 August 1990
 Romain Zingle (BEL) 29 January 1987

Riders who joined the team for the 2015 season
Rider 2014 team
Jonas Ahlstrand[1]Giant-Shimano
Nacer Bouhanni[2]FDJ.fr
Steve Chainel[3]Ag2r-La Mondiale
Loïc Chetoutneo-pro (GSC Blagnac)
Dominique Rollin
Stéphane Rossetto BigMat-Auber 93
Geoffrey Soupe FDJ.fr
Anthony Turgis neo-pro (CC Nogent-sur-Oise)
Kenneth Vanbilsen Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
Michael Van Staeyen[4] Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
Riders who left the team during or after the 2014 season
Rider 2015 team
Jérémy Bescond Charvieu-Chavagneux
Edwig Cammaerts Veranclassic-Ekoi
Jérôme Coppel[5]IAM Cycling
Julien Fouchard
Egoitz García[6]Murias Taldea
Romain Lemarchand Cult Energy Pro Cycling
Christophe Le Mével[7] Retired
Guillaume Levarlet CC Nogent-sur-Oise
Stéphane Poulhies Occitane CF
Rein Taaramäe[8] Astana

Season victories

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
7 April Circuit de la Sarthe, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour  Bouhanni, NacerNacer Bouhanni (FRA)  France Varades
10 April Circuit de la Sarthe, Stage 5 UCI Europe Tour  Bouhanni, NacerNacer Bouhanni (FRA)  France Le Lude
10 April Circuit de la Sarthe, Points classification UCI Europe Tour  Bouhanni, NacerNacer Bouhanni (FRA)  France
16 April Grand Prix de Denain UCI Europe Tour  Bouhanni, NacerNacer Bouhanni (FRA)  France Denain

References

  1. ↑ Larsson, Henric (1 August 2014). "Ahlstrand byter stall - klar för Cofidis: "Får fler chanser"" [Ahlstrand changing stable - ready for Cofidis, "May be more chances"]. Eurosport (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  2. ↑ Hood, Andrew (1 August 2014). "Giro points champ Bouhanni to Cofidis; Boom to Astana". VeloNews. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Farrand, Stephen (1 August 2014). "Transfers: Cofidis confirms the arrival of Nacer Bouhanni". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Chainel arrive, Taaramäe s'en va" [Chainel arrives, Taaramäe goes]. L'Équipe (in French). 1 August 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  5. ↑ Windsor, Richard (11 December 2014). "IAM Cycling announce 2015 lineup, with 10 new signings". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  6. ↑ Windsor, Richard (1 December 2014). "New Pro Continental team hopes to replace Euskaltel-Euskadi as the ‘model for Basque cycling’". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Le Mevel announces retirement". 11 November 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "Taaramae signs one-year deal with Astana". cyclingnews.com. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.