2015 Team Giant-Alpecin season

Team Giant-Alpecin
2015 season
UCI code TGA
Status UCI ProTeam
Manager Iwan Spekenbrink
Main sponsor(s) Giant Bicycles & Alpecin
Based Germany
Bicycles Giant
Groupset Shimano
Season victories
One-day races 2
Stage race overall -
Stage race stages 3
Jersey

The 2015 season for the Giant-Alpecin is scheduled to begin in January with the Tour Down Under. As a UCI ProTeam, they are automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

In September 2014 German shampoo manufacturer Alpecin announced that they would co-sponsor the team alongside Giant for the 2015 season.[1] In December 2014 Sunweb (a Dutch owned international tour operator) was announced as a new major sponsor of the team, signing a 2-year deal.[2]

Team roster

As of 1 January 2015.[3]
Rider Date of birth
 Nikias Arndt (GER) 18 November 1991 (aged 23)
 Bert de Backer (BEL) 2 April 1984 (aged 30)
 Warren Barguil (FRA) 28 October 1991 (aged 23)
 Lawson Craddock (USA) 20 February 1992 (aged 22)
 Roy Curvers (NED) 27 December 1979 (aged 35)
 John Degenkolb (GER) 7 January 1989 (aged 25)
 Tom Dumoulin (NED) 11 November 1990 (aged 24)
 Caleb Fairly (USA) 19 February 1987 (aged 27)
 Johannes Fröhlinger (GER) 9 June 1985 (aged 29)
 Simon Geschke (GER) 13 March 1986 (aged 28)
 Lars van der Haar (NED) 23 July 1991 (aged 23)
 Chad Haga (USA) 26 August 1988 (aged 26)
 Thierry Hupond (FRA) 10 November 1984 (aged 30)
Rider Date of birth
 Ji Cheng (CHN) 15 July 1987 (aged 27)
 Carter Jones (USA) 27 February 1989 (aged 25)
 Marcel Kittel (GER) 11 May 1988 (aged 26)
 Koen de Kort (NED) 8 September 1982 (aged 32)
 Fredrik Ludvigsson (SWE) 28 April 1994 (aged 20)
 Tobias Ludvigsson (SWE) 22 February 1991 (aged 23)
 Luka Mezgec (SLO) 27 June 1988 (aged 26)
 Daan Olivier (NED) 24 November 1992 (aged 22)
 Georg Preidler (AUT) 17 June 1990 (aged 24)
 Ramon Sinkeldam (NED) 9 February 1989 (aged 25)
 Tom Stamsnijder (NED) 15 May 1985 (aged 29)
 Albert Timmer (NED) 13 June 1985 (aged 29)
 Tom Veelers (NED) 14 September 1984 (aged 30)
 Zico Waeytens (BEL) 29 September 1991 (aged 23)

    Riders who joined the team for the 2015 season
    Rider 2014 team
    Carter Jonesneo-pro (Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies)
    Fredrik Ludvigssonneo-pro (Development Giant-Shimano)
    Lars van der Haarneo-pro (Development Giant-Shimano)
    Zico WaeytensTopsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
    Riders who left the team during or after the 2014 season
    Rider 2015 team
    Jonas Ahlstrand[4]Cofidis
    Brian Bulgaç[5]LottoNL-Jumbo
    Thomas Damuseau Roubaix-Lille Métropole
    Dries Devenyns[6]IAM Cycling
    Reinardt Janse van Rensburg[7]MTN-Qhubeka
    Loh Sea KeongSEG Racing Development
    Tom PetersonRetired
    Matthieu SprickRetired

    Season victories

    Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
    6 February Dubai Tour, Stage 3 UCI Asia Tour  Degenkolb, JohnJohn Degenkolb (GER)  United Arab Emirates Hatta
    22 February Tour du Haut Var, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Mezgec, LukaLuka Mezgec (SLO)  France Draguignan
    22 March Milan – San Remo UCI World Tour  Degenkolb, JohnJohn Degenkolb (GER)  Italy Sanremo
    11 April Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 6 UCI World Tour  Dumoulin, TomTom Dumoulin (NED)  Spain Aia
    12 April Paris–Roubaix UCI World Tour  Degenkolb, JohnJohn Degenkolb (GER)  France Roubaix

    References

    1. ↑ "German shampoo maker Alpecin to sponsor Giant". VeloNews. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
    2. ↑ http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sunweb-signs-two-year-deal-with-giant-alpecin
    3. ↑ "Team Giant-Shimano (GIA) – NED". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
    4. ↑ 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 8 February 2015.
    5. ↑ Horssels, Maxim. "Brian Bulgac naar LottoNL-Jumbo" [Bulgac to LottoNL-Jumbo]. Wielerflits (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 February 2015.
    6. ↑ Windsor, Richard (11 December 2014). "IAM Cycling announce 2015 lineup, with 10 new signings". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
    7. ↑ O'Shea, Sadhbh (18 September 2014). "MTN-Qhubeka: Building for a future". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 8 February 2015.