2015 Team Sky season

Team Sky
2015 season
UCI code SKY
Status UCI ProTeam
Manager Dave Brailsford
Main sponsor(s) Sky
Based National Cycling Centre
Manchester
England
Bicycles Pinarello
Groupset Shimano
Season victories
One-day races 2
Stage race overall 5
Stage race stages 12
National Championships 1
Jersey

The 2015 season for Team Sky began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI ProTeam, they are automatically invited and obliged to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

2015 roster

As of 1 January 2015.
Rider Date of birth
 Ian Boswell (USA) 7 February 1991 (aged 23)
 Philip Deignan (IRL) 7 September 1983 (aged 31)
 Nathan Earle (AUS) 4 June 1988 (aged 26)
 Bernhard Eisel (AUT) 17 February 1981 (aged 32)
 Andrew Fenn (GBR) 1 July 1990 (aged 24)
 Chris Froome (GBR) 20 May 1985 (aged 29)
 Sebastián Henao (COL) 5 August 1993 (aged 21)
 Sergio Henao (COL) 10 December 1987 (aged 27)
 Peter Kennaugh (GBR) 15 June 1989 (aged 25)
 Vasil Kiryienka (BLR) 28 June 1981 (aged 33)
 Christian Knees (GER) 5 March 1981 (aged 33)
 Leopold König (CZE) 15 November 1987 (aged 27)
 David López (ESP) 13 May 1981 (aged 33)
 Mikel Nieve (ESP) 26 May 1984 (aged 30)
 Lars Petter Nordhaug (NOR) 14 May 1984 (aged 30)
Rider Date of birth
 Danny Pate (USA) 23 March 1979 (aged 35)
 Wout Poels (NED) 1 October 1987 (aged 27)
 Richie Porte (AUS) 30 January 1985 (aged 29)
 Salvatore Puccio (ITA) 31 August 1989 (aged 25)
 Nicolas Roche (IRL) 3 July 1984 (aged 30)
 Luke Rowe (GBR) 10 March 1990 (aged 24)
 Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR) 9 August 1982 (aged 32)
 Ian Stannard (GBR) 25 May 1987 (aged 27)
 Chris Sutton (AUS) 10 September 1984 (aged 30)
 Ben Swift (GBR) 5 November 1987 (aged 27)
 Geraint Thomas (GBR) 25 May 1986 (aged 28)
 Elia Viviani (ITA) 7 February 1989 (aged 25)
 Bradley Wiggins[N 1] (GBR) 28 April 1980 (aged 34)
 Xabier Zandio (ESP) 17 March 1977 (aged 37)
  1. ↑ Wiggins left the team to join the new WIGGINS squad after the 2015 Paris-Roubaix in April.

Riders who joined the team for the 2015 season
Rider 2014 team
Andrew Fenn[1]Omega Pharma-Quick Step
Leopold König[1]NetApp-Endura
Lars Petter Nordhaug[1]Belkin Pro Cycling
Wout Poels[1]Omega Pharma-Quick Step
Nicolas Roche[2]Tinkoff-Saxo
Elia Viviani[3]Cannondale
Riders who left the team during or after the 2014 season
Rider 2015 team
Gabriel Rasch[4]Retired
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke[5]None
Edvald Boasson Hagen[6]MTN-Qhubeka
Dario Cataldo[7]Astana
Joe Dombrowski[8]Cannondale-Garmin
Josh Edmondson[9]An Post-Chain Reaction

Season victories

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
24 January Tour Down Under, Stage 5 UCI World Tour  Porte, RichieRichie Porte (AUS)  Australia Willunga
5 February Dubai Tour, Stage 2 UCI Asia Tour  Viviani, EliaElia Viviani (ITA)  United Arab Emirates Dubai
19 February Volta ao Algarve, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Thomas, GeraintGeraint Thomas (GBR)  Portugal Monchique
21 February Vuelta a Andalucía, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour  Froome, ChrisChris Froome (GBR)  Spain Alto de Allanadas
21 February Volta ao Algarve, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour  Porte, RichieRichie Porte (AUS)  Portugal Alto do Malhão
22 February Vuelta a Andalucía, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Froome, ChrisChris Froome (GBR)  Spain
22 February Vuelta a Andalucía, Points classification UCI Europe Tour  Froome, ChrisChris Froome (GBR)  Spain
22 February Vuelta a Andalucía, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 1]  Spain
22 February Volta ao Algarve, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Thomas, GeraintGeraint Thomas (GBR)  Portugal
22 February Volta ao Algarve, Points classification UCI Europe Tour  Thomas, GeraintGeraint Thomas (GBR)  Portugal
22 February Volta ao Algarve, Mountains classification UCI Europe Tour  Porte, RichieRichie Porte (AUS)  Portugal
28 February Omloop Het Nieuwsblad UCI Europe Tour  Stannard, IanIan Stannard (GBR)  Belgium Ghent
12 March Paris–Nice, Stage 4 UCI World Tour  Porte, RichieRichie Porte (AUS)  France Croix de Chaubouret
14 March Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 4 UCI World Tour  Poels, WoutWout Poels (NED)  Italy Castelraimondo
15 March Paris–Nice, Stage 7 UCI World Tour  Porte, RichieRichie Porte (AUS)  France Col d'Èze
15 March Paris–Nice, Overall UCI World Tour  Porte, RichieRichie Porte (AUS)  France
15 March Paris–Nice, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 2]  France
27 March Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Swift, BenBen Swift (GBR)  Italy Sogliano al Rubicone
27 March E3 Harelbeke UCI World Tour  Thomas, GeraintGeraint Thomas (GBR)  Belgium Harelbeke
29 March Volta a Catalunya, Overall UCI World Tour  Porte, RichieRichie Porte (AUS)  Spain
29 March Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Points classification UCI Europe Tour  Swift, BenBen Swift (GBR)  Italy
29 March Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 3]  Italy
2 April Three Days of De Panne, Stage 3b UCI Europe Tour  Wiggins, BradleyBradley Wiggins (GBR)  Belgium De Panne
22 April Giro del Trentino, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Porte, RichieRichie Porte (AUS)  Italy Brentonico
24 April Giro del Trentino, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Porte, RichieRichie Porte (AUS)  Italy
28 April Tour de Romandie, Stage 1 UCI World Tour Team Time Trial [N 4]   Switzerland Juraparc
1 May Tour de Yorkshire, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour  Nordhaug, Lars PetterLars Petter Nordhaug (NOR)  United Kingdom Scarborough
  1. ↑ The riders on the squad were Chris Froome, Nicholas Roche, Vasil Kiryienka, Mikel Nieve, Peter Kennaugh, Kanstantsin Sivtsov and Xabier Zandio
  2. ↑ The riders on the squad were Bradley Wiggins, Christian Knees, Lars Petter Nordhaug, Richie Porte, Nicolas Roche, Luke Rowe, Ben Swift and Geraint Thomas
  3. ↑ The riders on the squad were Ben Swift, Philip Deignan, Nathan Earle, Chris Sutton, Kanstantsin Sivtsov, Ian Boswell and Sergio Henao
  4. ↑ The winning riders were Chris Froome, Danny Pate, Nicholas Roche, Peter Kennaugh, Luke Rowe, Ian Stannard, Geraint Thomas and Elia Viviani

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Team Sky sign Leopold König, Nicolas Roche, Wout Poels, Andy Fenn, Lars Petter Nordhaug". Sky Sports News (BSkyB). 1 October 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  2. ↑ Wynn, Nigel (30 September 2014). "Nicolas Roche joins Sky for 2015". Cycling Weekly (IPC Media). Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Team Sky sign Italian sprinter Elia Viviani for 2015". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 24 October 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Top 10 for Thomas and Wiggins". Team Sky (BSkyB). 13 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014. After working hard early on alongside Christian Knees (65th) and Salvatore Puccio (112th), Gabriel Rasch (117th) completed what was the final race of his career before moving on to become a Sports Director with the team.
  5. ↑ Farrelly, Tony (17 July 2014). "Team Sky's Jonathan Tiernan Locke gets 2 year ban for biological passport irregularities". Road.cc (Farrelly Atkinson Ltd.). Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Boasson Hagen signs for MTN-Qhubeka". Cyclingnews.com (Future plc). 27 August 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Dario Cataldo signs for Astana to be climbing domestique for Vincenzo Nibali and Fabio Aru". Sky Sports News (BSkyB). 1 October 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "Dombrowski looking for fresh start in 2015". Cyclingnews.com (Future plc). 8 October 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Edmondson signs for An Post-Chainreaction". Cyclingnews.com. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.