2015 UCI World Tour

2015 UCI World Tour
Seventh edition of the UCI World Tour
Details
Dates 20 January – 4 October
Location Europe, Canada, and Australia
Rounds 28
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The 2015 UCI World Tour is the seventh edition of the ranking system launched by the International Cycling Union (UCI) in 2009. The series started with the opening stage of the Tour Down Under on 20 January, and will be concluded with the Giro di Lombardia on 4 October.

Teams

The UCI WorldTeams will compete in the World Tour, with UCI Professional Continental teams, or national squads, able to enter at the discretion of the organisers of each event. The 17 WorldTeams in 2015 are:[1]

Code Official Team Name Licence holder Country Groupset Bike
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
EQS Etixx-Quick Step (2015 season) Esperanza bvba  Belgium Shimano Specialized
FDJ FDJ (2015 season) Société de Gestion de L'Echappée  France Shimano Lapierre
IAM IAM Cycling (2015 season) IAM Independent Asset Management SA   Switzerland Shimano Scott
LAM Lampre-Merida (2015 season) CGS Cycling Team AG  Italy Shimano Merida
LTS Lotto-Soudal (2015 season) Belgian Cycling Company sa  Belgium Campagnolo Ridley
MOV Movistar Team (2015 season) Abarca Sports S.L.  Spain Campagnolo Canyon
OGE Orica-GreenEDGE (2015 season) GreenEdge Cycling  Australia Shimano Scott
TCG Team Cannondale-Garmin (2015 season) Slipstream Sports, LLC  United States Shimano Cannondale
TGA Team Giant-Alpecin (2015 season) SMS Cycling B.V.  Germany Shimano Giant
KAT Team Katusha (2015 season) Katusha Management SA  Russia Shimano Canyon
TLJ Team LottoNL-Jumbo (2015 season) Rabo Wielerploegen  Netherlands Shimano Bianchi
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

Events

All events from the 2014 UCI World Tour are included, except the Tour of Beijing, which will no longer be organised.[2] The three Grand Tour events are highlighted in green.

Race Date Winner Second Third Other points[3]
(4th place onwards)		 Stage points[3]
Australia Tour Down Under January 20 – 25  Rohan Dennis (AUS) 100 pts  Richie Porte (AUS) 80 pts  Cadel Evans (AUS) 70 pts 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 6, 4, 2, 1, 1
France Paris–Nice March 8 – 15  Richie Porte (AUS) 100 pts  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) 80 pts  Simon Špilak (SLO) 70 pts 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 6, 4, 2, 1, 1
Italy Tirreno–Adriatico March 11 – 17  Nairo Quintana (COL) 100 pts  Bauke Mollema (NED) 80 pts  Rigoberto Urán (COL) 70 pts 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 6, 4, 2, 1, 1
Italy Milan–San Remo March 22  John Degenkolb (GER) 100 pts  Alexander Kristoff (NOR) 80 pts  Michael Matthews (AUS) 70 pts 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 N/A
Spain Volta a Catalunya March 23 – 29  Richie Porte (AUS) 100 pts  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) 80 pts  Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) 70 pts 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 6, 4, 2, 1, 1
Belgium E3 Harelbeke March 27  Geraint Thomas (GBR) 80 pts  Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) 60 pts  Matteo Trentin (ITA) 50 pts 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A
Belgium Gent–Wevelgem March 29  Luca Paolini (ITA) 80 pts  Niki Terpstra (NED) 60 pts  Geraint Thomas (GBR) 50 pts 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A
Belgium Tour of Flanders April 5  Alexander Kristoff (NOR) 100 pts  Niki Terpstra (NED) 80 pts  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) 70 pts 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 N/A
Spain Tour of the Basque Country April 6 – 11  Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) 100 pts  Sergio Henao (COL) 80 pts  Jon Izagirre (ESP) 70 pts 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 6, 4, 2, 1, 1
France Paris–Roubaix April 12  John Degenkolb (GER) 100 pts  Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) 80 pts  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) 70 pts 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 N/A
Netherlands Amstel Gold Race April 19  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) 80 pts  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) 60 pts  Michael Matthews (AUS) 50 pts 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A
Belgium La Flèche Wallonne April 22  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) 80 pts  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) 60 pts  Michael Albasini (SUI) 50 pts 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A
Belgium Liège–Bastogne–Liège April 26  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) 100 pts  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) 80 pts  Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) 70 pts 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 N/A
Switzerland Tour de Romandie April 28 – May 3 100 pts 80 pts 70 pts 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 6, 4, 2, 1, 1
Italy Giro d'Italia May 9 – 31 170 pts 130 pts 100 pts 90, 80, 70, 60, 52, 44, 38, 32, 26, 22, 18, 14, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 16, 8, 4, 2, 1
France Critérium du Dauphiné June 7 – 14 100 pts 80 pts 70 pts 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 6, 4, 2, 1, 1
Switzerland Tour de Suisse June 13 – 21 100 pts 80 pts 70 pts 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 6, 4, 2, 1, 1
France Tour de France July 4 – 26 200 pts 150 pts 120 pts 110, 100, 90, 80, 70, 60, 50, 40, 30, 24, 20, 16, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4 20, 10, 6, 4, 2
Spain Clásica de San Sebastián August 1 80 pts 60 pts 50 pts 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A
Poland Tour de Pologne August 2 – 8 100 pts 80 pts 70 pts 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 6, 4, 2, 1, 1
BelgiumNetherlands Eneco Tour August 10 – 16 100 pts 80 pts 70 pts 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 6, 4, 2, 1, 1
Spain Vuelta a España August 22  – September 13 170 pts 130 pts 100 pts 90, 80, 70, 60, 52, 44, 38, 32, 26, 22, 18, 14, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 16, 8, 4, 2, 1
Germany Vattenfall Cyclassics August 23 80 pts 60 pts 50 pts 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A
France GP Ouest-France August 30 80 pts 60 pts 50 pts 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A
Canada GP de Québec September 11 80 pts 60 pts 50 pts 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A
Canada GP de Montréal September 13 80 pts 60 pts 50 pts 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A
United States Team time trial at the World Championships[nb 1] September 20 200 pts 170 pts 140 pts 130, 120, 110, 100, 90, 80, 70 N/A
Italy Giro di Lombardia October 4 100 pts 80 pts 70 pts 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 N/A
Notes
  1. ↑ The World Team Time Trial Championship awards points only in the team rankings, not in the individual or national standings.[3]

Points standings

Standings after Liège–Bastogne–Liège.

Individual

[4]

Riders tied with the same number of points were classified by number of victories, then number of second places, third places, and so on, in World Tour events and stages.[3]

Rank Name Team Points
1  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Movistar Team 338
2  Richie Porte (AUS) Team Sky 303
3  Alexander Kristoff (NOR) Team Katusha 237
4  John Degenkolb (GER) Giant-Alpecin 232
5  Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) Team Katusha 230
6  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) Etixx-Quick Step 195
7  Rui Costa (POR) Lampre-Merida 194
8  Geraint Thomas (GBR) Team Sky 184
9  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) BMC Racing Team 178
10  Nairo Quintana (COL) Movistar Team 168
11  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) Etixx-Quick Step 159
12  Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) Ag2r-La Mondiale 156
13  Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) Etixx-Quick Step 152
14  Niki Terpstra (NED) Etixx-Quick Step 140
15  Michael Matthews (AUS) Orica-GreenEDGE 139
16  Peter Sagan (SVK) Tinkoff-Saxo 136
17  Rigoberto Urán (COL) Etixx-Quick Step 133
18  Sergio Henao (COL) Team Sky 130
19  Rohan Dennis (AUS) BMC Racing Team 114
20  Alberto Contador (ESP) Tinkoff-Saxo 114
21  Lars Boom (NED) Astana 101
22  Bauke Mollema (NED) Trek Factory Racing 88
23  Tony Gallopin (FRA) Lotto-Soudal 82
24  Luca Paolini (ITA) Team Katusha 80
25  Simon Špilak (SLO) Team Katusha 78

Team

[5]

Team rankings are calculated by adding the ranking points of the top five riders of a team in the table, plus points gained in the World Team Time Trial Championship (WTTT).

Rank Team Points Top 5 riders (if applicable)
1 Etixx-Quick Step 779 Kwiatkowski (195), Alaphilippe (159), Štybar (152), Terpstra (140), Urán (133)
2 Team Sky 673 Porte (303), Thomas (184), Ser. Henao (130), Poels (36), Rowe (20)
3 Movistar Team 663 Valverde (338), N. Quintana (168), J. Izagirre (73), Fernández (52), G. Izagirre (32)
4 Team Katusha 659 Kristoff (237), Rodríguez (230), Paolini (80), Špilak (78), D. Moreno (34)
5 BMC Racing Team 410 Van Avermaet (178), Dennis (114), Evans (76), Atapuma (30), Oss (12)
6 Tinkoff-Saxo 328 P. Sagan (136), Contador (114), Kreuziger (54), Breschel (22), Bodnar (2)
7 Orica-GreenEDGE 326 Matthews (139), S. Yates (52), Albasini (50), Keukeleire (46), Impey (39)
8 Lampre-Merida 317 Costa (194), Bonifazio (51), Valls (41), Cimolai (30), Pozzato (1)
9 Giant-Alpecin 302 Degenkolb (232), T. Dumoulin (70)
10 Astana 241 Boom (101), Fuglsang (52), Aru (42), Scarponi (40), Landa (6)
11 Lotto-Soudal 236 Gallopin (82), Benoot (50), Debusschere (48), Roelandts (48), Wellens (8)
12 Ag2r-La Mondiale 221 Pozzovivo (156), Bardet (40), Vuillermoz (23), Nocentini (1), S. Dumoulin (1)
13 Trek Factory Racing 138 Mollema (88), Cancellara (41), Felline (6), Nizzolo (3)
14 IAM Cycling 74 Elmiger (56), Pantano (11), Haussler (6), Brändle (1)
15 LottoNL-Jumbo 70 Vanmarcke (52), Kelderman (14), Bennett (4)
16 FDJ 69 Pinot (64), Démare (4), Reza (1)
17 Cannondale-Garmin 25 Bauer (10), D. Martin (7), Slagter (6), Danielson (2)

Nation

[6]

National rankings are calculated by adding the ranking points of the top five riders registered in a nation in the table. The national rankings are also used to determine how many riders a country could have in the World Championships.

Rank Nation Points Top 5 riders (if applicable)
1  Spain 807 Valverde (338), Rodríguez (230), Contador (114), J. Izagirre (73), Fernández (52)
2  Australia 638 Porte (303), Matthews (139), Dennis (114), Evans (76), Haussler (6)
3  Colombia 472 N. Quintana (168), Urán (133), Ser. Henao (130), Atapuma (30), Pantano (11)
4  Netherlands 435 Terpstra (140), Boom (101), Mollema (88), T. Dumoulin (70), Poels (36)
5  Italy 379 Pozzovivo (156), Paolini (80), Bonifazio (51), Trentin (50), Aru (42)
6  Belgium 376 Van Avermaet (178), Vanmarcke (52), Benoot (50), Debusschere (48), Roelandts (48)
7  France 368 Alaphilippe (159), Gallopin (82), Pinot (64), Bardet (40), Vuillermoz (23)
8  Great Britain 266 Thomas (184), S. Yates (52), Rowe (20), A. Yates (10)
9  Germany 241 Degenkolb (232), Greipel (6), T. Martin (3)
10  Norway 237 Kristoff (237)
11  Czech Republic 206 Štybar (152), Kreuziger (54)
12  Poland 198 Kwiatkowski (195), Bodnar (2), Majka (1)
13  Portugal 194 Costa (194)
14   Switzerland 147 Elmiger (56), Albasini (50), Cancellara (41)
15  Slovakia 136 P. Sagan (136)

Leader progress

Event
(Winner)		 Individual Team Nation
Tour Down Under
(Rohan Dennis)		 Rohan Dennis BMC Racing Team Australia
Paris–Nice
(Richie Porte)		 Richie Porte Team Sky
Tirreno–Adriatico
(Nairo Quintana)
Milan – San Remo
(John Degenkolb)
E3 Harelbeke
(Geraint Thomas)
Volta a Catalunya
(Richie Porte)
Gent–Wevelgem
(Luca Paolini)
Tour of Flanders
(Alexander Kristoff)
Tour of the Basque Country
(Joaquim Rodríguez)
Paris–Roubaix
(John Degenkolb)
Amstel Gold Race
(Michał Kwiatkowski)		 Etixx-Quick Step
La Flèche Wallonne
(Alejandro Valverde)
Liège–Bastogne–Liège
(Alejandro Valverde)		 Alejandro Valverde Spain

References

  1. ↑ http://www.uci.ch/road/teams/
  2. ↑ "UCI confirm WorldTour Calendar 2015". Cycling News. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Part 2: Road races" (PDF). UCI.ch. Union Cycliste Internationale. 24 January 2015. pp. 58–59. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "UCI WorldTour Ranking – 2015: Individual (12)". UCI World Tour. Infostrada Sports; Union Cycliste Internationale. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "UCI WorldTour Ranking – 2015: Team (12)". UCI World Tour. Infostrada Sports; Union Cycliste Internationale. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "UCI WorldTour Ranking – 2015: Nation (12)". UCI World Tour. Infostrada Sports; Union Cycliste Internationale. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.

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