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	4
Stage race overall	–
Stage race stages	13
National Championships	1

The 2015 season for the Giant–Alpecin is scheduled to begin in January with the Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, 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)		(1991-11-18)18 November 1991 (aged 23)
Bert de Backer (BEL)		(1984-04-02)2 April 1984 (aged 30)
Warren Barguil (FRA)		(1991-10-28)28 October 1991 (aged 23)
Lawson Craddock (USA)		(1992-03-20)20 March 1992 (aged 22)
Roy Curvers (NED)		(1979-12-27)27 December 1979 (aged 35)
John Degenkolb (GER)		(1989-01-07)7 January 1989 (aged 25)
Tom Dumoulin (NED)		(1990-11-11)11 November 1990 (aged 24)
Caleb Fairly (USA)		(1987-02-19)19 February 1987 (aged 27)
Johannes Fröhlinger (GER)		(1985-06-09)9 June 1985 (aged 29)
Simon Geschke (GER)		(1986-03-13)13 March 1986 (aged 28)
Lars van der Haar (NED)		(1991-07-23)23 July 1991 (aged 23)
Chad Haga (USA)		(1988-08-26)26 August 1988 (aged 26)
Thierry Hupond (FRA)		(1984-11-10)10 November 1984 (aged 30)
Ji Cheng (CHN)		(1987-07-15)15 July 1987 (aged 27)

	Rider	Date of birth
Carter Jones (USA)		(1989-02-27)27 February 1989 (aged 25)
Koen de Kort (NED)		(1982-09-08)8 September 1982 (aged 32)
Fredrik Ludvigsson (SWE)		(1994-04-28)28 April 1994 (aged 20)
Tobias Ludvigsson (SWE)		(1991-02-22)22 February 1991 (aged 23)
Luka Mezgec (SLO)		(1988-06-27)27 June 1988 (aged 26)
Daan Olivier^{[N 1]} (NED)		(1992-11-24)24 November 1992 (aged 22)
Georg Preidler (AUT)		(1990-06-17)17 June 1990 (aged 24)
Ramon Sinkeldam (NED)		(1989-02-09)9 February 1989 (aged 25)
Tom Stamsnijder (NED)		(1985-05-15)15 May 1985 (aged 29)
Albert Timmer (NED)		(1985-06-13)13 June 1985 (aged 29)
Tom Veelers (NED)		(1984-09-14)14 September 1984 (aged 30)
Zico Waeytens (BEL)		(1991-09-29)29 September 1991 (aged 23)

↑ Olivier retired from cycling in June.

Riders who joined the team for the 2015 season

Rider	2014 team
Carter Jones	neo-pro (Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies)
Fredrik Ludvigsson	neo-pro (Development Giant-Shimano)
Lars van der Haar	neo-pro (Development Giant-Shimano)
Zico Waeytens	Topsport 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 Keong	SEG Racing Development
Tom Peterson	Retired
Matthieu Sprick	Retired

Season victories

Date	Race	Competition	Rider	Country	Location
000000002016-02-06-00006 February	Dubai Tour, Stage 3	UCI Asia Tour	Degenkolb, JohnJohn Degenkolb (GER)	United Arab Emirates	Hatta
000000002016-02-22-000022 February	Tour du Haut Var, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Mezgec, LukaLuka Mezgec (SLO)	France	Draguignan
000000002016-03-22-000022 March	Milan–San Remo	UCI World Tour	Degenkolb, JohnJohn Degenkolb (GER)	Italy	Sanremo
000000002016-04-11-000011 April	Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 6	UCI World Tour	Dumoulin, TomTom Dumoulin (NED)	Spain	Aia
000000002016-04-12-000012 April	Paris–Roubaix	UCI World Tour	Degenkolb, JohnJohn Degenkolb (GER)	France	Roubaix
000000002016-05-14-000014 May	Bayern-Rundfahrt, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Degenkolb, JohnJohn Degenkolb (GER)	Germany	Selb
000000002016-05-17-000017 May	Bayern-Rundfahrt, Stage 5	UCI Europe Tour	Degenkolb, JohnJohn Degenkolb (GER)	Germany	Nürnberg
000000002016-05-17-000017 May	Bayern-Rundfahrt, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour	Degenkolb, JohnJohn Degenkolb (GER)	Germany
000000002016-05-31-000031 May	Velothon Berlin	UCI Europe Tour	Sinkeldam, RamonRamon Sinkeldam (NED)	Germany	Berlin
000000002016-06-13-000013 June	Tour de Suisse, Prologue	UCI World Tour	Dumoulin, TomTom Dumoulin (NED)	Switzerland	Risch-Rotkreuz
000000002016-06-21-000021 June	Tour de Suisse, Stage 9	UCI World Tour	Dumoulin, TomTom Dumoulin (NED)	Switzerland	Bern
000000002016-07-22-000022 July	Tour de France, Stage 17	UCI World Tour	Geschke, SimonSimon Geschke (GER)	France	Pra Loup
000000002016-08-02-00002 August	Tour de Pologne, Stage 1	UCI World Tour	Kittel, MarcelMarcel Kittel (GER)	Poland	Warsaw
000000002016-08-08-00008 August	Tour de Pologne, Points classification	UCI World Tour	Kittel, MarcelMarcel Kittel (GER)	Poland
000000002016-08-30-000030 August	Vuelta a España, Stage 9	UCI World Tour	Dumoulin, TomTom Dumoulin (NED)	Spain	Benitachell
000000002016-09-07-00007 September	Tour of Alberta, Stage 6	UCI America Tour	Arndt, NikiasNikias Arndt (GER)	Canada
000000002016-09-09-00009 September	Vuelta a España, Stage 17	UCI World Tour	Dumoulin, TomTom Dumoulin (NED)	Spain	Burgos
000000002016-09-13-000013 September	Vuelta a España, Stage 21	UCI World Tour	Degenkolb, JohnJohn Degenkolb (GER)	Spain	Madrid
000000002016-09-13-000013 September	Vuelta a España, Super-combativity award	UCI World Tour	Dumoulin, TomTom Dumoulin (NED)	Spain
000000002016-10-06-00006 October	Binche–Chimay–Binche	UCI Europe Tour	Sinkeldam, RamonRamon Sinkeldam (NED)	Belgium	Binche

National, Continental and World champions 2015

Date	Discipline	Jersey	Rider	Country	Location
000000002016-06-26-000026 June	Austrian National Time Trial Champion		Preidler, GeorgGeorg Preidler (AUT)	Austria	Sulz im Burgenland

References

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

External links

2015 Team Giant–Alpecin season profile at ProCyclingStats

Giant–Alpecin seasons

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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List of 2015 UCI WorldTeams and riders

AG2R La Mondiale Astana BMC Racing Team Cannondale–Garmin Etixx–Quick-Step FDJ Giant–Alpecin IAM Cycling Team Katusha Lampre–Merida LottoNL–Jumbo Lotto–Soudal Movistar Team Orica–GreenEDGE Team Sky Team Tinkoff–Saxo Trek Factory Racing

List of 2015 UCI Women's Teams and riders

Ale Cipollini Aromitalia Vaiano Astana–Acca Due O BePink LaClassica Bigla Pro Cycling Team Bizkaia–Durango BMW p/b Happy Tooth Dental Boels Dolmans Cycling Team BTC City Ljubljana BZK Pro Basic China Chongming–Liv–Champion System Pro Cycling Feminine Cycling Team Hitec Products Inpa Sottoli Giusfredi Itau Shimano Ladies Power Team Lensworld.eu–Zannata Lointek Lotto Soudal Ladies Matrix Fitness No Radunion Vitalogic Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies Orica–AIS Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team Pepper Palace Pro Cycling p/b The Happy Tooth Poitou–Charentes.Futuroscope.86 Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team S.C. Michela Fanini Rox Servetto Footon Team Liv–Plantur Team Rytger Team TIBCO–SVB Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Topsport Vlaanderen–Pro–Duo TWENTY16 presented by Sho–Air UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team Velocio–SRAM Wiggle Honda Xirayas de San Luis – OPW

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