2015 Tour de San Luis
| 2015 UCI America Tour | |||
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 18–25 January 2015 | ||
| Stages | 7 | ||
| Distance | 948.2 km (589.2 mi) | ||
| Winning time | 22h 37' 07"[1] (41.912 km/h or 26.043 mph) | ||
| Palmares | |||
| Winner |  Daniel Díaz (Argentina) |
(Carrefour Funvic Soul Cycling Team) | |
| Second |  Rodolfo Torres (Colombia) |
(Colombia) | |
| Third | Nairo Quintana (Colombia) |
(Movistar Team) | |
The 2015 Tour de San Luis was the 9th edition of the Tour de San Luis stage race. It was part of the 2015 UCI America Tour, and took place in Argentina between 18 and 25 January 2015. The race was won by Daniel Díaz[2] of the Carrefour Funvic Soul Cycling Team squad, which displayed a dominant performance by winning stages 2, 4 and 6,[3] all of the top mountain finish stages. Another notable performance came from Fernando Gaviria, who won two sprint stages ahead of former world champion Mark Cavendish.
Teams
26 teams were selected to take part in the event. This included six UCI World Tour teams.[4]
- Movistar Team
- San Luis Somos Todos
- AG2R La Mondiale
- Etixx–Quick-Step
- Team Europcar
- Lampre–Merida
- Cannondale–Garmin
- Team Katusha
- Argentina national cycling team
- Team Novo Nordisk
- Androni Giocattoli
- UnitedHealthcare
- Bretagne–Séché Environnement
- Nippo–Vini Fantini
- Colombia
- Jamis–Hagens Berman
- Buenos Aires Provincia
- Carrefour Funvic Soul Cycling Team
- Inteja - MMR Dominican Cycling Team
- Cycling Academy Team
- Italy national cycling team
- Colombia national cycling team
- Cuba national cycling team
- Chile national cycling team
- Panama national cycling team
- Sindicato Empleados Públicos of San Juan
Stages
The race included seven stages, one of which was a summit finish, one an individual time trial and the others medium mountain stages.[5]
| Stage | Date | Course | Type | Distance | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monday 19 January | San Luis – Villa Mercedes |  | Hilly stage | 186.8 km (116 mi) | Fernando Gaviria (COL) |
| 2 | Tuesday 20 January | La Punta – Mirador de Potrero | | Hilly stage | 185.3 km (115 mi) | Daniel Díaz (ARG) |
| 3 | Wednesday 21 January | Concarán – Juana Koslay | | Hilly stage | 176.3 km (110 mi) | Fernando Gaviria (COL) |
| 4 | Thursday 22 January | Villa Dolores – Alto El Amago |  | Mountain stage | 142.5 km (89 mi) | Daniel Díaz (ARG) |
| 5 | Friday 23 January | San Luis – San Luis |  | Individual time trial | 17.4 km (11 mi) |  Adriano Malori (ITA) |
| 6 | Saturday 24 January | Achiras – Filo Sierras Comechingones | | Hilly stage | 117.5 km (73 mi) |  Kleber Ramos (BRA) |
| 6 | Sunday 25 January | San Luis – San Luis | | Hilly stage | 122.4 km (76 mi) |  Mark Cavendish (GBR) |
General classification
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Díaz (ARG)  |
Carrefour Funvic Soul Cycling Team | 24h 03' 16" |
| 2 | Rodolfo Torres (COL) |
Colombia | + 1' 05" |
| 3 | Nairo Quintana (COL) |
Movistar Team | + 1' 34" |
| 4 | Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) |
Bretagne–Séché Environnement | + 2' 02" |
| 5 | Rodrigo Contreras (COL) |
Selección de Colombia | + 3' 16" |
| 6 |  Daniel Moreno (SPA) |
Team Katusha | + 3' 26" |
| 7 |  Joe Dombrowski (USA) |
Cannondale–Garmin | + 5' 29" |
| 8 | Daniel Jaramillo (COL) |
Jamis–Hagens Berman | + 5' 35" |
| 9 | Leandro Messineo (ARG) |
San Luis Somos Todos | + 5' 39" |
| 10 |  Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) |
Team Katusha | + 5' 39" |
References
- ↑ "Clasificación Oficial del Tour de San Luis 2015" [Official Classification of Tour de San Luis] (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ↑ "Tour de San Luis 2015: Stage 7 Results". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ↑ "Tour de San Luis 2015 - General Classification". Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ↑ "Tour de San Luis 2015 - General Classification". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ↑ "Tour de San Luis 2015 - General Classification". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
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