The 2015 UCI World Tour was the seventh edition of the ranking system launched by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) in 2009. The series started with the opening stage of the Tour Down Under on 20 January, and concluded with Il Lombardia on 4 October.
| Seventh edition of the UCI World Tour | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20 January – 4 October |
| Location | Europe, Canada, and Australia |
| Races | 28 |
| Champions | |
| Individual champion | Alejandro Valverde (Spain) (Movistar Team) |
| Teams' champion | Movistar Team |
| Nations' champion | Spain |
For the second successive year, Spain's Alejandro Valverde won the World Tour individual points title, amassing 675 points over the course of the season. The Movistar Team rider finished 201 points clear of his closest rival and compatriot Joaquim Rodríguez of Team Katusha, while Colombian rider Nairo Quintana was third – also for the Movistar Team – 17 points behind Rodríguez and 218 points in arrears of Valverde. In the teams' rankings, Movistar Team finished top for the third year running, with a total of 1619 points. Second place went to Team Katusha, 13 points behind, while Team Sky finished in third position. The nations' rankings was comfortably headed by Spain, with a points advantage of 839 over Italy, who moved into second at the final race with Vincenzo Nibali's victory at Il Lombardia.
Teams
editThe UCI WorldTeams competed in the World Tour, with UCI Professional Continental teams, or national squads, able to enter at the discretion of the organisers of each event.
| Code | Official team name | Licence holder | Country | Groupset | Bicycles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| TCG | Cannondale–Garmin (2015 season) | Slipstream Sports, LLC | United States | Shimano | Cannondale |
| EQS | Etixx–Quick-Step (2015 season) | Esperanza bvba | Belgium | Shimano | Specialized |
| FDJ | FDJ (2015 season) | Société de Gestion de L'Echappée | France | Shimano | Lapierre |
| TGA | Team Giant–Alpecin (2015 season) | SMS Cycling B.V. | Germany | Shimano | Giant |
| IAM | IAM Cycling (2015 season) | Switzerland | Shimano | Scott | |
| KAT | Team Katusha (2015 season) | Katusha Management SA | Russia | Shimano | Canyon |
| LAM | Lampre–Merida (2015 season) | CGS Cycling Team AG | Italy | Shimano | Merida |
| LTS | Lotto–Soudal (2015 season) | Belgian Cycling Company sa | Belgium | Campagnolo | Ridley |
| TLJ | LottoNL–Jumbo (2015 season) | Rabo Wielerploegen | Netherlands | Shimano | Bianchi |
| MOV | Movistar Team (2015 season) | Abarca Sports S.L. | Spain | Campagnolo | Canyon |
| OGE | Orica–GreenEDGE (2015 season) | GreenEdge Cycling | Australia | Shimano | Scott |
| 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
editAll events from the 2014 UCI World Tour are included, except the Tour of Beijing, which will no longer be organised.[2]
| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third | Other points[3] (4th place onwards) |
Stage points[3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Tour de Romandie | April 28 – May 3 | Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) | 100 pts | Simon Špilak (SLO) | 80 pts | Chris Froome (GBR) | 70 pts | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 |
| Giro d'Italia | May 9 – 31 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | 170 pts | Fabio Aru (ITA) | 130 pts | Mikel Landa (ESP) | 100 pts | 90, 80, 70, 60, 52, 44, 38, 32, 26, 22, 18, 14, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 | 16, 8, 4, 2, 1 |
| Critérium du Dauphiné | June 7 – 14 | Chris Froome (GBR) | 100 pts | Tejay van Garderen (USA) | 80 pts | Rui Costa (POR) | 70 pts | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 |
| Tour de Suisse | June 13 – 21 | Simon Špilak (SLO) | 100 pts | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | 80 pts | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | 70 pts | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 |
| Tour de France | July 4 – 26 | Chris Froome (GBR) | 200 pts | Nairo Quintana (COL) | 150 pts | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | 120 pts | 110, 100, 90, 80, 70, 60, 50, 40, 30, 24, 20, 16, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4 | 20, 10, 6, 4, 2 |
| Clásica de San Sebastián | August 1 | Adam Yates (GBR) | 80 pts | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | 60 pts | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | 50 pts | 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 | N/A |
| Tour de Pologne | August 2 – 8 | Jon Izagirre (ESP) | 100 pts | Bart De Clercq (BEL) | 80 pts | Ben Hermans (BEL) | 70 pts | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 |
| Eneco Tour | August 10 – 16 | Tim Wellens (BEL) | 100 pts | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | 80 pts | Wilco Kelderman (NED) | 70 pts | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 |
| Vuelta a España | August 22 – September 13 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | 170 pts | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | 130 pts | Rafał Majka (POL) | 100 pts | 90, 80, 70, 60, 52, 44, 38, 32, 26, 22, 18, 14, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 | 16, 8, 4, 2, 1 |
| Vattenfall Cyclassics | August 23 | André Greipel (GER) | 80 pts | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | 60 pts | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | 50 pts | 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 | N/A |
| GP Ouest-France | August 30 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | 80 pts | Simone Ponzi (ITA) | 0 pts[nb 1] | Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) | 50 pts | 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 | N/A |
| GP de Québec | September 11 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | 80 pts | Michael Matthews (AUS) | 60 pts | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | 50 pts | 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 | N/A |
| GP de Montréal | September 13 | Tim Wellens (BEL) | 80 pts | Adam Yates (GBR) | 60 pts | Rui Costa (POR) | 50 pts | 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 | N/A |
| Team time trial at the World Championships[nb 2] | September 20 | BMC Racing Team | 200 pts | Etixx–Quick-Step | 170 pts | Movistar Team | 140 pts | 130, 120, 110, 100, 90, 80, 70 | N/A |
| Il Lombardia | October 4 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | 100 pts | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | 80 pts | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | 70 pts | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | N/A |
- Notes
- ^ As Ponzi rode for Southeast Pro Cycling, which is not a World Tour team, he was ineligible to score points towards the UCI World Tour standings.
- ^ The World Team Time Trial Championship awards points only in the team rankings, not in the individual or national standings.[3]
Final standings
editIndividual
edit[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]
- 215 riders scored points. 48 other riders finished in positions that would have earned them points, but they were ineligible as members of non-WorldTour teams.
Team
edit[5] Team rankings were 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).
Nation
edit[6] National rankings were calculated by adding the ranking points of the top five riders registered in a nation in the table. The national rankings, as of 15 August, were 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 | 1945 | Valverde (675), Rodríguez (474), Contador (407), D. Moreno (216), J. Izagirre (173) |
| 2 | Italy | 1106 | Aru (448), Pozzovivo (242), Nibali (238), Ulissi (98), Paolini (80) |
| 3 | Colombia | 1099 | N. Quintana (457), Urán (301), Ser. Henao (167), Chaves (134), Atapuma (40) |
| 4 | Great Britain | 1041 | Froome (430), Thomas (283), A. Yates (150), S. Yates (148), Cavendish (30) |
| 5 | Belgium | 905 | Van Avermaet (324), Wellens (195), Gilbert (179), De Clercq (106), Benoot (101) |
| 6 | France | 881 | Pinot (319), Bardet (206), Alaphilippe (180), Gallopin (127), Vuillermoz (49) |
| 7 | Netherlands | 848 | T. Dumoulin (271), Mollema (212), Terpstra (140), Gesink (114), Kelderman (111) |
| 8 | Australia | 777 | Porte (314), Matthews (221), Dennis (135), Evans (76), Rogers (31) |
| 9 | Germany | 587 | Degenkolb (302), Greipel (203), T. Martin (40), Geschke (32), Kittel (10) |
| 10 | Norway | 453 | Kristoff (453) |
| 11 | Poland | 376 | Kwiatkowski (195), Majka (165), Bodnar (16) |
| 12 | Portugal | 355 | Costa (324), Oliveira (24), Cardoso (6), Machado (1) |
| 13 | Czech Republic | 306 | Štybar (172), König (70), Kreuziger (64) |
| 14 | Slovenia | 294 | Špilak (269), Polanc (16), Mezgec (9) |
| 15 | Switzerland | 270 | Frank (72), Albasini (62), Cancellara (59), Elmiger (56), Morabito (21) |
- Riders from 34 countries scored points.
Leader progress
editReferences
edit- ^ "Registration of UCI WorldTeams and UCI Professional Continental Teams for the 2015 season". UCI.ch. Union Cycliste Internationale. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "UCI confirm WorldTour Calendar 2015". Cycling News. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Part 2: Road races" (PDF). UCI.ch. Union Cycliste Internationale. 24 January 2015. pp. 58–59. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ "UCI WorldTour Ranking – 2015: Individual". UCI World Tour. Infostrada Sports; Union Cycliste Internationale. 4 October 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "UCI WorldTour Ranking – 2015: Team". UCI World Tour. Infostrada Sports; Union Cycliste Internationale. 4 October 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "UCI WorldTour Ranking – 2015: Nation". UCI World Tour. Infostrada Sports; Union Cycliste Internationale. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.[permanent dead link]