2015 Cofidis season

Cofidis
Cofidis
2015 season
	Cofidis team at the 2015 Brabantse Pijl
UCI code	COF
Status	UCI Professional Continental
Manager	Yvon Sanquer
Main sponsor(s)	Cofidis
Based	France
Bicycles	Orbea
Season victories
One-day races	6
Stage race overall	1
Stage race stages	11
National Championships	2
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The 2015 season for the Cofidis cycling team began in February at the Clásica de Almería. The team participated in UCI Europe Tour races and UCI World Tour events when given a wildcard invitation.

2015 roster

	Rider	Date of birth
Jonas Ahlstrand (SWE)		(1990-02-16) 16 February 1990 (age 34)
Yoann Bagot (FRA)		(1987-09-06) 6 September 1987 (age 37)
Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)		(1990-07-25) 25 July 1990 (age 34)
Steve Chainel (FRA)		(1983-09-06) 6 September 1983 (age 41)
Loïc Chetout (FRA)		(1992-09-23) 23 September 1992 (age 32)
Nicolas Edet (FRA)		(1987-12-02) 2 December 1987 (age 36)
Romain Hardy (FRA)		(1988-08-24) 24 August 1988 (age 36)
Gert Jõeäär (EST)		(1987-07-09) 9 July 1987 (age 37)
Christophe Laporte (FRA)		(1992-12-11) 11 December 1992 (age 31)
Cyril Lemoine (FRA)		(1983-03-03) 3 March 1983 (age 41)
Luis Ángel Maté (ESP)		(1984-03-23) 23 March 1984 (age 40)
Rudy Molard (FRA)		(1989-09-17) 17 September 1989 (age 35)
Daniel Navarro (ESP)		(1983-07-08) 8 July 1983 (age 41)

	Rider	Date of birth
Adrien Petit (FRA)		(1990-09-26) 26 September 1990 (age 34)
Dominique Rollin (CAN)		(1982-10-29) 29 October 1982 (age 41)
Stéphane Rossetto (FRA)		(1987-04-06) 6 April 1987 (age 37)
Florian Sénéchal (FRA)		(1993-07-10) 10 July 1993 (age 31)
Julien Simon (FRA)		(1985-10-04) 4 October 1985 (age 39)
Geoffrey Soupe (FRA)		(1988-03-22) 22 March 1988 (age 36)
Anthony Turgis (FRA)		(1994-05-16) 16 May 1994 (age 30)
Kenneth Vanbilsen (BEL)		(1990-06-01) 1 June 1990 (age 34)
Michael Van Staeyen (BEL)		(1988-08-13) 13 August 1988 (age 36)
Clément Venturini (FRA)		(1993-10-16) 16 October 1993 (age 31)
Louis Verhelst (BEL)		(1990-08-28) 28 August 1990 (age 34)
Romain Zingle (BEL)		(1987-01-29) 29 January 1987 (age 37)

Riders who joined the team for the 2015 season

Rider	2014 team
Jonas Ahlstrand^[1]	Giant–Shimano
Nacer Bouhanni^[2]	FDJ.fr
Steve Chainel^[3]	Ag2r–La Mondiale
Loïc Chetout	neo-pro (GSC Blagnac)
Dominique Rollin
Stéphane Rossetto	BigMat-Auber 93
Geoffrey Soupe	FDJ.fr
Anthony Turgis	neo-pro (CC Nogent-sur-Oise)
Kenneth Vanbilsen	Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise
Michael Van Staeyen^[4]	Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise

Riders who left the team during or after the 2014 season

Rider	2015 team
Jérémy Bescond	Charvieu-Chavagneux
Edwig Cammaerts	Veranclassic-Ekoi
Jérôme Coppel^[5]	IAM Cycling
Julien Fouchard
Egoitz García^[6]	Murias Taldea
Romain Lemarchand	Cult Energy Pro Cycling
Christophe Le Mével^[7]	Retired
Guillaume Levarlet	CC Nogent-sur-Oise
Stéphane Poulhies	Occitane CF
Rein Taaramäe^[8]	Astana

Season victories

Date	Race	Competition	Rider	Country	Location
22 February	Vuelta a Andalucía, Andalusian rider classification	UCI Europe Tour	Luis Ángel Maté (ESP)	Spain
7 April	Circuit de la Sarthe, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)	France	Varades
10 April	Circuit de la Sarthe, Stage 4	UCI Europe Tour	Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)	France	Le Lude
10 April	Circuit de la Sarthe, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour	Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)	France
16 April	Grand Prix de Denain	UCI Europe Tour	Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)	France	Denain
3 May	Tour de Yorkshire, Mountains classification	UCI Europe Tour	Nicolas Edet (FRA)	United Kingdom
7 May	Four Days of Dunkirk, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Jonas Ahlstrand (SWE)	France	Maubeuge
3 June	Tour de Luxembourg, Prologue	UCI Europe Tour	Adrien Petit (FRA)	Luxembourg	Luxembourg City
6 June	Boucles de la Mayenne, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Anthony Turgis (FRA)	France	Lassay-les-Châteaux
7 June	Boucles de la Mayenne, Overall	UCI Europe Tour	Anthony Turgis (FRA)	France
7 June	Boucles de la Mayenne, Young rider classification	UCI Europe Tour	Anthony Turgis (FRA)	France
8 June	Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 2	UCI World Tour	Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)	France	Parc des Oiseaux Villars-les-Dombes
10 June	Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 4	UCI World Tour	Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)	France	Sisteron
14 June	Critérium du Dauphiné, Points classification	UCI World Tour	Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)	France
24 June	Halle–Ingooigem	UCI Europe Tour	Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)	Belgium	Ingooigem [fr]
31 July	Circuito de Getxo	UCI Europe Tour	Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)	Spain	Getxo
12 August	Tour de l'Ain, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)	France	Saint-Vulbas
12 August	Tour de l'Ain, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)	France	Pont-de-Vaux
20 August	Tour du Limousin, Stage 3	UCI Europe Tour	Rudy Molard (FRA)	France	Aigurande
20 September	Grand Prix d'Isbergues	UCI Europe Tour	Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)	France	Isbergues
4 October	Tour de l'Eurométropole, Stage 4	UCI Europe Tour	Jonas Ahlstrand (SWE)	Belgium	Tournai
4 October	Tour de Vendée	UCI Europe Tour	Christophe Laporte (FRA)	France	La Roche-sur-Yon
13 October	Nationale Sluitingsprijs	UCI Europe Tour	Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)	Belgium	Putte

National, Continental and World champions 2015

Date	Discipline	Jersey	Rider	Country	Location
25 June	Estonian National Time Trial Champion		Gert Jõeäär (EST)	Estonia	Vändra
28 June	Estonian National Road Race Champion		Gert Jõeäär (EST)	Estonia	Vändra

References

^ 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 15 February 2015.
^ Hood, Andrew (1 August 2014). "Giro points champ Bouhanni to Cofidis; Boom to Astana". VeloNews. Archived from the original on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
^ Farrand, Stephen (1 August 2014). "Transfers: Cofidis confirms the arrival of Nacer Bouhanni". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
^ "Chainel arrive, Taaramäe s'en va" [Chainel arrives, Taaramäe goes]. L'Équipe (in French). 1 August 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
^ Windsor, Richard (11 December 2014). "IAM Cycling announce 2015 lineup, with 10 new signings". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
^ Windsor, Richard (1 December 2014). "New Pro Continental team hopes to replace Euskaltel-Euskadi as the 'model for Basque cycling'". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
^ "Le Mevel announces retirement". 11 November 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
^ "Taaramae signs one-year deal with Astana". cyclingnews.com. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.

External links

2015 Cofidis, Solutions Crédits season at ProCyclingStats

[1] 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 15 February 2015.

[2] Hood, Andrew (1 August 2014). "Giro points champ Bouhanni to Cofidis; Boom to Astana". VeloNews. Archived from the original on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.

[3] Farrand, Stephen (1 August 2014). "Transfers: Cofidis confirms the arrival of Nacer Bouhanni". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 15 February 2015.

[4] "Chainel arrive, Taaramäe s'en va" [Chainel arrives, Taaramäe goes]. L'Équipe (in French). 1 August 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.

[5] Windsor, Richard (11 December 2014). "IAM Cycling announce 2015 lineup, with 10 new signings". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 15 February 2015.

[6] Windsor, Richard (1 December 2014). "New Pro Continental team hopes to replace Euskaltel-Euskadi as the 'model for Basque cycling'". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 15 February 2015.

[7] "Le Mevel announces retirement". 11 November 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.

[8] "Taaramae signs one-year deal with Astana". cyclingnews.com. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.

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