# 2015 Team Giant–Alpecin season

The 2015 season for the Team Giant–Alpecin began in January with the Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they were 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. 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.

## Team roster

    As of 1 January 2015
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Nikias Arndt (GER) | Nikias Arndt (GER) | (1991-11-18)18 November 1991 (aged 23) |
| Bert De Backer (BEL) | Bert De Backer (BEL) | (1984-04-02)2 April 1984 (aged 30) |
| Warren Barguil (FRA) | Warren Barguil (FRA) | (1991-10-28)28 October 1991 (aged 23) |
| Lawson Craddock (USA) | Lawson Craddock (USA) | (1992-03-20)20 March 1992 (aged 22) |
| Roy Curvers (NED) | Roy Curvers (NED) | (1979-12-27)27 December 1979 (aged 35) |
| John Degenkolb (GER) | John Degenkolb (GER) | (1989-01-07)7 January 1989 (aged 25) |
| Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | (1990-11-11)11 November 1990 (aged 24) |
| Caleb Fairly (USA) | Caleb Fairly (USA) | (1987-02-19)19 February 1987 (aged 27) |
| Johannes Fröhlinger (GER) | Johannes Fröhlinger (GER) | (1985-06-09)9 June 1985 (aged 29) |
| Simon Geschke (GER) | Simon Geschke (GER) | (1986-03-13)13 March 1986 (aged 28) |
| Lars van der Haar (NED) | Lars van der Haar (NED) | (1991-07-23)23 July 1991 (aged 23) |
| Chad Haga (USA) | Chad Haga (USA) | (1988-08-26)26 August 1988 (aged 26) |
| Thierry Hupond (FRA) | Thierry Hupond (FRA) | (1984-11-10)10 November 1984 (aged 30) |
| Ji Cheng (CHN) | Ji Cheng (CHN) | (1987-07-15)15 July 1987 (aged 27) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Carter Jones (USA) | Carter Jones (USA) | (1989-02-27)27 February 1989 (aged 25) |
| Marcel Kittel (GER) | Marcel Kittel (GER) | (1988-05-11)11 May 1988 (aged 26) |
| Koen de Kort (NED) | Koen de Kort (NED) | (1982-09-08)8 September 1982 (aged 32) |
| Fredrik Ludvigsson (SWE) | Fredrik Ludvigsson (SWE) | (1994-04-28)28 April 1994 (aged 20) |
| Tobias Ludvigsson (SWE) | Tobias Ludvigsson (SWE) | (1991-02-22)22 February 1991 (aged 23) |
| Luka Mezgec (SLO) | Luka Mezgec (SLO) | (1988-06-27)27 June 1988 (aged 26) |
| Daan Olivier (NED) | Daan Olivier (NED) | (1992-11-24)24 November 1992 (aged 22) |
| Georg Preidler (AUT) | Georg Preidler (AUT) | (1990-06-17)17 June 1990 (aged 24) |
| Ramon Sinkeldam (NED) | Ramon Sinkeldam (NED) | (1989-02-09)9 February 1989 (aged 25) |
| Tom Stamsnijder (NED) | Tom Stamsnijder (NED) | (1985-05-15)15 May 1985 (aged 29) |
| Albert Timmer (NED) | Albert Timmer (NED) | (1985-06-13)13 June 1985 (aged 29) |
| Tom Veelers (NED) | Tom Veelers (NED) | (1984-09-14)14 September 1984 (aged 30) |
| Zico Waeytens (BEL) | Zico Waeytens (BEL) | (1991-09-29)29 September 1991 (aged 23) |
* ↑ Olivier retired from cycling in June.
| 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 |
| Rider | 2015 team |
| Jonas Ahlstrand | Cofidis |
| Brian Bulgaç | LottoNL–Jumbo |
| Thomas Damuseau | Roubaix-Lille Métropole |
| Dries Devenyns | IAM Cycling |
| Reinardt Janse van Rensburg | MTN–Qhubeka |
| Loh Sea Keong | SEG Racing Development |
| Tom Peterson | Retired |
| Matthieu Sprick | Retired |

## Season victories

| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
| 6 February | Dubai Tour, Stage 3 | UCI Asia Tour | John Degenkolb (GER) | United Arab Emirates | Hatta |
| 22 February | Tour du Haut Var, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | Luka Mezgec (SLO) | France | Draguignan |
| 22 February | Vuelta a Andalucía, Sprints classification | UCI Europe Tour | Simon Geschke (GER) | Spain | |
| 22 March | Milan–San Remo | UCI World Tour | John Degenkolb (GER) | Italy | Sanremo |
| 11 April | Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 6 | UCI World Tour | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Spain | Aia |
| 12 April | Paris–Roubaix | UCI World Tour | John Degenkolb (GER) | France | Roubaix |
| 14 May | Bayern–Rundfahrt, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | John Degenkolb (GER) | Germany | Selb |
| 17 May | Bayern–Rundfahrt, Stage 5 | UCI Europe Tour | John Degenkolb (GER) | Germany | Nuremberg |
| 17 May | Bayern–Rundfahrt, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | John Degenkolb (GER) | Germany | |
| 31 May | Velothon Berlin | UCI Europe Tour | Ramon Sinkeldam (NED) | Germany | Berlin |
| 13 June | Tour de Suisse, Stage 1 | UCI World Tour | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Switzerland | Risch-Rotkreuz |
| 21 June | Tour de Suisse, Stage 9 | UCI World Tour | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Switzerland | Bern |
| 22 July | Tour de France, Stage 17 | UCI World Tour | Simon Geschke (GER) | France | Pra-Loup |
| 2 August | Tour de Pologne, Stage 1 | UCI World Tour | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Poland | Warsaw |
| 8 August | Tour de Pologne, Points classification | UCI World Tour | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Poland | |
| 30 August | Vuelta a España, Stage 9 | UCI World Tour | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Spain | Benitachell |
| 7 September | Tour of Alberta, Stage 6 | UCI America Tour | Nikias Arndt (GER) | Canada | |
| 9 September | Vuelta a España, Stage 17 | UCI World Tour | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Spain | Burgos |
| 13 September | Vuelta a España, Stage 21 | UCI World Tour | John Degenkolb (GER) | Spain | Madrid |
| 13 September | Vuelta a España, Super-combativity award | UCI World Tour | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Spain | |
| 6 October | Binche–Chimay–Binche | UCI Europe Tour | Ramon Sinkeldam (NED) | Belgium | Binche |

## National, Continental and World champions 2015

| Date | Discipline | Jersey | Rider | Country | Location |
| 26 June | Austrian National Time Trial Champion | | Georg Preidler (AUT) | Austria | Sulz im Burgenland [de] |