# 2015 Herald Sun Tour

The 2015 Jayco Herald Sun Tour was the 62nd edition of the Herald Sun Tour road cycling stage race. The race was rated as 2.1 and was part of the 2015 UCI Oceania Tour. The 2015 race consisted of five stages in Victoria, starting in Melbourne on 4 February and finished at the summit finish on Arthurs Seat on 8 February.
The race was won by Australian Cameron Meyer of the Orica–GreenEDGE cycling team. Meyer succeeded his teammate Simon Clarke, who won the 2014 edition of the race and finished fourth in the 2015 race. Meyer had taken over the overall lead following a victory in the first road stage of the race and was able to defend his lead through the remaining stages. The other riders to finish on the overall podium were Patrick Bevin and Joseph Cooper (both Avanti Racing Team).
Meyer also won the points classification, while Cameron Bayly (Search2retain–Health.com.au) won the mountains classification and Robert Power (Jayco–AIS Australia U23) won the young rider classification. Orica–GreenEDGE won the teams classification.

## Teams

16 teams entered the 2015 Herald Sun Tour, of which one (Orica–GreenEDGE) was a UCI World Tour team and three were national teams.
* Orica–GreenEDGE
* MTN–Qhubeka
* UnitedHealthcare
* Androni Giocattoli
* Drapac Professional Cycling
* JLT–Condor
* Avanti Racing Team
* Team Budget Forklifts
* Search2retain–Health.com.au
* Charter Mason–Giant Racing Team
* Navitas Satalyst
* African Wildlife Safaris Cycling Team
* Data#3–Symantec Racing Team p/b Scody
* Australia
* Great Britain
* Jayco–AIS Australia U23

## Route

List of stages :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner |
| P | 4 February | Melbourne | 2.1 km (1.3 mi) | Individual time trial | Will Clarke (AUS) |
| 1 | 5 February | Mount Macedon to Bendigo | 146.2 km (90.8 mi) | Hilly stage | Cameron Meyer (AUS) |
| 2 | 6 February | Bendigo to Nagambie | 117.9 km (73.3 mi) | Flat stage | Caleb Ewan (AUS) |
| 3 | 7 February | Mitchellstown to Nagambie | 146.7 km (91.2 mi) | Flat stage | Caleb Ewan (AUS) |
| 4 | 8 February | Arthurs Seat to Arthurs Seat | 122 km (75.8 mi) | Hilly stage | Patrick Bevin (NZL) |

## Stages
### Prologue
#### 4 February 2015 — Melbourne, 2.1 km (1.3 mi), individual time trial (ITT)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Will Clarke (AUS) | Drapac Professional Cycling | 2' 35" |
| 2 | Caleb Ewan (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 1" |
| 3 | Brenton Jones (AUS) | Drapac Professional Cycling | + 1" |
| 4 | Sam Bewley (NZL) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 2" |
| 5 | Neil Van der Ploeg (AUS) | Avanti Racing Team | + 2" |
| 6 | Michael Hepburn (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 2" |
| 7 | Simon Clarke (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 2" |
| 8 | Patrick Bevin (NZL) | Avanti Racing Team | + 2" |
| 9 | Paul van der Ploeg (AUS) | Charter Mason–Giant Racing Team | + 2" |
| 10 | Joseph Cooper (NZL) | Avanti Racing Team | + 3" |

### Stage 1
#### 5 February 2015 — Mount Macedon to Bendigo, 146.2 km (90.8 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Cameron Meyer (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | 3h 29' 47" |
| 2 | Joseph Cooper (NZL) | Avanti Racing Team | + 0" |
| 3 | Patrick Bevin (NZL) | Avanti Racing Team | + 10" |
| 4 | Simon Clarke (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 10" |
| 5 | Daniel Summerhill (USA) | UnitedHealthcare | + 10" |
| 6 | Franco Pellizotti (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli | + 10" |
| 7 | Serge Pauwels (BEL) | MTN–Qhubeka | + 10" |
| 8 | Grant Ferguson (GBR) | Great Britain (national team) | + 10" |
| 9 | Damien Howson (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 10" |
| 10 | Brendan Canty (AUS) | Team Budget Forklifts | + 10" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Cameron Meyer (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | 3h 32' 15" |
| 2 | Joseph Cooper (NZL) | Avanti Racing Team | + 4" |
| 3 | Patrick Bevin (NZL) | Avanti Racing Team | + 15" |
| 4 | Simon Clarke (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 19" |
| 5 | Lachlan Norris (AUS) | Drapac Professional Cycling | + 23" |
| 6 | Damien Howson (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 23" |
| 7 | Daniel Summerhill (USA) | UnitedHealthcare | + 24" |
| 8 | Lachlan Morton (AUS) | Australia (national team) | + 27" |
| 9 | Scott Davies (GBR) | Great Britain (national team) | + 28" |
| 10 | Mitchell Cooper (AUS) | Navitas Satalyst | + 28" |

### Stage 2
#### 6 February 2015 — Bendigo to Nagambie, 117.9 km (73.3 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Caleb Ewan (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | 2h 38' 51" |
| 2 | Steele Von Hoff (AUS) | Australia (national team) | + 0" |
| 3 | Sam Witmitz (AUS) | Team Budget Forklifts | + 0" |
| 4 | John Murphy (USA) | UnitedHealthcare | + 0" |
| 5 | Brenton Jones (AUS) | Drapac Professional Cycling | + 0" |
| 6 | Massimo Graziato (ITA) | African Wildlife Safaris Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 7 | James Mowatt (AUS) | Data#3–Symantec Racing Team p/b Scody | + 0" |
| 8 | Graham Briggs (GBR) | JLT–Condor | + 0" |
| 9 | Michael Rice (AUS) | Search2retain–Health.com.au | + 0" |
| 10 | Tanner Putt (USA) | UnitedHealthcare | + 0" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Cameron Meyer (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | 6h 11' 06" |
| 2 | Joseph Cooper (NZL) | Avanti Racing Team | + 4" |
| 3 | Patrick Bevin (NZL) | Avanti Racing Team | + 15" |
| 4 | Simon Clarke (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 19" |
| 5 | Lachlan Norris (AUS) | Drapac Professional Cycling | + 23" |
| 6 | Damien Howson (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 23" |
| 7 | Daniel Summerhill (USA) | UnitedHealthcare | + 24" |
| 8 | Lachlan Morton (AUS) | Australia (national team) | + 27" |
| 9 | Scott Davies (GBR) | Great Britain (national team) | + 28" |
| 10 | Mitchell Cooper (AUS) | Navitas Satalyst | + 28" |

### Stage 3
#### 7 February 2015 — Mitchellstown to Nagambie, 146.7 km (91.2 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Caleb Ewan (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | 3h 25' 17" |
| 2 | Tyler Farrar (USA) | MTN–Qhubeka | + 0" |
| 3 | Steele Von Hoff (AUS) | Australia (national team) | + 0" |
| 4 | John Murphy (USA) | UnitedHealthcare | + 0" |
| 5 | Will Clarke (AUS) | Drapac Professional Cycling | + 0" |
| 6 | Tiziano Dall'Antonia (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli | + 0" |
| 7 | Felix English (IRE) | JLT–Condor | + 0" |
| 8 | Grayson Napier (AUS) | Navitas Satalyst | + 0" |
| 9 | Patrick Bevin (NZL) | Avanti Racing Team | + 0" |
| 10 | James Mowatt (AUS) | Data#3–Symantec Racing Team p/b Scody | + 0" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Cameron Meyer (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | 9h 36' 23" |
| 2 | Joseph Cooper (NZL) | Avanti Racing Team | + 4" |
| 3 | Patrick Bevin (NZL) | Avanti Racing Team | + 15" |
| 4 | Simon Clarke (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 19" |
| 5 | Lachlan Norris (AUS) | Drapac Professional Cycling | + 23" |
| 6 | Damien Howson (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 23" |
| 7 | Daniel Summerhill (USA) | UnitedHealthcare | + 24" |
| 8 | Lachlan Morton (AUS) | Australia (national team) | + 27" |
| 9 | Scott Davies (GBR) | Great Britain (national team) | + 28" |
| 10 | Mitchell Cooper (AUS) | Navitas Satalyst | + 28" |

### Stage 4
#### 8 February 2015 — Arthurs Seat to Arthurs Seat, 122 km (75.8 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Patrick Bevin (NZL) | Avanti Racing Team | 2h 54' 38" |
| 2 | Cameron Meyer (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 0" |
| 3 | Simon Clarke (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 0" |
| 4 | Brendan Canty (AUS) | Team Budget Forklifts | + 2" |
| 5 | Robert Power (AUS) | Jayco–AIS Australia U23 | + 2" |
| 6 | Franco Pellizotti (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli | + 4" |
| 7 | Damien Howson (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 6" |
| 8 | Scott Davies (GBR) | Great Britain (national team) | + 7" |
| 9 | Joseph Cooper (NZL) | Avanti Racing Team | + 9" |
| 10 | Serge Pauwels (BEL) | MTN–Qhubeka | + 11" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Cameron Meyer (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | 12h 30' 55" |
| 2 | Patrick Bevin (NZL) | Avanti Racing Team | + 11" |
| 3 | Joseph Cooper (NZL) | Avanti Racing Team | + 19" |
| 4 | Simon Clarke (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 21" |
| 5 | Damien Howson (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 35" |
| 6 | Robert Power (AUS) | Jayco–AIS Australia U23 | + 37" |
| 7 | Brendan Canty (AUS) | Team Budget Forklifts | + 39" |
| 8 | Lachlan Norris (AUS) | Drapac Professional Cycling | + 40" |
| 9 | Franco Pellizotti (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli | + 40" |
| 10 | Scott Davies (GBR) | Great Britain (national team) | + 41" |

## Classification leadership table

In the 2015 Herald Sun Tour, four different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers at intermediate sprints and at the finish of mass-start stages, the leader received a yellow jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the 2015 Herald Sun Tour, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.
Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a green jersey. In the points classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 4 in a mass-start stage. For winning a stage, a rider earned 10 points, with 8 for second, 6 for third and 4 for fourth. Points towards the classification could also be accrued at intermediate sprint points during each stage; these intermediate sprints also offered bonus seconds towards the general classification. There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a yellow-and-black jersey. In the mountains classification, points were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs.
The fourth jersey represented the young rider classification, marked by a white-and-blue jersey. This was decided in the same way as the general classification, but only riders born after 1 January 1992 were eligible to be ranked in the classification. There was also a classification for teams, in which the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest total time, and its team members were given a white jersey on the final podium.
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountain classification | Young rider classification | Team classification |
| P | Will Clarke | Will Clarke | Not awarded | Not awarded | Caleb Ewan | Orica–GreenEDGE |
| 1 | Cameron Meyer | Cameron Meyer | Cameron Meyer | Robert Power | Scott Davies | Orica–GreenEDGE |
| 2 | Caleb Ewan | Cameron Meyer | Cameron Meyer | Robert Power | Scott Davies | Orica–GreenEDGE |
| 3 | Caleb Ewan | Cameron Meyer | Caleb Ewan | Robert Power | Scott Davies | Orica–GreenEDGE |
| 4 | Patrick Bevin | Cameron Meyer | Cameron Meyer | Cameron Bayly | Robert Power | Orica–GreenEDGE |
| Final | Final | Cameron Meyer | Cameron Meyer | Cameron Bayly | Robert Power | Orica–GreenEDGE |