# 2015 Etixx–Quick-Step season

The 2015 season for Etixx–Quick-Step began in January at the Tour de San Luis. As a UCI WorldTeam, they were automatically invited and obliged to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

## Team roster

    As of 1 January 2015
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | (1992-06-11)11 June 1992 (aged 22) |
| Tom Boonen (BEL) | Tom Boonen (BEL) | (1980-10-15)15 October 1980 (aged 34) |
| Maxime Bouet (FRA) | Maxime Bouet (FRA) | (1986-11-03)3 November 1986 (aged 28) |
| Gianluca Brambilla (ITA) | Gianluca Brambilla (ITA) | (1987-08-22)22 August 1987 (aged 27) |
| Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | (1985-05-21)21 May 1985 (aged 29) |
| David de la Cruz (ESP) | David de la Cruz (ESP) | (1989-05-06)6 May 1989 (aged 25) |
| Michał Gołaś (POL) | Michał Gołaś (POL) | (1984-09-29)29 September 1984 (aged 30) |
| Iljo Keisse (BEL) | Iljo Keisse (BEL) | (1982-12-21)21 December 1982 (aged 32) |
| Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | (1990-06-02)2 June 1990 (aged 24) |
| Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | (1991-04-10)10 April 1991 (aged 23) |
| Nikolas Maes (BEL) | Nikolas Maes (BEL) | (1986-04-09)9 April 1986 (aged 28) |
| Tony Martin (GER) | Tony Martin (GER) | (1985-04-23)23 April 1985 (aged 29) |
| Gianni Meersman (BEL) | Gianni Meersman (BEL) | (1985-12-05)5 December 1985 (aged 29) |
| Mark Renshaw (AUS) | Mark Renshaw (AUS) | (1982-10-22)22 October 1982 (aged 32) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Fabio Sabatini (ITA) | Fabio Sabatini (ITA) | (1985-02-10)10 February 1985 (aged 29) |
| Pieter Serry (BEL) | Pieter Serry (BEL) | (1988-11-21)21 November 1988 (aged 26) |
| Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) | Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) | (1985-12-11)11 December 1985 (aged 29) |
| Niki Terpstra (NED) | Niki Terpstra (NED) | (1984-05-18)18 May 1984 (aged 30) |
| Matteo Trentin (ITA) | Matteo Trentin (ITA) | (1989-08-02)2 August 1989 (aged 25) |
| Rigoberto Urán (COL) | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | (1987-01-26)26 January 1987 (aged 27) |
| Petr Vakoč (CZE) | Petr Vakoč (CZE) | (1992-07-11)11 July 1992 (aged 22) |
| Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL) | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL) | (1991-02-14)14 February 1991 (aged 23) |
| Stijn Vandenbergh (BEL) | Stijn Vandenbergh (BEL) | (1984-04-25)25 April 1984 (aged 30) |
| Martin Velits (SVK) | Martin Velits (SVK) | (1985-02-21)21 February 1985 (aged 29) |
| Julien Vermote (BEL) | Julien Vermote (BEL) | (1989-07-26)26 July 1989 (aged 25) |
| Carlos Verona (ESP) | Carlos Verona (ESP) | (1992-11-04)4 November 1992 (aged 22) |
| Łukasz Wiśniowski (POL) | Łukasz Wiśniowski (POL) | (1991-12-07)7 December 1991 (aged 23) |
| Rider | 2014 team |
| Łukasz Wiśniowski | Etixx |
| Yves Lampaert | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise |
| Fabio Sabatini | Cannondale |
| Maxime Bouet | Ag2r–La Mondiale |
| David de la Cruz | NetApp–Endura |
| Rider | 2015 team |
| Andrew Fenn | Team Sky |
| Serge Pauwels | MTN–Qhubeka |
| Thomas De Gendt | Lotto–Soudal |
| Wout Poels | Team Sky |
| Alessandro Petacchi | Southeast Pro Cycling |
| Jan Bakelants | AG2R La Mondiale |
| Kevin De Weert | Lotto–Soudal |
| Gert Steegmans | Trek Factory Racing |

## Season victories

| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
| 25 January | Tour de San Luis, Stage 7 | UCI America Tour | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Argentina | San Luis |
| 1 February | Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race | UCI Oceania Tour | Gianni Meersman (BEL) | Australia | Geelong |
| 4 February | Dubai Tour, Stage 1 | UCI Asia Tour | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | United Arab Emirates | Dubai |
| 7 February | Dubai Tour, Stage 4 | UCI Asia Tour | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | United Arab Emirates | Dubai |
| 7 February | Dubai Tour, Overall | UCI Asia Tour | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | United Arab Emirates | |
| 7 February | Dubai Tour, Points classification | UCI Asia Tour | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | United Arab Emirates | |
| 10 February | Tour of Qatar, Stage 3 | UCI Asia Tour | Niki Terpstra (NED) | Qatar | Lusail |
| 13 February | Tour of Qatar, Overall | UCI Asia Tour | Niki Terpstra (NED) | Qatar | |
| 13 February | Tour of Qatar, Teams classification | UCI Asia Tour | | Qatar | |
| 15 February | Clásica de Almería | UCI Europe Tour | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Spain | Almería |
| 18 February | Volta ao Algarve, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Gianni Meersman (BEL) | Portugal | Albufeira |
| 20 February | Volta ao Algarve, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour | Tony Martin (GER) | Portugal | Cabo de São Vicente |
| 1 March | Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne | UCI Europe Tour | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Belgium | Kuurne |
| 7 March | Strade Bianche | UCI Europe Tour | Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) | Italy | Siena |
| 7 March | Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Belgium | Harelbeke |
| 8 March | Paris–Nice, Prologue | UCI World Tour | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | France | Maurepas |
| 8 March | Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Belgium | |
| 8 March | Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Belgium | |
| 8 March | Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Young rider classification | UCI Europe Tour | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Belgium | |
| 8 March | Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, West Flanders classification | UCI Europe Tour | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Belgium | |
| 8 March | Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Teams classification | UCI Europe Tour | | Belgium | |
| 15 March | Paris–Nice, Young rider classification | UCI World Tour | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | France | |
| 20 March | Handzame Classic | UCI Europe Tour | Gianni Meersman (BEL) | Belgium | Handzame |
| 21 March | Ronde van Zeeland Seaports | UCI Europe Tour | Iljo Keisse (BEL) | Netherlands | Terneuzen |
| 19 April | Amstel Gold Race | UCI World Tour | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Netherlands | Berg en Terblijt |
| 26 April | Tour of Turkey, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Turkey | Alanya |
| 27 April | Tour of Turkey, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Turkey | Antalya |
| 2 May | Tour of Turkey, Stage 7 | UCI Europe Tour | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Turkey | İzmir |
| 3 May | Tour of Turkey, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Turkey | |
| 3 May | Tour de Romandie, Stage 6 | UCI World Tour | Tony Martin (GER) | Switzerland | Lausanne |
| 10 May | Tour of California, Stage 1 | UCI America Tour | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | United States | Sacramento |
| 11 May | Tour of California, Stage 2 | UCI America Tour | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | United States | Lodi |
| 14 May | Tour of California, Stage 5 | UCI America Tour | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | United States | Santa Clarita |
| 16 May | Tour of California, Stage 7 | UCI America Tour | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | United States | Mount Baldy |
| 17 May | Tour of California, Stage 8 | UCI America Tour | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | United States | Pasadena |
| 17 May | Tour of California, Sprints classification | UCI America Tour | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | United States | |
| 17 May | Tour of California, Young rider classification | UCI America Tour | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | United States | |
| 28 May | Tour of Belgium, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Tom Boonen (BEL) | Belgium | Knokke-Heist |
| 31 May | Tour of Belgium, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | Tom Boonen (BEL) | Belgium | |
| 31 May | Giro d'Italia, Stage 21 | UCI World Tour | Iljo Keisse (BEL) | Italy | Milan |
| 14 June | Rund um Köln | UCI Europe Tour | Tom Boonen (BEL) | Germany | Cologne |
| 7 July | Tour de France, Stage 4 | UCI World Tour | Tony Martin (GER) | France | Cambrai |
| 9 July | Tour de France, Stage 6 | UCI World Tour | Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) | France | Le Havre |
| 10 July | Tour de France, Stage 7 | UCI World Tour | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | France | Fougères |
| 25 July | Tour de Wallonie, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Niki Terpstra (NED) | Belgium | Hannut |
| 29 July | Tour de Wallonie, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Niki Terpstra (NED) | Belgium | |
| 12 August | Eneco Tour, Stage 3 | UCI World Tour | Tom Boonen (BEL) | Belgium | Ardooie |
| 13 August | Czech Cycling Tour, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Team time trial | Czech Republic | Uničov |
| 14 August | Czech Cycling Tour, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | Czech Republic | Uničov |
| 16 August | Czech Cycling Tour, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour | Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) | Czech Republic | Dolany |
| 16 August | Czech Cycling Tour, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Petr Vakoč (CZE) | Czech Republic | |
| 16 August | Czech Cycling Tour, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) | Czech Republic | |
| 16 August | Czech Cycling Tour, Teams classification | UCI Europe Tour | | Czech Republic | |
| 26 August | Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | Matteo Trentin (ITA) | France | La Crèche |
| 28 August | Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Stage 5 | UCI Europe Tour | Matteo Trentin (ITA) | France | Poitiers |
| 28 August | Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Tony Martin (GER) | France | |
| 28 August | Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | Matteo Trentin (ITA) | France | |
| 28 August | Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Young rider classification | UCI Europe Tour | Petr Vakoč (CZE) | France | |
| 7 September | Tour of Britain, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | Petr Vakoč (CZE) | United Kingdom | Colne |
| 9 September | Tour of Britain, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | United Kingdom | Blyth |
| 11 September | Tour of Britain, Stage 6 | UCI Europe Tour | Matteo Trentin (ITA) | United Kingdom | Nottingham |
| 11 September | Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec | UCI World Tour | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | Canada | Quebec City |
| 18 September | Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen | UCI Europe Tour | Michał Gołaś (POL) | Belgium | Koolskamp [fr] |
| 3 October | Münsterland Giro | UCI Europe Tour | Tom Boonen (BEL) | Germany | Münster |
| 11 October | Paris–Tours | UCI Europe Tour | Matteo Trentin (ITA) | France | Tours |

## National, Continental and World champions 2015

| Date | Discipline | Rider | Country | Location |
| 7 February | Colombian National Time Trial Champion | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | Colombia | Mall Llanogrande |
| 26 June | German National Time Trial Champion | Tony Martin (GER) | Germany | Einhausen |
| 28 June | Czech National Road Race Champion | Petr Vakoč (CZE) | Slovakia | Žilina |
| 28 June | Dutch National Road Race Champion | Niki Terpstra (NED) | Netherlands | Emmen |

## Footnotes

* ↑ The riders on the squad were Niki Terpstra, Tom Boonen, Iljo Keisse, Nikolas Maes, Matteo Trentin, Guillaume Van Keirsbulck, Stijn Vandenbergh and Martin Velits
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Iljo Keisse, Yves Lampaert, Gianni Meersman, Petr Vakoč, Guillaume Van Keirsbulck, Martin Velits and Łukasz Wiśniowski
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Fernando Gaviria, Iljo Keisse, Zdeněk Štybar, Petr Vakoč, Łukasz Wiśniowski, Peter Serry and Rodrigo Contreras.
* ↑ Gaviria was riding for the team as a stagiaire
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Rodrigo Contreras, Fernando Gaviria, Iljo Keisse, Pieter Serry, Zdeněk Štybar, Petr Vakoč and Łukasz Wiśniowski
* ↑ The championships alternate each year between the Czech Republic and Slovakia.