# 2015 Bora–Argon 18 season

The 2015 season for the Bora–Argon 18 cycling team began in January at the Trofeo Santanyi–Ses Salines-Campos. The team participated in UCI Continental Circuits and UCI World Tour events when given a wildcard invitation.
On the first rest day of the 2014 Tour de France, 15 July 2014, the team announced they had secured sponsorship with German cooking surface and extractor manufacturer BORA. The team for 2015 onwards will thus be known as Team BORA. The team will be the first German team with a German title sponsor in the professional peloton since 2010. Team manager Ralph Denk expressed hope that BORA's backing would help the team achieve their aim of joining the UCI World Tour by 2017. After the end of the 2014 Tour de France, it was announced that starting in 2015 the team would ride bicycles from Canadian company, Argon 18, which would also be the team's second title sponsor.

## 2015 roster

| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Shane Archbold (NZL) | Shane Archbold (NZL) | (1989-02-02)2 February 1989 (aged 25) |
| Jan Bárta (CZE) | Jan Bárta (CZE) | (1984-12-07)7 December 1984 (aged 30) |
| Phil Bauhaus (GER) | Phil Bauhaus (GER) | (1994-07-08)8 July 1994 (aged 20) |
| Cesare Benedetti (ITA) | Cesare Benedetti (ITA) | (1987-08-03)3 August 1987 (aged 27) |
| Sam Bennett (IRL) | Sam Bennett (IRL) | (1990-10-16)16 October 1990 (aged 24) |
| Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | (1992-11-18)18 November 1992 (aged 22) |
| Zak Dempster (AUS) | Zak Dempster (AUS) | (1987-09-27)27 September 1987 (aged 27) |
| Bartosz Huzarski (POL) | Bartosz Huzarski (POL) | (1980-10-27)27 October 1980 (aged 34) |
| Patrick Konrad (AUT) | Patrick Konrad (AUT) | (1991-10-13)13 October 1991 (aged 23) |
| Ralf Matzka (GER) | Ralf Matzka (GER) | (1989-08-24)24 August 1989 (aged 25) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| José Mendes (POR) | José Mendes (POR) | (1985-04-24)24 April 1985 (aged 29) |
| Dominik Nerz (GER) | Dominik Nerz (GER) | (1989-08-25)25 August 1989 (aged 25) |
| Christoph Pfingsten (GER) | Christoph Pfingsten (GER) | (1987-11-20)20 November 1987 (aged 27) |
| Cristiano Salerno (ITA) | Cristiano Salerno (ITA) | (1985-02-18)18 February 1985 (aged 29) |
| Andreas Schillinger (GER) | Andreas Schillinger (GER) | (1983-07-13)13 July 1983 (aged 31) |
| Daniel Schorn (AUT) | Daniel Schorn (AUT) | (1988-10-21)21 October 1988 (aged 26) |
| Michael Schwarzmann (GER) | Michael Schwarzmann (GER) | (1991-01-07)7 January 1991 (aged 23) |
| Björn Thurau (GER) | Björn Thurau (GER) | (1988-07-23)23 July 1988 (aged 26) |
| Scott Thwaites (GBR) | Scott Thwaites (GBR) | (1990-02-12)12 February 1990 (aged 24) |
| Paul Voss (GER) | Paul Voss (GER) | (1986-03-26)26 March 1986 (aged 28) |
| Rider | 2014 team |
| Shane Archbold | neo-pro (An Post–Chain Reaction) |
| Phil Bauhaus | neo-pro (Team Stölting) |
| Emanuel Buchmann | neo-pro (rad-net Rose Team) |
| Patrick Konrad | neo-pro (Gourmetfein–Simplon Wels) |
| Dominik Nerz | BMC Racing Team |
| Christoph Pfingsten | Cyclingteam de Rijke |
| Cristiano Salerno | Cannondale |
| Björn Thurau | Team Europcar |
| Rider | 2015 team |
| Iker Camaño | |
| David de la Cruz | Etixx–Quick-Step |
| Blaž Jarc | Retired |
| Leopold König | Team Sky |
| Tiago Machado | Team Katusha |
| Jonathan McEvoy | NFTO |
| František Paďour | Androni Giocattoli |
| Erick Rowsell | Madison Genesis |

## Season victories

| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
| 13 February | Tour of Qatar, Stage 6 | UCI Asia Tour | Sam Bennett (IRL) | Qatar | Doha |
| 21 April | Giro del Trentino, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Team time trial | Italy | Arco |
| 24 April | Giro del Trentino, Sprints classification | UCI Europe Tour | Cesare Benedetti (ITA) | Italy | |
| 13 May | Bayern–Rundfahrt, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Sam Bennett (IRL) | Germany | Waldsassen |
| 15 May | Bayern–Rundfahrt, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour | Sam Bennett (IRL) | Germany | Ebern |
| 14 August | Arctic Race of Norway, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | Sam Bennett (IRL) | Norway | Setermoen |
| 8 October | Paris–Bourges | UCI Europe Tour | Sam Bennett (IRL) | France | Bourges |

## National, Continental and World champions 2015

| Date | Discipline | Jersey | Rider | Country | Location |
| 26 June | Czech Republic National Time Trial Champion | | Jan Bárta (CZE) | Slovakia | Žilina |
| 28 June | German National Road Race Champion | | Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Germany | Bensheim |

## Footnotes

* ↑ The riders on the squad were Cesare Benedetti, Emanuel Buchmann, Bartosz Huzarski, Patrick Konrad, José Mendes, Dominik Nerz, Cristiano Salerno and Paul Voß
* ↑ The national road championships for the Czech Republic and Slovakia are held together, alternating yearly between the two countries.