# 2015 in men's road cycling

2015 in men's road cycling is about the 2015 men's bicycle races governed by the UCI.

## World Championships

The World Road Championships is set to be held in Richmond, Virginia, United States, from 19 to 27 September 2015.
| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| World Championship Team Time Trial | September 20 | BMC Racing Team (USA) | Etixx–Quick-Step (BEL) | Movistar Team (ESP) |
| World Championship Time Trial | September 23 | Vasil Kiryienka (BLR) | Adriano Malori (ITA) | Jérôme Coppel (FRA) |
| World Championship Road Race | September 27 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Michael Matthews (AUS) | Ramūnas Navardauskas (LIT) |

## Grand Tours

| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| Giro d'Italia | May 9–31 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Fabio Aru (ITA) | Mikel Landa (ESP) |
| Tour de France | July 4–26 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) |
| Vuelta a España | August 22 – September 13 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Rafał Majka (POL) |

## UCI World Tour

| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| Tour Down Under | January 20–25 | Rohan Dennis (AUS) | Richie Porte (AUS) | Cadel Evans (AUS) |
| Paris–Nice | March 8–15 | Richie Porte (AUS) | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Simon Špilak (SLO) |
| Tirreno–Adriatico | March 11–17 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Bauke Mollema (NED) | Rigoberto Urán (COL) |
| Milan–San Remo | March 22 | John Degenkolb (GER) | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Michael Matthews (AUS) |
| Volta a Catalunya | March 23–29 | Richie Porte (AUS) | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) |
| E3 Harelbeke | March 27 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) | Matteo Trentin (ITA) |
| Gent–Wevelgem | March 29 | Luca Paolini (ITA) | Niki Terpstra (NED) | Geraint Thomas (GBR) |
| Tour of Flanders | April 5 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Niki Terpstra (NED) | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) |
| Tour of the Basque Country | April 6–11 | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Sergio Henao (COL) | Jon Izagirre (ESP) |
| Paris–Roubaix | April 12 | John Degenkolb (GER) | Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) |
| Amstel Gold Race | April 19 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Michael Matthews (AUS) |
| La Flèche Wallonne | April 22 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Michael Albasini (SUI) |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | April 26 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) |
| Tour de Romandie | April 28 – May 3 | Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) | Simon Špilak (SLO) | Chris Froome (GBR) |
| Giro d'Italia | May 9–31 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Fabio Aru (ITA) | Mikel Landa (ESP) |
| Critérium du Dauphiné | June 7–14 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Tejay van Garderen (USA) | Rui Costa (POR) |
| Tour de Suisse | June 13–21 | Simon Špilak (SLO) | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Tom Dumoulin (NED) |
| Tour de France | July 4–26 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) |
| Clásica de San Sebastián | August 1 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) |
| Tour de Pologne | August 2–8 | Jon Izagirre (ESP) | Bart De Clercq (BEL) | Ben Hermans (BEL) |
| Eneco Tour | August 10–16 | Tim Wellens (BEL) | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | Wilco Kelderman (NED) |
| Vuelta a España | August 22 – September 13 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Rafał Majka (POL) |
| Vattenfall Cyclassics | August 23 | André Greipel (GER) | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) |
| GP Ouest-France | August 30 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Simone Ponzi (ITA) | Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) |
| GP de Québec | September 11 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | Michael Matthews (AUS) | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) |
| GP de Montréal | September 13 | Tim Wellens (BEL) | Adam Yates (GBR) | Rui Costa (POR) |
| Giro di Lombardia | October 4 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) |

## 2.HC Category Races

| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| Dubai Tour | February 4–7 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | John Degenkolb (GER) | Juan José Lobato (ESP) |
| Tour of Qatar | February 8–13 | Niki Terpstra (NED) | Maciej Bodnar (POL) | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) |
| Tour of Oman | February 17–22 | Rafael Valls (ESP) | Tejay van Garderen (USA) | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) |
| Tour de Langkawi | March 8–15 | Youcef Reguigui (ALG) | Valerio Agnoli (ITA) | Sebastián Henao (COL) |
| Critérium International | March 28–29 | Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | Fabio Felline (ITA) |
| Three Days of De Panne | March 31 – April 2 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Stijn Devolder (BEL) | Bradley Wiggins (GBR) |
| Giro del Trentino | April 21–24 | Richie Porte (AUS) | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Leopold König (CZE) |
| Presidential Tour of Turkey | April 26 – May 3 | Kristijan Đurasek (CRO) | Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) | Jay McCarthy (AUS) |
| Four Days of Dunkirk | May 6–10 | Ignatas Konovalovas (LTU) | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Alo Jakin (EST) |
| Tour of California | May 10–17 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Sergio Henao (COL) |
| Bayern-Rundfahrt | May 13–17 | Alex Dowsett (GBR) | Tiago Machado (POR) | Jan Bárta (CZE) |
| Tour of Norway | May 20–24 | Jesper Hansen (DEN) | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | David López (ESP) |
| Tour of Belgium | May 27–31 | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | Tiesj Benoot (BEL) | Gaëtan Bille (BEL) |
| Tour de Luxembourg | June 3–7 | Linus Gerdemann (GER) | Marc de Maar (NED) | Huub Duyn (NED) |
| Österreich Rundfahrt | July 5–12 | Víctor de la Parte (ESP) | Ben Hermans (BEL) | Jan Hirt (CZE) |
| Tour of Qinghai Lake | July 5–18 | Radoslav Rogina (CRO) | Hossein Alizahed (IRN) | Francisco Colorado (COL) |
| Tour de Wallonie | July 25–29 | Niki Terpstra (NED) | Victor Campenaerts (BEL) | Sergey Lagutin (RUS) |
| Tour of Utah | August 3–9 | Joe Dombrowski (USA) | Michael Woods (CAN) | Brent Bookwalter (USA) |
| Vuelta a Burgos | August 4–8 | Rein Taaramäe (EST) | Michele Scarponi (ITA) | Daniel Moreno (ESP) |
| Danmark Rundt | August 4–8 | Christopher Juul-Jensen (DEN) | Lars Bak (DEN) | Marco Marcato (ITA) |
| Arctic Race of Norway | August 13–16 | Rein Taaramäe (EST) | Silvan Dillier (SUI) | Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) |
| USA Pro Cycling Challenge | August 17–23 | Rohan Dennis (AUS) | Brent Bookwalter (USA) | Rob Britton (CAN) |
| Tour of Britain | September 6–13 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Wouter Poels (NED) | Owain Doull (GBR) |
| Tour of Hainan | October 20–28 | Sacha Modolo (ITA) | Andrey Zeits (KAZ) | Julien El Fares (FRA) |

## 1.HC Category Races

| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| Trofeo Laigueglia | February 19 | Davide Cimolai (ITA) | Francesco Gavazzi (ITA) | Alexei Tsatevich (RUS) |
| Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | February 28 | Ian Stannard (GBR) | Niki Terpstra (NED) | Tom Boonen (BEL) |
| Gran Premio di Lugano | March 1 | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) | Francesco Gavazzi (ITA) | Matteo Montaguti (ITA) |
| Strade Bianche | March 7 | Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) |
| Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie | March 19 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Simone Ponzi (ITA) | Marco Haller (AUT) |
| Dwars door Vlaanderen | March 26 | Jelle Wallays (BEL) | Edward Theuns (BEL) | Dylan van Baarle (NED) |
| Scheldeprijs | April 8 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Edward Theuns (BEL) | Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR) |
| Brabantse Pijl | April 15 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | Michael Matthews (AUS) | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) |
| Grosser Preis des Kantons Aargau | June 11 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Michael Albasini (SUI) | Davide Appollonio (ITA) |
| London–Surrey Classic | August 2 | Jempy Drucker (LUX) | Mike Teunissen (NED) | Ben Swift (GBR) |
| Brussels Cycling Classic | September 5 | Dylan Groenewegen (NED) | Roy Jans (BEL) | Tom Boonen (BEL) |
| Grand Prix de Fourmies | September 6 | Fabio Felline (ITA) | Tom Boonen (BEL) | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) |
| GP Impanis-Van Petegem | September 19 | Sean De Bie (BEL) | Dimitri Claeys (BEL) | Floris Gerts (NED) |
| Tre Valli Varesine | September 30 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Sergey Firsanov (RUS) | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) |
| Milano–Torino | October 1 | Diego Rosa (ITA) | Rafał Majka (POL) | Fabio Aru (ITA) |
| Giro del Piemonte | October 2 | Jan Bakelants (BEL) | Matteo Trentin (ITA) | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) |
| Münsterland Giro | October 3 | Tom Boonen (BEL) | Roy Jans (BEL) | Nikias Arndt (GER) |
| Giro dell'Emilia | October 10 | Jan Bakelants (BEL) | Andrea Fedi (ITA) | Ángel Madrazo (ESP) |
| Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli | October 11 | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) | Manuel Belletti (ITA) | Roberto Ferrari (ITA) |
| Paris–Tours | October 11 | Matteo Trentin (ITA) | Tosh Van der Sande (BEL) | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) |
| Japan Cup | October 18 | Bauke Mollema (NED) | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | Yukiya Arashiro (JPN) |

## UCI tours

| Tour | Individual champion | Individual champion's team | Team champion | Nations champion |
| World Tour | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | Movistar Team | Spain |
| UCI Africa Tour | Salah Eddine Mraouni (MAR) | | Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling | Morocco |
| UCI America Tour | Toms Skujiņš (LAT) | Hincapie Racing | Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies | Colombia |
| UCI Asia Tour | Samad Pourseyedi (IRI) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | Pishgaman-Giant Team | Iran |
| UCI Europe Tour | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | Cofidis | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | Belgium |
| UCI Oceania Tour | Taylor Gunman (NZL) | Avanti Racing Team | Avanti Racing Team | New Zealand |

## Games
### Island Games

| Race | Winner | Second | Third |
| Road race | Mihkel Räim (Saaremaa) | Nathan Draper (IOM) | Torkil Veyhe (FRO) |
| Time trial | Torkil Veyhe (FRO) | Edvard Perry (IOM) | Nathan Draper (IOM) |
| Road race team | Isle of Man | Saare County | Jersey |
| Time trial team | Isle of Man | Jersey | Faroe Islands |
| Town centre criterium | Dominique (Sidney) Mayho (BER) | Nathan Draper (IOM) | Leon Mazzone (IOM) |
* Cycling at the 2015 European Games
* Cycling at the 2015 Pan American Games
* Cycling at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games
* Cycling at the 2015 Military World Games

## UCI Teams
### UCI WorldTeams

2015 UCI World Teams and equipment viewtalkedit :
| Code | Official team name | Licence holder | Country | Groupset | Bicycles |
| ALM | AG2R La Mondiale (2015 season) | EUSRL France Cyclisme | France | SRAM | Focus |
| AST | Astana (2015 season) | Abacanto SA | Kazakhstan | Campagnolo | Specialized |
| BMC | BMC Racing Team (2015 season) | Continuum Sports LLC | United States | Shimano | BMC |
| TCG | Cannondale–Garmin (2015 season) | Slipstream Sports, LLC | United States | Shimano | Cannondale |
| EQS | Etixx–Quick-Step (2015 season) | Esperanza bvba | Belgium | Shimano | Specialized |
| FDJ | FDJ (2015 season) | Société de Gestion de L'Echappée | France | Shimano | Lapierre |
| TGA | Team Giant–Alpecin (2015 season) | SMS Cycling B.V. | Germany | Shimano | Giant |
| IAM | IAM Cycling (2015 season) | | Switzerland | Shimano | Scott |
| KAT | Team Katusha (2015 season) | Katusha Management SA | Russia | Shimano | Canyon |
| LAM | Lampre–Merida (2015 season) | CGS Cycling Team AG | Italy | Shimano | Merida |
| LTS | Lotto–Soudal (2015 season) | Belgian Cycling Company sa | Belgium | Campagnolo | Ridley |
| TLJ | LottoNL–Jumbo (2015 season) | Rabo Wielerploegen | Netherlands | Shimano | Bianchi |
| MOV | Movistar Team (2015 season) | Abarca Sports S.L. | Spain | Campagnolo | Canyon |
| OGE | Orica–GreenEDGE (2015 season) | GreenEdge Cycling | Australia | Shimano | Scott |
| SKY | Team Sky (2015 season) | Tour Racing Limited | Great Britain | Shimano | Pinarello |
| TCS | Tinkoff–Saxo (2015 season) | Tinkoff Sport | Russia | Shimano | Specialized |
| TFR | Trek Factory Racing (2015 season) | Trek Bicycle Corporation | United States | Shimano | Trek |