# 2015 Tour de Luxembourg

The 2015 Tour de Luxembourg was the 75th edition of the Tour de Luxembourg cycle stage race. It was part of the 2015 UCI Europe Tour as a 2.HC event, and was won by Germany's Linus Gerdemann, riding for the Cult Energy Pro Cycling team.

## Schedule

The race was held over five stages, including a prologue on the opening day.
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner | Ref |
| P | 3 June | Luxembourg City | 2.67 km (1.7 mi) | | Individual time trial | Adrien Petit (FRA) | |
| 1 | 4 June | Luxembourg City to Clemency | 212.6 km (132.1 mi) | | Hilly stage | André Greipel (GER) | |
| 2 | 5 June | Ell to Walferdange | 185 km (115.0 mi) | | Hilly stage | Linus Gerdemann (GER) | |
| 3 | 6 June | Eschweiler to Diekirch | 161.3 km (100.2 mi) | | Hilly stage | André Greipel (GER) | |
| 4 | 7 June | Mersch to Luxembourg City | 156 km (96.9 mi) | | Flat stage | Sean De Bie (BEL) | |
| Total | Total | 717.57 km (445.9 mi) | 717.57 km (445.9 mi) | 717.57 km (445.9 mi) | 717.57 km (445.9 mi) | 717.57 km (445.9 mi) | 717.57 km (445.9 mi) |

## Teams

15 teams were selected to take place in the 2015 Tour de Luxembourg. Two of these were UCI WorldTeams, ten were UCI Professional Continental teams and three were UCI Continental teams.
UCI WorldTeams
* Lotto–Soudal
* Team Giant–Alpecin
UCI Professional Continental teams
* Cofidis
* Team Europcar
* Bretagne–Séché Environnement
* Wanty–Groupe Gobert
* MTN–Qhubeka
* Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise
* Colombia
* Team Roompot
* UnitedHealthcare
* Cult Energy Pro Cycling
Continental teams
* Wallonie-Bruxelles
* Differdange–Losch
* Leopard Development Team

## Stages
### Prologue
#### 3 June 2015 – Luxembourg City, 2.67 km (1.7 mi), individual time trial (ITT)

Prologue result and General classification after Prologue :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Adrien Petit (FRA) | Cofidis | 3' 58" |
| 2 | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 3" |
| 3 | Arnaud Gérard (FRA) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement | + 4" |
| 4 | Jimmy Engoulvent (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 4" |
| 5 | Cyril Lemoine (FRA) | Cofidis | + 6" |
| 6 | Ramon Sinkeldam (NED) | Team Giant–Alpecin | + 7" |
| 7 | Alex Kirsch (LUX) | Cult Energy Pro Cycling | + 7" |
| 8 | Edward Theuns (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 7" |
| 9 | Marcel Sieberg (GER) | Lotto–Soudal | + 8" |
| 10 | Pieter Vanspeybrouck (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 8" |

### Stage 1
#### 4 June 2015 – Luxembourg City to Clemency, 212.6 km (132.1 mi)

Stage 1 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | André Greipel (GER) | Lotto–Soudal | 5h 25' 07" |
| 2 | Enrico Gasparotto (ITA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 0" |
| 3 | Daniele Ratto (ITA) | UnitedHealthcare | + 0" |
| 4 | Adrien Petit (FRA) | Cofidis | + 0" |
| 5 | Kristian Sbaragli (ITA) | MTN–Qhubeka | + 0" |
| 6 | Gerald Ciolek (GER) | MTN–Qhubeka | + 0" |
| 7 | Ramon Sinkeldam (NED) | Team Giant–Alpecin | + 0" |
| 8 | Alexander Krieger (GER) | Leopard Development Team | + 0" |
| 9 | Antoine Demoitié (BEL) | Wallonie-Bruxelles | + 0" |
| 10 | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 0" |
General classification after stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | André Greipel (GER) | Lotto–Soudal | 5h 29' 04" |
| 2 | Adrien Petit (FRA) | Cofidis | + 1" |
| 3 | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 4" |
| 4 | Arnaud Gérard (FRA) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement | + 5" |
| 5 | Jimmy Engoulvent (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 5" |
| 6 | Enrico Gasparotto (ITA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 7" |
| 7 | Cyril Lemoine (FRA) | Cofidis | + 7" |
| 8 | Ramon Sinkeldam (NED) | Team Giant–Alpecin | + 8" |
| 9 | Alex Kirsch (LUX) | Cult Energy Pro Cycling | + 8" |
| 10 | Edward Theuns (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 8" |

### Stage 2
#### 5 June 2015 – Ell to Walferdange, 185 km (115.0 mi)

Stage 2 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Linus Gerdemann (GER) | Cult Energy Pro Cycling | 4h 50' 43" |
| 2 | Marc de Maar (NED) | Team Roompot | + 0" |
| 3 | Jelle Wallays (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 37" |
| 4 | Huub Duyn (NED) | Team Roompot | + 37" |
| 5 | Miguel Ángel Rubiano (COL) | Colombia | + 44" |
| 6 | Kristian Sbaragli (ITA) | MTN–Qhubeka | + 47" |
| 7 | Oliver Naesen (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 47" |
| 8 | Fabian Wegmann (GER) | Cult Energy Pro Cycling | + 47" |
| 9 | Florian Vachon (FRA) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement | + 47" |
| 10 | Joël Zangerlé (LUX) | Cult Energy Pro Cycling | + 47" |
General classification after stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Linus Gerdemann (GER) | Cult Energy Pro Cycling | 10h 19' 54" |
| 2 | Marc de Maar (NED) | Team Roompot | + 8" |
| 3 | Huub Duyn (NED) | Team Roompot | + 41" |
| 4 | Jelle Wallays (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 42" |
| 5 | Rudy Molard (FRA) | Cofidis | + 50" |
| 6 | Oliver Naesen (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 51" |
| 7 | Yoann Bagot (FRA) | Cofidis | + 54" |
| 8 | Florian Vachon (FRA) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement | + 54" |
| 9 | Fabian Wegmann (GER) | Cult Energy Pro Cycling | + 58" |
| 10 | Stijn Steels (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 58" |

### Stage 3
#### 6 June 2015 – Eschweiler to Diekirch, 161.3 km (100.2 mi)

Stage 3 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | André Greipel (GER) | Lotto–Soudal | 4h 01' 08" |
| 2 | Lars van der Haar (NED) | Team Giant–Alpecin | + 0" |
| 3 | Enrico Gasparotto (ITA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 0" |
| 4 | Kristian Sbaragli (ITA) | MTN–Qhubeka | + 0" |
| 5 | Christian Mager (GER) | Cult Energy Pro Cycling | + 0" |
| 6 | Kristian Haugaard (DEN) | Leopard Development Team | + 0" |
| 7 | James Vanlandschoot (BEL) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 0" |
| 8 | Alessandro Bazzana (ITA) | UnitedHealthcare | + 0" |
| 9 | Miguel Ángel Rubiano (COL) | Colombia | + 0" |
| 10 | Tony Hurel (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 0" |
General classification after stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Linus Gerdemann (GER) | Cult Energy Pro Cycling | 14h 21' 02" |
| 2 | Marc de Maar (NED) | Team Roompot | + 8" |
| 3 | Huub Duyn (NED) | Team Roompot | + 41" |
| 4 | Jelle Wallays (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 42" |
| 5 | Rudy Molard (FRA) | Cofidis | + 50" |
| 6 | Oliver Naesen (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 51" |
| 7 | Yoann Bagot (FRA) | Cofidis | + 54" |
| 8 | Florian Vachon (FRA) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement | + 54" |
| 9 | Fabian Wegmann (GER) | Cult Energy Pro Cycling | + 58" |
| 10 | Kristian Sbaragli (ITA) | MTN–Qhubeka | + 1' 01" |

### Stage 4
#### 7 June 2015 – Mersch to Luxembourg City, 156 km (96.9 mi)

Stage 4 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sean De Bie (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | 3h 51' 06" |
| 2 | Leonardo Duque (COL) | Colombia | + 0" |
| 3 | Björn Leukemans (BEL) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 0" |
| 4 | Kenneth Vanbilsen (BEL) | Cofidis | + 0" |
| 5 | Jaco Venter (RSA) | MTN–Qhubeka | + 2" |
| 6 | Kristian Haugaard (DEN) | Leopard Development Team | + 21" |
| 7 | Jimmy Engoulvent (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 21" |
| 8 | Antoine Demoitié (BEL) | Wallonie-Bruxelles | + 29" |
| 9 | Enrico Gasparotto (ITA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 37" |
| 10 | Florian Vachon (FRA) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement | + 43" |
Final general classification :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Linus Gerdemann (GER) | Cult Energy Pro Cycling | 18h 12' 51" |
| 2 | Marc de Maar (NED) | Team Roompot | + 8" |
| 3 | Huub Duyn (NED) | Team Roompot | + 41" |
| 4 | Jelle Wallays (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 42" |
| 5 | Rudy Molard (FRA) | Cofidis | + 50" |
| 6 | Oliver Naesen (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 51" |
| 7 | Yoann Bagot (FRA) | Cofidis | + 54" |
| 8 | Florian Vachon (FRA) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement | + 54" |
| 9 | Kristian Sbaragli (ITA) | MTN–Qhubeka | + 1' 01" |
| 10 | Miguel Ángel Rubiano (COL) | Colombia | + 1' 01" |

## Classification leadership

| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Team classification |
| P | Adrien Petit | Adrien Petit | not awarded | not awarded | Adrien Petit | Cofidis |
| 1 | André Greipel | André Greipel | André Greipel | Tom Devriendt | Adrien Petit | Cofidis |
| 2 | Linus Gerdemann | Linus Gerdemann | Linus Gerdemann | Fabio Duarte | Oliver Naesen | Cult Energy Pro Cycling |
| 3 | André Greipel | Linus Gerdemann | André Greipel | Fabio Duarte | Oliver Naesen | Cult Energy Pro Cycling |
| 4 | Sean De Bie | Linus Gerdemann | André Greipel | Fabio Duarte | Oliver Naesen | Colombia |
| Final | Final | Linus Gerdemann | André Greipel | Fabio Duarte | Oliver Naesen | Colombia |

## Final standings

Legend :
| Denotes the leader of the General classification | Denotes the leader of the Young rider classification |
| Denotes the leader of the Points classification | Denotes the leader of the Mountains classification |
Teams classification
Final teams classification
Rank
Team
Time
1
Colombia
54h 41' 30"
2
Cofidis
+ 17"
3
Team Roompot
+ 28"
4
Cult Energy Pro Cycling
+ 49"
5
Bretagne–Séché Environnement
+ 1' 22"
6
Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise
+ 1' 39"
7
MTN–Qhubeka
+ 6' 29"
8
Team Giant–Alpecin
+ 6' 58"
9
Team Europcar
+ 7' 56"
10
UnitedHealthcare
+ 9' 07" :