# 2015 Tour Down Under

The 2015 Santos Tour Down Under was the 17th edition of the Tour Down Under stage race. It took place from 20 to 25 January in and around Adelaide, South Australia, and was the first race of the 2015 UCI World Tour. The overall winner was Rohan Dennis.

## Schedule

List of stages :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 20 January | Tanunda to Campbelltown | 132.6 km (82 mi) | Flat stage | Jack Bobridge (AUS) |
| 2 | 21 January | Unley to Stirling | 150.5 km (94 mi) | Flat stage | Juan José Lobato (ESP) |
| 3 | 22 January | Norwood to Paracombe | 143.2 km (89 mi) | Medium-mountain stage | Rohan Dennis (AUS) |
| 4 | 23 January | Glenelg to Mount Barker | 144.5 km (90 mi) | Flat stage | Steele Von Hoff (AUS) |
| 5 | 24 January | McLaren Vale to Willunga Hill | 151.5 km (94 mi) | Medium-mountain stage | Richie Porte (AUS) |
| 6 | 25 January | Adelaide | 90 km (56 mi) | Flat stage | Wouter Wippert (NED) |

## Participating teams

As the Tour Down Under is a UCI World Tour event, all 17 UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Australian team Drapac Professional Cycling received a wildcard invitation and, together with a selection of Australian riders forming the UniSA–Australia squad, this formed the event's 19 team peloton.
Cadel Evans stated that it would be his last race in his professional career.
The 19 teams invited to the race are:
| AG2R La Mondiale Astana BMC Racing Team Drapac Professional Cycling Etixx–Quick-Step FDJ IAM Cycling Lampre–Merida Lotto–Soudal Movistar Team | Orica–GreenEDGE Cannondale–Garmin Team Giant–Alpecin Team Katusha LottoNL–Jumbo Team Sky Tinkoff–Saxo Trek Factory Racing UniSA–Australia |

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 20 January 2015 – Tanunda to Campbelltown, 132.6 km (82.4 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jack Bobridge (AUS) | UniSA–Australia | 2h 59' 44" |
| 2 | Lieuwe Westra (NED) | Astana | + 0" |
| 3 | Luke Durbridge (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 0" |
| 4 | Maxim Belkov (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 0" |
| 5 | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) | Lampre–Merida | + 0" |
| 6 | Gianni Meersman (BEL) | Etixx–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 7 | Juan José Lobato (SPA) | Movistar Team | + 0" |
| 8 | Heinrich Haussler (AUS) | IAM Cycling | + 0" |
| 9 | Steele Von Hoff (AUS) | UniSA–Australia | + 0" |
| 10 | Daryl Impey (RSA) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 0" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jack Bobridge (AUS) | UniSA–Australia | 2h 59' 31" |
| 2 | Lieuwe Westra (NED) | Astana | + 4" |
| 3 | Luke Durbridge (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 6" |
| 4 | Maxim Belkov (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 10" |
| 5 | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) | Lampre–Merida | + 13" |
| 6 | Gianni Meersman (BEL) | Etixx–Quick-Step | + 13" |
| 7 | Juan José Lobato (SPA) | Movistar Team | + 13" |
| 8 | Heinrich Haussler (AUS) | IAM Cycling | + 13" |
| 9 | Steele Von Hoff (AUS) | UniSA–Australia | + 13" |
| 10 | Daryl Impey (RSA) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 13" |

### Stage 2
#### 21 January 2015 – Unley to Stirling, 150.5 km (93.5 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Juan José Lobato (SPA) | Movistar Team | 3h 42' 24" |
| 2 | Daryl Impey (RSA) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 0" |
| 3 | Gorka Izagirre (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 0" |
| 4 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Team Giant–Alpecin | + 0" |
| 5 | Cadel Evans (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 0" |
| 6 | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) | Astana | + 0" |
| 7 | Richie Porte (AUS) | Team Sky | + 0" |
| 8 | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) | Lampre–Merida | + 0" |
| 9 | Nathan Haas (AUS) | Cannondale–Garmin | + 0" |
| 10 | Samuel Dumoulin (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 0" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jack Bobridge (AUS) | UniSA–Australia | 6h 41' 55" |
| 2 | Juan José Lobato (SPA) | Movistar Team | + 3" |
| 3 | Lieuwe Westra (NED) | Astana | + 4" |
| 4 | Daryl Impey (RSA) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 7" |
| 5 | Gorka Izagirre (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 9" |
| 6 | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) | Lampre–Merida | + 13" |
| 7 | Gianni Meersman (BEL) | Etixx–Quick-Step | + 13" |
| 8 | Samuel Dumoulin (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 13" |
| 9 | Nathan Haas (AUS) | Cannondale–Garmin | + 13" |
| 10 | Cadel Evans (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 13" |

### Stage 3
#### 22 January 2015 – Norwood to Paracombe, 143.2 km (89.0 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Rohan Dennis (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | 3h 35' 08" |
| 2 | Cadel Evans (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 3" |
| 3 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Team Giant–Alpecin | + 3" |
| 4 | Maxime Bouet (FRA) | Etixx–Quick-Step | + 5" |
| 5 | Michael Rogers (AUS) | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 5" |
| 6 | Richie Porte (AUS) | Team Sky | + 5" |
| 7 | Jack Haig (AUS) | UniSA–Australia | + 5" |
| 8 | Rubén Fernández (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 5" |
| 9 | Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 5" |
| 10 | Simon Geschke (GER) | Team Giant–Alpecin | + 13" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Rohan Dennis (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | 10h 17' 06" |
| 2 | Cadel Evans (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 7" |
| 3 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Team Giant–Alpecin | + 9" |
| 4 | Richie Porte (AUS) | Team Sky | + 15" |
| 5 | Jack Haig (AUS) | UniSA–Australia | + 15" |
| 6 | Rubén Fernández (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 15" |
| 7 | Michael Rogers (AUS) | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 15" |
| 8 | Maxime Bouet (FRA) | Etixx–Quick-Step | + 15" |
| 9 | Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 15" |
| 10 | Daryl Impey (RSA) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 22" |

### Stage 4
#### 23 January 2015 – Glenelg to Mount Barker, 144.5 km (90 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Steele Von Hoff (AUS) | UniSA–Australia | 3h 24' 28" |
| 2 | Daryl Impey (RSA) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 0" |
| 3 | Wouter Wippert (NED) | Drapac Professional Cycling | + 0" |
| 4 | Heinrich Haussler (AUS) | IAM Cycling | + 0" |
| 5 | Samuel Dumoulin (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 0" |
| 6 | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) | Lampre–Merida | + 0" |
| 7 | Rüdiger Selig (GER) | Team Katusha | + 0" |
| 8 | Gianni Meersman (BEL) | Etixx–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 9 | Eugenio Alafaci (ITA) | Trek Factory Racing | + 0" |
| 10 | Koen de Kort (NED) | Team Giant–Alpecin | + 0" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Rohan Dennis (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | 13h 41' 34" |
| 2 | Cadel Evans (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 7" |
| 3 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Team Giant–Alpecin | + 9" |
| 4 | Daryl Impey (RSA) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 13" |
| 5 | Richie Porte (AUS) | Team Sky | + 15" |
| 6 | Michael Rogers (AUS) | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 15" |
| 7 | Jack Haig (AUS) | UniSA–Australia | + 15" |
| 8 | Maxime Bouet (FRA) | Etixx–Quick-Step | + 15" |
| 9 | Rubén Fernández (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 15" |
| 10 | Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 15" |

### Stage 5
#### 24 January 2015 – McLaren Vale to Willunga Hill, 151.5 km (94 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Richie Porte (AUS) | Team Sky | 3h 37' 32" |
| 2 | Rohan Dennis (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 9" |
| 3 | Rubén Fernández (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 16" |
| 4 | Cadel Evans (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 16" |
| 5 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Team Giant–Alpecin | + 16" |
| 6 | Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 19" |
| 7 | Tiago Machado (POR) | Team Katusha | + 24" |
| 8 | Moreno Moser (ITA) | Cannondale–Garmin | + 26" |
| 9 | Gorka Izagirre (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 28" |
| 10 | Arnold Jeannesson (FRA) | FDJ | + 28" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Rohan Dennis (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | 17h 19' 09" |
| 2 | Richie Porte (AUS) | Team Sky | + 2" |
| 3 | Cadel Evans (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 20" |
| 4 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Team Giant–Alpecin | + 22" |
| 5 | Rubén Fernández (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 24" |
| 6 | Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 31" |
| 7 | Daryl Impey (RSA) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 38" |
| 8 | Tiago Machado (POR) | Team Katusha | + 46" |
| 9 | Gorka Izagirre (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 52" |
| 10 | Jarlinson Pantano (COL) | IAM Cycling | + 53" |

### Stage 6
#### 25 January 2015 – Adelaide, 90 km (56 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Wouter Wippert (NED) | Drapac Professional Cycling | 1h 56' 09" |
| 2 | Heinrich Haussler (AUS) | IAM Cycling | + 0" |
| 3 | Boris Vallée (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 0" |
| 4 | Pavel Brutt (RUS) | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 0" |
| 5 | Daryl Impey (RSA) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 0" |
| 6 | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) | Lampre–Merida | + 0" |
| 7 | Steele Von Hoff (AUS) | UniSA–Australia | + 0" |
| 8 | Ruslan Tleubayev (KAZ) | Astana | + 0" |
| 9 | Rüdiger Selig (GER) | Team Katusha | + 0" |
| 10 | Sébastien Chavanel (FRA) | FDJ | + 0" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Rohan Dennis (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | 19h 15' 18" |
| 2 | Richie Porte (AUS) | Team Sky | + 2" |
| 3 | Cadel Evans (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 20" |
| 4 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Team Giant–Alpecin | + 22" |
| 5 | Rubén Fernández (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 24" |
| 6 | Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 31" |
| 7 | Daryl Impey (RSA) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 35" |
| 8 | Gorka Izagirre (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 52" |
| 9 | Jarlinson Pantano (COL) | IAM Cycling | + 53" |
| 10 | George Bennett (NZL) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 57" |

## Classification leadership table

| Stage | Winner | General classification | Mountains classification | Sprint classification | Young rider classification | Most competitive rider | Team classification |
| 1 | Jack Bobridge | Jack Bobridge | Jack Bobridge | Jack Bobridge | Luke Durbridge | Luke Durbridge | UniSA–Australia |
| 2 | Juan José Lobato | Jack Bobridge | Jack Bobridge | Juan José Lobato | Niccolò Bonifazio | Thomas De Gendt | Movistar Team |
| 3 | Rohan Dennis | Rohan Dennis | Rohan Dennis | Cadel Evans | Rohan Dennis | Will Clarke | BMC Racing Team |
| 4 | Steele Von Hoff | Rohan Dennis | Jack Bobridge | Daryl Impey | Rohan Dennis | Cédric Pineau | BMC Racing Team |
| 5 | Richie Porte | Rohan Dennis | Jack Bobridge | Daryl Impey | Rohan Dennis | Greg Henderson | Movistar Team |
| 6 | Wouter Wippert | Rohan Dennis | Jack Bobridge | Daryl Impey | Rohan Dennis | Manuele Boaro | Movistar Team |
| Final | Final | Rohan Dennis | Jack Bobridge | Daryl Impey | Rohan Dennis | No final award | Movistar Team |