# 2015 Team Roompot season

The 2015 season for Team Roompot began in January at the Trofeo Santanyi-Ses Salines-Campos. Team Roompot is a Dutch-registered UCI Professional Continental cycling team that participated in road bicycle racing events on the UCI Continental Circuits and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events.
Team Roompot's beginnings came in the spring of 2014, when Erik Breukink, who was formerly the manager of the Dutch team Rabobank, announced that he was seeking to create a new Dutch squad to ride at the UCI Professional Continental level. There were Dutch teams riding at UCI World Tour and UCI Continental levels, but none in the middle tier of professional cycling. Breukink announced his hope that the team would support the development of young Dutch riders. Other people involved in the development of the team included Michael Boogerd, Jean-Paul van Poppel and Michael Zijlaard.
While the team was under development, it was known as Orange Cycling in reference to the national colour of the Netherlands. The team sought sponsorship from several companies, but most prominently from Roompot Vakanties. Another Dutch team, WorldTour team Belkin Pro Cycling, were also seeking a new title sponsor and were seen as in direct competition with Orange Cycling for the Roompot sponsorship.
On 13 August 2014, it was announced that Roompot had decided to sponsor the Orange Cycling project, apparently in part because the intention only to sign Dutch riders matched Roompot's marketing strategy. The following day, the team announced its first rider, Johnny Hoogerland, who had previously ridden for another Dutch team, Vacansoleil–DCM.

## Roster

    As of 19 February 2015.
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Jesper Asselman (NED) | Jesper Asselman (NED) | (1990-03-12) March 12, 1990 (age 34) |
| Marc de Maar (NED) | Marc de Maar (NED) | (1984-02-15) February 15, 1984 (age 40) |
| Berden de Vries (NED) | Berden de Vries (NED) | (1989-03-10) March 10, 1989 (age 35) |
| Huub Duyn (NED) | Huub Duyn (NED) | (1984-09-01) September 1, 1984 (age 40) |
| Dylan Groenewegen (NED) | Dylan Groenewegen (NED) | (1993-06-21) June 21, 1993 (age 31) |
| Reinier Honig (NED) | Reinier Honig (NED) | (1983-10-28) October 28, 1983 (age 40) |
| Johnny Hoogerland (NED) | Johnny Hoogerland (NED) | (1983-05-13) May 13, 1983 (age 41) |
| Tim Kerkhof (NED) | Tim Kerkhof (NED) | (1993-11-13) November 13, 1993 (age 30) |
| Michel Kreder (NED) | Michel Kreder (NED) | (1987-08-15) August 15, 1987 (age 37) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Raymond Kreder (NED) | Raymond Kreder (NED) | (1989-11-26) November 26, 1989 (age 34) |
| Wesley Kreder (NED) | Wesley Kreder (NED) | (1990-11-04) November 4, 1990 (age 33) |
| Maurits Lammertink (NED) | Maurits Lammertink (NED) | (1990-08-31) August 31, 1990 (age 34) |
| André Looij (NED) | André Looij (NED) | (1995-05-25) May 25, 1995 (age 29) |
| Ivar Slik (NED) | Ivar Slik (NED) | (1993-05-27) May 27, 1993 (age 31) |
| Mike Terpstra (NED) | Mike Terpstra (NED) | (1987-04-24) April 24, 1987 (age 37) |
| Etienne van Empel (NED) | Etienne van Empel (NED) | (1994-04-14) April 14, 1994 (age 30) |
| Sjoerd van Ginneken (NED) | Sjoerd van Ginneken (NED) | (1992-11-06) November 6, 1992 (age 31) |
| Brian van Goethem (NED) | Brian van Goethem (NED) | (1991-04-16) April 16, 1991 (age 33) |
| Rider | 2014 team |
| Jesper Asselman | neo-pro (Metec-TKH) |
| Marc de Maar | UnitedHealthcare |
| Berden de Vries | neo-pro (Jo Piels) |
| Huub Duyn | De Rijke-Shanks |
| Dylan Groenewegen | neo-pro (De Rijke-Shanks) |
| Reinier Honig | Vorarlberg |
| Johnny Hoogerland | Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela |
| Tim Kerkhof | neo-pro (Etixx) |
| Michel Kreder | Wanty–Groupe Gobert |
| Raymond Kreder | Garmin–Sharp |
| Wesley Kreder | Wanty–Groupe Gobert |
| Maurits Lammertink | Jo Piels |
| André Looij | neo-pro (Rabobank Development) |
| Ivar Slik | neo-pro (Rabobank Development) |
| Mike Terpstra | neo-pro (Croford) |
| Etienne van Empel | neo-pro (Rabobank Development) |
| Sjoerd van Ginneken | neo-pro (Metec-TKH) |
| Brian van Goethem | neo-pro (Metec-TKH) |

## Season victories

| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
| 8 March | Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Sprints classification | UCI Europe Tour | Tim Kerkhof (NED) | Belgium | |
| 21 August | Tour du Limousin, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour | Maurits Lammertink (NED) | France | Limoges |
| 21 August | Arnhem–Veenendaal Classic | UCI Europe Tour | Dylan Groenewegen (NED) | Netherlands | Veenendaal |
| 5 September | Brussels Cycling Classic | UCI Europe Tour | Dylan Groenewegen (NED) | Belgium | Brussels |