# 2015 Giro del Trentino

The 2015 Giro del Trentino was the 39th edition of the Giro del Trentino cycling stage race. The official name of the race was Giro del Trentino-Melinda, as the former one-day race Trofeo Melinda merged with the Giro del Trentino due to financial issues. For this reason, the last stage of Giro del Trentino passed through Val di Sole and the Non Valley, on the traditional route of the Trofeo Melinda. The race started on 21 April in Riva del Garda and ended on 24 April in Cles. The race consisted of four stages; as in recent years, the first was a team time trial from Riva del Garda to Arco. The race was part of the 2015 UCI Europe Tour, and was rated as a 2.HC event.
The race was won by Team Sky's Australian rider Richie Porte, who took the leader's jersey after winning the second stage. Spaniard Mikel Landa of Astana was second and Porte's teammate Leopold König was third. Colombian Rodolfo Torres of Colombia claimed the Mountains classification, Cesare Benedetti (Bora–Argon 18) won the sprints classification, and MTN–Qhubeka's Louis Meintjes, from South Africa, finished first in the young rider classification just as he did in 2014. Astana won the teams classification.

## Schedule

| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 21 April | Riva del Garda to Arco | 13.3 km (8.3 mi) | | Team time trial | Bora–Argon 18 |
| 2 | 22 April | Dro to Brentonico (Parco del Baldo) | 165.6 km (102.9 mi) | | Mountain stage | Richie Porte (AUS) |
| 3 | 23 April | Ala to Fierozzo Val dei Mòcheni | 179 km (111.2 mi) | | Mountain stage | Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) |
| 4 | 24 April | Malé to Cles | 161.5 km (100.4 mi) | | Intermediate stage | Paolo Tiralongo (ITA) |
| Total | Total | 519.4 km (322.7 mi) | 519.4 km (322.7 mi) | 519.4 km (322.7 mi) | 519.4 km (322.7 mi) | 519.4 km (322.7 mi) | 519.4 km (322.7 mi) |

## Teams

16 teams were selected to take part in the 2015 Giro del Trentino. Four of these were UCI WorldTeams, ten were UCI Professional Continental teams, with the remaining two teams being UCI Continental team Tirol Cycling Team and an Italian national team.
UCI WorldTeams
* AG2R La Mondiale
* Astana
* Cannondale–Garmin
* Team Sky
UCI Professional Continental teams
* Bardiani–CSF
* Nippo–Vini Fantini
* Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
* MTN–Qhubeka
* Southeast Pro Cycling
* Colombia
* RusVelo
* Bora–Argon 18
* Cult Energy Pro Cycling
* Androni Giocattoli
Continental teams
* Tirol Cycling Team
National teams
* Italy

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 21 April 2015 — Riva del Garda to Arco, 13.3 km (8.3 mi), team time trial (TTT)

Stage 1 result :
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Bora–Argon 18 | 14' 05" |
| 2 | Team Sky | + 0" |
| 3 | Astana | + 4" |
| 4 | AG2R La Mondiale | + 7" |
| 5 | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 19" |
| 6 | Southeast Pro Cycling | + 22" |
| 7 | MTN–Qhubeka | + 24" |
| 8 | Cannondale–Garmin | + 24" |
| 9 | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 31" |
| 10 | Bardiani–CSF | + 36" |
General classification after stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Cesare Benedetti (ITA) | Bora–Argon 18 | 14' 05" |
| 2 | Patrick Konrad (AUT) | Bora–Argon 18 | + 0" |
| 3 | Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Bora–Argon 18 | + 0" |
| 4 | José Mendes (POR) | Bora–Argon 18 | + 0" |
| 5 | Dominik Nerz (GER) | Bora–Argon 18 | + 0" |
| 6 | Richie Porte (AUS) | Team Sky | + 0" |
| 7 | Sebastián Henao (COL) | Team Sky | + 0" |
| 8 | Leopold König (CZE) | Team Sky | + 0" |
| 9 | David López (ESP) | Team Sky | + 0" |
| 10 | Ian Boswell (USA) | Team Sky | + 0" |

### Stage 2
#### 22 April 2015 — Dro to Brentonico (Parco del Baldo), 165.6 km (102.9 mi)

Stage 2 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Richie Porte (AUS) | Team Sky | 4h 36' 37" |
| 2 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Astana | + 16" |
| 3 | Damiano Cunego (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 32" |
| 4 | Leopold König (CZE) | Team Sky | + 32" |
| 5 | Rodolfo Torres (COL) | Colombia | + 32" |
| 6 | Edoardo Zardini (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 32" |
| 7 | Dario Cataldo (ITA) | Astana | + 43" |
| 8 | Stefano Pirazzi (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 43" |
| 9 | Louis Meintjes (RSA) | MTN–Qhubeka | + 43" |
| 10 | José Mendes (POR) | Bora–Argon 18 | + 49" |
General classification after stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Richie Porte (AUS) | Team Sky | 4h 50' 32" |
| 2 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Astana | + 24" |
| 3 | Leopold König (CZE) | Team Sky | + 42" |
| 4 | Dario Cataldo (ITA) | Astana | + 57" |
| 5 | José Mendes (POR) | Bora–Argon 18 | + 59" |
| 6 | Damiano Cunego (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 1' 09" |
| 7 | Louis Meintjes (RSA) | MTN–Qhubeka | + 1' 17" |
| 8 | Edoardo Zardini (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 1' 18" |
| 9 | David López (ESP) | Team Sky | + 1' 23" |
| 10 | Stefano Pirazzi (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 1' 29" |

### Stage 3
#### 23 April 2015 — Ala to Fierozzo Val dei Mòcheni, 179 km (111.2 mi)

Stage 3 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) | AG2R La Mondiale | 4h 54' 12" |
| 2 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Astana | + 5" |
| 3 | Richie Porte (AUS) | Team Sky | + 5" |
| 4 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 5" |
| 5 | Damiano Cunego (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 5" |
| 6 | Rodolfo Torres (COL) | Colombia | + 13" |
| 7 | Dario Cataldo (ITA) | Astana | + 15" |
| 8 | Diego Rosa (ITA) | Astana | + 15" |
| 9 | Louis Meintjes (RSA) | MTN–Qhubeka | + 17" |
| 10 | Leopold König (CZE) | Team Sky | + 17" |
General classification after stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Richie Porte (AUS) | Team Sky | 9h 44' 45" |
| 2 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Astana | + 22" |
| 3 | Leopold König (CZE) | Team Sky | + 58" |
| 4 | Dario Cataldo (ITA) | Astana | + 1' 11" |
| 5 | Damiano Cunego (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 1' 13" |
| 6 | José Mendes (POR) | Bora–Argon 18 | + 1' 15" |
| 7 | Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1' 32" |
| 8 | Louis Meintjes (RSA) | MTN–Qhubeka | + 1' 33" |
| 9 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1' 34" |
| 10 | Edoardo Zardini (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 1' 37" |

### Stage 4
#### 24 April 2015 — Malé to Cles, 161.5 km (100.4 mi)

Stage 4 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Paolo Tiralongo (ITA) | Astana | 3h 58' 07" |
| 2 | David Arroyo (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 0" |
| 3 | Fabio Duarte (COL) | Colombia | + 0" |
| 4 | Alessandro Bisolti (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 37" |
| 5 | Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 37" |
| 6 | Gianfranco Zilioli (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli | + 37" |
| 7 | Simone Petilli (ITA) | Italy (national team) | + 39" |
| 8 | Amets Txurruka (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 49" |
| 9 | Stefano Pirazzi (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 49" |
| 10 | José Mendes (POR) | Bora–Argon 18 | + 49" |
Final general classification :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Richie Porte (AUS) | Team Sky | 13h 43' 41" |
| 2 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Astana | + 22" |
| 3 | Leopold König (CZE) | Team Sky | + 58" |
| 4 | Dario Cataldo (ITA) | Astana | + 1' 11" |
| 5 | Damiano Cunego (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 1' 13" |
| 6 | José Mendes (POR) | Bora–Argon 18 | + 1' 15" |
| 7 | Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1' 32" |
| 8 | Louis Meintjes (RSA) | MTN–Qhubeka | + 1' 33" |
| 9 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1' 34" |
| 10 | Edoardo Zardini (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 1' 37" |

## Classification leadership table

| Stage | Winner | General classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Intermediate sprints classification | Teams classification |
| 1 | Bora–Argon 18 | Cesare Benedetti | not awarded | Emanuel Buchmann | not awarded | Bora–Argon 18 |
| 2 | Richie Porte | Richie Porte | Rodolfo Torres | Louis Meintjes | Lasse Norman Hansen | Team Sky |
| 3 | Domenico Pozzovivo | Richie Porte | Rodolfo Torres | Louis Meintjes | Lukas Pöstlberger | Astana |
| 4 | Paolo Tiralongo | Richie Porte | Rodolfo Torres | Louis Meintjes | Cesare Benedetti | Astana |
| Final | Final | Richie Porte | Rodolfo Torres | Louis Meintjes | Cesare Benedetti | Astana |

## Final standings
### General classification

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Richie Porte (AUS) | Team Sky | 13h 43' 41" |
| 2 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Astana | + 22" |
| 3 | Leopold König (CZE) | Team Sky | + 58" |
| 4 | Dario Cataldo (ITA) | Astana | + 1' 11" |
| 5 | Damiano Cunego (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 1' 13" |
| 6 | José Mendes (POR) | Bora–Argon 18 | + 1' 15" |
| 7 | Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1' 32" |
| 8 | Louis Meintjes (RSA) | MTN–Qhubeka | + 1' 33" |
| 9 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1' 34" |
| 10 | Edoardo Zardini (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 1' 37" |

### Mountains classification

| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Rodolfo Torres (COL) | Colombia | 20 |
| 2 | Lukas Pöstlberger (AUT) | Tirol Cycling Team | 12 |
| 3 | Richie Porte (AUS) | Team Sky | 12 |
| 4 | Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) | AG2R La Mondiale | 12 |
| 5 | Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR) | Team Sky | 10 |
| 6 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Astana | 8 |
| 7 | Fabio Duarte (COL) | Colombia | 6 |
| 8 | Simone Petilli (ITA) | Italy (national team) | 6 |
| 9 | Diego Rosa (ITA) | Astana | 6 |
| 10 | Hubert Dupont (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | 6 |

### Sprints classification

| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Cesare Benedetti (ITA) | Bora–Argon 18 | 8 |
| 2 | Lukas Pöstlberger (AUT) | Tirol Cycling Team | 8 |
| 3 | Paul Voß (GER) | Bora–Argon 18 | 6 |
| 4 | David Wöhrer (AUT) | Tirol Cycling Team | 4 |
| 5 | Simone Sterbini (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | 2 |

### Young rider classification

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Louis Meintjes (RSA) | MTN–Qhubeka | 13h 43' 14" |
| 2 | Merhawi Kudus (ERI) | MTN–Qhubeka | + 5' 38" |
| 3 | Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Bora–Argon 18 | + 5' 57" |
| 4 | Hugh Carthy (GBR) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 7' 35" |
| 5 | Davide Gabburo (ITA) | Italy (national team) | + 9' 56" |
| 6 | Luca Chirico (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 10' 49" |
| 7 | Sebastián Henao (COL) | Team Sky | + 22' 10" |
| 8 | Lukas Pöstlberger (AUT) | Tirol Cycling Team | + 23' 22" |
| 9 | Giacomo Berlato (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 23' 41" |
| 10 | Markus Freiberger (AUT) | Tirol Cycling Team | + 25' 51" |