# 2015 Vuelta a Castilla y León

The 2015 Vuelta a Castilla y León was the 30th edition of the Vuelta a Castilla y León cycling stage race. It started on 17 April in Ávila and ended on 19 April on the climb of Alto de Lubián, after three stages. The race was part of the 2015 UCI Europe Tour, and was rated as a 2.1 event. The defending champion was David Belda (Burgos BH).
The race was won by Pierre Rolland (Team Europcar), who won a solo victory on the summit finish on the final stage. The Movistar Team riders Beñat Intxausti and Igor Antón were second and third.

## Teams

17 teams were invited to take part in the race. One of these (Movistar Team) was a UCI WorldTeam; three were UCI Professional Continental teams; twelve were UCI Continental teams. The final team was a Spanish national team of track cyclists.
UCI WorldTeams
* Movistar Team
UCI Professional Continental teams
* Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
* Team Europcar
* Colombia
UCI Continental teams
* Burgos BH
* Murias Taldea
* Inteja–MMR Dominican Cycling Team
* Cyclingteam de Rijke
* Rádio Popular–Boavista
* Efapel
* Tavira
* W52–Quinta da Lixa
* MG.K Vis–Vega
* Skydive Dubai–Al Ahli
* Rad-Net Rose Team
* Lokosphinx
National teams
* Spain

## Schedule

| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 17 April | Ávila to Alba de Tormes | 147.4 km (91.6 mi) | | Intermediate stage | Pello Bilbao (ESP) |
| 2 | 18 April | Guarda (Portugal) to Fuentes de Oñoro | 189 km (117.4 mi) | | Intermediate stage | Sergey Shilov (RUS) |
| 3 | 19 April | Zamora to Alto de Lubián | 179.2 km (111.3 mi) | | Mountain stage | Pierre Rolland (FRA) |
| Total | Total | 515.6 km (320.4 mi) | 515.6 km (320.4 mi) | 515.6 km (320.4 mi) | 515.6 km (320.4 mi) | 515.6 km (320.4 mi) | 515.6 km (320.4 mi) |

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 17 April 2015 – Ávila to Alba de Tormes, 147.4 km (91.6 mi)

Stage 1 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 3h 35' 19" |
| 2 | Enrique Sanz (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 0" |
| 3 | Carlos Barbero (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 0" |
| 4 | Angelo Tulik (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 0" |
| 5 | Andrea Palini (ITA) | Skydive Dubai–Al Ahli | + 0" |
| 6 | Jetse Bol (NED) | Cyclingteam de Rijke | + 0" |
| 7 | Kirill Sveshnikov (RUS) | Lokosphinx | + 0" |
| 8 | Javier Moreno (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 0" |
| 9 | Edwin Ávila (COL) | Colombia | + 0" |
| 10 | Edgar Pinto (POR) | Skydive Dubai–Al Ahli | + 0" |
General classification after stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 3h 35' 09" |
| 2 | Enrique Sanz (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 4" |
| 3 | Carlos Barbero (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 6" |
| 4 | Angelo Tulik (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 10" |
| 5 | Andrea Palini (ITA) | Skydive Dubai–Al Ahli | + 10" |
| 6 | Jetse Bol (NED) | Cyclingteam de Rijke | + 10" |
| 7 | Kirill Sveshnikov (RUS) | Lokosphinx | + 10" |
| 8 | Javier Moreno (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 10" |
| 9 | Edwin Ávila (COL) | Colombia | + 10" |
| 10 | Edgar Pinto (POR) | Skydive Dubai–Al Ahli | + 10" |

### Stage 2
#### 18 April 2015 – Guarda (Portugal) to Fuentes de Oñoro, 189 km (117 mi)

Stage 2 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sergey Shilov (RUS) | Lokosphinx | 5h 04' 52" |
| 2 | Carlos Barbero (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 0" |
| 3 | Miguel Ángel Rubiano (COL) | Colombia | + 0" |
| 4 | Angelo Tulik (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 0" |
| 5 | Edgar Pinto (POR) | Skydive Dubai–Al Ahli | + 0" |
| 6 | Jetse Bol (NED) | Cyclingteam de Rijke | + 0" |
| 7 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 0" |
| 8 | Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 0" |
| 9 | Samuel Caldeira (POR) | W52–Quinta da Lixa | + 0" |
| 10 | Diego Milán (DOM) | Inteja–MMR Dominican Cycling Team | + 0" |
General classification after stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Carlos Barbero (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 8h 40' 01" |
| 2 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 0" |
| 3 | Miguel Ángel Rubiano (COL) | Colombia | + 6" |
| 4 | Angelo Tulik (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 10" |
| 5 | Jetse Bol (NED) | Cyclingteam de Rijke | + 10" |
| 6 | Edgar Pinto (POR) | Skydive Dubai–Al Ahli | + 10" |
| 7 | Javier Moreno (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 10" |
| 8 | Delio Fernández (ESP) | W52–Quinta da Lixa | + 10" |
| 9 | Adrián González (ESP) | Murias Taldea | + 10" |
| 10 | Samuel Caldeira (POR) | W52–Quinta da Lixa | + 10" |

### Stage 3
#### 19 April 2015 – Zamora to Alto de Lubián, 179.2 km (111.3 mi)

Stage 3 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Pierre Rolland (FRA) | Team Europcar | 4h 38' 35" |
| 2 | Beñat Intxausti (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 12" |
| 3 | Igor Antón (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 18" |
| 4 | Rodolfo Torres (COL) | Colombia | + 20" |
| 5 | Maxime Méderel (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 43" |
| 6 | Evgeny Shalunov (RUS) | Lokosphinx | + 47" |
| 7 | Delio Fernández (ESP) | W52–Quinta da Lixa | + 47" |
| 8 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 47" |
| 9 | Romain Sicard (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 47" |
| 10 | David Belda (ESP) | Burgos BH | + 54" |
Final general classification :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Pierre Rolland (FRA) | Team Europcar | 13h 18' 36" |
| 2 | Beñat Intxausti (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 16" |
| 3 | Igor Antón (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 24" |
| 4 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 47" |
| 5 | Delio Fernández (ESP) | W52–Quinta da Lixa | + 57" |
| 6 | Romain Sicard (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 57" |
| 7 | Javier Moreno (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 1' 07" |
| 8 | Rodolfo Torres (COL) | Colombia | + 1' 27" |
| 9 | Alejandro Marque (ESP) | Efapel | + 1' 39" |
| 10 | Francisco Mancebo (ESP) | Skydive Dubai–Al Ahli | + 1' 49" |

## Classification leadership table

| Stage | Winner | General classification | Mountains classification | Points classification | Combination classification | Teams classification |
| 1 | Pello Bilbao | Pello Bilbao | José Gonçalves | Pello Bilbao | Pello Bilbao | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA |
| 2 | Sergey Shilov | Carlos Barbero | José Gonçalves | Carlos Barbero | Carlos Barbero | Team Europcar |
| 3 | Pierre Rolland | Pierre Rolland | Garikoitz Bravo | Pello Bilbao | Pierre Rolland | Movistar Team |
| Final | Final | Pierre Rolland | Garikoitz Bravo | Pello Bilbao | Pierre Rolland | Movistar Team |