# 2015 Tour de San Luis

The 2015 Tour de San Luis was the 9th edition of the Tour de San Luis stage race. It was part of the 2015 UCI America Tour, and took place in Argentina between 18 and 25 January 2015. The race was won by Daniel Díaz of the Carrefour Funvic Soul Cycling Team squad, which displayed a dominant performance by winning stages 2, 4 and 6, all of the top mountain finish stages. Another notable performance came from Fernando Gaviria, who won two sprint stages ahead of former world champion Mark Cavendish.

## Teams

26 teams were selected to take part in the event. This included six UCI World Tour teams.
* Movistar Team
* San Luis Somos Todos
* AG2R La Mondiale
* Etixx–Quick-Step
* Team Europcar
* Lampre–Merida
* Cannondale–Garmin
* Team Katusha
* Argentina
* Team Novo Nordisk
* Androni Giocattoli
* UnitedHealthcare
* Bretagne–Séché Environnement
* Nippo–Vini Fantini
* Colombia
* Jamis–Hagens Berman
* Buenos Aires Provincia
* Carrefour Funvic Soul Cycling Team
* Inteja–MMR Dominican Cycling Team
* Cycling Academy
* Italy
* Colombia (national team)
* Cuba
* Chile
* Panama
* Sindicato de Empleados Publicos de San Juan

## Schedule

The race included seven stages, one of which was a summit finish, one an individual time trial and the others medium mountain stages.
| Stage | Date | Course | Type | Distance | Winner |
| 1 | 19 January | San Luis – Villa Mercedes | Hilly stage | 186.8 km (116 mi) | Fernando Gaviria (COL) |
| 2 | 20 January | La Punta – Mirador del Potrero [es] | Hilly stage | 185.3 km (115 mi) | Daniel Díaz (ARG) |
| 3 | 21 January | Concarán – Juana Koslay [es] | Hilly stage | 176.3 km (110 mi) | Fernando Gaviria (COL) |
| 4 | 22 January | Villa Dolores – Alto El Amago | Mountain stage | 142.5 km (89 mi) | Daniel Díaz (ARG) |
| 5 | 23 January | San Luis – San Luis | Individual time trial | 17.4 km (11 mi) | Adriano Malori (ITA) |
| 6 | 24 January | Achiras – Merlo–Filo Sierras Comechingones | Hilly stage | 117.5 km (73 mi) | Kléber Ramos (BRA) |
| 7 | 25 January | San Luis – San Luis | Hilly stage | 122.4 km (76 mi) | Mark Cavendish (GBR) |

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 19 January 2015 — San Luis to Villa Mercedes, 186.8 km (116 mi)

Stage 1 result & General classification after Stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | Colombia (national team) | 4h 40' 13" |
| 2 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Etixx–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 3 | Sacha Modolo (ITA) | Lampre–Merida | + 0" |
| 4 | Nicolas Marini (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 0" |
| 5 | Sebastián Tolosa (ARG) | Buenos Aires Provincia | + 0" |
| 6 | Oscar Gatto (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli | + 0" |
| 7 | Yohann Gène (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 0" |
| 8 | Marco Canola (ITA) | UnitedHealthcare | + 0" |
| 9 | Jakub Mareczko (ITA) | Italy (national team) | + 0" |
| 10 | Armindo Fonseca (FRA) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement | + 0" |

### Stage 2
#### 20 January 2015 — La Punta to Mirador del Potrero [es], 185.3 km (115 mi)

Stage 2 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Daniel Díaz (ARG) | Carrefour Funvic Soul Cycling Team | 4h 33' 26" |
| 2 | Rodolfo Torres (COL) | Colombia | + 6" |
| 3 | Kléber Ramos (BRA) | Carrefour Funvic Soul Cycling Team | + 24" |
| 4 | Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement | + 27" |
| 5 | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | Team Katusha | + 27" |
| 6 | Alex Diniz (BRA) | Carrefour Funvic Soul Cycling Team | + 27" |
| 7 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 27" |
| 8 | Sergio Godoy (ARG) | San Luis Somos Todos | + 29" |
| 9 | Daniel Jaramillo (COL) | Jamis–Hagens Berman | + 36" |
| 10 | Rodrigo Contreras (COL) | Colombia (national team) | + 36" |
General classification after stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Daniel Díaz (ARG) | Carrefour Funvic Soul Cycling Team | 9h 13' 39" |
| 2 | Rodolfo Torres (COL) | Colombia | + 6" |
| 3 | Kléber Ramos (BRA) | Carrefour Funvic Soul Cycling Team | + 24" |
| 4 | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | Team Katusha | + 27" |
| 5 | Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement | + 27" |
| 6 | Alex Diniz (BRA) | Carrefour Funvic Soul Cycling Team | + 27" |
| 7 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 27" |
| 8 | Sergio Godoy (ARG) | San Luis Somos Todos | + 29" |
| 9 | Daniel Jaramillo (COL) | Jamis–Hagens Berman | + 36" |
| 10 | Rodrigo Contreras (COL) | Colombia (national team) | + 36" |

### Stage 3
#### 21 January 2015 — Concarán to Juana Koslay [es], 176.3 km (110 mi)

Stage 3 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | Colombia (national team) | 3h 48' 44" |
| 2 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Etixx–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 3 | Sacha Modolo (ITA) | Lampre–Merida | + 0" |
| 4 | Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement | + 0" |
| 5 | Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 0" |
| 6 | Nicolas Marini (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 0" |
| 7 | Marco Canola (ITA) | UnitedHealthcare | + 0" |
| 8 | Julián Gaday (ARG) | Buenos Aires Provincia | + 0" |
| 9 | Emanuel Guevara (ARG) | San Luis Somos Todos | + 0" |
| 10 | Diego Milán (DOM) | Inteja–MMR Dominican Cycling Team | + 0" |
General classification after stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Daniel Díaz (ARG) | Carrefour Funvic Soul Cycling Team | 13h 02' 23" |
| 2 | Rodolfo Torres (COL) | Colombia | + 6" |
| 3 | Kléber Ramos (BRA) | Carrefour Funvic Soul Cycling Team | + 24" |
| 4 | Alex Diniz (BRA) | Carrefour Funvic Soul Cycling Team | + 27" |
| 5 | Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement | + 27" |
| 6 | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | Team Katusha | + 27" |
| 7 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 27" |
| 8 | Sergio Godoy (ARG) | San Luis Somos Todos | + 29" |
| 9 | Daniel Jaramillo (COL) | Jamis–Hagens Berman | + 36" |
| 10 | Rodrigo Contreras (COL) | Colombia (national team) | + 36" |

### Stage 4
#### 22 January 2015 — Villa Dolores to Alto El Amago, 142.5 km (89 mi)

Stage 4 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Daniel Díaz (ARG) | Carrefour Funvic Soul Cycling Team | 3h 29' 25" |
| 2 | Alex Diniz (BRA) | Carrefour Funvic Soul Cycling Team | + 52" |
| 3 | Rodolfo Torres (COL) | Colombia | + 54" |
| 4 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 56" |
| 5 | Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement | + 1' 19" |
| 6 | Rodrigo Contreras (COL) | Colombia (national team) | + 1' 57" |
| 7 | Leandro Messineo (ARG) | San Luis Somos Todos | + 2' 10" |
| 8 | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | Team Katusha | + 2' 10" |
| 9 | Miguel Ángel Rubiano (COL) | Colombia | + 2' 36" |
| 10 | Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 2' 47" |
General classification after stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Daniel Díaz (ARG) | Carrefour Funvic Soul Cycling Team | 16h 31' 48" |
| 2 | Rodolfo Torres (COL) | Colombia | + 1' 00" |
| 3 | Alex Diniz (BRA) | Carrefour Funvic Soul Cycling Team | + 1' 19" |
| 4 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 1' 23" |
| 5 | Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement | + 1' 46" |
| 6 | Rodrigo Contreras (COL) | Colombia (national team) | + 2' 33" |
| 7 | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | Team Katusha | + 2' 37" |
| 8 | Miguel Ángel Rubiano (COL) | Colombia | + 3' 33" |
| 9 | Daniel Jaramillo (COL) | Jamis–Hagens Berman | + 3' 58" |
| 10 | Leandro Messineo (ARG) | San Luis Somos Todos | + 4' 04" |

### Stage 5
#### 23 January 2015 — San Luis to San Luis, 17.4 km (11 mi), individual time trial (ITT)

Stage 5 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Adriano Malori (ITA) | Movistar Team | 20' 07" |
| 2 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Etixx–Quick-Step | + 4" |
| 3 | Hugo Houle (CAN) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 5" |
| 4 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) | Androni Giocattoli | + 29" |
| 5 | Leandro Messineo (ARG) | San Luis Somos Todos | + 32" |
| 6 | Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 33" |
| 7 | Przemysław Niemiec (POL) | Lampre–Merida | + 34" |
| 8 | Carlos Oyarzun (CHI) | Chile (national team) | + 40" |
| 9 | Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement | + 42" |
| 10 | Daniel Díaz (ARG) | Carrefour Funvic Soul Cycling Team | + 42" |
General classification after stage 5 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Daniel Díaz (ARG) | Carrefour Funvic Soul Cycling Team | 16h 52' 37" |
| 2 | Rodolfo Torres (COL) | Colombia | + 1' 09" |
| 3 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 1' 25" |
| 4 | Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement | + 1' 46" |
| 5 | Rodrigo Contreras (COL) | Colombia (national team) | + 2' 43" |
| 6 | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | Team Katusha | + 3' 15" |
| 7 | Leandro Messineo (ARG) | San Luis Somos Todos | + 3' 54" |
| 8 | Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 3' 57" |
| 9 | Daniel Jaramillo (COL) | Jamis–Hagens Berman | + 4' 18" |
| 10 | Janez Brajkovič (SLO) | UnitedHealthcare | + 4' 37" |

### Stage 6
#### 24 January 2015 — Achiras to Merlo–Filo Sierras Comechingones, 117.5 km (73 mi)

Stage 6 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Kléber Ramos (BRA) | Carrefour Funvic Soul Cycling Team | 3h 10' 55" |
| 2 | Rodolfo Torres (COL) | Colombia | + 2" |
| 3 | Daniel Díaz (ARG) | Carrefour Funvic Soul Cycling Team | + 6" |
| 4 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 15" |
| 5 | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | Team Katusha | + 17" |
| 6 | Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement | + 22" |
| 7 | Joe Dombrowski (USA) | Cannondale–Garmin | + 34" |
| 8 | Rodrigo Contreras (COL) | Colombia (national team) | + 39" |
| 9 | Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 50" |
| 10 | Daniel Jaramillo (COL) | Jamis–Hagens Berman | + 1' 23" |
General classification after stage 6 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Daniel Díaz (ARG) | Carrefour Funvic Soul Cycling Team | 20h 03' 38" |
| 2 | Rodolfo Torres (COL) | Colombia | + 1' 05" |
| 3 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 1' 34" |
| 4 | Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement | + 2' 02" |
| 5 | Rodrigo Contreras (COL) | Colombia (national team) | + 3' 16" |
| 6 | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | Team Katusha | + 3' 26" |
| 7 | Leandro Messineo (ARG) | San Luis Somos Todos | + 5' 21" |
| 8 | Joe Dombrowski (USA) | Cannondale–Garmin | + 5' 29" |
| 9 | Daniel Jaramillo (COL) | Jamis–Hagens Berman | + 5' 35" |
| 10 | Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 5' 39" |

### Stage 7
#### 25 January 2015 — San Luis to San Luis, 122.4 km (76 mi)

Stage 7 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Etixx–Quick-Step | 2h 33' 29" |
| 2 | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | Colombia (national team) | + 0" |
| 3 | Jakub Mareczko (ITA) | Italy (national team) | + 0" |
| 4 | Sacha Modolo (ITA) | Lampre–Merida | + 0" |
| 5 | Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement | + 0" |
| 6 | Ken Hanson (USA) | UnitedHealthcare | + 0" |
| 7 | Nicolas Marini (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 0" |
| 8 | Francisco Chamorro (ARG) | Carrefour Funvic Soul Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 9 | Julián Gaday (ARG) | Buenos Aires Provincia | + 0" |
| 10 | Daniel McLay (GBR) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement | + 0" |
Final general classification :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Daniel Díaz (ARG) | Carrefour Funvic Soul Cycling Team | 22h 37' 07" |
| 2 | Rodolfo Torres (COL) | Colombia | + 1' 05" |
| 3 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 1' 34" |
| 4 | Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement | + 2' 02" |
| 5 | Rodrigo Contreras (COL) | Colombia (national team) | + 3' 16" |
| 6 | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | Team Katusha | + 3' 26" |
| 7 | Joe Dombrowski (USA) | Cannondale–Garmin | + 5' 29" |
| 8 | Daniel Jaramillo (COL) | Jamis–Hagens Berman | + 5' 35" |
| 9 | Leandro Messineo (ARG) | San Luis Somos Todos | + 5' 39" |
| 10 | Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 5' 39" |

## Classification leadership table

In the 2015 Tour de San Luis, four different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, the leader received an orange jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the 2015 Tour de San Luis, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race. Additionally, there was a sprints classification, which awarded a green jersey. In the sprints classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 3 at intermediate sprint points during each stage, on a 3–2–1 scale.
There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a red jersey. In the mountains classification, points were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists. Each climb was categorised as either first or third-category, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs. For first-category climbs, points were awarded on a scale of 10 points for first across the climb, second place earned 8 points, third 6, fourth 4, fifth 2 and sixth 1. Third-category climbs awarded points to the top three riders only; 3 points for first across the climb, second place earned 2 points, third place earned 1 point.
The fourth jersey represented the young rider classification, marked by a white jersey. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders born after 1 January 1993 were eligible to be ranked in the classification. Lastly, there was a classification for teams, in which the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest total time.
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Sprints classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Team classification |
| 1 | Fernando Gaviria | Fernando Gaviria | Leandro Messineo | Kléber Ramos | Fernando Gaviria | Bretagne–Séché Environnement |
| 2 | Daniel Díaz | Daniel Díaz | Leandro Messineo | Daniel Díaz | Rodrigo Contreras | Carrefour Funvic Soul Cycling Team |
| 3 | Fernando Gaviria | Daniel Díaz | Leandro Messineo | Daniel Díaz | Rodrigo Contreras | Carrefour Funvic Soul Cycling Team |
| 4 | Daniel Díaz | Daniel Díaz | Leandro Messineo | Daniel Díaz | Rodrigo Contreras | Colombia |
| 5 | Adriano Malori | Daniel Díaz | Leandro Messineo | Daniel Díaz | Rodrigo Contreras | Colombia |
| 6 | Kléber Ramos | Daniel Díaz | Juan Arango | Daniel Díaz | Rodrigo Contreras | Colombia |
| 7 | Mark Cavendish | Daniel Díaz | Juan Arango | Rodolfo Torres | Rodrigo Contreras | Colombia |
| Final | Final | Daniel Díaz | Juan Arango | Rodolfo Torres | Rodrigo Contreras | Colombia |