# 2015 IAM Cycling season

The 2015 season for the IAM Cycling cycling team began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.
In December 2014 the UCI announced that the team would be granted a WorldTour licence for the 2015 season.

## Team roster

    As of 1 January 2015
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Marcel Aregger (SUI) | Marcel Aregger (SUI) | (1990-08-26)26 August 1990 (aged 24) |
| Matthias Brändle (AUT) | Matthias Brändle (AUT) | (1989-12-07)7 December 1989 (aged 25) |
| Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) | Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) | (1979-06-30)30 June 1979 (aged 35) |
| Clément Chevrier (FRA) | Clément Chevrier (FRA) | (1992-06-29)29 June 1992 (aged 22) |
| Stef Clement (NED) | Stef Clement (NED) | (1982-09-24)24 September 1982 (aged 32) |
| Jérôme Coppel (FRA) | Jérôme Coppel (FRA) | (1986-08-06)6 August 1986 (aged 28) |
| Thomas Degand (BEL) | Thomas Degand (BEL) | (1986-05-13)13 May 1986 (aged 28) |
| Stefan Denifl (AUT) | Stefan Denifl (AUT) | (1987-09-20)20 September 1987 (aged 27) |
| Dries Devenyns (BEL) | Dries Devenyns (BEL) | (1983-07-22)22 July 1983 (aged 31) |
| Martin Elmiger (SUI) | Martin Elmiger (SUI) | (1978-09-23)23 September 1978 (aged 36) |
| Sondre Holst Enger (NOR) | Sondre Holst Enger (NOR) | (1993-12-17)17 December 1993 (aged 21) |
| Mathias Frank (SUI) | Mathias Frank (SUI) | (1986-12-09)9 December 1986 (aged 28) |
| Jonathan Fumeaux (SUI) | Jonathan Fumeaux (SUI) | (1988-03-07)7 March 1988 (aged 26) |
| Heinrich Haussler (AUS) | Heinrich Haussler (AUS) | (1984-02-25)25 February 1984 (aged 30) |
| Reto Hollenstein (SUI) | Reto Hollenstein (SUI) | (1985-08-22)22 August 1985 (aged 29) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Roger Kluge (GER) | Roger Kluge (GER) | (1986-02-05)5 February 1986 (aged 28) |
| Pirmin Lang (SUI) | Pirmin Lang (SUI) | (1984-11-25)25 November 1984 (aged 30) |
| Jarlinson Pantano (COL) | Jarlinson Pantano (COL) | (1988-11-19)19 November 1988 (aged 26) |
| Simon Pellaud (SUI) | Simon Pellaud (SUI) | (1992-11-06)6 November 1992 (aged 22) |
| Matteo Pelucchi (ITA) | Matteo Pelucchi (ITA) | (1989-01-21)21 January 1989 (aged 25) |
| Jérôme Pineau (FRA) | Jérôme Pineau (FRA) | (1980-01-02)2 January 1980 (aged 34) |
| Sébastien Reichenbach (SUI) | Sébastien Reichenbach (SUI) | (1989-05-28)28 May 1989 (aged 25) |
| Vicente Reynés (ESP) | Vicente Reynés (ESP) | (1981-07-30)30 July 1981 (aged 33) |
| Aleksejs Saramotins (LAT) | Aleksejs Saramotins (LAT) | (1982-04-08)8 April 1982 (aged 32) |
| Patrick Schelling (SUI) | Patrick Schelling (SUI) | (1990-05-01)1 May 1990 (aged 24) |
| David Tanner (AUS) | David Tanner (AUS) | (1984-09-30)30 September 1984 (aged 30) |
| Jonas van Genechten (BEL) | Jonas van Genechten (BEL) | (1986-09-16)16 September 1986 (aged 28) |
| Larry Warbasse (USA) | Larry Warbasse (USA) | (1990-06-28)28 June 1990 (aged 24) |
| Marcel Wyss (SUI) | Marcel Wyss (SUI) | (1986-06-25)25 June 1986 (aged 28) |
| Rider | 2014 team |
| Clément Chevrier | neo-pro (Bissell Development) |
| Stef Clement | Belkin Pro Cycling |
| Jérôme Coppel | Cofidis |
| Thomas Degand | Wanty–Groupe Gobert |
| Dries Devenyns | Giant–Shimano |
| Sondre Holst Enger | neo-pro (Sparebanken Sør) |
| Jarlinson Pantano | Colombia |
| Simon Pellaud | neo-pro (Roth-Felt) |
| David Tanner | Belkin Pro Cycling |
| Jonas Vangenechten | Lotto–Belisol |
| Larry Warbasse | BMC Racing Team |
| Rider | 2015 team |
| Kristof Goddaert | †18.02.14 |
| Sébastien Hinault | Retired |
| Kevyn Ista | Wallonie-Bruxelles |
| Dominic Klemme | |
| Gustav Larsson | Cult Energy Pro Cycling |
| Thomas Löfkvist | Retired |
| Johann Tschopp | IAM MTB Team |

## Season victories

| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
| 29 January | Trofeo Santanyi-Ses Salines-Campos | UCI Europe Tour | Matteo Pelucchi (ITA) | Spain | Campos |
| 1 February | Trofeo Playa de Palma | UCI Europe Tour | Matteo Pelucchi (ITA) | Spain | Palma de Mallorca |
| 22 February | Tour of Oman, Stage 6 | UCI Asia Tour | Matthias Brändle (AUT) | Oman | Muttrah Promenade |
| 27 May | Tour of Belgium, Prologue | UCI Europe Tour | Matthias Brändle (AUT) | Belgium | Bornem |
| 17 June | Ster ZLM Toer, Prologue | UCI Europe Tour | Roger Kluge (GER) | Netherlands | Goes |
| 5 July | Tour of Austria, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Sondre Holst Enger (NOR) | Austria | Scheibbs |
| 6 July | Tour of Austria, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | David Tanner (AUS) | Austria | Grieskirchen |
| 28 July | Tour de Wallonie, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour | Jonas van Genechten (BEL) | Belgium | Quaregnon |
| 3 August | Tour de Pologne, Stage 2 | UCI World Tour | Matteo Pelucchi (ITA) | Poland | Dąbrowa Górnicza |
| 4 August | Tour de Pologne, Stage 3 | UCI World Tour | Matteo Pelucchi (ITA) | Poland | Katowice |
| 2 October | Tour de l'Eurométropole, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | Jonas van Genechten (BEL) | Belgium | Poperinge |
| 4 October | Tour de l'Eurométropole, Teams classification | UCI Europe Tour | | Belgium | |

### Victory originally obtained by Denifl but vacated

| Date | Race | Competition | Country | Location |
| 21 June | Tour de Suisse, Mountains classification | UCI World Tour | Switzerland | |

## National, Continental and World champions 2015

| Date | Discipline | Rider | Country | Location |
| 11 January | Australian National Road Race Champion | Heinrich Haussler (AUS) | Australia | Buninyong |
| 25 June | French National Time Trial Champion | Jérôme Coppel (FRA) | France | Chantonnay |
| 28 June | Latvian National Road Race Champion | Aleksejs Saramotins (LAT) | Latvia | Dobele |

## Footnotes

* ↑ The riders on the squad were Matthias Brändle, Dries Devenyns, Heinrich Haussler, Reto Hollenstein, Sondre Holst Enger, Simon Pellaud, Aleksejs Saramotins and Jonas van Genechten