The 2015 Tour of the Basque Country was the 55th edition of the Tour of the Basque Country stage race. It took place from 6 to 11 April and was the ninth race of the 2015 UCI World Tour.[1][2] The race was won by Joaquim Rodríguez.
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| Dates | 6–11 April 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 21h 49' 38" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 6 April | Bilbao to Bilbao | 162.7 km (101 mi) |  |
Intermediate stage |  Michael Matthews (AUS)
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| 2 | 7 April | Bilbao to Vitoria-Gasteiz | 175.4 km (109 mi) | |
Intermediate stage |  Fabio Felline (ITA)
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| 3 | 8 April | Vitoria-Gasteiz to Zumarraga | 170.7 km (106 mi) | |
Intermediate stage |  Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)
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| 4 | 9 April | Zumarraga to Arrate (Eibar) | 162.2 km (101 mi) |  |
Mountain stage | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)
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| 5 | 10 April | Eibar to Aia | 155.5 km (97 mi) | |
Intermediate stage | Mikel Landa (ESP)
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| 6 | 11 April | Aia to Aia | 18.3 km (11 mi) |  |
Individual time trial |  Tom Dumoulin (NED)
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Teams
editAs the Tour of the Basque Country was a UCI World Tour event, all 17 UCI WorldTeams were invited automatically and were obliged to send a squad. Two Professional Continental teams received wildcard invitations.
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental teams
Stages
editStage 1
edit- 6 April 2015 — Bilbao to Bilbao, 162.7 km (101.1 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Michael Matthews (AUS)  
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Orica–GreenEDGE | 3h 57' 07" |
| 2 |  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)
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Etixx–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 3 |  Ilnur Zakarin (RUS)
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Team Katusha | + 0" |
| 4 |  Kévin Reza (FRA)
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FDJ | + 0" |
| 5 | Tony Gallopin (FRA)
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Lotto–Soudal | + 0" |
| 6 | Julien Simon (FRA)
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Cofidis | + 0" |
| 7 | Fabio Felline (ITA)
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Trek Factory Racing | + 0" |
| 8 | Valerio Agnoli (ITA)
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Astana | + 0" |
| 9 |  Petr Vakoč (CZE)
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Etixx–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 10 | Daniel Moreno (ESP)
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Team Katusha | + 0" |
Stage 2
edit- 7 April 2015 — Bilbao to Vitoria-Gasteiz, 175.4 km (109.0 mi)
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Stage 3
edit- 8 April 2015 — Vitoria-Gasteiz to Zumarraga, 170.7 km (106.1 mi)
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Stage 4
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Stage 5
edit- 10 April 2015 — Eibar to Aia, 155.5 km (96.6 mi)
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Stage 6
edit- 11 April 2015 — Aia to Aia, 18.3 km (11.4 mi), individual time trial (ITT)
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Classification leadership table
editIn the Tour of the Basque Country, four different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, the leader received a yellow jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the Tour of the Basque Country, and the winner of the classification was the winner of the race.
Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a white jersey. In the points classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 15 in a stage. For winning a stage, a rider earned 25 points, second place earned 20 points, third 16, fourth 14, fifth 12, sixth 10, and one point fewer per place down to a single point for 15th. There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a red jersey with white dots. In the mountains classification, points were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs.
The fourth jersey represented the sprints classification, marked by a blue jersey. In the sprints classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 3 at intermediate sprint points during each stage, with the exception of the final individual time trial stage. There was also 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
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Points classification
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Mountains classification
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Sprints classification
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Teams classification |
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| 1[9] | Michael Matthews | Michael Matthews | Michael Matthews | Omar Fraile | Omar Fraile | Etixx–Quick-Step |
| 2[4] | Fabio Felline | Amets Txurruka | Louis Vervaeke | |||
| 3[5] | Joaquim Rodríguez | Sergio Henao | Michał Kwiatkowski | Omar Fraile | Omar Fraile | Team Katusha |
| 4[6] | Joaquim Rodríguez | |||||
| 5[7] | Mikel Landa | Joaquim Rodríguez | Louis Vervaeke | |||
| 6[8] | Tom Dumoulin | Joaquim Rodríguez | ||||
| Final[8] | Joaquim Rodríguez | Joaquim Rodríguez | Omar Fraile | Louis Vervaeke | Team Katusha | |
References
edit- ^ "UCI confirm WorldTour Calendar 2015". Cycling News. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ "2015 UCI Calendar". UCI. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ "Results: 2015 Vuelta al Pais Vasco, stage 1". VeloNews. Competitor Group. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ a b c Frattini, Kirsten (7 April 2015). "Pais Vasco: Felline wins stage 2 in Vitoria-Gasteiz". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ a b c Frattini, Kirsten (8 April 2015). "Pais Vasco: Rodriguez wins stage 3 in Zumarraga". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ a b c Frattini, Kirsten (9 April 2015). "Pais Vasco: Rodriguez wins stage 4 in Arrate". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ a b c Benson, Daniel (10 April 2015). "País Vasco: Landa wins penultimate stage". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Pais Vasco: Rodriguez secures overall title". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ Frattini, Kirsten (6 April 2015). "Matthews wins Pais Vasco opener". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 17 July 2021.