2015 UCI World Tour

Road cycling competitions 2015 UCI World Tour 5 UCI World Tour 20 January – 4 October Europe, Canada, and Australia 28 Alejandro Valverde (Spain) MOV 2015 MOV 2015 Spain 2014 2016 The 2015 UCI World Tour was the seventh edition of the ranking system launched by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) in 2009. The series started with the opening stage of the Tour Down Under on 20 January, and concluded with Il Lombardia on 4 October. For the second successive year, Spain's Alejandro Valverde won the World Tour individual points title, amassing 675 points over the course of the season. The MOV 2015 rider finished 201 points clear of his closest rival and compatriot Joaquim Rodríguez of KAT 2015, while Colombian rider Nairo Quintana was third – also for the MOV 2015 yes – 17 points behind Rodríguez and 218 points in arrears of Valverde. In the teams' rankings, MOV 2015 yes finished top for the third year running, with a total of 1619 points. Second place went to KAT 2015 yes, 13 points behind, while SKY 2015 finished in third position. The nations' rankings was comfortably headed by Spain, with a points advantage of 839 over Italy, who moved into second at the final race  with Vincenzo Nibali's victory at Il Lombardia. __TOC__ Teams List of 2015 UCI WorldTeams and riders The UCI WorldTeams competed in the World Tour, with UCI Professional Continental teams, or national squads, able to enter at the discretion of the organisers of each event. Events All events from the 2014 UCI World Tour are included, except the Tour of Beijing, which will no longer be organised.https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-confirm-worldtour-calendar-2015 UCI confirm WorldTour Calendar 2015 8 December 2014 Cycling News RaceDateWinnerSecondThirdOther pointshttp://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/Rulesandregulation/16/82/39/2-ROA-20150124-E_English.pdf PDF Part 2: Road races UCI.ch Union Cycliste Internationale 24 January 2015 25 January 2015 58–59(4th place onwards)Stage pointsAUS Tour Down UnderJanuary 20 – 25Rohan Dennis AUS100 ptsRichie Porte AUS80 ptsCadel Evans AUS70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1France Paris–NiceMarch 8 – 15Richie Porte AUS100 ptsMichał Kwiatkowski POL80 ptsSimon Špilak SLO70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1Italy Tirreno–AdriaticoMarch 11 – 17Nairo Quintana COL100 ptsBauke Mollema NED80 ptsRigoberto Urán COL70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1Italy Milan–San RemoMarch 22John Degenkolb GER100 ptsAlexander Kristoff NOR80 ptsMichael Matthews AUS70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 N/ASpain Volta a CatalunyaMarch 23 – 29Richie Porte AUS100 ptsAlejandro Valverde ESP80 ptsDomenico Pozzovivo ITA70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1Belgium E3 HarelbekeMarch 27Geraint Thomas GBR80 ptsZdeněk Štybar CZE60 ptsMatteo Trentin ITA50 pts40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/ABelgium Gent–WevelgemMarch 29Luca Paolini ITA80 ptsNiki Terpstra NED60 ptsGeraint Thomas GBR50 pts40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/ABelgium Tour of FlandersApril 5Alexander Kristoff NOR100 ptsNiki Terpstra NED80 ptsGreg Van Avermaet BEL70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 N/ASpain Tour of the Basque CountryApril 6 – 11Joaquim Rodríguez ESP100 ptsSergio Henao COL80 ptsJon Izagirre ESP70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1France Paris–RoubaixApril 12John Degenkolb GER100 ptsZdeněk Štybar CZE80 ptsGreg Van Avermaet BEL70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 N/ANetherlands Amstel Gold RaceApril 19Michał Kwiatkowski POL80 ptsAlejandro Valverde ESP60 ptsMichael Matthews AUS50 pts40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/ABelgium La Flèche WallonneApril 22Alejandro Valverde ESP80 ptsJulian Alaphilippe FRA60 ptsMichael Albasini SUI50 pts40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/ABelgium Liège–Bastogne–LiègeApril 26Alejandro Valverde ESP100 ptsJulian Alaphilippe FRA80 ptsJoaquim Rodríguez ESP70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 N/ASwitzerland Tour de RomandieApril 28 – May 3Ilnur Zakarin RUS100 ptsSimon Špilak SLO80 ptsChris Froome GBR70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1Italy Giro d'ItaliaMay 9 – 31Alberto Contador ESP170 ptsFabio Aru ITA130 ptsMikel Landa ESP100 pts90, 80, 70, 60, 52, 44, 38, 32, 26, 22, 18, 14, 10, 8, 6, 4, 216, 8, 4, 2, 1France Critérium du DauphinéJune 7 – 14Chris Froome GBR100 ptsTejay van Garderen USA80 ptsRui Costa POR70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1Switzerland Tour de SuisseJune 13 – 21Simon Špilak SLO100 ptsGeraint Thomas GBR80 ptsTom Dumoulin NED70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1France Tour de FranceJuly 4 – 26Chris Froome GBR200 ptsNairo Quintana COL150 ptsAlejandro Valverde ESP120 pts110, 100, 90, 80, 70, 60, 50, 40, 30, 24, 20, 16, 12, 10, 8, 6, 420, 10, 6, 4, 2Spain Clásica de San SebastiánAugust 1Adam Yates GBR80 ptsPhilippe Gilbert BEL60 ptsAlejandro Valverde ESP50 pts40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/APoland Tour de PologneAugust 2 – 8Jon Izagirre ESP100 ptsBart De Clercq BEL80 ptsBen Hermans BEL70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1BelgiumNetherlands Eneco TourAugust 10 – 16Tim Wellens BEL100 ptsGreg Van Avermaet BEL80 ptsWilco Kelderman NED70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1Spain Vuelta a EspañaAugust 22  – September 13Fabio Aru ITA170 ptsJoaquim Rodríguez ESP130 ptsRafał Majka POL100 pts90, 80, 70, 60, 52, 44, 38, 32, 26, 22, 18, 14, 10, 8, 6, 4, 216, 8, 4, 2, 1Germany Vattenfall CyclassicsAugust 23André Greipel GER80 ptsAlexander Kristoff NOR60 ptsGiacomo Nizzolo ITA50 pts40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/AFrance GP Ouest-FranceAugust 30Alexander Kristoff NOR80 ptsSimone Ponzi ITA0 ptsAs Ponzi rode for YEL 2015, which is not a World Tour team, he was ineligible to score points towards the UCI World Tour standings. "nb"Ramūnas Navardauskas LTU50 pts40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/ACanada GP de QuébecSeptember 11Rigoberto Urán COL80 ptsMichael Matthews AUS60 ptsAlexander Kristoff NOR50 pts40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/ACanada GP de MontréalSeptember 13Tim Wellens BEL80 ptsAdam Yates GBR60 ptsRui Costa POR50 pts40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/AUSA Team time trial at the World ChampionshipsThe World Team Time Trial Championship awards points only in the team rankings, not in the individual or national standings. "nb"September 20BMC 2015200 ptsEQS 2015170 ptsMOV 2015140 pts130, 120, 110, 100, 90, 80, 70 N/AItaly Il LombardiaOctober 4Vincenzo Nibali ITA100 ptsDaniel Moreno ESP80 ptsThibaut Pinot FRA70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 N/A Notes "nb" Final standings 2015 UCI men's road cycling rankings Individual http://www.uci.html.infostradasports.com/cache/2/TheASP.asp@PageID%3D102007&SportID%3D102&CompetitionID%3D24055&SeasonID%3D488&EventID%3D12146&GenderID%3D1&ClassID%3D1&EventPhaseID%3D1186645&Phase1ID%3D0&TaalCode%3D2&StyleID%3D0&Cache%3D2.html?307247 UCI WorldTour Ranking – 2015: Individual UCI World Tour Infostrada Sports; Union Cycliste Internationale 4 October 2015 4 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303203856/http://www.uci.html.infostradasports.com/cache/2/TheASP.asp%40PageID%3D102007%26SportID%3D102%26CompetitionID%3D24055%26SeasonID%3D488%26EventID%3D12146%26GenderID%3D1%26ClassID%3D1%26EventPhaseID%3D1186645%26Phase1ID%3D0%26TaalCode%3D2%26StyleID%3D0%26Cache%3D2.html?307247 2016-03-03 dead Riders tied with the same number of points were classified by number of victories, then number of second places, third places, and so on, in World Tour events and stages. Team http://www.uci.html.infostradasports.com/cache/2/TheASP.asp@PageID%3D102007&SportID%3D102&CompetitionID%3D24055&SeasonID%3D488&EventID%3D12145&GenderID%3D1&ClassID%3D1&EventPhaseID%3D1149477&Phase1ID%3D0&TaalCode%3D2&StyleID%3D0&Cache%3D2.html?905636 UCI WorldTour Ranking – 2015: Team UCI World Tour Infostrada Sports; Union Cycliste Internationale 4 October 2015 4 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113913/http://www.uci.html.infostradasports.com/cache/2/TheASP.asp%40PageID%3D102007%26SportID%3D102%26CompetitionID%3D24055%26SeasonID%3D488%26EventID%3D12145%26GenderID%3D1%26ClassID%3D1%26EventPhaseID%3D1149477%26Phase1ID%3D0%26TaalCode%3D2%26StyleID%3D0%26Cache%3D2.html?905636 2016-03-04 dead Team rankings were calculated by adding the ranking points of the top five riders of a team in the table, plus points gained in the World Team Time Trial Championship (WTTT). Nation http://www.uci.html.infostradasports.com/cache/2/TheASP.asp@PageID%3D102007&SportID%3D102&CompetitionID%3D24055&SeasonID%3D488&EventID%3D12147&GenderID%3D1&ClassID%3D1&EventPhaseID%3D1186646&Phase1ID%3D0&TaalCode%3D2&StyleID%3D0&Cache%3D2.html?107235 UCI WorldTour Ranking – 2015: Nation UCI World Tour Infostrada Sports; Union Cycliste Internationale 4 October 2015 4 October 2015September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes National rankings were calculated by adding the ranking points of the top five riders registered in a nation in the table. The national rankings, as of 15 August, were also used to determine how many riders a country could have in the World Championships. Leader progress Event(Winner) Individual Team NationTour Down Under(Rohan Dennis)Rohan DennisBMC 2015AustraliaParis–Nice(Richie Porte)Richie PorteSKY 2015Tirreno–Adriatico(Nairo Quintana)Milan–San Remo(John Degenkolb)E3 Harelbeke(Geraint Thomas)Volta a Catalunya(Richie Porte)Gent–Wevelgem(Luca Paolini)Tour of Flanders(Alexander Kristoff)Tour of the Basque Country(Joaquim Rodríguez)Paris–Roubaix(John Degenkolb)Amstel Gold Race(Michał Kwiatkowski)EQS 2015La Flèche Wallonne(Alejandro Valverde)Liège–Bastogne–Liège(Alejandro Valverde)Alejandro ValverdeSpainTour de Romandie(Ilnur Zakarin)Giro d'Italia(Alberto Contador)Critérium du Dauphiné(Chris Froome)SKY 2015Tour de Suisse(Simon Špilak)KAT 2015Tour de France(Chris Froome)SKY 2015Clásica de San Sebastián(Adam Yates)Tour de Pologne(Jon Izagirre)Eneco Tour(Tim Wellens)Vattenfall Cyclassics(André Greipel)GP Ouest-France(Alexander Kristoff)KAT 2015Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec(Rigoberto Urán)Vuelta a España(Fabio Aru)Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal(Tim Wellens)World TTT Championships(BMC 2015)MOV 2015Il Lombardia(Vincenzo Nibali) References External links http://www.uciworldtour.com Category:UCI World Tour Category:2015 in men's road cycling