2015 Dwars door Vlaanderen

2015 Dwars door Vlaanderen Dwars door Vlaanderen-2015 poster.jpg Event poster with previous winner Niki Terpstra 25 March 2015 200.2 km 4h 35' 59" Jelle Wallays BEL TSV 2015 Edward Theuns BEL TSV 2015} Dylan van Baarle NED GRS 2015 2014 2016 The 2015 Dwars door Vlaanderen (en Across Flanders) was the 70th edition of the Dwars door Vlaanderen cycling one-day classic, which took place on 25 March 2015 and was rated as a 1.HC event as part of the 2015 UCI Europe Tour. The race was 200.2 km off in length.Dwars door Vlaanderen / A travers la Flandre 2015 - Classic http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Dwars_door_Vlaanderen_A_travers_la_Flandre_2015 ProCyclingStats 24 March 2015 It was organised as part of the Flanders Classics organisation.Flanders Classics http://www.flandersclassics.be/en/organization/flanders-classics Flanders Classics 24 March 2015 The 2014 winner was Niki Terpstra (EQS 2014), who won the race in a solo breakaway. He was the favourite for the 2015 race and raced as part of a strong EQS 2015 yes team in 2015. The team also included world champion Michał Kwiatkowski, former world champion Mark Cavendish and Iljo Keisse. Other favourites included Lars Boom (AST 2015), Stijn Devolder, Gert Steegmans (both TFR 2015) and former winners Matti Breschel (TTS 2015) and Oscar Gatto (AND 2015a), as well as a large number of other riders. The race was also notable for the presence of Nairo Quintana (MOV 2015), racing on the cobblestones for the first time in his career as part of his preparation for cobbled stages in the 2015 Tour de France.Ryan Barry Dwars door Vlaanderen begins countdown to the Tour of Flanders https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/dwars-door-vlaanderen-2015/preview 24 March 2015 Cyclingnews.com 24 March 2015 The first part of the race was generally flat, but it became more hilly towards the end of the race. It included 12 major climbs, five of them cobbled, and three flat sections of cobbled roads.Dwars door Vlaanderen Kaart http://ddv.pro.p.assets.flandersclassics.be/files/3110/original/ddv2015-elite-men-map-profile.pdf?1426699663 Flanders Classics 24 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402155554/http://ddv.pro.p.assets.flandersclassics.be/files/3110/original/ddv2015-elite-men-map-profile.pdf?1426699663 2 April 2015 dead The race included several of the climbs used in the Tour of Flanders, which took place the following week, such as the Oude Kwaremont and the Paterberg. The race was won by Jelle Wallays (TSV 2015). He was part of the main breakaway of the day, escaping early on in the race. The breakaway was closed down early, having only 20 seconds' lead with 80 km off to race. Wallays attacked, initially alongside Gert Dockx (LTB 2015) and then alone, and built a lead of nearly a minute. On the Taaienberg, with 56 km off remaining, Kwiatkowski, Edward Theuns (TSV 2015) and Dylan van Baarle (GRS 2015) attacked from the first chasing group. They quickly caught Wallays and created a lead group of four riders. They built a lead of 40 seconds thanks to Kwiatkowski's efforts on the Oude Kwaremont; Boom attempted to counter-attack, but he crashed into a field. The chase group was unorganised and failed to catch the leading four riders. With 1 km off remaining, Wallays made another attack. Since Theuns was Wallays' teammate, Kwiatkowski and van Baarle had the task of catching him. They both looked to the other to do the work to catch Wallays and ended up leading out Theuns to give TSV 2015 y the first two positions on the podium.Frattini Kirsten Wallays wins Dwars door Vlaanderen https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/dwars-door-vlaanderen-2015/results 25 March 2015 Cyclingnews.com 25 March 2015 After the race, Kwiatkowski and van Baarle blamed each other for their failure to win the race.Decaluwé Brecht Van Baarle explains breakaway tactics at Dwars door Vlaanderen https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/van-baarle-explains-breakaway-tactics-at-dwars-door-vlaanderen 25 March 2015 Cyclingnews.com 25 March 2015 Categorised sections Climbs Name Distance from start Nieuwe Kwaremont 88 km off Kettenberg cobbled 107 km off Leberg 116 km off Berendries 120 km off Valkenberg 125 km off Eikenberg 140 km off Taaienberg cobbled 144 km off Oude Kwaremont cobbled 162 km off Paterberg cobbled 165 km off Hellestraat 181 km off Holstraat 185 km off Nokereberg cobbled 192 km off Flat cobbled sections Name Distance from start Holleweg 108 km off Haaghoek 113 km off Varentstraat 171 km off Results Resulthttps://uitslagen.kbwb-rlvb.com/index_bestanden/pdf2012/2015/WAREGEMDDVLUITSLAG.pdf Uitslag - Résultat - Result Uitslagen KBWB-RLVB Royal Belgian Cycling League 25 March 2015 12 June 2021 1 Jelle Wallays BEL TSV 2015 4h 35' 59" 2 Edward Theuns BEL TSV 2015 + 2" 3 Dylan van Baarle NED GRS 2015 + 2" 4 Michał Kwiatkowski POL EQS 2015 + 4" 5 Guillaume Van Keirsbulck BEL EQS 2015 + 1' 20" 6 Tiesj Benoot BEL LTB 2015 + 1' 29" 7 Cyril Lemoine FRA COF 2015 + 1' 29" 8 Jens Debusschere BEL LTB 2015 + 1' 29" 9 Nikolas Maes BEL EQS 2015 + 1' 29" 10 Alexey Tsatevich RUS KAT 2015 + 1' 29" References External links https://www.ddvl.eu/ Dwars door Vlaanderen Dwars door Vlaanderen Category:Dwars door Vlaanderen Category:March 2015 sports events in Europe