2015 Team Sky season

March 2018 March 2018 Team Sky 2015 yes Sky team - 1st stage Tour of Slovenia 2015.jpg Salvatore Puccio on time trial stage Tour of Slovenia 2015 SKY UCI ProTeam 3rd (1378 points) Dave Brailsford Sky National Cycling CentreManchesterEngland Pinarello Shimano 3 7 28 1 1 3 Elia Viviani (8 wins) Chris Froome (6th) 2014 2016 The 2015 season for Team Sky began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they were automatically invited and obliged to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour. Team roster 19 August 2015 Ian Boswell USA yes 2015 08 05 1991 2 7 Philip Deignan IRL yes 2015 08 05 1983 9 7 Nathan Earle AUS yes 2015 08 05 1988 6 4 Bernhard Eisel AUT yes 2015 08 05 1981 2 17 Andrew Fenn GBR yes 2015 08 05 1990 7 1 Chris Froome GBR yes 2015 08 05 1985 5 20 Tao Geoghegan HartGeoghegan Hart joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from AHB 2015 "N" GBR yes 2015 08 05 1995 3 30 Sebastián Henao COL yes 2015 08 05 1993 8 5 Sergio Henao COL yes 2015 08 05 1987 12 10 Peter Kennaugh GBR yes 2015 08 05 1989 6 15 Vasil Kiryienka BLR yes 2015 08 05 1981 6 28 Christian Knees GER yes 2015 08 05 1981 3 5 Leopold König CZE yes 2015 08 05 1987 11 15 David López ESP yes 2015 08 05 1981 5 13 Mikel Nieve ESP yes 2015 08 05 1984 5 26 Lars Petter Nordhaug NOR yes 2015 08 05 1984 5 14 Danny Pate USA yes 2015 08 05 1979 3 23 Alex PetersPeters joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from SEG Racing "N" GBR yes 2015 08 05 1994 3 31 Wout Poels NED yes 2015 08 05 1987 10 1 Richie Porte AUS yes 2015 08 05 1985 1 30 Salvatore Puccio ITA yes 2015 08 05 1989 8 31 Nicolas Roche IRL yes 2015 08 05 1984 7 3 Luke Rowe GBR yes 2015 08 05 1990 3 10 Kanstantsin Sivtsov BLR yes 2015 08 05 1982 8 9 Ian Stannard GBR yes 2015 08 05 1987 5 25 Chris Sutton AUS yes 2015 08 05 1984 9 10 Ben Swift GBR yes 2015 08 05 1987 11 5 Geraint Thomas GBR yes 2015 08 05 1986 5 25 Bradley WigginsWiggins left the team to join the new WGN 2015 squad after the 2015 Paris–Roubaix in April. "N" GBR yes 2015 08 05 1980 04 28 Elia Viviani ITA yes 2015 08 05 1989 2 7 Xabier Zandio ESP yes 2015 08 05 1977 3 17 N Riders who joined the team for the 2015 season Rider2014 teamAndrew Fennhttps://www1.skysports.com/cycling/news/21684/9495470/team-sky-sign-leopold-k246nig-nicolas-roche-wout-poels-andy-fenn-lars-petter-nordhaug Team Sky sign Leopold König, Nicolas Roche, Wout Poels, Andy Fenn, Lars Petter Nordhaug Sky Sports News 1 October 2014 26 January 2015OPQ 2014Leopold KönigTNE 2014Lars Petter NordhaugBEL 2014Wout PoelsOPQ 2014Nicolas Rochehttps://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/nicloas-roche-joins-sky-for-2015-138315 Nicolas Roche joins Sky for 2015 Wynn Nigel Cycling Weekly 30 September 2014 26 January 2015SAX 2014Elia Vivianihttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/29765081 Team Sky sign Italian sprinter Elia Viviani for 2015 BBC Sport 24 October 2014 26 January 2015CAN 2014 Riders who left the team during or after the 2014 season Rider2015 teamGabriel Raschhttp://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290,30514_9264301,00.html Top 10 for Thomas and Wiggins SKY 2014 BSkyB 13 April 2014 14 April 2014 After working hard early on alongside Christian Knees (65th) and Salvatore Puccio (112th), Gabriel Rasch (117th) completed what was the final race of his career before moving on to become a Sports Director with the team. dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140415111536/http://www.teamsky.com/article/0%2C27290%2C30514_9264301%2C00.html 15 April 2014 RetiredJonathan Tiernan-Lockehttps://road.cc/content/news/124120-team-skys-jonathan-tiernan-locke-gets-2-year-ban-biological-passport Team Sky's Jonathan Tiernan Locke gets 2 year ban for biological passport irregularities Tony Farrelly Road.cc 17 July 2014 6 January 2015 Farrelly Atkinson Ltd.NoneEdvald Boasson Hagenhttps://www.cyclingnews.com/news/report-boasson-hagen-signs-for-mtn-qhubeka Boasson Hagen signs for MTN-Qhubeka Cyclingnews.com 27 August 2014 26 January 2015MTN 2015Dario Cataldohttps://www1.skysports.com/cycling/news/15264/9497890/dario-cataldo-signs-for-astana-to-be-climbing-domestique-for-vincenzo-nibali-and-fabio-aru Dario Cataldo signs for Astana to be climbing domestique for Vincenzo Nibali and Fabio Aru Sky Sports News 1 October 2014 26 January 2015AST 2015Joe Dombrowskihttps://www.cyclingnews.com/features/dombrowski-looking-for-fresh-start-in-2015 Dombrowski looking for fresh start in 2015 Cyclingnews.com 8 October 2014 26 January 2015TCG 2015Josh Edmondsonhttps://www.cyclingnews.com/news/edmondson-signs-for-an-post-chainreaction Edmondson signs for An Post-Chainreaction Cyclingnews.com 11 March 2015 14 March 2015SKT 2015 Season overview thumb|right|Thomas on the podium at E3 Harelbeke On 8 January, Richie Porte scored the team's first victory of the season by winning the Australian National Time Trial championships with a margin of eight seconds https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/2015-starts-with-a-bang-for-richie-porte 2015 starts with a bang for Richie Porte Zeb Woodpower Cyclingnews.com and went on to record the team's first stage win at the Tour Down Under. Elia Viviani scored his first win for the team, taking sprint victory on stage two of the Dubai Tour. In August, the team signed Alex Peters and Tao Geoghegan Hart for the remainder of the season, with the former also signing for two years.https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/team-sky-add-geoghegan-hart-and-peters-as-stagiaires/ Team Sky add Geoghegan Hart and Peters as stagiaires Cyclingnews.com Grand Tours Giro d'Italia The team entered the 2015 Giro d'Italia with Porte installed as team leader in the hope that he would continue his good run in stage races and claim the Maglia Rosa. In order to do this and in the team's quest for 'marginal gains' Porte slept in a motorhome which followed the race, rather than hotels like the rest of the team.https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/porte-to-sleep-in-marginal-gains-motorhome-during-giro-ditalia Porte to sleep in 'marginal gains' motorhome during Giro d'Italia Stephen Farrand Cyclingnews.com After limiting the time loss in the stage 1 team time trial Elia Viviani secured the first win for the team in a Grand Tour since the 2013 Vuelta a España on stage 2, also taking over the Maglia rossa.https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/viviani-savours-his-first-giro-ditalia-stage-victory Viviani savours his first Giro d'Italia stage victory Stephen Farrand Cyclingnews.com After enjoying a successful first week Porte entered the second week of racing in third position overall, however on stage 10 an untimely puncture (outside of the 3 km ruling) caused him to lose 47 seconds to overall race leader, Alberto Contador.https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/giro-ditalia-porte-loses-time-to-contador-and-aru-with-late-puncture-on-stage-10 Giro d'Italia: Porte loses time to Contador and Aru with late puncture on stage 10 Alasdair Fotheringham Cyclingnews.com Porte was left isolated due to the puncture and accepted a wheel swap with OGE and close friend Simon Clarke, contravening UCI rule 12.1.040, which prohibits "non-regulation assistance to a rider from another team".https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/giro-ditalia-richie-porte-docked-two-minutes Giro d'Italia: Richie Porte docked two minutes Barry Ryan Cyclingnews.com Porte and Clarke were subsequently docked two minutes each and faced a 200 Swiss Franc fine. This resulted in Porte dropping down to 12th on the general classification, three minutes and nine seconds behind Contador.https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/contador-expresses-sympathy-for-porte-after-sky-rider-docked-time Contador expresses sympathy for Porte after Sky rider docked time Alasdair Fotheringham Cyclingnews.com The implementation of the penalty caused outcry on social media; David Millar praised the sportsmanship shown between the two ridershttps://twitter.com/millarmind/status/600727951928332289 David Millar on Twitter Twitter as well as Jonathan Vaughters, Chris Horner, Chris Boardman and Tom Domoulin.https://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/giro-ditalia/twitter-reacts-to-richie-portes-giro-ditalia-time-penalty-172637 Twitter reacts to Richie Porte's Giro d'Italia time penalty 19 May 2015 Cycling Weekly Team Principal, Dave Brailsford criticised the decision, saying that the "spirit of the law" had not been recognisedhttps://www.cyclingnews.com/news/brailsford-on-portes-wheel-change-the-spirit-of-the-law-has-not-been-recognised Brailsford on Porte's wheel change: The 'spirit of the law' has not been recognised Alasdair Fotheringham Cyclingnews.com and that there was a lack of common sense.https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/giro-ditalia-common-sense-should-have-prevailed-says-brailsford Giro d'Italia: Common sense should have prevailed says Brailsford Stephen Farrand & Barry Ryan Cyclingnews.com Giro d'Italia race director Mauro Vegni claimed the rule had to be enforcedhttps://www.cyclingnews.com/news/vegni-rule-had-to-be-applied-in-porte-case Vegni: Rule had to be applied in Porte case Barry Ryan Cyclingnews.com whilst UCI President Brian Cookson agreed that it was the correct decision.https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cookson-defends-giro-ditalia-jury-justifies-the-ucis-attempts-to-withdraw-astanas-licence Cookson defends Giro d'Italia jury, justifies the UCI's attempts to withdraw Astana's licence Stephen Farrand Cyclingnews.com Porte then lost further time on the uphill finish at Monte Berico on stage 12https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/giro-ditalia-porte-and-urn-limit-damage-at-monte-berico Giro d'Italia: Porte and Urán limit damage at Monte Berico Barry Ryan Cyclingnews.com and a further two minutes on stage 13 after being caught behind a crash,https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/crash-upsets-general-classification-on-giro-ditalia-stage-13 Crash upsets general classification on Giro d'Italia stage 13 Cyclingnews.com leaving him in 17th spot, five minutes and five seconds behind new overall leader, Fabio Aru.https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/porte-theres-not-much-to-do-when-everyone-in-front-of-you-goes-down Porte: There's not much to do when everyone in front of you goes down Barry Ryan Cyclingnews.com Stage 14 saw the riders tackle the 59.4 km time trial from Treviso to Valdobbiadene, where Vasil Kiryienka claimed the stage win, whilst Porte conceded a further four minutes and six seconds to Contador, leaving him in 17th position, eight minutes and 52 seconds behind the race leader.https://www.cyclingnews.com/giro-ditalia/stage-14/results Giro d'Italia 2015: Stage 14 Results Peter Cossins Cyclingnews.com On the next stage Porte lost a further 27 minutes and abandoned on the second rest day,https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/richie-porte-abandons-giro-ditalia Richie Porte abandons Giro d'Italia Cyclingnews.com team leadership being handed over to Leopold König.https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/giro-ditalia-knig-takes-over-leadership-at-sky-as-porte-loses-27-minutes Giro d'Italia: König takes over leadership at Sky as Porte loses 27 minutes Stephen Farrand Cyclingnews.com König would finish the Giro in sixth position, over ten minutes behind victor, Alberto Contador. Tour de France thumb|right|Froome in the leaders jersey on stage thirteen of the 2015 Tour de France The team went into the 2015 Tour de France with their "strongest team ever"https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/froome-weve-got-the-strongest-tour-de-france-team-weve-ever-had/ Froome: We've got the strongest Tour de France team we've ever had Cyclingnews.com seeking to improve on their poor 2014 edition of the race. The team entered with Froome leading the title challenge, along with Poels, König, Kennaugh, Porte and Roche for the hillier stages as well as Stannard, Rowe and Thomas for the flatter days, in particular stage 4 from Seraing to Cambrai which featured no less than seven cobbled sectors.http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=149944&c=8 Tour de France 2015 - Stage 4 ProCyclingStats procyclingstats.com After a strong performance on the Mur de Huy Froome took over the race lead, and general classification by one second over Tony Martin. The previous time he had held the yellow jersey he won the race.https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Tour_de_France_2015_Stage_3_General_Classification Tour de France 2015 - Stage 3 ProCyclingStats procyclingstats.com Froome refused to wear the yellow jersey after Tony Martin abandoned the race due to a broken collar bone sustained on stage six.https://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/tour-de-france/chris-froome-will-not-wear-the-tour-de-france-yellow-jersey-181658 Chris Froome will not wear the Tour de France yellow jersey 10 July 2015 Cycling Weekly Froome then received the yellow jersey at the end of the seventh stage by virtue of being in second place overall. During the evening of the first rest day of the Tour, it emerged that some of Froome's data files had been hacked and released onto the internet.https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-de-france-froomes-data-files-believed-to-be-hacked Tour de France: Froome's data files believed to be hacked Cyclingnews.com As the Tour entered the second week of racing stage 10 saw the first mountains stage, the summit finish of La Pierre-Saint-Martin, where Froome went on to take the stage win, putting significant time into his general classification rivals as well as Porte finishing second and Thomas finishing sixth.https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Tour_de_France_2015_Stage_10_La_Pierre_Saint_Martin Tour de France 2015 - Stage 10 ProCyclingStats procyclingstats.com During the remainder of the race the team faced intense scrutiny regarding their dominant performances; Porte was punched in the ribs by a spectator in the Pyrenees,http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/07/news/porte-reveals-he-was-punched-in-the-pyrenees_378596 Porte says that he was 'punched' in the Pyrenees VeloNews 11 August 2015 11 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150811020454/http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/07/news/porte-reveals-he-was-punched-in-the-pyrenees_378596 dead and Froome claimed he had urine thrown at him by another spectator,http://news.sky.com/story/1521348/froome-spectator-threw-urine-in-my-face Froome: Spectator Threw Urine In My Face Sky News and blamed the incident on the French press for 'irresponsible' reportinghttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/tour-de-france/11750034/Tour-de-France-2015-Chris-Froome-maintains-lead-but-French-press-continue-to-attack-Team-Sky.html Tour de France 2015: Chris Froome maintains lead but French press continue to attack Team Sky 19 July 2015 Telegraph.co.uk On the first rest of the Tour de France Porte confirmed he would leave the team at the end of the season.https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/porte-confirms-he-will-leave-team-sky Porte confirms he will leave Team Sky Cyclingnews.com This would later, in August, be confirmed to be BMC.https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/porte-confirmed-with-bmc-for-2016/ Porte confirmed with BMC for 2016 Cyclingnews.com La Vuelta a España On 10 August, Chris Froome announced his intention to compete in this years Vuelta a España,https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/guilln-hails-froomes-vuelta-a-espaa-participation/ Guillén hails Froome's Vuelta a España participation becoming only the second reigning Tour winner to ride the Vuelta in the same season.https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/chris-froome-bring-on-the-vuelta-a-espana/ Chris Froome: Bring on the Vuelta a España Stage races In February the team dominated the Vuelta a Andalucía and Volta ao Algarve with both Froome and Thomas taking both overall wins respectively. On the way to their respective victories Froome won on the stage four summit finish at Alto de Allanadas, whilst both Thomas and Porte won in the Algarve, winning stage two and the stage four summit finish of Malhão. Further, the team also secured multiple top placings; fourth (Nieve), sixth (Kennaugh) and eighth (Siutsou) in Andalucía and fourth (Porte) in the Algarve. At the end of February Stannard scored the team second classic, taking a second successive victory at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. The victory was made more impressive as Stannard made the four-man selection with three EQS 2015 riders; Boonen, Terpstra and Vandenbergh.https://www1.skysports.com/cycling/news/12040/9736836/ian-stannard-wins-omloop-het-nieuwsblad-for-second-year-in-a-row Ian Stannard wins Omloop Het Nieuwsblad for second year in a row SkySportshttps://www.cyclingnews.com/races/omloop-het-nieuwsblad-elite-2015/results Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Elite 2015: Results Cyclingnews.com The team's next victory came at Paris–Nice where Porte led a team one-two (along with Thomas) at the summit finish of Croix de Chaubouret.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/paris-nice-2015/stage-4/results Paris — Nice 2015: Stage 4 Results Cyclingnews.comhttps://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Paris_nice_2015_Stage_4_Croix_de_Chaubouret Paris — Nice 2015 - Stage 4 ProCyclingStats Despite both Porte and Thomas crashing on the stage 6 descent of the Côte de Peillehttps://www.cyclingnews.com/news/crashes-nearly-spell-disaster-for-sky-in-paris-nice Crashes nearly spell disaster for Sky in Paris–Nice Cyclingnews.com Porte went on to win the stage 7 time trial to the summit of Col d'Èze securing his second overall victory in the race, with a winning margin of 30 seconds over Michał Kwiatkowski.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/paris-nice-2015/stage-7/results Paris — Nice 2015: Stage 7 Results Cyclingnews.comhttps://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=149858 Paris — Nice 2015 - Stage 7 (ITT) ProCyclingStats In the same week, new recruit Wout Poels recorded his first victory for the team when he secured victory on the fifth stage of Tirreno–Adriatico to Castelraimondo. Poels made his decisive move just before the second summiting of the Cipressa, finishing 14 seconds clear of former Sky rider Rigoberto Urán, Joaquim Rodríguez and the rest of the leading group. As a result of his win, Poels moved into the overall race lead.https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Tirreno_Adriatico_2015_Stage_4_Castelraimondo Tirreno-Adriatico 2015 - Stage 4 ProCyclingStats procyclingstats.comhttps://www.cyclingnews.com/news/poels-ready-to-fight-for-overall-victory-at-tirreno-adriatico Poels ready to fight for overall victory at Tirreno–Adriatico Stephen Farrand Cyclingnews.com Ben Swift won the second stage of Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali the same dayhttps://www.cyclingnews.com/races/settimana-internazionale-di-coppi-e-bartali-2015/stage-2/results Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali 2015: Stage 2 Results Cyclingnews.comhttp://www.teamsky.com/teamsky/home/article/38903#vKyF5mBzkThqkBQQ.97 Team Sky — Super Swift wins to take lead teamsky.com 11 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150330032949/http://www.teamsky.com/teamsky/home/article/38903#vKyF5mBzkThqkBQQ.97 30 March 2015 dead dmy-all and finally Richie Porte moved into the lead of the Volta a Catalunyahttps://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-ciclista-a-catalunya-2015/stage-5/results Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2015: Stage 5 Results Cyclingnews.comhttp://www.teamsky.com/teamsky/home/article/39905#0PKZPFVlQFcTx7Bu.97 Team Sky — Wind blows Porte into lead teamsky.com 11 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150331225448/http://www.teamsky.com/teamsky/home/article/39905#0PKZPFVlQFcTx7Bu.97 31 March 2015 dead dmy-all a lead he would carry to the end of the race.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-ciclista-a-catalunya-2015/stage-7/results Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2015: Stage 7 Results Alasdair Fotheringham Alasdair Fotheringham Cyclingnews.com Victory in Catalunya represented Porte's second overall win of the season and the fourth for the team.https://www1.skysports.com/cycling/news/12040/9781015/volta-a-catalunya-richie-porte-seals-victory-as-alejandro-valverde-wins-final-stage Volta a Catalunya: Richie Porte seals victory as Alejandro Valverde wins final stage Sky Sportshttp://www.teamsky.com/teamsky/home/article/42291#RM8TpMtAQXVQQoCr.97 Team Sky — Porte clinches Catalunya title teamsky.com 11 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150401170938/http://www.teamsky.com/teamsky/home/article/42291#RM8TpMtAQXVQQoCr.97 1 April 2015 dead dmy-all In April, Bradley Wiggins won his final time trial for the team at the Three Days of De Panne, beating Stefan Küng by 10 seconds.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/driedaagse-de-panne-koksijde-2015/stage-3b/results Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde 2015: Stage 3b Results Stephen Farrand Cyclingnews.com In late April Porte notched up his third overall win of the season, taking the Giro d'Italia warm-up Giro del Trentino four-day stage race.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-del-trentino-2015/stage-4/results Giro del Trentino 2015: Stage 4 Results Kirsten Frattini Cyclingnews.com Porte took a decisive stage victory on the queen stage summit finish to Brentonicohttps://www.cyclingnews.com/news/porte-takes-charge-at-the-giro-del-trentino Porte takes charge at the Giro del Trentino Stephen Farrand Cyclingnews.com giving him a margin of 24 seconds over his closest rival, Mikel Landa. Porte would carry the majority of this gap to the finish in Cles.https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/porte-ready-for-the-giro-ditalia-after-trentino-victory Porte ready for the Giro d'Italia after Trentino victory Stephen Farrand Cyclingnews.com The team then rounded off a successful April by taking victory in the Team Time Trial, by the scant margin of 0.63 seconds, at the Tour de Romandie, placing Geraint Thomas in the yellow leaders jerseyhttps://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-romandie-2015/stage-1/results Tour de Romandie 2015: Stage 1 Results Cyclingnews.com The team rounded off April taking victory in the Tour de Romandie team time trial, Froome taking third place overall. The team began May with success; Lars Petter Nordhaug took the opening stage win at the inaugural Tour de Yorkshire, whilst Ben Swift crashed outhttps://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-de-yorkshire-favourite-swift-crashes-out Tour de Yorkshire favourite Swift crashes out Peter Cossins Cyclingnews.com later requiring surgery.https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/swift-to-undergo-surgery-after-tour-de-yorkshire-crash Swift to undergo surgery after Tour de Yorkshire crash Cyclingnews.com Chris Froome returned to action at the Critérium du Dauphiné, as part of his build up for the Tour de France, and the team won three stages and took the overall title for the fourth time. Peter Kennaugh opened the team's account taking the victory on stage one, just in front of the bunch sprint finish.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/criterium-du-dauphine-2015/stage-1/results Critérium du Dauphiné 2015: Stage 1 Results Cyclingnews.com Froome went on to dominate the final two summit finish stages, taking victory at Montée du Bettex (stage 7)https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/criterium-du-dauphine-2015/stage-7/results Critérium du Dauphiné 2015: Stage 7 Results Cyclingnews.com and Modane Valfréjus (stage 8)https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/criterium-du-dauphine-2015/stage-8/results Critérium du Dauphiné 2015: Stage 8 Results Cyclingnews.com giving him a lead of 10 seconds over Tejay van Garderen. One day races thumb|left|Ian Stannard on the podium at the 2015 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad In late March the team enjoyed a bumper weekend starting with Geraint Thomas' victory in E3 Harelbeke after attacking his co-breakaway companions, Zdeněk Štybar and Peter Sagan, and soloing to victory.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/e3-harelbeke-2015/results E3 Harelbeke 2015: Results Cyclingnews.comhttp://www.teamsky.com/teamsky/home/article/40596#7VxCI7DKQIHTVCjy.97 Team Sky — Thomas caps a day to remember teamsky.com 11 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150330011540/http://www.teamsky.com/teamsky/home/article/40596#7VxCI7DKQIHTVCjy.97 30 March 2015 dead dmy-all The weekend was then finished off with Thomas once again, taking third place in Gent–Wevelgem behind victor Luca Paolini and runner-up Niki Terpstra.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/gent-wevelgem-2015/results Gent — Wevelgem 2015: Results Cyclingnews.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150509152514/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/gent-wevelgem-2015/results 2015-05-09 After finishing 31 seconds down on Paris–Roubaix winner John Degenkolb, Bradley Wiggins retired from the team and joined his own WGN 2015 team, allowing him to focus on the 2016 Olympic Games.https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/wiggins-bids-team-sky-adieu-at-paris-roubaix Wiggins bids Team Sky adieu at Paris–Roubaix Barry Ryan Cyclingnews.com New signing Wout Poels underwent surgery on a broken shoulder bone courtesy of his crash at La Fleche Wallonne.https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/news-shorts-lottonl-jumbo-bmc-confirm-tour-de-yorkshire-teams News shorts: LottoNL-Jumbo, BMC confirm Tour de Yorkshire teams Cyclingnews Cyclingnews.com Season victories Date Race Competition Rider Country Location dmy January 24 Tour Down Under, Stage 5 UCI World Tour Richie Porte AUS Australia Willunga dmy February 5 Dubai Tour, Stage 2 UCI Asia Tour Elia Viviani ITA Dubai dmy February 19 Volta ao Algarve, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour Geraint Thomas GBR Portugal Monchique dmy February 21 Vuelta a Andalucía, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour Chris Froome GBR Spain Alto de Allanadas dmy February 21 Volta ao Algarve, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour Richie Porte AUS Portugal Loulé–Alto do Malhão pt dmy February 22 Vuelta a Andalucía, Overall UCI Europe Tour Chris Froome GBR Spain dmy February 22 Vuelta a Andalucía, Points classification UCI Europe Tour Chris Froome GBR Spain dmy February 22 Vuelta a Andalucía, Combination classification UCI Europe Tour Chris Froome GBR Spain dmy February 22 Vuelta a Andalucía, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour The riders on the squad were Chris Froome, Nicolas Roche, Vasil Kiryienka, Mikel Nieve, Peter Kennaugh, Kanstantsin Sivtsov and Xabier Zandio Spain dmy February 22 Volta ao Algarve, Overall UCI Europe Tour Geraint Thomas GBR Portugal dmy February 22 Volta ao Algarve, Points classification UCI Europe Tour Geraint Thomas GBR Portugal dmy February 22 Volta ao Algarve, Mountains classification UCI Europe Tour Richie Porte AUS Portugal dmy February 28 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad UCI Europe Tour Ian Stannard GBR Belgium Ghent dmy March 12 Paris–Nice, Stage 4 UCI World Tour Richie Porte AUS France Croix de Chaubouret dmy March 14 Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 4 UCI World Tour Wout Poels NED Italy Castelraimondo dmy March 15 Paris–Nice, Stage 7 UCI World Tour Richie Porte AUS France Col d'Èze dmy March 15 Paris–Nice, Overall UCI World Tour Richie Porte AUS France dmy March 15 Paris–Nice, Teams classification UCI World Tour The riders on the squad were Bradley Wiggins, Christian Knees, Lars Petter Nordhaug, Richie Porte, Nicolas Roche, Luke Rowe, Ben Swift and Geraint Thomas France dmy March 27 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour Ben Swift GBR Italy Sogliano al Rubicone dmy March 27 E3 Harelbeke UCI World Tour Geraint Thomas GBR Belgium Harelbeke dmy March 29 Volta a Catalunya, Overall UCI World Tour Richie Porte AUS Spain dmy March 29 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Points classification UCI Europe Tour Ben Swift GBR Italy dmy March 29 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour The riders on the squad were Ben Swift, Philip Deignan, Nathan Earle, Christopher Sutton, Kanstantsin Sivtsov, Ian Boswell and Sergio Henao Italy dmy April 2 Three Days of De Panne, Stage 3b UCI Europe Tour Bradley Wiggins GBR Belgium De Panne dmy April 22 Giro del Trentino, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour Richie Porte AUS Italy Brentonico dmy April 24 Giro del Trentino, Overall UCI Europe Tour Richie Porte AUS Italy dmy April 28 Tour de Romandie, Stage 1 UCI World Tour Team time trialThe winning riders were Chris Froome, Danny Pate, Nicolas Roche, Peter Kennaugh, Luke Rowe, Ian Stannard, Geraint Thomas and Elia Viviani Switzerland Vallorbe dmy May 1 Tour de Yorkshire, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour Lars Petter Nordhaug NOR United Kingdom Scarborough dmy May 3 Tour de Yorkshire, Overall UCI Europe Tour Lars Petter Nordhaug NOR United Kingdom dmy May 3 Tour de Yorkshire, Points classification UCI Europe Tour Lars Petter Nordhaug NOR United Kingdom dmy May 3 Tour de Yorkshire, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour The riders on the squad were Ben Swift, Ian Boswell, Philip Deignan, Nathan Earle, David López, Lars Petter Nordhaug, Salvatore Puccio and Christopher Sutton United Kingdom dmy May 10 Giro d'Italia, Stage 2 UCI World Tour Elia Viviani ITA Italy Genoa dmy May 17 Tour of California, Teams classification UCI America Tour The riders on the squad were Peter Kennaugh, Ian Boswell, Philip Deignan, Xabier Zandio, Sergio Henao, Christian Knees, Danny Pate and Nathan Earle United States dmy May 23 Giro d'Italia, Stage 14 UCI World Tour Vasil Kiryienka BLR Italy Valdobbiadene dmy June 7 Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 1 UCI World Tour Peter Kennaugh GBR France Albertville dmy June 13 Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 7 UCI World Tour Chris Froome GBR France Saint-Gervais-les-Bains dmy June 14 Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 8 UCI World Tour Chris Froome GBR France Modane dmy June 14 Critérium du Dauphiné, Overall UCI World Tour Chris Froome GBR France dmy June 21 Tour de Suisse, Teams classification UCI World Tour The riders on the squad were Sergio Henao, Geraint Thomas, David López, Lars Petter Nordhaug, Bernhard Eisel, Christian Knees, Kanstantsin Sivtsov and Danny Pate Switzerland dmy June 21 Tour of Slovenia, Points classification UCI Europe Tour Salvatore Puccio ITARetroactively awarded, following the expunging of the results previously achieved by Davide Appollonio. dmy July 14 Tour de France, Stage 10 UCI World Tour Chris Froome GBR France La Pierre Saint-Martin dmy July 26 Tour de France, Overall UCI World Tour Chris Froome GBR France dmy July 26 Tour de France, Mountains classification UCI World Tour Chris Froome GBR France dmy August 7 Tour de Pologne, Stage 6 UCI World Tour Sergio Henao COL Poland Bukowina Tatrzańska dmy August 10 Eneco Tour, Stage 1 UCI World Tour Elia Viviani ITA Netherlands Bolsward dmy September 6 Tour of Britain, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour Elia Viviani ITA United Kingdom Wrexham dmy September 8 Tour of Britain, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour Elia Viviani ITA United Kingdom Floors Castle dmy September 10 Tour of Britain, Stage 5 UCI Europe Tour Wout Poels NED United Kingdom Hartside Fell dmy September 10 Vuelta a España, Stage 18 UCI World Tour Nicolas Roche IRL Spain Riaza dmy September 13 Tour of Britain, Stage 8 UCI Europe Tour Elia Viviani ITA United Kingdom London dmy October 9 Abu Dhabi Tour, Stage 2 UCI Asia Tour Elia Viviani ITA Abu Dhabi dmy October 11 Abu Dhabi Tour, Stage 4 UCI Asia Tour Elia Viviani ITA Yas Marina Circuit dmy October 11 Abu Dhabi Tour, Points classification UCI Asia Tour Elia Viviani ITA dmy October 18 Chrono des Nations UCI Europe Tour Vasil Kiryienka BLR France Les Herbiers National, Continental and World champions 2015 Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location dmy January 8Australian National Time Trial Champion center|20px Richie Porte AUS Australia Buninyong dmy June 18European Games Time Trial Champion Vasil Kiryienka BLR Baku dmy June 26Belarus National Time Trial Champion center|20px Vasil Kiryienka BLR Naroulia dmy June 28British National Road Race Champion center|20px Peter Kennaugh GBR United Kingdom Lincoln dmy September 23 World Time Trial Championships center|20px Vasil Kiryienka BLR United States Richmond Footnotes N References 30em External links team-sky-2015 Category:2015 in British sport Category:2015 road cycling season by team Category:Netcompany–Ineos