2015 Team Giant–Alpecin season

Team Giant–Alpecin 2015 yes TGA UCI ProTeam Iwan Spekenbrink Giant Bicycles & Alpecin Germany Giant Shimano 4 – 13 1 2014 2016 The 2015 season for the GIA 2015 began in January with 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 September 2014 German shampoo manufacturer Alpecin announced that they would co-sponsor the team alongside Giant for the 2015 season.http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/09/news/german-shampoo-maker-alpecin-to-sponsor-giant_347057 German shampoo maker Alpecin to sponsor Giant 24 September 2014 VeloNews 24 September 2014 26 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140926063331/http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/09/news/german-shampoo-maker-alpecin-to-sponsor-giant_347057 dead In December 2014 Sunweb (a Dutch owned international tour operator) was announced as a new major sponsor of the team, signing a 2-year deal.https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sunweb-signs-two-year-deal-with-giant-alpecin Sunweb signs two-year deal with Giant-Alpecin Team roster 1 January 2015http://teamgiantalpecin.com/riders/ Team Giant-Shimano (GIA) – NED 10 January 2015 UCI World Tour Union Cycliste Internationale https://web.archive.org/web/20150120035926/http://teamgiantalpecin.com/riders/ 20 January 2015 dead Nikias Arndt GER yes 2015 1 1 1991 11 18 Bert De Backer BEL yes 2015 1 1 1984 4 2 Warren Barguil FRA yes 2015 1 1 1991 10 28 Lawson Craddock USA yes 2015 1 1 1992 3 20 Roy Curvers NED yes 2015 1 1 1979 12 27 John Degenkolb GER yes 2015 1 1 1989 1 7 Tom Dumoulin NED yes 2015 1 1 1990 11 11 Caleb Fairly USA yes 2015 1 1 1987 2 19 Johannes Fröhlinger GER yes 2015 1 1 1985 6 9 Simon Geschke GER yes 2015 1 1 1986 3 13 Lars van der Haar NED yes 2015 1 1 1991 7 23 Chad Haga USA yes 2015 1 1 1988 8 26 Thierry Hupond FRA yes 2015 1 1 1984 11 10 Ji Cheng CHN yes 2015 1 1 1987 7 15 Carter Jones USA yes 2015 1 1 1989 2 27 Marcel Kittel GER yes 2015 1 1 1988 5 11 Koen de Kort NED yes 2015 1 1 1982 9 8 Fredrik Ludvigsson SWE yes 2015 1 1 1994 4 28 Tobias Ludvigsson SWE yes 2015 1 1 1991 2 22 Luka Mezgec SLO yes 2015 1 1 1988 6 27 Daan OlivierOlivier retired from cycling in June. "N" NED yes 2015 1 1 1992 11 24 Georg Preidler AUT yes 2015 1 1 1990 6 17 Ramon Sinkeldam NED yes 2015 1 1 1989 2 9 Tom Stamsnijder NED yes 2015 1 1 1985 5 15 Albert Timmer NED yes 2015 1 1 1985 6 13 Tom Veelers NED yes 2015 1 1 1984 9 14 Zico Waeytens BEL yes 2015 1 1 1991 9 29 N Riders who joined the team for the 2015 season Rider2014 teamCarter Jonesneo-pro (OPT 2014)Fredrik Ludvigssonneo-pro (Development Giant-Shimano)Lars van der Haarneo-pro (Development Giant-Shimano)Zico WaeytensTSV 2014 Riders who left the team during or after the 2014 season Rider2015 teamJonas Ahlstrandhttp://www.eurosport.se/cykel/ahlstrand-byter-stall-klar-for-cofidis_sto4345308/story.shtml Ahlstrand byter stall - klar för Cofidis: "Får fler chanser" Larsson Henric 1 August 2014 Eurosport Swedish Ahlstrand changing stable - ready for Cofidis, "May be more chances" 8 February 2015COF 2015Brian BulgaçHorssels Maxim Brian Bulgac naar LottoNL-Jumbo Dutch Bulgac to LottoNL-Jumbo http://www.wielerflits.nl/nieuws/29997/brian-bulgac-naar-lottonl-jumbo.html Wielerflits January 2015 8 February 2015BEL 2015Thomas Damuseau Roubaix-Lille MétropoleDries Devenynshttps://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/iam-cycling-announce-2015-lineup-nine-new-signings-149059 IAM Cycling announce 2015 lineup, with 10 new signings Windsor Richard 11 December 2014 Cycling Weekly 8 February 2015IAM 2015Reinardt Janse van Rensburghttps://www.cyclingnews.com/features/mtn-qhubeka-building-for-a-future MTN-Qhubeka: Building for a future O'Shea Sadhbh 18 September 2014 cyclingnews.com 8 February 2015MTN 2015Loh Sea KeongSEG Racing DevelopmentTom PetersonRetiredMatthieu SprickRetired Season victories Date Race Competition Rider Country Location dmy February 6 Dubai Tour, Stage 3 UCI Asia Tour John Degenkolb GER Hatta dmy February 22 Tour du Haut Var, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour Luka Mezgec SLO Draguignan dmy February 22 Vuelta a Andalucía, Sprints classification UCI Europe Tour Simon Geschke GER dmy March 22 Milan–San Remo UCI World Tour John Degenkolb GER Sanremo dmy April 11 Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 6 UCI World Tour Tom Dumoulin NED Aia dmy April 12 Paris–Roubaix UCI World Tour John Degenkolb GER Roubaix dmy May 14 Bayern–Rundfahrt, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour John Degenkolb GER Selb dmy May 17 Bayern–Rundfahrt, Stage 5 UCI Europe Tour John Degenkolb GER Nuremberg dmy May 17 Bayern–Rundfahrt, Points classification UCI Europe Tour John Degenkolb GER dmy May 31 Velothon Berlin UCI Europe Tour Ramon Sinkeldam NED Berlin dmy June 13 Tour de Suisse, Stage 1 UCI World Tour Tom Dumoulin NED Risch-Rotkreuz dmy June 21 Tour de Suisse, Stage 9 UCI World Tour Tom Dumoulin NED Bern dmy July 22 Tour de France, Stage 17 UCI World Tour Simon Geschke GER Pra-Loup dmy August 2 Tour de Pologne, Stage 1 UCI World Tour Marcel Kittel GER Warsaw dmy August 8 Tour de Pologne, Points classification UCI World Tour Marcel Kittel GER dmy August 30 Vuelta a España, Stage 9 UCI World Tour Tom Dumoulin NED Benitachell dmy September 7 Tour of Alberta, Stage 6 UCI America Tour Nikias Arndt GER dmy September 9 Vuelta a España, Stage 17 UCI World Tour Tom Dumoulin NED Burgos dmy September 13 Vuelta a España, Stage 21 UCI World Tour John Degenkolb GER Madrid dmy September 13 Vuelta a España, Super-combativity award UCI World Tour Tom Dumoulin NED dmy October 6 Binche–Chimay–Binche UCI Europe Tour Ramon Sinkeldam NED Binche National, Continental and World champions 2015 Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location dmy June 26Austrian National Time Trial Champion center|20px Georg Preidler AUT Sulz im Burgenland de References External links team-giant-alpecin-2015 Giant Alcepin 2015 Giant Alcepin