2015 Danmark Rundt

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2015 Danmark Rundt
2015 UCI Europe Tour
Post Danmark Rundt 2014 - Hadsund.JPG
Post Danmark Rundt 2014 in Hadsund
Race details
Dates4–8 August 2015
Stages6
Distance878.3 km (545.8 mi)
Winning time19h 42' 19"
Results
Jersey gold.svg WinnerFlag of Denmark.svg  Christopher Juul-Jensen  (DEN) (Tinkoff–Saxo)
  SecondFlag of Denmark.svg  Lars Bak  (DEN) (Lotto–Soudal)
  ThirdFlag of Italy.svg  Marco Marcato  (ITA) (Wanty–Groupe Gobert)

Jersey blue.svg PointsFlag of Denmark.svg  Matti Breschel  (DEN) (Tinkoff–Saxo)
Jersey blue polkadot.svg MountainsFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Pim Ligthart  (NED) (Lotto–Soudal)
Jersey white.svg YouthFlag of Denmark.svg  Mads Würtz Schmidt  (DEN) (ColoQuick)
  Team Tinkoff–Saxo
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The 2015 Danmark Rundt was a men's road bicycle race which was held from 4 August to 8 August 2015. It was the 25th edition of the stage race, which was established in 1985. The race was rated as a 2.HC event and formed part of the 2015 UCI Europe Tour. The race was made up of six stages over five days and includes an individual time trial. The race was won by Christopher Juul-Jensen of Tinkoff–Saxo. [1]

Contents

Teams

A total of 18 teams with 8 riders each raced in the 2015 Danmark Rundt: 4 UCI ProTeams, 9 UCI Professional Continental Teams, 4 UCI Continental Teams along with a Danish national team under the Team Post Danmark name. [2]

World Tour teams

Professional Continental teams

Continental teams

National team

Schedule

There were six stages over five days with both a short mass start and individual time trial on day four. [3]

StageDateRouteDistance (km)TypeWinner
14 August Struer-Holstebro 180 Plainstage.svg Flat stageFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Lars Boom  (NED)
25 August Ringkøbing-Aarhus 235 Plainstage.svg Flat stageFlag of Norway.svg  Edvald Boasson Hagen  (NOR)
36 August Vejle-Vejle 185 Plainstage.svg Flat stageFlag of Denmark.svg  Matti Breschel  (DEN)
47 August Slagelse-Frederiksværk 115 Plainstage.svg Flat stageFlag of Denmark.svg  Matti Breschel  (DEN)
5 Helsingør 13.6 Time Trial.svg Individual time trial Flag of Denmark.svg  Mads Würtz Schmidt  (DEN)
68 August Hillerød-Frederiksberg 150 Plainstage.svg Flat stageFlag of Denmark.svg  Michael Mørkøv  (DEN)

Classification leadership

StageWinner General classification
Jersey gold.svg
Points classification
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Mountains classification
Jersey blue dotted.png
Young rider classification
Jersey white.svg
Team classification
1 Lars Boom Lars Boom Lars Boom Pim Ligthart Mads Pedersen Astana
2 Edvald Boasson Hagen Mathias Westergaard
3 Matti Breschel Lars Bak Marco Marcato Patrick Clausen Alexander Kamp Tinkoff–Saxo
4 Matti Breschel Matti Breschel
5 Mads Würtz Schmidt Christopher Juul-Jensen Mads Würtz Schmidt
6 Michael Mørkøv Pim Ligthart
Final Christopher Juul-Jensen Matti Breschel Pim Ligthart Mads Würtz Schmidt Tinkoff–Saxo

Final standings

Legend
   Jersey gold.svg   Denotes the leader of the General classification   Jersey white.svg   Denotes the leader of the Young rider classification
   MaillotAzul.PNG   Denotes the leader of the Points classification   Jersey blue dotted.png   Denotes the leader of the Mountains classification

General classification

RiderTeamTime
1Flag of Denmark.svg  Christopher Juul-Jensen  (DEN) Jersey gold.svg Tinkoff–Saxo 19h 42' 19"
2Flag of Denmark.svg  Lars Bak  (DEN) Lotto–Soudal + 45"
3Flag of Italy.svg  Marco Marcato  (ITA) Wanty–Groupe Gobert + 49"
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Rasmus Guldhammer  (DEN) Cult Energy Pro Cycling + 1' 00"
5Flag of Austria.svg  Patrick Konrad  (AUT) Bora–Argon 18 + 1' 04"
6Flag of Norway.svg  Edvald Boasson Hagen  (NOR) MTN–Qhubeka + 1' 19"
7Flag of Denmark.svg  Mads Würtz Schmidt  (DEN) Jersey white.svg Team ColoQuick + 1' 26"
8Flag of Denmark.svg  Matti Breschel  (DEN) MaillotAzul.PNG Tinkoff–Saxo + 1' 26"
9Flag of Denmark.svg  Alexander Kamp  (DEN) ColoQuick + 1' 30"
10Flag of Denmark.svg  Magnus Cort  (DEN) Denmark + 1' 54"

Young riders classification (U23)

RiderTeamPoints
1Flag of Denmark.svg  Mads Würtz Schmidt  (DEN) Jersey white.svg ColoQuick 19h 43' 45"
2Flag of Denmark.svg  Alexander Kamp  (DEN) ColoQuick + 4"
3Flag of Denmark.svg  Magnus Cort  (DEN) Denmark + 28"
4Flag of Colombia.svg  Sebastián Henao  (COL) Team Sky + 1' 04"
5Flag of Austria.svg  Michael Gogl  (AUT) Tinkoff–Saxo + 9' 47"
6Flag of Denmark.svg  Søren Kragh Andersen  (DEN) Team TreFor–Blue Water + 11' 27"
7Flag of Denmark.svg  Martin Grøn  (DEN) Riwal Platform + 12' 26"
8Flag of Denmark.svg  Cristoffer Lisson  (DEN) Team Almeborg-Bornholm + 14' 26"
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Amaury Capiot  (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 14' 29"
10Flag of Denmark.svg  Nikolaj Steen Moltke  (DEN) Denmark + 14' 52"

Mountains classification

RiderTeamPoints
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Pim Ligthart  (NED) Jersey blue dotted.png Lotto–Soudal 46
2Flag of Denmark.svg  Patrick Clausen  (DEN) Team TreFor–Blue Water 38
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Brian van Goethem  (NED) Team Roompot 30
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Mathias Westergaard  (DEN) Team Almeborg-Bornholm 24
5Flag of Denmark.svg  Jonas Aaen Jørgensen  (DEN) Riwal Platform 22

Team classification

Pos.TeamTime
1 Tinkoff–Saxo 59h 09' 54"
2 Lotto–Soudal + 2' 48"
3 Team Sky + 5' 49"
4 MTN–Qhubeka + 7' 41"
5 Cult Energy Pro Cycling + 7' 58"

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