| 2015 UCI Europe Tour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 6–10 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 883.8 km (549.2 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 21h 25' 03" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2015 Four Days of Dunkirk (French : Quatre Jours de Dunkerque 2015) was the 61st edition of the Four Days of Dunkirk cycling stage race. It started on 6 May in Dunkirk and ended on 10 May again in Dunkirk. [1] The race was won by Lithuanian rider Ignatas Konovalovas, riding for Team Marseille 13 KTM. [2]
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | Ref | |
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| 1 | 6 May | Dunkirk to Orchies | 178.7 km (111.0 mi) |  | Flat stage |  Bryan Coquard (FRA) | [4] |
| 2 | 7 May | Fontaine-au-Pire to Maubeuge | 178.7 km (111.0 mi) |  | Hilly stage |  Jonas Ahlstrand (SWE) | [5] |
| 3 | 8 May | Barlin to Saint-Omer | 176.7 km (109.8 mi) | | Hilly stage | Alexis Gougeard (FRA) | [6] |
| 4 | 9 May | Base de loisirs EOLYS (Lestrem) to Cassel | 178.7 km (111.0 mi) | | Hilly stage |  Omar Fraile (ESP) | [7] |
| 5 | 10 May | Cappelle-la-Grande to Dunkirk | 171 km (106.3 mi) | | Flat stage |  Edward Theuns (BEL) | [2] |
| Total | 883.8 km (549.2 mi) | ||||||
The start list included 16 teams – 2 UCI WorldTeams, 10 Professional Continental Teams, and 4 Continental Teams. [8]
World Teams
Professional Continental teams
Continental teams
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| Stage | Winner | General classification | Mountains classification | Points classification | Young rider classification | Teams classification |
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| 1 [9] | Bryan Coquard | Bryan Coquard | Preben Van Hecke | Bryan Coquard | Bryan Coquard | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise |
| 2 [10] | Jonas Ahlstrand | |||||
| 3 [6] | Alexis Gougeard | Julien Antomarchi | ||||
| 4 [7] | Omar Fraile | Ignatas Konovalovas | Bretagne–Séché Environnement | |||
| 5 [2] | Edward Theuns | |||||
| Final [2] | Ignatas Konovalovas | Julien Antomarchi | Bryan Coquard | Bryan Coquard | Bretagne–Séché Environnement | |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ignatas Konovalovas (LTU) | Team Marseille 13 KTM | 21h 25' 03" |
| 2 | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 14" |
| 3 |  Alo Jakin (EST) | Auber 93 | + 31" |
| 4 | Frederik Backaert (BEL) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 35" |
| 5 | Damien Gaudin (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 40" |
| 6 |  Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Cult Energy Pro Cycling | + 44" |
| 7 | Edward Theuns (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 46" |
| 8 | Florian Vachon (FRA) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement | + 1' 04" |
| 9 | Brice Feillu (FRA) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement | + 1' 36" |
| 10 |  Antoine Duchesne (CAN) | Team Europcar | + 1' 37" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Team Europcar | 72 |
| 2 | Edward Theuns (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 61 |
| 3 | Jonas Ahlstrand (SWE) | Cofidis | 31 |
| 4 | Alexis Gougeard (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | 29 |
| 5 |  Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement | 29 |
| 6 | Ignatas Konovalovas (LTU) | Team Marseille 13 KTM | 25 |
| 7 | Julien Antomarchi (FRA) | Roubaix–Lille Métropole | 24 |
| 8 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Cult Energy Pro Cycling | 24 |
| 9 | Alo Jakin (EST) | Auber 93 | 23 |
| 10 |  Raymond Kreder (NED) | Team Roompot | 22 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julien Antomarchi (FRA) | Roubaix–Lille Métropole | 15 |
| 2 |  Brayan Ramírez (COL) | Colombia | 10 |
| 3 | Preben Van Hecke (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 9 |
| 4 |  Fabricio Ferrari (URU) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 7 |
| 5 | Thomas Voeckler (FRA) | Team Europcar | 6 |
| 6 | Alexandre Blain (FRA) | Team Marseille 13 KTM | 5 |
| 7 | Alexis Gougeard (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | 5 |
| 8 | Ivar Slik (NED) | Team Roompot | 5 |
| 9 | Arnaud Gérard (FRA) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement | 4 |
| 10 | Quentin Pacher (FRA) | Armée de Terre | 4 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Benoît Jarrier (FRA) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement | 10 |
| 2 | Thomas Voeckler (FRA) | Team Europcar | 8 |
| 3 |  Christian Mager (GER) | Cult Energy Pro Cycling | 6 |
| 4 | Tim Kerkhof (NED) | Team Roompot | 5 |
| 5 | Laurent Pichon (FRA) | FDJ | 2 |
| 6 | Sébastien Turgot (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | 2 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Team Europcar | 21h 25' 17" |
| 2 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Cult Energy Pro Cycling | + 30" |
| 3 | Edward Theuns (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 32" |
| 4 | Antoine Duchesne (CAN) | Team Europcar | + 1' 23" |
| 5 | Omar Fraile (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 1' 58" |
| 6 | Maurits Lammertink (NED) | Team Roompot | + 2' 05" |
| 7 | David Menut (FRA) | Auber 93 | + 3' 08" |
| 8 | Jimmy Turgis (FRA) | Roubaix–Lille Métropole | + 4' 43" |
| 9 | Olivier Le Gac (FRA) | FDJ | + 10' 50" |
| 10 | Yoann Paillot (FRA) | Team Marseille 13 KTM | + 12' 28" |
| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Bretagne–Séché Environnement | 64h 18' 17" |
| 2 | Team Marseille 13 KTM | + 1' 09" |
| 3 | Auber 93 | + 4' 02" |
| 4 | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 6' 54" |
| 5 | Team Europcar | + 8' 20" |
| 6 | AG2R La Mondiale | + 8' 35" |
| 7 | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 10' 29" |
| 8 | Bora–Argon 18 | + 10' 56" |
| 9 | Team Roompot | + 11' 21" |
| 10 | Roubaix–Lille Métropole | + 24' 08" |
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