2015 Team Giant–Alpecin season

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Team Giant–Alpecin
2015 season
UCI codeTGA
Status UCI ProTeam
Manager Iwan Spekenbrink
Main sponsor(s) Giant Bicycles & Alpecin
BasedGermany
Bicycles Giant
Groupset Shimano
Season victories
One-day races 4
Stage race overall
Stage race stages13
National Championships 1
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The 2015 season for the Team Giant–Alpecin 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.

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In September 2014 German shampoo manufacturer Alpecin announced that they would co-sponsor the team alongside Giant for the 2015 season. [1] 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. [2]

Team roster

As of 1 January 2015 [3]
RiderDate of birth
Flag of Germany.svg  Nikias Arndt  (GER) (1991-11-18)18 November 1991 (aged 23)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Bert De Backer  (BEL) (1984-04-02)2 April 1984 (aged 30)
Flag of France.svg  Warren Barguil  (FRA) (1991-10-28)28 October 1991 (aged 23)
Flag of the United States.svg  Lawson Craddock  (USA) (1992-03-20)20 March 1992 (aged 22)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Roy Curvers  (NED) (1979-12-27)27 December 1979 (aged 35)
Flag of Germany.svg  John Degenkolb  (GER) (1989-01-07)7 January 1989 (aged 25)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Tom Dumoulin  (NED) (1990-11-11)11 November 1990 (aged 24)
Flag of the United States.svg  Caleb Fairly  (USA) (1987-02-19)19 February 1987 (aged 27)
Flag of Germany.svg  Johannes Fröhlinger  (GER) (1985-06-09)9 June 1985 (aged 29)
Flag of Germany.svg  Simon Geschke  (GER) (1986-03-13)13 March 1986 (aged 28)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Lars van der Haar  (NED) (1991-07-23)23 July 1991 (aged 23)
Flag of the United States.svg  Chad Haga  (USA) (1988-08-26)26 August 1988 (aged 26)
Flag of France.svg  Thierry Hupond  (FRA) (1984-11-10)10 November 1984 (aged 30)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ji Cheng  (CHN) (1987-07-15)15 July 1987 (aged 27)
RiderDate of birth
Flag of the United States.svg  Carter Jones  (USA) (1989-02-27)27 February 1989 (aged 25)
Flag of Germany.svg  Marcel Kittel  (GER) (1988-05-11)11 May 1988 (aged 26)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Koen de Kort  (NED) (1982-09-08)8 September 1982 (aged 32)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Fredrik Ludvigsson  (SWE) (1994-04-28)28 April 1994 (aged 20)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Tobias Ludvigsson  (SWE) (1991-02-22)22 February 1991 (aged 23)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Luka Mezgec  (SLO) (1988-06-27)27 June 1988 (aged 26)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Daan Olivier [N 1]  (NED) (1992-11-24)24 November 1992 (aged 22)
Flag of Austria.svg  Georg Preidler  (AUT) (1990-06-17)17 June 1990 (aged 24)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Ramon Sinkeldam  (NED) (1989-02-09)9 February 1989 (aged 25)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Tom Stamsnijder  (NED) (1985-05-15)15 May 1985 (aged 29)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Albert Timmer  (NED) (1985-06-13)13 June 1985 (aged 29)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Tom Veelers  (NED) (1984-09-14)14 September 1984 (aged 30)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Zico Waeytens  (BEL) (1991-09-29)29 September 1991 (aged 23)
  1. Olivier retired from cycling in June.

Season victories

DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
6 February Dubai Tour, Stage 3 UCI Asia Tour Flag of Germany.svg  John Degenkolb  (GER)Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Hatta
22 February Tour du Haut Var, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour Flag of Slovenia.svg  Luka Mezgec  (SLO)Flag of France.svg  France Draguignan
22 February Vuelta a Andalucía, Sprints classification UCI Europe Tour Flag of Germany.svg  Simon Geschke  (GER)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
22 March Milan–San Remo UCI World Tour Flag of Germany.svg  John Degenkolb  (GER)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Sanremo
11 April Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 6 UCI World Tour Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Tom Dumoulin  (NED)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Aia
12 April Paris–Roubaix UCI World Tour Flag of Germany.svg  John Degenkolb  (GER)Flag of France.svg  France Roubaix
14 May Bayern–Rundfahrt, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour Flag of Germany.svg  John Degenkolb  (GER)Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Selb
17 May Bayern–Rundfahrt, Stage 5 UCI Europe Tour Flag of Germany.svg  John Degenkolb  (GER)Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Nuremberg
17 May Bayern–Rundfahrt, Points classification UCI Europe Tour Flag of Germany.svg  John Degenkolb  (GER)Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
31 May Velothon Berlin UCI Europe Tour Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Ramon Sinkeldam  (NED)Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Berlin
13 June Tour de Suisse, Stage 1 UCI World Tour Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Tom Dumoulin  (NED)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Risch-Rotkreuz
21 June Tour de Suisse, Stage 9 UCI World Tour Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Tom Dumoulin  (NED)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Bern
22 July Tour de France, Stage 17 UCI World Tour Flag of Germany.svg  Simon Geschke  (GER)Flag of France.svg  France Pra-Loup
2 August Tour de Pologne, Stage 1 UCI World Tour Flag of Germany.svg  Marcel Kittel  (GER)Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Warsaw
8 August Tour de Pologne, Points classification UCI World Tour Flag of Germany.svg  Marcel Kittel  (GER)Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
30 August Vuelta a España, Stage 9 UCI World Tour Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Tom Dumoulin  (NED)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Benitachell
7 September Tour of Alberta, Stage 6 UCI America Tour Flag of Germany.svg  Nikias Arndt  (GER)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
9 September Vuelta a España, Stage 17 UCI World Tour Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Tom Dumoulin  (NED)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Burgos
13 September Vuelta a España, Stage 21 UCI World Tour Flag of Germany.svg  John Degenkolb  (GER)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Madrid
13 September Vuelta a España, Super-combativity award UCI World Tour Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Tom Dumoulin  (NED)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
6 October Binche–Chimay–Binche UCI Europe Tour Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Ramon Sinkeldam  (NED)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Binche

National, Continental and World champions 2015

DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocation
26 June Austrian National Time Trial Champion
MaillotAustria.PNG
Flag of Austria.svg  Georg Preidler  (AUT)Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Sulz im Burgenland  [ de ]

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