Seventh edition of the UCI World Tour | |
Details | |
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Dates | 20 January – 4 October |
Location | Europe, Canada, and Australia |
Races | 28 |
Champions | |
Individual champion | Alejandro Valverde (Spain) (Movistar Team) |
Teams' champion | Movistar Team |
Nations' champion | Spain |
The 2015 UCI World Tour was the seventh edition of the ranking system launched by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) in 2009. The series started with the opening stage of the Tour Down Under on 20 January, and concluded with Il Lombardia on 4 October.
For the second successive year, Spain's Alejandro Valverde won the World Tour individual points title, amassing 675 points over the course of the season. The Movistar Team rider finished 201 points clear of his closest rival and compatriot Joaquim Rodríguez of Team Katusha, while Colombian rider Nairo Quintana was third – also for the Movistar Team – 17 points behind Rodríguez and 218 points in arrears of Valverde. In the teams' rankings, Movistar Team finished top for the third year running, with a total of 1619 points. Second place went to Team Katusha, 13 points behind, while Team Sky finished in third position. The nations' rankings was comfortably headed by Spain, with a points advantage of 839 over Italy, who moved into second at the final race with Vincenzo Nibali's victory at Il Lombardia.
The UCI WorldTeams competed in the World Tour, with UCI Professional Continental teams, or national squads, able to enter at the discretion of the organisers of each event.
Code | Official team name | Licence holder | Country | Groupset | Bicycles |
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ALM | AG2R La Mondiale (2015 season) | EUSRL France Cyclisme | ![]() | SRAM | Focus |
AST | Astana (2015 season) | Abacanto SA | ![]() | Campagnolo | Specialized |
BMC | BMC Racing Team (2015 season) | Continuum Sports LLC | ![]() | Shimano | BMC |
TCG | Cannondale–Garmin (2015 season) | Slipstream Sports, LLC | ![]() | Shimano | Cannondale |
EQS | Etixx–Quick-Step (2015 season) | Esperanza bvba | ![]() | Shimano | Specialized |
FDJ | FDJ (2015 season) | Société de Gestion de L'Echappée | ![]() | Shimano | Lapierre |
TGA | Team Giant–Alpecin (2015 season) | SMS Cycling B.V. | ![]() | Shimano | Giant |
IAM | IAM Cycling (2015 season) | ![]() | Shimano | Scott | |
KAT | Team Katusha (2015 season) | Katusha Management SA | ![]() | Shimano | Canyon |
LAM | Lampre–Merida (2015 season) | CGS Cycling Team AG | ![]() | Shimano | Merida |
LTS | Lotto–Soudal (2015 season) | Belgian Cycling Company sa | ![]() | Campagnolo | Ridley |
TLJ | LottoNL–Jumbo (2015 season) | Rabo Wielerploegen | ![]() | Shimano | Bianchi |
MOV | Movistar Team (2015 season) | Abarca Sports S.L. | ![]() | Campagnolo | Canyon |
OGE | Orica–GreenEDGE (2015 season) | GreenEdge Cycling | ![]() | Shimano | Scott |
SKY | Team Sky (2015 season) | Tour Racing Limited | ![]() | Shimano | Pinarello |
TCS | Tinkoff–Saxo (2015 season) | Tinkoff Sport | ![]() | Shimano | Specialized |
TFR | Trek Factory Racing (2015 season) | Trek Bicycle Corporation | ![]() | Shimano | Trek |
All events from the 2014 UCI World Tour are included, except the Tour of Beijing, which will no longer be organised. [2]
Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third | Other points [3] (4th place onwards) | Stage points [3] | |||
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![]() | January 20 – 25 | ![]() | 100 pts | ![]() | 80 pts | ![]() | 70 pts | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 |
![]() | March 8 – 15 | ![]() | 100 pts | ![]() | 80 pts | ![]() | 70 pts | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 |
![]() | March 11 – 17 | ![]() | 100 pts | ![]() | 80 pts | ![]() | 70 pts | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 |
![]() | March 22 | ![]() | 100 pts | ![]() | 80 pts | ![]() | 70 pts | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | N/A |
![]() | March 23 – 29 | ![]() | 100 pts | ![]() | 80 pts | ![]() | 70 pts | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 |
![]() | March 27 | ![]() | 80 pts | ![]() | 60 pts | ![]() | 50 pts | 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 | N/A |
![]() | March 29 | ![]() | 80 pts | ![]() | 60 pts | ![]() | 50 pts | 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 | N/A |
![]() | April 5 | ![]() | 100 pts | ![]() | 80 pts | ![]() | 70 pts | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | N/A |
![]() | April 6 – 11 | ![]() | 100 pts | ![]() | 80 pts | ![]() | 70 pts | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 |
![]() | April 12 | ![]() | 100 pts | ![]() | 80 pts | ![]() | 70 pts | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | N/A |
![]() | April 19 | ![]() | 80 pts | ![]() | 60 pts | ![]() | 50 pts | 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 | N/A |
![]() | April 22 | ![]() | 80 pts | ![]() | 60 pts | ![]() | 50 pts | 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 | N/A |
![]() | April 26 | ![]() | 100 pts | ![]() | 80 pts | ![]() | 70 pts | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | N/A |
![]() | April 28 – May 3 | ![]() | 100 pts | ![]() | 80 pts | ![]() | 70 pts | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 |
![]() | May 9 – 31 | ![]() | 170 pts | ![]() | 130 pts | ![]() | 100 pts | 90, 80, 70, 60, 52, 44, 38, 32, 26, 22, 18, 14, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 | 16, 8, 4, 2, 1 |
![]() | June 7 – 14 | ![]() | 100 pts | ![]() | 80 pts | ![]() | 70 pts | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 |
![]() | June 13 – 21 | ![]() | 100 pts | ![]() | 80 pts | ![]() | 70 pts | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 |
![]() | July 4 – 26 | ![]() | 200 pts | ![]() | 150 pts | ![]() | 120 pts | 110, 100, 90, 80, 70, 60, 50, 40, 30, 24, 20, 16, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4 | 20, 10, 6, 4, 2 |
![]() | August 1 | ![]() | 80 pts | ![]() | 60 pts | ![]() | 50 pts | 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 | N/A |
![]() | August 2 – 8 | ![]() | 100 pts | ![]() | 80 pts | ![]() | 70 pts | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 |
![]() ![]() | August 10 – 16 | ![]() | 100 pts | ![]() | 80 pts | ![]() | 70 pts | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 |
![]() | August 22 – September 13 | ![]() | 170 pts | ![]() | 130 pts | ![]() | 100 pts | 90, 80, 70, 60, 52, 44, 38, 32, 26, 22, 18, 14, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 | 16, 8, 4, 2, 1 |
![]() | August 23 | ![]() | 80 pts | ![]() | 60 pts | ![]() | 50 pts | 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 | N/A |
![]() | August 30 | ![]() | 80 pts | ![]() | 0 pts [nb 1] | ![]() | 50 pts | 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 | N/A |
![]() | September 11 | ![]() | 80 pts | ![]() | 60 pts | ![]() | 50 pts | 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 | N/A |
![]() | September 13 | ![]() | 80 pts | ![]() | 60 pts | ![]() | 50 pts | 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 | N/A |
![]() | September 20 | BMC Racing Team | 200 pts | Etixx–Quick-Step | 170 pts | Movistar Team | 140 pts | 130, 120, 110, 100, 90, 80, 70 | N/A |
![]() | October 4 | ![]() | 100 pts | ![]() | 80 pts | ![]() | 70 pts | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | N/A |
[4] Riders tied with the same number of points were classified by number of victories, then number of second places, third places, and so on, in World Tour events and stages. [3]
[5] Team rankings were calculated by adding the ranking points of the top five riders of a team in the table, plus points gained in the World Team Time Trial Championship (WTTT).
[6] National rankings were calculated by adding the ranking points of the top five riders registered in a nation in the table. The national rankings, as of 15 August, were also used to determine how many riders a country could have in the World Championships.
Rank | Nation | Points | Top 5 riders (if applicable) |
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1 | ![]() | 1945 | Valverde (675), Rodríguez (474), Contador (407), D. Moreno (216), J. Izagirre (173) |
2 | ![]() | 1106 | Aru (448), Pozzovivo (242), Nibali (238), Ulissi (98), Paolini (80) |
3 | ![]() | 1099 | N. Quintana (457), Urán (301), Ser. Henao (167), Chaves (134), Atapuma (40) |
4 | ![]() | 1041 | Froome (430), Thomas (283), A. Yates (150), S. Yates (148), Cavendish (30) |
5 | ![]() | 905 | Van Avermaet (324), Wellens (195), Gilbert (179), De Clercq (106), Benoot (101) |
6 | ![]() | 881 | Pinot (319), Bardet (206), Alaphilippe (180), Gallopin (127), Vuillermoz (49) |
7 | ![]() | 848 | T. Dumoulin (271), Mollema (212), Terpstra (140), Gesink (114), Kelderman (111) |
8 | ![]() | 777 | Porte (314), Matthews (221), Dennis (135), Evans (76), Rogers (31) |
9 | ![]() | 587 | Degenkolb (302), Greipel (203), T. Martin (40), Geschke (32), Kittel (10) |
10 | ![]() | 453 | Kristoff (453) |
11 | ![]() | 376 | Kwiatkowski (195), Majka (165), Bodnar (16) |
12 | ![]() | 355 | Costa (324), Oliveira (24), Cardoso (6), Machado (1) |
13 | ![]() | 306 | Štybar (172), König (70), Kreuziger (64) |
14 | ![]() | 294 | Špilak (269), Polanc (16), Mezgec (9) |
15 | ![]() | 270 | Frank (72), Albasini (62), Cancellara (59), Elmiger (56), Morabito (21) |
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