2015 Cofidis season

The 2015 season for the Cofidis cycling team began in February at the Clásica de Almería. The team participated in UCI Europe Tour races and UCI World Tour events when given a wildcard invitation.

Cofidis
2015 season
Cofidis team at the 2015 Brabantse Pijl
UCI codeCOF
StatusUCI Professional Continental
ManagerYvon Sanquer
Main sponsor(s)Cofidis
BasedFrance
BicyclesOrbea
Season victories
One-day races6
Stage race overall1
Stage race stages11
National Championships2

2015 roster
Rider Date of birth
 Jonas Ahlstrand (SWE) (1990-02-16) 16 February 1990
 Yoann Bagot (FRA) (1987-09-06) 6 September 1987
 Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) (1990-07-25) 25 July 1990
 Steve Chainel (FRA) (1983-09-06) 6 September 1983
 Loïc Chetout (FRA) (1992-09-23) 23 September 1992
 Nicolas Edet (FRA) (1987-12-02) 2 December 1987
 Romain Hardy (FRA) (1988-08-24) 24 August 1988
 Gert Jõeäär (EST) (1987-07-09) 9 July 1987
 Christophe Laporte (FRA) (1992-12-11) 11 December 1992
 Cyril Lemoine (FRA) (1983-03-03) 3 March 1983
 Luis Ángel Maté (ESP) (1984-03-23) 23 March 1984
 Rudy Molard (FRA) (1989-09-17) 17 September 1989
 Daniel Navarro (ESP) (1983-07-08) 8 July 1983
Rider Date of birth
 Adrien Petit (FRA) (1990-09-26) 26 September 1990
 Dominique Rollin (CAN) (1982-10-29) 29 October 1982
 Stéphane Rossetto (FRA) (1987-04-06) 6 April 1987
 Florian Sénéchal (FRA) (1993-07-10) 10 July 1993
 Julien Simon (FRA) (1985-10-04) 4 October 1985
 Geoffrey Soupe (FRA) (1988-03-22) 22 March 1988
 Anthony Turgis (FRA) (1994-05-16) 16 May 1994
 Kenneth Vanbilsen (BEL) (1990-06-01) 1 June 1990
 Michael Van Staeyen (BEL) (1988-08-13) 13 August 1988
 Clément Venturini (FRA) (1993-10-16) 16 October 1993
 Louis Verhelst (BEL) (1990-08-28) 28 August 1990
 Romain Zingle (BEL) (1987-01-29) 29 January 1987

Season victories
DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
7 AprilCircuit de la Sarthe, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) FranceVarades
10 AprilCircuit de la Sarthe, Stage 5UCI Europe Tour Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) FranceLe Lude
10 AprilCircuit de la Sarthe, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) France
16 AprilGrand Prix de DenainUCI Europe Tour Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) FranceDenain
3 MayTour de Yorkshire, Mountains classificationUCI Europe Tour Nicolas Edet (FRA) United Kingdom
7 MayFour Days of Dunkirk, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Jonas Ahlstrand (SWE) FranceMaubeuge
3 JuneTour de Luxembourg, PrologueUCI Europe Tour Adrien Petit (FRA) LuxembourgLuxembourg
6 JuneBoucles de la Mayenne, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Anthony Turgis (FRA) FranceLassay-les-Châteaux
7 JuneBoucles de la Mayenne, OverallUCI Europe Tour Anthony Turgis (FRA) France
7 JuneBoucles de la Mayenne, Young rider classificationUCI Europe Tour Anthony Turgis (FRA) France
8 JuneCritérium du Dauphiné, Stage 2UCI World Tour Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) FranceParc des Oiseaux Villars-les-Dombes
10 JuneCritérium du Dauphiné, Stage 4UCI World Tour Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) FranceSisteron
14 JuneCritérium du Dauphiné, Points classificationUCI World Tour Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) France
24 JuneHalle–IngooigemUCI Europe Tour Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) BelgiumIngooigem
31 JulyCircuito de GetxoUCI Europe Tour Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) SpainGetxo
12 AugustTour de l'Ain, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) FranceSaint-Vulbas
12 AugustTour de l'Ain, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) FrancePont-de-Vaux
20 AugustTour du Limousin, Stage 3UCI Europe Tour Rudy Molard (FRA) FranceAigurande
20 SeptemberGrand Prix d'IsberguesUCI Europe Tour Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) FranceIsbergues
4 OctoberTour de l'Eurométropole, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour Jonas Ahlstrand (SWE) BelgiumTournai
4 OctoberTour de VendéeUCI Europe Tour Christophe Laporte (FRA) FranceLa Roche Sur Yon
13 OctoberNationale SluitingsprijsUCI Europe Tour Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) BelgiumPutte

National, Continental and World champions 2015
DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocation
25 JuneEstonian National Time Trial Champion
 Gert Jõeäär (EST) EstoniaVändra
28 JuneEstonian National Road Race Champion
 Gert Jõeäär (EST) EstoniaVändra


References
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  2. Hood, Andrew (1 August 2014). "Giro points champ Bouhanni to Cofidis; Boom to Astana". VeloNews. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
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