2015 Volta a Catalunya
The 2015 Volta a Catalunya was the 95th edition of the Volta a Catalunya stage race. It took place from 23 to 29 March and was the fifth race of the 2015 UCI World Tour.[1][2] Defending champion Joaquim Rodríguez was scheduled to defend his title, but was pulled from the event days before it was due to start citing a stomach virus.[3] The race was won by Richie Porte (Team Sky), his second race win of the season, with Alejandro Valverde (Movistar Team) in second and Domenico Pozzovivo (AG2R La Mondiale) in third.
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| Dates | 23 March 2015–29 March 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,255.4 km (780.1 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 30hr 30' 30" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Route
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 23 March | Calella to Calella | 185.2 km (115 mi) |  | Medium-mountain stage |  Maciej Paterski (POL) |
| 2 | 24 March | Mataró to Olot | 191.8 km (119 mi) | | Medium-mountain stage |  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) |
| 3 | 25 March | Girona to Girona | 156.6 km (97 mi) | | Medium-mountain stage |  Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) |
| 4 | 26 March | Tona to La Molina | 188.4 km (117 mi) |  | Mountain stage |  Tejay van Garderen (USA) |
| 5 | 27 March | Alp to Valls | 195.4 km (121 mi) | | Medium-mountain stage | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) |
| 6 | 28 March | Cervera to Port Aventura | 194.1 km (121 mi) | | Medium-mountain stage |  Sergey Chernetskiy (RUS) |
| 7 | 29 March | Barcelona to Barcelona | 126.6 km (79 mi) |  | Flat stage | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) |
Participating teams
The Volta a Catalunya is part of the UCI World Tour, which meant that the 17 UCI WorldTeams were automatically invited and obliged to send a team. The race organisers also made seven wildcard invitations to UCI Professional Continental teams. The peloton was therefore made up of 24 teams.[6]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental teams
Stages
Stage 1
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Stage 2
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Notes:
- ^1 — Darwin Atapuma and Tejay van Garderen received a time compensation after the stage.[7]
Stage 6
- 28 March 2015, Cervera—Port Aventura, 194.1 km (121 mi)
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Stage 7
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Classification leadership table
In the 2015 Volta a Catalunya, four different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and allowing time bonuses in intermediate sprints (3, 2 and 1 seconds) and at the finish in mass-start stages (10, 6 and 4 seconds respectively for the first three finishers), the leader received a white and green jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the 2015 Volta a Catalunya, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.
Additionally, there was a sprints classification, which awarded a white jersey. In the sprints classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 3 at intermediate sprint points during each stage; these intermediate sprints also offered bonus seconds towards the general classification. There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a red jersey. In the mountains classification, points were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs.
There was also a classification for teams, in which the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest total time.
| Stage | Winner | General classification |
Mountains classification |
Sprints classification |
Young rider classification |
Teams classification |
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| 1 | Maciej Paterski | Maciej Paterski | Maciej Paterski | Martijn Keizer | Carlos Barbero | Team Europcar |
| 2 | Alejandro Valverde | Lluís Mas | Wilco Kelderman | |||
| 3 | Domenico Pozzovivo | Pierre Rolland | ||||
| 4 | Tejay van Garderen | Bart De Clercq | Tom Danielson | Team Sky | ||
| 5 | Alejandro Valverde | Richie Porte | ||||
| 6 | Sergey Chernetskiy | BMC Racing Team | ||||
| 7 | Alejandro Valverde | |||||
| Final | Richie Porte | Tom Danielson | Lluís Mas | Wilco Kelderman | BMC Racing Team | |
References
- "UCI confirm WorldTour Calendar 2015". Cycling News. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- "2015 UCI Calendar". UCI. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- "Defending champion Rodriguez out of Volta Ciclista a Catalunya". Cycling News. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- "2015 Volta a Catalunya (World Tour), Spain". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- "Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2015". Cycling News. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- "News shorts: 16 teams for Critérium International, Horner shows off Airgas-Safeway wheels". Cycling Weekly. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- Valverde wins Volta a Catalunya stage 5