2015 Tour Down Under
Cycling race
Cycling race
2015 UCI World Tour, race 1 of 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dates | 20–25 January 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 812.3 km (504.7 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 19h 15' 18" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2015 Santos Tour Down Under was the 17th edition of the Tour Down Under stage race. It took place from 20 to 25 January in and around Adelaide, South Australia, and was the first race of the 2015 UCI World Tour.[1] The overall winner was Rohan Dennis.
Schedule
Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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1 | 20 January | Tanunda to Campbelltown | 132.6 km (82 mi) | ![]() | Flat stage | ![]() |
2 | 21 January | Unley to Stirling | 150.5 km (94 mi) | ![]() | Flat stage | ![]() |
3 | 22 January | Norwood to Paracombe | 143.2 km (89 mi) | ![]() | Medium-mountain stage | ![]() |
4 | 23 January | Glenelg to Mount Barker | 144.5 km (90 mi) | ![]() | Flat stage | ![]() |
5 | 24 January | McLaren Vale to Willunga Hill | 151.5 km (94 mi) | ![]() | Medium-mountain stage | ![]() |
6 | 25 January | Adelaide | 90 km (56 mi) | ![]() | Flat stage | ![]() |
Participating teams
As the Tour Down Under is a UCI World Tour event, all 17 UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Australian team Drapac Professional Cycling received a wildcard invitation and, together with a selection of Australian riders forming the UniSA–Australia squad, this formed the event's 19 team peloton.
Cadel Evans stated that it would be his last race in his professional career.
The 19 teams invited to the race are:
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Stages
Stage 1
- 20 January 2015 – Tanunda to Campbelltown, 132.6 km (82.4 mi)[2]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Tour_Down_Under_2015_%28A1%29.jpg/220px-Tour_Down_Under_2015_%28A1%29.jpg)
Stage 1 Result
| General Classification after Stage 1
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Stage 2
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Tour_Down_Under_2015_%28A2%29.jpg/220px-Tour_Down_Under_2015_%28A2%29.jpg)
Stage 2 Result
| General Classification after Stage 2
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Stage 3
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Tour_Down_Under_2015_%28A3%29.jpg/220px-Tour_Down_Under_2015_%28A3%29.jpg)
Stage 3 Result
| General Classification after Stage 3
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Stage 4
- 23 January 2015 – Glenelg to Mount Barker, 144.5 km (90 mi)[5]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Tour_Down_Under_2015_%28A4%29.jpg/220px-Tour_Down_Under_2015_%28A4%29.jpg)
Stage 4 Result
| General Classification after Stage 4
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Stage 5
- 24 January 2015 – McLaren Vale to Willunga Hill, 151.5 km (94 mi)[6]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Tour_Down_Under_2015_%28A5%29.jpg/220px-Tour_Down_Under_2015_%28A5%29.jpg)
Stage 5 Result
| General Classification after Stage 5
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Stage 6
- 25 January 2015 – Adelaide, 90 km (56 mi)[7]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Tour_Down_Under_2015_%28A6%29.jpg/220px-Tour_Down_Under_2015_%28A6%29.jpg)
Stage 6 Result
| Final General Classification
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Classification leadership table
Stage | Winner | General classification![]() | Mountains classification![]() | Sprint classification![]() | Young rider classification![]() | Most competitive rider![]() | Team classification![]() |
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1 | Jack Bobridge | Jack Bobridge | Jack Bobridge | Jack Bobridge | Luke Durbridge | Luke Durbridge | UniSA–Australia |
2 | Juan José Lobato | Juan José Lobato | Niccolò Bonifazio | Thomas De Gendt | Movistar Team | ||
3 | Rohan Dennis | Rohan Dennis | Rohan Dennis | Cadel Evans | Rohan Dennis | Will Clarke | BMC Racing Team |
4 | Steele Von Hoff | Jack Bobridge | Daryl Impey | Cédric Pineau | |||
5 | Richie Porte | Greg Henderson | Movistar Team | ||||
6 | Wouter Wippert | Manuele Boaro | |||||
Final | Rohan Dennis | Jack Bobridge | Daryl Impey | Rohan Dennis | No final award | Movistar Team |
References
- ^ "Dates confirmed for 2015 Santos Tour Down Under". Tour Down Under. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ "Bobridge wins Tour Down Under opening stage". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ Woodpower, Zeb (21 January 2015). "Tour Down Under: Lobato wins in Stirling". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ Woodpower, Zeb (22 January 2015). "Tour Down Under: Rohan Dennis wins in Paracombe". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ "Tour Down Under: Von Hoff steels the stage in Mount Barker". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ "Tour Down Under: Porte wins atop Willunga Hill". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ^ "Tour Down Under: Wippert wins final stage in Adelaide". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
External links
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