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Dates | 21–24 April 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 519.4 km (322.7 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 13h 43' 41" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2015 Giro del Trentino was the 39th edition of the Giro del Trentino cycling stage race. The official name of the race was Giro del Trentino-Melinda, as the former one-day race Trofeo Melinda merged with the Giro del Trentino due to financial issues.[1] For this reason, the last stage of Giro del Trentino passed through Val di Sole and the Non Valley, on the traditional route of the Trofeo Melinda.[1] The race started on 21 April in Riva del Garda and ended on 24 April in Cles. The race consisted of four stages; as in recent years, the first was a team time trial from Riva del Garda to Arco. The race was part of the 2015 UCI Europe Tour, and was rated as a 2.HC event.[2][3]
The race was won by Team Sky's Australian rider Richie Porte, who took the leader's jersey after winning the second stage.[4][5] Spaniard Mikel Landa of Astana was second and Porte's teammate Leopold König was third.[6] Colombian Rodolfo Torres of Colombia claimed the Mountains classification, Cesare Benedetti (Bora–Argon 18) won the sprints classification, and MTN–Qhubeka's Louis Meintjes, from South Africa, finished first in the young rider classification just as he did in 2014.[6] Astana won the teams classification.
Stage | Date | Route[7] | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
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1 | 21 April | Riva del Garda to Arco | 13.3 km (8.3 mi) | Team time trial | Bora–Argon 18[8] | ||
2 | 22 April | Dro to Brentonico (Parco del Baldo) | 165.6 km (102.9 mi) | Mountain stage | Richie Porte (AUS)[4] | ||
3 | 23 April | Ala to Fierozzo Val dei Mòcheni | 179 km (111.2 mi) | Mountain stage | Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA)[9] | ||
4 | 24 April | Malé to Cles | 161.5 km (100.4 mi) | Intermediate stage | Paolo Tiralongo (ITA)[5] | ||
Total | 519.4 km (322.7 mi) |
16 teams were selected to take part in the 2015 Giro del Trentino. Four of these were UCI WorldTeams, ten were UCI Professional Continental teams, with the remaining two teams being UCI Continental team Tirol Cycling Team and an Italian national team.[10]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental teams
Continental teams
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Stage | Winner | General classification |
Mountains classification |
Young rider classification |
Intermediate sprints classification |
Teams classification |
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1 | Bora–Argon 18 | Cesare Benedetti | not awarded | Emanuel Buchmann | not awarded | Bora–Argon 18 |
2 | Richie Porte | Richie Porte | Rodolfo Torres | Louis Meintjes | Lasse Norman Hansen | Team Sky |
3 | Domenico Pozzovivo | Lukas Pöstlberger | Astana | |||
4 | Paolo Tiralongo | Cesare Benedetti | ||||
Final | Richie Porte | Rodolfo Torres | Louis Meintjes | Cesare Benedetti | Astana |
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Richie Porte (AUS) | Team Sky | 13h 43' 41" |
2 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Astana | + 22" |
3 | Leopold König (CZE) | Team Sky | + 58" |
4 | Dario Cataldo (ITA) | Astana | + 1' 11" |
5 | Damiano Cunego (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 1' 13" |
6 | José Mendes (POR) | Bora–Argon 18 | + 1' 15" |
7 | Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1' 32" |
8 | Louis Meintjes (RSA) | MTN–Qhubeka | + 1' 33" |
9 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1' 34" |
10 | Edoardo Zardini (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 1' 37" |
Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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1 | Rodolfo Torres (COL) | Colombia | 20 |
2 | Lukas Pöstlberger (AUT) | Tirol Cycling Team | 12 |
3 | Richie Porte (AUS) | Team Sky | 12 |
4 | Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) | AG2R La Mondiale | 12 |
5 | Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR) | Team Sky | 10 |
6 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Astana | 8 |
7 | Fabio Duarte (COL) | Colombia | 6 |
8 | Simone Petilli (ITA) | Italy (national team) | 6 |
9 | Diego Rosa (ITA) | Astana | 6 |
10 | Hubert Dupont (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | 6 |
Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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1 | Cesare Benedetti (ITA) | Bora–Argon 18 | 8 |
2 | Lukas Pöstlberger (AUT) | Tirol Cycling Team | 8 |
3 | Paul Voß (GER) | Bora–Argon 18 | 6 |
4 | David Wöhrer (AUT) | Tirol Cycling Team | 4 |
5 | Simone Sterbini (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | 2 |
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Louis Meintjes (RSA) | MTN–Qhubeka | 13h 43' 14" |
2 | Merhawi Kudus (ERI) | MTN–Qhubeka | + 5' 38" |
3 | Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Bora–Argon 18 | + 5' 57" |
4 | Hugh Carthy (GBR) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 7' 35" |
5 | Davide Gabburo (ITA) | Italy (national team) | + 9' 56" |
6 | Luca Chirico (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 10' 49" |
7 | Sebastián Henao (COL) | Team Sky | + 22' 10" |
8 | Lukas Pöstlberger (AUT) | Tirol Cycling Team | + 23' 22" |
9 | Giacomo Berlato (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 23' 41" |
10 | Markus Freiberger (AUT) | Tirol Cycling Team | + 25' 51" |