2015 Tour of California
| 2015 UCI America Tour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dates | May 10–17, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 701.3 mi (1,129 km) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 28h 13' 12" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
Winner |
 Peter Sagan (SVK)
|
(Tinkoff–Saxo) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second |
 Julian Alaphilippe (FRA)
|
(Etixx–Quick-Step) | |
| Third |
 Sergio Henao (COL)
|
(Team Sky) | |
|
|
|||
 |
Mountains |
 Daniel Oss (ITA)
|
(BMC Racing Team) |
 |
Youth |
Julian Alaphilippe (FRA)
|
(Etixx–Quick-Step) |
 |
Sprints |
 Mark Cavendish (GBR)
|
(Etixx–Quick-Step) |
| Team | Team Sky | ||
The 2015 Amgen Tour of California was the tenth edition of the Tour of California cycling stage race. It was held from May 10–17, and rated as a 2.HC event on the UCI America Tour. It began in Sacramento and finished in Pasadena.
The race's general classification was won by Slovakian Peter Sagan (Tinkoff–Saxo) by only three seconds over Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe (Etixx–Quick-Step), the closest winning margin in the race's history. Sagan also added two stages to his palmares, including the individual time trial. Colombian Sergio Henao (Team Sky) completed the podium.
The sprints competition was won by Briton Mark Cavendish (Etixx–Quick-Step), who also was the winner of four individual stages. The mountains classification jersey went to Italian Daniel Oss of BMC Racing Team, while Julian Alaphilippe took the best young rider's jersey and the queen stage 7. Team Sky was awarded the "best team" title. Latvian Toms Skujiņš of domestic team Hincapie Racing also won a stage and wore the leader's jersey for three stages.
18 teams were selected to take part in the race. As a 2.HC event, the race organisers could invite UCI ProTeams to make up 70% of the line-up; however, only 8 ProTeams were invited, along with 4 Professional Continental teams and 6 UCI Continental teams. The maximum amount of riders allowed per team was eight, so the field had a maximum of 144 cyclists.
...
Wikipedia