2015 TEAM GIANT �ALPECIN SEASON

Team Giant–Alpecin
Team Giant–Alpecin
2015 season
UCI code	TGA
Status	UCI ProTeam
Manager	Iwan Spekenbrink
Main sponsor(s)	Giant Bicycles & Alpecin
Based	Germany
Bicycles	Giant
Groupset	Shimano
Season victories
One-day races	4
Stage race overall	–
Stage race stages	13
National Championships	1
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The 2015 season for the Team Giant–Alpecin began in January with the Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

In September 2014 German shampoo manufacturer Alpecin announced that they would co-sponsor the team alongside Giant for the 2015 season.^[1] In December 2014 Sunweb (a Dutch owned international tour operator) was announced as a new major sponsor of the team, signing a 2-year deal.^[2]

Team roster

As of 1 January 2015^[3]

	Rider	Date of birth
Nikias Arndt ( GER)		(1991-11-18)18 November 1991 (aged 23)
Bert De Backer ( BEL)		(1984-04-02)2 April 1984 (aged 30)
Warren Barguil ( FRA)		(1991-10-28)28 October 1991 (aged 23)
Lawson Craddock ( USA)		(1992-03-20)20 March 1992 (aged 22)
Roy Curvers ( NED)		(1979-12-27)27 December 1979 (aged 35)
John Degenkolb ( GER)		(1989-01-07)7 January 1989 (aged 25)
Tom Dumoulin ( NED)		(1990-11-11)11 November 1990 (aged 24)
Caleb Fairly ( USA)		(1987-02-19)19 February 1987 (aged 27)
Johannes Fröhlinger ( GER)		(1985-06-09)9 June 1985 (aged 29)
Simon Geschke ( GER)		(1986-03-13)13 March 1986 (aged 28)
Lars van der Haar ( NED)		(1991-07-23)23 July 1991 (aged 23)
Chad Haga ( USA)		(1988-08-26)26 August 1988 (aged 26)
Thierry Hupond ( FRA)		(1984-11-10)10 November 1984 (aged 30)
Ji Cheng ( CHN)		(1987-07-15)15 July 1987 (aged 27)

	Rider	Date of birth
Carter Jones ( USA)		(1989-02-27)27 February 1989 (aged 25)
Marcel Kittel ( GER)		(1988-05-11)11 May 1988 (aged 26)
Koen de Kort ( NED)		(1982-09-08)8 September 1982 (aged 32)
Fredrik Ludvigsson ( SWE)		(1994-04-28)28 April 1994 (aged 20)
Tobias Ludvigsson ( SWE)		(1991-02-22)22 February 1991 (aged 23)
Luka Mezgec ( SLO)		(1988-06-27)27 June 1988 (aged 26)
Daan Olivier^{[N 1]} ( NED)		(1992-11-24)24 November 1992 (aged 22)
Georg Preidler ( AUT)		(1990-06-17)17 June 1990 (aged 24)
Ramon Sinkeldam ( NED)		(1989-02-09)9 February 1989 (aged 25)
Tom Stamsnijder ( NED)		(1985-05-15)15 May 1985 (aged 29)
Albert Timmer ( NED)		(1985-06-13)13 June 1985 (aged 29)
Tom Veelers ( NED)		(1984-09-14)14 September 1984 (aged 30)
Zico Waeytens ( BEL)		(1991-09-29)29 September 1991 (aged 23)

^ Olivier retired from cycling in June.

Riders who joined the team for the 2015 season

Rider	2014 team
Carter Jones	neo-pro ( Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies)
Fredrik Ludvigsson	neo-pro (Development Giant-Shimano)
Lars van der Haar	neo-pro (Development Giant-Shimano)
Zico Waeytens	Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise

Riders who left the team during or after the 2014 season

Rider	2015 team
Jonas Ahlstrand^[4]	Cofidis
Brian Bulgaç^[5]	LottoNL–Jumbo
Thomas Damuseau	Roubaix-Lille Métropole
Dries Devenyns^[6]	IAM Cycling
Reinardt Janse van Rensburg^[7]	MTN–Qhubeka
Loh Sea Keong	SEG Racing Development
Tom Peterson	Retired
Matthieu Sprick	Retired

Season victories

Date	Race	Competition	Rider	Country	Location
6 February	Dubai Tour, Stage 3	UCI Asia Tour	John Degenkolb ( GER)	United Arab Emirates	Hatta
22 February	Tour du Haut Var, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Luka Mezgec ( SLO)	France	Draguignan
22 February	Vuelta a Andalucía, Sprints classification	UCI Europe Tour	Simon Geschke ( GER)	Spain
22 March	Milan–San Remo	UCI World Tour	John Degenkolb ( GER)	Italy	Sanremo
11 April	Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 6	UCI World Tour	Tom Dumoulin ( NED)	Spain	Aia
12 April	Paris–Roubaix	UCI World Tour	John Degenkolb ( GER)	France	Roubaix
14 May	Bayern–Rundfahrt, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	John Degenkolb ( GER)	Germany	Selb
17 May	Bayern–Rundfahrt, Stage 5	UCI Europe Tour	John Degenkolb ( GER)	Germany	Nuremberg
17 May	Bayern–Rundfahrt, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour	John Degenkolb ( GER)	Germany
31 May	Velothon Berlin	UCI Europe Tour	Ramon Sinkeldam ( NED)	Germany	Berlin
13 June	Tour de Suisse, Stage 1	UCI World Tour	Tom Dumoulin ( NED)	Switzerland	Risch-Rotkreuz
21 June	Tour de Suisse, Stage 9	UCI World Tour	Tom Dumoulin ( NED)	Switzerland	Bern
22 July	Tour de France, Stage 17	UCI World Tour	Simon Geschke ( GER)	France	Pra-Loup
2 August	Tour de Pologne, Stage 1	UCI World Tour	Marcel Kittel ( GER)	Poland	Warsaw
8 August	Tour de Pologne, Points classification	UCI World Tour	Marcel Kittel ( GER)	Poland
30 August	Vuelta a España, Stage 9	UCI World Tour	Tom Dumoulin ( NED)	Spain	Benitachell
7 September	Tour of Alberta, Stage 6	UCI America Tour	Nikias Arndt ( GER)	Canada
9 September	Vuelta a España, Stage 17	UCI World Tour	Tom Dumoulin ( NED)	Spain	Burgos
13 September	Vuelta a España, Stage 21	UCI World Tour	John Degenkolb ( GER)	Spain	Madrid
13 September	Vuelta a España, Super-combativity award	UCI World Tour	Tom Dumoulin ( NED)	Spain
6 October	Binche–Chimay–Binche	UCI Europe Tour	Ramon Sinkeldam ( NED)	Belgium	Binche

National, Continental and World champions 2015

Date	Discipline	Jersey	Rider	Country	Location
26 June	Austrian National Time Trial Champion		Georg Preidler ( AUT)	Austria	Sulz im Burgenland [ de]

References

^ "German shampoo maker Alpecin to sponsor Giant". VeloNews. 24 September 2014. Archived from the original on 26 September 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
^ "Sunweb signs two-year deal with Giant-Alpecin".
^ "Team Giant-Shimano (GIA) – NED". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
^ Larsson, Henric (1 August 2014). "Ahlstrand byter stall - klar för Cofidis: "Får fler chanser"" [Ahlstrand changing stable - ready for Cofidis, "May be more chances"]. Eurosport (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 February 2015.
^ Horssels, Maxim (January 2015). "Brian Bulgac naar LottoNL-Jumbo" [Bulgac to LottoNL-Jumbo]. Wielerflits (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 February 2015.
^ Windsor, Richard (11 December 2014). "IAM Cycling announce 2015 lineup, with 10 new signings". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
^ O'Shea, Sadhbh (18 September 2014). "MTN-Qhubeka: Building for a future". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

External links

2015 Team Giant–Alpecin season at ProCyclingStats

[4] Olivier retired from cycling in June.

[1] "German shampoo maker Alpecin to sponsor Giant". VeloNews. 24 September 2014. Archived from the original on 26 September 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.

[2] "Sunweb signs two-year deal with Giant-Alpecin".

[3] "Team Giant-Shimano (GIA) – NED". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.

[5] Larsson, Henric (1 August 2014). "Ahlstrand byter stall - klar för Cofidis: "Får fler chanser"" [Ahlstrand changing stable - ready for Cofidis, "May be more chances"]. Eurosport (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 February 2015.

[6] Horssels, Maxim (January 2015). "Brian Bulgac naar LottoNL-Jumbo" [Bulgac to LottoNL-Jumbo]. Wielerflits (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 February 2015.

[7] Windsor, Richard (11 December 2014). "IAM Cycling announce 2015 lineup, with 10 new signings". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

[8] O'Shea, Sadhbh (18 September 2014). "MTN-Qhubeka: Building for a future". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

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Team roster

Season victories

National, Continental and World champions 2015

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