2015 Team Giant–Alpecin season

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

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)
  1. ↑ Olivier retired from cycling in June.

Season victories

DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
6 FebruaryDubai Tour, Stage 3UCI Asia Tour John Degenkolb (GER) United Arab EmiratesHatta
22 FebruaryTour du Haut Var, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Luka Mezgec (SLO) FranceDraguignan
22 MarchMilan–San RemoUCI World Tour John Degenkolb (GER) ItalySanremo
11 AprilTour of the Basque Country, Stage 6UCI World Tour Tom Dumoulin (NED) SpainAia
12 AprilParis–RoubaixUCI World Tour John Degenkolb (GER) FranceRoubaix
14 MayBayern-Rundfahrt, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour John Degenkolb (GER) GermanySelb
17 MayBayern-Rundfahrt, Stage 5UCI Europe Tour John Degenkolb (GER) GermanyNürnberg
17 MayBayern-Rundfahrt, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour John Degenkolb (GER) Germany
31 MayVelothon BerlinUCI Europe Tour Ramon Sinkeldam (NED) GermanyBerlin
13 JuneTour de Suisse, PrologueUCI World Tour Tom Dumoulin (NED)  SwitzerlandRisch-Rotkreuz
21 JuneTour de Suisse, Stage 9UCI World Tour Tom Dumoulin (NED)  SwitzerlandBern
22 JulyTour de France, Stage 17UCI World Tour Simon Geschke (GER) FrancePra-Loup
2 AugustTour de Pologne, Stage 1UCI World Tour Marcel Kittel (GER) PolandWarsaw
8 AugustTour de Pologne, Points classificationUCI World Tour Marcel Kittel (GER) Poland
30 AugustVuelta a España, Stage 9UCI World Tour Tom Dumoulin (NED) SpainBenitachell
7 SeptemberTour of Alberta, Stage 6UCI America Tour Nikias Arndt (GER) Canada
9 SeptemberVuelta a España, Stage 17UCI World Tour Tom Dumoulin (NED) SpainBurgos
13 SeptemberVuelta a España, Stage 21UCI World Tour John Degenkolb (GER) SpainMadrid
13 SeptemberVuelta a España, Super-combativity awardUCI World Tour Tom Dumoulin (NED) Spain
6 OctoberBinche–Chimay–BincheUCI Europe Tour Ramon Sinkeldam (NED) BelgiumBinche

National, Continental and World champions 2015

DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocation
26 JuneAustrian National Time Trial Champion
 Georg Preidler (AUT) AustriaSulz im Burgenland


References

  1. ↑ "German shampoo maker Alpecin to sponsor Giant". VeloNews. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  2. ↑ http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sunweb-signs-two-year-deal-with-giant-alpecin
  3. ↑ "Team Giant-Shimano (GIA) – NED". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Horssels, Maxim. "Brian Bulgac naar LottoNL-Jumbo" [Bulgac to LottoNL-Jumbo]. Wielerflits (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  6. ↑ Windsor, Richard (11 December 2014). "IAM Cycling announce 2015 lineup, with 10 new signings". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  7. ↑ O'Shea, Sadhbh (18 September 2014). "MTN-Qhubeka: Building for a future". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
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