2015 Gran Piemonte

The 2015 Gran Piemonte was the 99th edition of the Gran Piemonte (known as Giro del Piemonte until 2009) one-day cycling race. The race returned in 2015 after three years, because the 2013 and 2014 editions were not raced due to economical and organizational problems. It was held on 2 October, one day after the Milano–Torino and two days before Il Lombardia (the last "monument classic" of the season), as part of the Trittico di Autunno. It covered a distance of 185 kilometres (115 mi), starting in San Francesco al Campo and ending in Cirié. Riders with the characteristics of sprinter or puncheur were the favourites for the victory.[1] The race was won by Jan Bakelants (AG2R La Mondiale), who attacked in the final 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) and held off the bunch to take a solo victory. Matteo Trentin (Etixx–Quick-Step) won the bunch sprint for second place ahead of Sonny Colbrelli (Bardiani–CSF).[2]

2015 Gran Piemonte
2015 UCI Europe Tour
Altitude profile of the 2015 Gran Piemonte
Race details
DatesOctober 2
Stages1
Distance185 km (115.0 mi)
Results
  Winner  Jan Bakelants (BEL) (AG2R La Mondiale)
  Second  Matteo Trentin (ITA) (Etixx–Quick-Step)
  Third  Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) (Bardiani–CSF)

Teams

A total of 20 teams took part in the race, 12 World Tour teams and 8 Professional Continental teams.[1]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental teams

Result
Result
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Jan Bakelants (BEL) AG2R La Mondiale 4hr 17' 53"
2  Matteo Trentin (ITA) Etixx–Quick-Step + 4"
3  Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) Bardiani–CSF + 4"
4  Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROM) Nippo–Vini Fantini + 4"
5  José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) Movistar Team + 4"
6  Sacha Modolo (ITA) Lampre–Merida + 4"
7  Daniele Bennati (ITA) Tinkoff–Saxo + 4"
8  Kristian Sbaragli (ITA) MTN–Qhubeka + 4"
9  Andrea Fedi (ITA) Southeast Pro Cycling + 4"
10  Alberto Bettiol (ITA) Cannondale–Garmin + 4"
Source: ProCyclingStats

References
  1. "Con la Milano-Torino torna il GranPiemonte". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). RCS Media Group. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  2. "Jan Bakelants wins Gran Piemonte". Cyclingnews.com. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.


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