2015 Cofidis season

Cofidis
2015 season
Cofidis team at the 2015 Brabantse Pijl
UCI codeCOF
StatusUCI Professional Continental
ManagerYvon Sanquer
Main sponsor(s)Cofidis
BasedFrance
BicyclesOrbea
Season victories
One-day races6
Stage race overall1
Stage race stages11
National Championships2
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The 2015 season for the Cofidis cycling team began in February at the Clásica de Almería. The team participated in UCI Europe Tour races and UCI World Tour events when given a wildcard invitation.

2015 roster

Rider Date of birth
 Jonas Ahlstrand (SWE) (1990-02-16) 16 February 1990 (age 34)
 Yoann Bagot (FRA) (1987-09-06) 6 September 1987 (age 37)
 Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) (1990-07-25) 25 July 1990 (age 34)
 Steve Chainel (FRA) (1983-09-06) 6 September 1983 (age 41)
 Loïc Chetout (FRA) (1992-09-23) 23 September 1992 (age 32)
 Nicolas Edet (FRA) (1987-12-02) 2 December 1987 (age 37)
 Romain Hardy (FRA) (1988-08-24) 24 August 1988 (age 36)
 Gert Jõeäär (EST) (1987-07-09) 9 July 1987 (age 37)
 Christophe Laporte (FRA) (1992-12-11) 11 December 1992 (age 32)
 Cyril Lemoine (FRA) (1983-03-03) 3 March 1983 (age 41)
 Luis Ángel Maté (ESP) (1984-03-23) 23 March 1984 (age 40)
 Rudy Molard (FRA) (1989-09-17) 17 September 1989 (age 35)
 Daniel Navarro (ESP) (1983-07-08) 8 July 1983 (age 41)
Rider Date of birth
 Adrien Petit (FRA) (1990-09-26) 26 September 1990 (age 34)
 Dominique Rollin (CAN) (1982-10-29) 29 October 1982 (age 42)
 Stéphane Rossetto (FRA) (1987-04-06) 6 April 1987 (age 37)
 Florian Sénéchal (FRA) (1993-07-10) 10 July 1993 (age 31)
 Julien Simon (FRA) (1985-10-04) 4 October 1985 (age 39)
 Geoffrey Soupe (FRA) (1988-03-22) 22 March 1988 (age 36)
 Anthony Turgis (FRA) (1994-05-16) 16 May 1994 (age 30)
 Kenneth Vanbilsen (BEL) (1990-06-01) 1 June 1990 (age 34)
 Michael Van Staeyen (BEL) (1988-08-13) 13 August 1988 (age 36)
 Clément Venturini (FRA) (1993-10-16) 16 October 1993 (age 31)
 Louis Verhelst (BEL) (1990-08-28) 28 August 1990 (age 34)
 Romain Zingle (BEL) (1987-01-29) 29 January 1987 (age 37)

Season victories

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
22 February Vuelta a Andalucía, Andalusian rider classification UCI Europe Tour  Luis Ángel Maté (ESP)  Spain
7 April Circuit de la Sarthe, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour  Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)  France Varades
10 April Circuit de la Sarthe, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour  Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)  France Le Lude
10 April Circuit de la Sarthe, Points classification UCI Europe Tour  Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)  France
16 April Grand Prix de Denain UCI Europe Tour  Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)  France Denain
3 May Tour de Yorkshire, Mountains classification UCI Europe Tour  Nicolas Edet (FRA)  United Kingdom
7 May Four Days of Dunkirk, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Jonas Ahlstrand (SWE)  France Maubeuge
3 June Tour de Luxembourg, Prologue UCI Europe Tour  Adrien Petit (FRA)  Luxembourg Luxembourg City
6 June Boucles de la Mayenne, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Anthony Turgis (FRA)  France Lassay-les-Châteaux
7 June Boucles de la Mayenne, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Anthony Turgis (FRA)  France
7 June Boucles de la Mayenne, Young rider classification UCI Europe Tour  Anthony Turgis (FRA)  France
8 June Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 2 UCI World Tour  Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)  France Parc des Oiseaux Villars-les-Dombes
10 June Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 4 UCI World Tour  Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)  France Sisteron
14 June Critérium du Dauphiné, Points classification UCI World Tour  Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)  France
24 June Halle–Ingooigem UCI Europe Tour  Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)  Belgium Ingooigem [fr]
31 July Circuito de Getxo UCI Europe Tour  Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)  Spain Getxo
12 August Tour de l'Ain, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour  Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)  France Saint-Vulbas
12 August Tour de l'Ain, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)  France Pont-de-Vaux
20 August Tour du Limousin, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour  Rudy Molard (FRA)  France Aigurande
20 September Grand Prix d'Isbergues UCI Europe Tour  Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)  France Isbergues
4 October Tour de l'Eurométropole, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour  Jonas Ahlstrand (SWE)  Belgium Tournai
4 October Tour de Vendée UCI Europe Tour  Christophe Laporte (FRA)  France La Roche-sur-Yon
13 October Nationale Sluitingsprijs UCI Europe Tour  Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)  Belgium Putte

National, Continental and World champions 2015

Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location
25 June Estonian National Time Trial Champion
 Gert Jõeäär (EST)  Estonia Vändra
28 June Estonian National Road Race Champion
 Gert Jõeäär (EST)  Estonia Vändra


References

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  2. ^ Hood, Andrew (1 August 2014). "Giro points champ Bouhanni to Cofidis; Boom to Astana". VeloNews. Archived from the original on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  3. ^ Farrand, Stephen (1 August 2014). "Transfers: Cofidis confirms the arrival of Nacer Bouhanni". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Chainel arrive, Taaramäe s'en va" [Chainel arrives, Taaramäe goes]. L'Équipe (in French). 1 August 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
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  8. ^ "Taaramae signs one-year deal with Astana". cyclingnews.com. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
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