2015 Tour de Luxembourg

2015 Tour de Luxembourg
2015 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates3–7 June
Stages4 + Prologue
Distance717.57 km (445.9 mi)
Winning time18h 12' 51"
Results
Winner  Linus Gerdemann (GER) (Cult Energy Pro Cycling)
  Second  Marc de Maar (NED) (Team Roompot)
  Third  Huub Duyn (NED) (Team Roompot)
Points  André Greipel (GER) (Lotto–Soudal)
Mountains  Fabio Duarte (COL) (Colombia)
Youth  Oliver Naesen (BEL) (Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise)
  Team Colombia
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The 2015 Tour de Luxembourg was the 75th edition of the Tour de Luxembourg cycle stage race. It was part of the 2015 UCI Europe Tour as a 2.HC event,[1] and was won by Germany's Linus Gerdemann, riding for the Cult Energy Pro Cycling team.[2]

Schedule

The race was held over five stages, including a prologue on the opening day.[3]

Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner Ref
P 3 June Luxembourg City 2.67 km (1.7 mi) Individual time trial  Adrien Petit (FRA) [4]
1 4 June Luxembourg City to Clemency 212.6 km (132.1 mi) Hilly stage  André Greipel (GER) [5]
2 5 June Ell to Walferdange 185 km (115.0 mi) Hilly stage  Linus Gerdemann (GER) [6]
3 6 June Eschweiler to Diekirch 161.3 km (100.2 mi) Hilly stage  André Greipel (GER) [7]
4 7 June Mersch to Luxembourg City 156 km (96.9 mi) Flat stage  Sean De Bie (BEL) [2]
Total 717.57 km (445.9 mi)

Teams

15 teams were selected to take place in the 2015 Tour de Luxembourg. Two of these were UCI WorldTeams, ten were UCI Professional Continental teams and three were UCI Continental teams.[8]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental teams

Continental teams

Stages

[3]

Prologue

3 June 2015 – Luxembourg City, 2.67 km (1.7 mi), individual time trial (ITT)
Prologue result and General classification after Prologue[9][10]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Adrien Petit (FRA) General classificationYouth classification Cofidis 3' 58"
2  Bryan Coquard (FRA) Team Europcar + 3"
3  Arnaud Gérard (FRA) Bretagne–Séché Environnement + 4"
4  Jimmy Engoulvent (FRA) Team Europcar + 4"
5  Cyril Lemoine (FRA) Cofidis + 6"
6  Ramon Sinkeldam (NED) Team Giant–Alpecin + 7"
7  Alex Kirsch (LUX) Cult Energy Pro Cycling + 7"
8  Edward Theuns (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 7"
9  Marcel Sieberg (GER) Lotto–Soudal + 8"
10  Pieter Vanspeybrouck (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 8"

Stage 1

4 June 2015 – Luxembourg City to Clemency, 212.6 km (132.1 mi)

Stage 2

5 June 2015 – Ell to Walferdange, 185 km (115.0 mi)

Stage 3

6 June 2015 – Eschweiler to Diekirch, 161.3 km (100.2 mi)

Stage 4

7 June 2015 – Mersch to Luxembourg City, 156 km (96.9 mi)

Classification leadership

Stage Winner General classification
General classification 		Points classification
Points classification 		Mountains classification
Mountains classification 		Young rider classification
Young rider classification 		Team classification
P[4] Adrien Petit Adrien Petit not awarded not awarded Adrien Petit Cofidis
1[5] André Greipel André Greipel André Greipel Tom Devriendt
2[6] Linus Gerdemann Linus Gerdemann Linus Gerdemann Fabio Duarte Oliver Naesen Cult Energy Pro Cycling
3[7] André Greipel André Greipel
4[2] Sean De Bie Colombia
Final Linus Gerdemann[18] André Greipel[19] Fabio Duarte[20] Oliver Naesen[21] Colombia[22]

Final standings

Legend
  Yellow jersey   Denotes the leader of the General classification   White jersey   Denotes the leader of the Young rider classification
  Blue jersey   Denotes the leader of the Points classification   Red jersey   Denotes the leader of the Mountains classification

References

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  3. ^ a b "Route". Tour de Luxembourg. TDL Organisation. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
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  5. ^ a b Frattini, Kirsten (4 June 2015). "Tour de Luxembourg: Greipel secures stage 1 sprint victory". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Double victory for Gerdemann in Luxembourg Tour". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Greipel wins stage 3 of Luxembourg Tour". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Teams". Tour de Luxembourg. TDL Organisation. Archived from the original on 7 June 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
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  17. ^ "4ème étape MERSCH - LUXEMBOURG 07 juin 2015: Classement de l'étape" [4th stage Mersch - Luxembourg 7 June 2015: Stage classification] (PDF). Mikro Timing (in French). Olympia Consulting GmbH. 7 June 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
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  19. ^ a b "4ème étape MERSCH - LUXEMBOURG 07 juin 2015: Classement par Points de l'étape" [4th stage Mersch - Luxembourg 7 June 2015: Points classification of the stage] (PDF). Mikro Timing (in French). Olympia Consulting GmbH. 7 June 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
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