2015 Volta a Catalunya

2015 Volta a Catalunya
2015 UCI World Tour, race 5 of 28
Race details
Dates23–29 March 2015
Stages7
Distance1,238.1 km (769.3 mi)
Winning time30h 30' 30"
Results
Winner  Richie Porte (AUS) (Team Sky)
  Second  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (Movistar Team)
  Third  Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) (AG2R La Mondiale)
Mountains  Tom Danielson (USA) (Cannondale–Garmin)
Youth  Wilco Kelderman (NED) (LottoNL–Jumbo)
Sprints  Lluís Mas (ESP) (Caja Rural–Seguros RGA)
  Team BMC Racing Team
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The 2015 Volta a Catalunya was the 95th edition of the Volta a Catalunya stage race. It took place from 23 to 29 March and was the fifth race of the 2015 UCI World Tour.[1][2] Defending champion Joaquim Rodríguez was scheduled to defend his title, but was pulled from the event days before it was due to start citing a stomach virus.[3] The race was won by Richie Porte (Team Sky), his second race win of the season, with Alejandro Valverde (Movistar Team) in second and Domenico Pozzovivo (AG2R La Mondiale) in third.

  1. ^ "UCI confirm WorldTour Calendar 2015". Cycling News. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  2. ^ "2015 UCI Calendar". UCI. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Defending champion Rodriguez out of Volta Ciclista a Catalunya". Cycling News. Retrieved 22 March 2015.