2015 Tour de San Luis

2015 Tour de San Luis
2015 UCI America Tour
Race details
Dates 18–25 January 2015
Stages 7
Distance 948.2 km (589.2 mi)
Winning time 22h 37' 07"[1]
Results
Winner  Daniel Díaz (Argentina) (Carrefour Funvic Soul Cycling Team)
Second  Rodolfo Torres (Colombia) (Colombia)
Third  Nairo Quintana (Colombia) (Movistar Team)

The 2015 Tour de San Luis was the 9th edition of the Tour de San Luis stage race. It was part of the 2015 UCI America Tour, and took place in Argentina between 18 and 25 January 2015. The race was won by Daniel Díaz[2] of the Carrefour Funvic Soul Cycling Team squad, which displayed a dominant performance by winning stages 2, 4 and 6,[3] all of the top mountain finish stages. Another notable performance came from Fernando Gaviria, who won two sprint stages ahead of former world champion Mark Cavendish.

Teams

26 teams were selected to take part in the event. This included six UCI World Tour teams.[4]

Stages

The race included seven stages, one of which was a summit finish, one an individual time trial and the others medium mountain stages.[5]

Stage Date Course Type Distance Winner
1 Monday 19 January San LuisVilla Mercedes Hilly stage 186.8 km (116 mi)  Fernando Gaviria (COL)
2 Tuesday 20 January La Punta – Mirador de Potrero Hilly stage 185.3 km (115 mi)  Daniel Díaz (ARG)
3 Wednesday 21 January Concarán – Juana Koslay Hilly stage 176.3 km (110 mi)  Fernando Gaviria (COL)
4 Thursday 22 January Villa Dolores – Alto El Amago Mountain stage 142.5 km (89 mi)  Daniel Díaz (ARG)
5 Friday 23 January San Luis – San Luis Individual time trial 17.4 km (11 mi)  Adriano Malori (ITA)
6 Saturday 24 January Achiras – Filo Sierras Comechingones Hilly stage 117.5 km (73 mi)  Kleber Ramos (BRA)
6 Sunday 25 January San Luis – San Luis Hilly stage 122.4 km (76 mi)  Mark Cavendish (GBR)

General classification

Rider Team Time
1  Daniel Díaz (ARG) Carrefour Funvic Soul Cycling Team 24h 03' 16"
2  Rodolfo Torres (COL) Colombia + 1' 05"
3  Nairo Quintana (COL) Movistar Team + 1' 34"
4  Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) Bretagne–Séché Environnement + 2' 02"
5  Rodrigo Contreras (COL) Selección de Colombia + 3' 16"
6  Daniel Moreno (SPA) Team Katusha + 3' 26"
7  Joe Dombrowski (USA) Cannondale–Garmin + 5' 29"
8  Daniel Jaramillo (COL) Jamis–Hagens Berman + 5' 35"
9  Leandro Messineo (ARG) San Luis Somos Todos + 5' 39"
10  Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) Team Katusha + 5' 39"

References

  1. "Clasificación Oficial del Tour de San Luis 2015" [Official Classification of Tour de San Luis] (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  2. "Tour de San Luis 2015: Stage 7 Results". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  3. "Tour de San Luis 2015 - General Classification". Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  4. "Tour de San Luis 2015 - General Classification". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  5. "Tour de San Luis 2015 - General Classification". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
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