The 2015 Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen was the 69th edition of the Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen (English: Three Days of West Flanders) cycling stage race. Rated as a 2.1 event by the UCI as part of the UCI Europe Tour, the race took place from 6 to 8 March 2015.[1]
The defending champion was Gert Jõeäär (Cofidis), who won the 2014 race, which used a very similar course, after victory in the opening time trial.[2] He was succeeded in 2015 by Yves Lampaert (Etixx–Quick-Step), who came fourth in the prologue, won the first road stage of the race from a breakaway and defended his race lead in the final stage. As well as winning the overall classification, he won the points, youth and West Flanders classifications, while his team won the teams classification.
The 2015 race included three stages. The first of these was a 7 km (4.3 mi) prologue individual time trial, which was followed by two road stages. The first road stage was mostly flat, except for the climb of the Oude Kwaremont midway through. The second similarly included three hills (the Rodeberg, the Kemmelberg and the Monteberg) in the middle part of the race, with a finale that again included some small climbs.
The first stage of the race was a 7-kilometre (4.3-mile) prologue individual time trial in Middelkerke. The course was an out-and-back route along the northern Belgian coast; it took place in sunny conditions with some gusts of wind.[4][5][6]
Yves Lampaert, winner of stage 1, wearing the white jersey of the best rider from West Flanders
The first road stage of the race was a 174.1-kilometre (108.2-mile) route from Bruges to Harelbeke. The principal difficulties came in the middle part of the stage, with the Oude Kwaremont the most significant climb.[10]
Thanks to the lead over the peloton and the bonus seconds for the stage win, Lampaert took over the overall lead of the race from Vorobyev, as well as the lead of the points and young riders classification.[12]
The final stage of the race was a 184.5-kilometre (115-mile) route between Nieuwpoort and Ichtegem. The middle part of the race included some difficult climbs, including the Rodeberg, Kemmelberg and Monteberg. The race then finished with three laps of a circuit in Ichtegem that contained two moderate climbs.[14]
There were four major rankings awarded in the 2015 Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen. A yellow jersey was awarded to the general classification leader (time bonuses were awarded on the road stages at the stage finish and on intermediate sprints); a green jersey was awarded to the points classification leader (points were won at stage finishes and intermediate sprints); a red jersey was awarded to the sprints classification leader (points won at intermediate sprints only); and a black jersey was awarded to the best young rider in the general classification. A white jersey was also awarded to the best local rider after each stage, but this was not worn during racing.[18]
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^ ab. Velonews. 7 March 2015. Archived from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
^ abc"Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen: Lampaert wins stage 2 and moves into race lead". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
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The 2015 Driedaagse van West Vlaanderen was the 69th edition of the Driedaagse van West Vlaanderen English Three Days of West Flanders cycling stage race Rated as a 2 1 event by the UCI as part of the UCI Europe Tour the race took place from 6 to 8 March 2015 1 2015 Driedaagse van West Vlaanderen2015 UCI Europe TourRace detailsDates6 8 MarchStages3Distance365 6 km 227 2 mi Winning time8h 24 37 ResultsWinner Yves Lampaert BEL Etixx Quick Step Second Anton Vorobyev RUS Team Katusha Third Jesse Sergent NZL Trek Factory Racing Points Yves Lampaert BEL Etixx Quick Step Youth Yves Lampaert BEL Etixx Quick Step Sprints Tim Kerkhof NED Team Roompot TeamEtixx Quick Step 2014The defending champion was Gert Joeaar Cofidis who won the 2014 race which used a very similar course after victory in the opening time trial 2 He was succeeded in 2015 by Yves Lampaert Etixx Quick Step who came fourth in the prologue won the first road stage of the race from a breakaway and defended his race lead in the final stage As well as winning the overall classification he won the points youth and West Flanders classifications while his team won the teams classification Contents 1 Teams 2 Route 3 Stages 3 1 Prologue 3 2 Stage 1 3 3 Stage 2 4 Classification leadership table 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksTeams Edit24 teams were selected to take part in the race Eight of these were UCI WorldTeams 11 were UCI Professional Continental teams five were UCI Continental teams 3 WorldTeams AG2R La Mondiale BMC Racing Team Etixx Quick Step FDJ Lotto Soudal Team Katusha LottoNL Jumbo Trek Factory Racing Professional Continental teams Bora Argon 18 Caja Rural Seguros RGA Cofidis Cult Energy Pro Cycling MTN Qhubeka Nippo Vini Fantini Team Europcar Team Roompot Topsport Vlaanderen Baloise UnitedHealthcare Wanty Groupe Gobert Continental teams An Post Chain Reaction Roubaix Lille Metropole Vastgoedservice Golden Palace Veranclassic Ekoi Verandas WillemsRoute EditThe 2015 race included three stages The first of these was a 7 km 4 3 mi prologue individual time trial which was followed by two road stages The first road stage was mostly flat except for the climb of the Oude Kwaremont midway through The second similarly included three hills the Rodeberg the Kemmelberg and the Monteberg in the middle part of the race with a finale that again included some small climbs Stages EditPrologue Edit 6 March 2015 Middelkerke to Middelkerke 7 km 4 3 mi individual time trial ITT nbsp Route of the prologueThe first stage of the race was a 7 kilometre 4 3 mile prologue individual time trial in Middelkerke The course was an out and back route along the northern Belgian coast it took place in sunny conditions with some gusts of wind 4 5 6 The time trial was won by Anton Vorobyev Team Katusha the first professional win of his career 7 He was the only rider to complete the course in under eight minutes Jesse Sergent Trek Factory Racing finished second with Jan Barta Bora Argon 18 third 8 Prologue result and General classification after prologue 9 Rank Rider Team Time1 nbsp Anton Vorobyev RUS nbsp nbsp nbsp Team Katusha 7 57 2 nbsp Jesse Sergent NZL Trek Factory Racing 4 3 nbsp Jan Barta CZE Bora Argon 18 5 4 nbsp Yves Lampaert BEL nbsp Etixx Quick Step 8 5 nbsp Martijn Keizer NED LottoNL Jumbo 9 6 nbsp Alexis Gougeard FRA AG2R La Mondiale 11 7 nbsp Jempy Drucker LUX BMC Racing Team 11 8 nbsp Danilo Wyss SUI BMC Racing Team 12 9 nbsp Christophe Laporte FRA Cofidis 12 10 nbsp Lukasz Wisniowski POL Etixx Quick Step 13 Stage 1 Edit 7 March 2015 Bruges to Harelbeke 174 1 km 108 2 mi nbsp Yves Lampaert winner of stage 1 wearing the white jersey of the best rider from West FlandersThe first road stage of the race was a 174 1 kilometre 108 2 mile route from Bruges to Harelbeke The principal difficulties came in the middle part of the stage with the Oude Kwaremont the most significant climb 10 An early breakaway was formed of four riders Tim Kerkhof Team Roompot Gijs Van Hoecke Topsport Vlaanderen Baloise Alistair Slater An Post Chain Reaction and Gorik Gardeyn Veranclassic Ekoi They were not allowed a significant advantage by the peloton and were caught after 110 kilometres 68 miles of racing 11 The main break of the day was then formed with 57 kilometres 35 miles remaining by five riders Yves Lampaert Etixx Quick Step Tosh Van der Sande Lotto Soudal Alexis Gougeard AG2R La Mondiale Sander Cordeel Vastgoedservice Golden Palace and Mirko Selvaggi Wanty Groupe Gobert This break which included several riders threatening to Vorobyev s lead was chased by Team Katusha The peloton was never quite able to make contact with the breakaway which was reanimated by a sprint for an intermediate sprint Cordeel attacked in the final kilometre but was unable to create a gap Lampaert followed Van der Sande s wheel and was able to pass him in the final metres to take the stage win The peloton finished four seconds later 11 12 Thanks to the lead over the peloton and the bonus seconds for the stage win Lampaert took over the overall lead of the race from Vorobyev as well as the lead of the points and young riders classification 12 Stage 1 result 13 Rank Rider Team Time1 nbsp Yves Lampaert BEL nbsp Etixx Quick Step 3h 54 52 2 nbsp Tosh Van der Sande BEL Lotto Soudal 0 3 nbsp Sander Cordeel BEL Vastgoedservice Golden Palace 0 4 nbsp Alexis Gougeard FRA AG2R La Mondiale 0 5 nbsp Mirko Selvaggi ITA Wanty Groupe Gobert 0 6 nbsp Danny van Poppel NED Trek Factory Racing 4 7 nbsp Gianni Meersman BEL Etixx Quick Step 4 8 nbsp Roy Jans BEL Wanty Groupe Gobert 4 9 nbsp Rudy Barbier FRA Roubaix Lille Metropole 4 10 nbsp Wesley Kreder NED Team Roompot 4 General classification after stage 1 13 Rank Rider Team Time1 nbsp Yves Lampaert BEL nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Etixx Quick Step 4h 02 45 2 nbsp Anton Vorobyev RUS Team Katusha 8 3 nbsp Jesse Sergent NZL Trek Factory Racing 12 4 nbsp Jan Barta CZE Bora Argon 18 13 5 nbsp Alexis Gougeard FRA AG2R La Mondiale 14 6 nbsp Martijn Keizer NED LottoNL Jumbo 17 7 nbsp Jempy Drucker LUX BMC Racing Team 19 8 nbsp Christophe Laporte FRA Cofidis 20 9 nbsp Lukasz Wisniowski POL Etixx Quick Step 21 10 nbsp Hugo Houle CAN AG2R La Mondiale 21 Stage 2 Edit 8 March 2015 Nieuwpoort to Ichtegem 184 5 km 114 6 mi The final stage of the race was a 184 5 kilometre 115 mile route between Nieuwpoort and Ichtegem The middle part of the race included some difficult climbs including the Rodeberg Kemmelberg and Monteberg The race then finished with three laps of a circuit in Ichtegem that contained two moderate climbs 14 An early break was formed by Tim Kerkhof Team Roompot Louis Verhelst Cofidis Riccardo Stacchiotti Nippo Vini Fantini Jimmy Engoulvent Team Europcar Jelle Wallays Topsport Vlaanderen Baloise Edwig Cammaerts Veranclassic Ekoi and Stef Van Zummeren Verandas Willems They gained a four minute lead over the peloton There were then attacks from the peloton with seventeen more riders joining the front group These included Lampaert the race leader and three teammates In the final circuits of the race however these riders were brought to the main peloton and the stage ended in a bunch sprint This was won by Danny van Poppel led out by his brother Boy van Poppel Lampaert finished in eleventh place on the stage securing his victory in the race and also taking the youth and points classifications 15 16 Stage 2 result 17 Rank Rider Team Time1 nbsp Danny van Poppel NED Trek Factory Racing 4h 21 52 2 nbsp Kris Boeckmans BEL Lotto Soudal 0 3 nbsp Michael Van Staeyen BEL Cofidis 0 4 nbsp Jempy Drucker LUX BMC Racing Team 0 5 nbsp Gianni Meersman BEL Etixx Quick Step 0 6 nbsp Rick Zabel GER BMC Racing Team 0 7 nbsp Roy Jans BEL Wanty Groupe Gobert 0 8 nbsp Maxime Daniel FRA AG2R La Mondiale 0 9 nbsp Sean De Bie BEL Lotto Soudal 0 10 nbsp Baptiste Planckaert BEL Roubaix Lille Metropole 0 Final general classification 17 Rank Rider Team Time1 nbsp Yves Lampaert BEL nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Etixx Quick Step 8h 24 37 2 nbsp Anton Vorobyev RUS Team Katusha 8 3 nbsp Jesse Sergent NZL Trek Factory Racing 12 4 nbsp Jan Barta CZE Bora Argon 18 12 5 nbsp Alexis Gougeard FRA AG2R La Mondiale 14 6 nbsp Danny van Poppel NED Trek Factory Racing 16 7 nbsp Jempy Drucker LUX BMC Racing Team 17 8 nbsp Martijn Keizer NED LottoNL Jumbo 17 9 nbsp Christophe Laporte FRA Cofidis 20 10 nbsp Lukasz Wisniowski POL Etixx Quick Step 21 Classification leadership table EditThere were four major rankings awarded in the 2015 Driedaagse van West Vlaanderen A yellow jersey was awarded to the general classification leader time bonuses were awarded on the road stages at the stage finish and on intermediate sprints a green jersey was awarded to the points classification leader points were won at stage finishes and intermediate sprints a red jersey was awarded to the sprints classification leader points won at intermediate sprints only and a black jersey was awarded to the best young rider in the general classification A white jersey was also awarded to the best local rider after each stage but this was not worn during racing 18 Stage Winner General classification nbsp Points classification nbsp Sprints classification nbsp Young rider classification nbsp West Flanders classification nbsp Teams classificationP 9 Anton Vorobyev Anton Vorobyev Anton Vorobyev Not awarded a Anton Vorobyev Yves Lampaert Etixx Quick Step1 13 Yves Lampaert Yves Lampaert Yves Lampaert Gorik Gardeyn Yves Lampaert2 17 Danny van Poppel Tim KerkhofFinal Yves Lampaert Yves Lampaert Tim Kerkhof Yves Lampaert Yves Lampaert Etixx Quick StepNotes Edit Jersey awarded to Anton Vorobyev on the podium but no points were on offer during the prologue References Edit Driedaagse van West Vlaanderen ProCyclingStats Retrieved 4 March 2015 Driedaagse van West Vlaanderen 2014 General classification ProCyclingStats Retrieved 4 March 2015 Driedaagse van West Vlaanderen ProCyclingStats Retrieved 4 March 2015 Vorobyev en jaune Drucker 7e wort lu in French 6 March 2015 Retrieved 6 March 2015 Vorobyev wint proloog Driedaagse West Vlaanderen wielerflits nl in Dutch 6 March 2015 Retrieved 6 March 2015 Driedaagse van West Vlaanderen 2015 Prologue ProCyclingStats Retrieved 6 March 2015 Anton Vorobyev ProCyclingStats Retrieved 6 March 2015 Driedaagse van West Vlaanderen 2015 Prologue ProCyclingStats Retrieved 6 March 2015 a b Vorobyev wins prologue in Middelkerke Cyclingnews com Immediate Media Company 6 March 2015 Retrieved 14 April 2021 Driedaagse van West Vlaanderen 2015 Stage 1 ProCyclingStats Retrieved 8 March 2015 a b Yves Lampaert slaat dubbelslag in West Vlaanderen Danny van Poppel zesde Wielerflits in Dutch Retrieved 8 March 2015 a b Yves Lampaert wins stage takes lead in Driedaagse van West Vlaanderen Velonews 7 March 2015 Archived from the original on 9 March 2015 Retrieved 8 March 2015 a b c Driedaagse van West Vlaanderen Lampaert wins stage 2 and moves into race lead Cyclingnews com Immediate Media Company 7 March 2015 Retrieved 14 April 2021 Driedaagse van West Vlaanderen 2015 Stage 2 ProCyclingStats Retrieved 9 March 2015 Yves Lampaert cleans up at 2015 Driedaagse van West Vlaanderen Velonews 8 March 2015 Archived from the original on 10 March 2015 Retrieved 9 March 2015 Danny van Poppel wint slotrit in West Vlaanderen Lampaert eindwinnaar wielerflits nl in Dutch 8 March 2015 Retrieved 9 March 2015 a b c Van Poppel wins final stage of Driedaagse van West Vlaanderen Cyclingnews com Immediate Media Company 8 March 2015 Retrieved 14 April 2021 3 daagse West Vlaanderen PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2 April 2015 Retrieved 4 March 2015 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Driedaagse van West Vlaanderen 2015 Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2015 Driedaagse van West Vlaanderen amp oldid 1063428202, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
