2015 Gran Piemonte

The 2015 Gran Piemonte was the 99th edition of the Gran Piemonte (known as Giro del Piemonte until 2009) one-day cycling race. The race returned in 2015 after three years, because the 2013 and 2014 editions were not raced due to economical and organizational problems. It was held on 2 October, one day after the Milano–Torino and two days before Il Lombardia (the last "monument classic" of the season), as part of the Trittico di Autunno. It covered a distance of 185 kilometres (115 mi), starting in San Francesco al Campo and ending in Cirié. Riders with the characteristics of sprinter or puncheur were the favourites for the victory.^[1] The race was won by Jan Bakelants (AG2R La Mondiale), who attacked in the final 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) and held off the bunch to take a solo victory. Matteo Trentin (Etixx–Quick-Step) won the bunch sprint for second place ahead of Sonny Colbrelli (Bardiani–CSF).^[2]

2015 Gran Piemonte

2015 UCI Europe Tour
Altitude profile of the 2015 Gran Piemonte
Race details
Dates	October 2
Stages	1
Distance	185 km (115.0 mi)
Results
Winner  Jan Bakelants (BEL) (AG2R La Mondiale)   Second  Matteo Trentin (ITA) (Etixx–Quick-Step)   Third  Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) (Bardiani–CSF)
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Teams

A total of 20 teams took part in the race, 12 World Tour teams and 8 Professional Continental teams.^[1]

UCI WorldTeams

• AG2R La Mondiale
• Astana
• Cannondale–Garmin
• Etixx–Quick-Step
• IAM Cycling
• Team Katusha
• Lampre–Merida
• LottoNL–Jumbo
• Movistar Team
• Team Sky
• Tinkoff–Saxo
• Trek Factory Racing

UCI Professional Continental teams

• Bardiani–CSF
• Bora–Argon 18
• Colombia
• MTN–Qhubeka
• Nippo–Vini Fantini
• Team Novo Nordisk
• Southeast Pro Cycling
• Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec

Result

Result

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Jan Bakelants (BEL)	AG2R La Mondiale	4hr 17' 53"
2	Matteo Trentin (ITA)	Etixx–Quick-Step	+ 4"
3	Sonny Colbrelli (ITA)	Bardiani–CSF	+ 4"
4	Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROM)	Nippo–Vini Fantini	+ 4"
5	José Joaquín Rojas (ESP)	Movistar Team	+ 4"
6	Sacha Modolo (ITA)	Lampre–Merida	+ 4"
7	Daniele Bennati (ITA)	Tinkoff–Saxo	+ 4"
8	Kristian Sbaragli (ITA)	MTN–Qhubeka	+ 4"
9	Andrea Fedi (ITA)	Southeast Pro Cycling	+ 4"
10	Alberto Bettiol (ITA)	Cannondale–Garmin	+ 4"
Source: ProCyclingStats

References

1. "Con la Milano-Torino torna il GranPiemonte". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). RCS Media Group. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
2. "Jan Bakelants wins Gran Piemonte". Cyclingnews.com. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.