The 2015 Giro del Trentino was the 39th edition of the Giro del Trentino cycling stage race. The official name of the race was Giro del Trentino-Melinda, as the former one-day race Trofeo Melinda merged with the Giro del Trentino due to financial issues.[1] For this reason, the last stage of Giro del Trentino passed through Val di Sole and the Non Valley, on the traditional route of the Trofeo Melinda.[1] The race started on 21 April in Riva del Garda and ended on 24 April in Cles. The race consisted of four stages; as in recent years, the first was a team time trial from Riva del Garda to Arco. The race was part of the 2015 UCI Europe Tour, and was rated as a 2.HC event.[2][3]
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| Dates | 21–24 April 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 519.4 km (322.7 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 13h 43' 41" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The race was won by Team Sky's Australian rider Richie Porte, who took the leader's jersey after winning the second stage.[4][5] Spaniard Mikel Landa of Astana was second and Porte's teammate Leopold König was third.[6] Colombian Rodolfo Torres of Colombia claimed the Mountains classification, Cesare Benedetti (Bora–Argon 18) won the sprints classification, and MTN–Qhubeka's Louis Meintjes, from South Africa, finished first in the young rider classification just as he did in 2014.[6] Astana won the teams classification.
Schedule
edit| Stage | Date | Route[7] | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
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| 1 | 21 April | Riva del Garda to Arco | 13.3 km (8.3 mi) | 
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Team time trial | Bora–Argon 18[8] | |
| 2 | 22 April | Dro to Brentonico (Parco del Baldo) | 165.6 km (102.9 mi) | 
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Mountain stage |  Richie Porte (AUS)[4]
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| 3 | 23 April | Ala to Fierozzo Val dei Mòcheni | 179 km (111.2 mi) |
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Mountain stage |  Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA)[9]
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| 4 | 24 April | Malé to Cles | 161.5 km (100.4 mi) | 
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Intermediate stage | Paolo Tiralongo (ITA)[5]
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| Total | 519.4 km (322.7 mi) | ||||||
Teams
edit16 teams were selected to take part in the 2015 Giro del Trentino. Four of these were UCI WorldTeams, ten were UCI Professional Continental teams, with the remaining two teams being UCI Continental team Tirol Cycling Team and an Italian national team.[10]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental teams
Continental teams
National teams
Stages
editStage 1
edit- 21 April 2015 — Riva del Garda to Arco, 13.3 km (8.3 mi), team time trial (TTT)
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Stage 2
edit- 22 April 2015 — Dro to Brentonico (Parco del Baldo), 165.6 km (102.9 mi)
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Stage 3
edit- 23 April 2015 — Ala to Fierozzo Val dei Mòcheni, 179 km (111.2 mi)
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Stage 4
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Classification leadership table
edit| Stage | Winner | General classification
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Mountains classification
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Young rider classification
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Intermediate sprints classification
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Teams classification |
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| 1 | Bora–Argon 18 | Cesare Benedetti | not awarded | Emanuel Buchmann | not awarded | Bora–Argon 18 |
| 2 | Richie Porte | Richie Porte | Rodolfo Torres | Louis Meintjes | Lasse Norman Hansen | Team Sky |
| 3 | Domenico Pozzovivo | Lukas Pöstlberger | Astana | |||
| 4 | Paolo Tiralongo | Cesare Benedetti | ||||
| Final | Richie Porte | Rodolfo Torres | Louis Meintjes | Cesare Benedetti | Astana | |
Final standings
editGeneral classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Richie Porte (AUS)
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Team Sky | 13h 43' 41" |
| 2 |  Mikel Landa (ESP)
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Astana | + 22" |
| 3 |  Leopold König (CZE)
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Team Sky | + 58" |
| 4 | Dario Cataldo (ITA)
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Astana | + 1' 11" |
| 5 | Damiano Cunego (ITA)
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Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 1' 13" |
| 6 |  José Mendes (POR)
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Bora–Argon 18 | + 1' 15" |
| 7 | Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA)
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AG2R La Mondiale | + 1' 32" |
| 8 |  Louis Meintjes (RSA)
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MTN–Qhubeka | + 1' 33" |
| 9 |  Romain Bardet (FRA)
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AG2R La Mondiale | + 1' 34" |
| 10 | Edoardo Zardini (ITA)
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Bardiani–CSF | + 1' 37" |
Mountains classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 |  Rodolfo Torres (COL) 
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Colombia | 20 |
| 2 |  Lukas Pöstlberger (AUT)
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Tirol Cycling Team | 12 |
| 3 | Richie Porte (AUS) 
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Team Sky | 12 |
| 4 | Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA)
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AG2R La Mondiale | 12 |
| 5 |  Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR)
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Team Sky | 10 |
| 6 | Mikel Landa (ESP)
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Astana | 8 |
| 7 | Fabio Duarte (COL)
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Colombia | 6 |
| 8 | Simone Petilli (ITA)
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Italy (national team) | 6 |
| 9 | Diego Rosa (ITA)
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Astana | 6 |
| 10 | Hubert Dupont (FRA)
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AG2R La Mondiale | 6 |
Sprints classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Cesare Benedetti (ITA) 
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Bora–Argon 18 | 8 |
| 2 | Lukas Pöstlberger (AUT)
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Tirol Cycling Team | 8 |
| 3 |  Paul Voß (GER)
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Bora–Argon 18 | 6 |
| 4 | David Wöhrer (AUT)
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Tirol Cycling Team | 4 |
| 5 | Simone Sterbini (ITA)
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Bardiani–CSF | 2 |
Young rider classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Louis Meintjes (RSA) 
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MTN–Qhubeka | 13h 43' 14" |
| 2 |  Merhawi Kudus (ERI)
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MTN–Qhubeka | + 5' 38" |
| 3 | Emanuel Buchmann (GER)
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Bora–Argon 18 | + 5' 57" |
| 4 |  Hugh Carthy (GBR)
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Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 7' 35" |
| 5 | Davide Gabburo (ITA)
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Italy (national team) | + 9' 56" |
| 6 | Luca Chirico (ITA)
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Bardiani–CSF | + 10' 49" |
| 7 | Sebastián Henao (COL)
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Team Sky | + 22' 10" |
| 8 | Lukas Pöstlberger (AUT)
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Tirol Cycling Team | + 23' 22" |
| 9 | Giacomo Berlato (ITA)
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Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 23' 41" |
| 10 | Markus Freiberger (AUT)
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Tirol Cycling Team | + 25' 51" |
References
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- ^ "Giro del Trentino-Melinda 2015 - General Classification". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- ^ "The “new” Giro del Trentino Melinda welcomes the rising stars", Giro del Trentino – Official Website. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015
- ^ a b Pastonesi, Marco (22 April 2015). "Trentino, il sigillo di Porte: "E pensare che non mi sentivo al massimo"". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). RCS Media Group. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ a b Pastonesi, Marco (24 April 2015). "Trentino, Tiralongo vola a Cles. A Porte il Giro". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). RCS Media Group. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Frattini, Kirsten (24 April 2015). "Richie Porte seals Giro del Trentino overall win". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ "The Route". Giro del Trentino – Official Website. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ Pastonesi, Marco (21 April 2015). "Trentino, Benedetti leader: "So a memoria il percorso"". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). RCS Media Group. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ Pastonesi, Marco (23 April 2015). "Giro del Trentino, assolo di Pozzovivo: "Ho trovato il momento perfetto"". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). RCS Media Group. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ "Giro del Trentino-Melinda 2015 - General Classification". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Bora-Argon 18 win opening team time trial at Giro del Trentino". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Giro del Trentino: Richie Porte wins stage 2". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Pozzovivo wins Giro del Trentino stage in Fierozzo Val dei Mocheni". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "The Jerseys" Archived 2013-04-13 at the Wayback Machine, Giro del Trentino – Official Website. 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015