2015 Bora–Argon 18 season
The 2015 season for the Bora–Argon 18 cycling team began in January at the Trofeo Santanyi–Ses Salines-Campos. The team participated in UCI Continental Circuits and UCI World Tour events when given a wildcard invitation.
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| UCI code | BOA |
| Status | UCI Professional Continental |
| Manager | Ralph Denk |
| Main sponsor(s) | BORA & Argon 18 |
| Based | Germany |
| Bicycles | Argon 18 |
| Season victories | |
| One-day races | 1 |
| Stage race overall | - |
| Stage race stages | 5 |
| National Championships | 2 |
| Most Wins | Gregor Mühlberger (6)[1] |
| Best ranked rider | Sam Bennett[1] |
On the first rest day of the 2014 Tour de France, 15 July 2014, the team announced they had secured sponsorship with German cooking surface and extractor manufacturer BORA. The team for 2015 onwards will thus be known as Team BORA. The team will be the first German team with a German title sponsor in the professional peloton since 2010. Team manager Ralph Denk expressed hope that BORA's backing would help the team achieve their aim of joining the UCI World Tour by 2017.[2] After the end of the 2014 Tour de France, it was announced that starting in 2015 the team would ride bicycles from Canadian company, Argon 18, which would also be the team's second title sponsor.[3]
2015 roster
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Season victories
| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
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| 13 February | Tour of Qatar, Stage 6 | UCI Asia Tour |  Sam Bennett (IRL) |  Qatar | Doha |
| 21 April | Giro del Trentino, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Team time trial[N 1] |  Italy | Arco |
| 24 April | Giro del Trentino, Sprints classification | UCI Europe Tour | Cesare Benedetti (ITA) | Italy | |
| 13 May | Bayern–Rundfahrt, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Sam Bennett (IRL) |  Germany | Waldsassen |
| 15 May | Bayern–Rundfahrt, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour | Sam Bennett (IRL) | Germany | Ebern |
| 14 August | Arctic Race of Norway, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | Sam Bennett (IRL) |  Norway | Setermoen |
| 8 October | Paris–Bourges | UCI Europe Tour | Sam Bennett (IRL) |  France | Bourges |
National, Continental and World champions 2015
| Date | Discipline | Jersey | Rider | Country | Location |
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| 26 June | Czech Republic National Time Trial Champion |  |  Jan Bárta (CZE) |  Slovakia[N 2] | Žilina |
| 28 June | German National Road Race Champion |  | Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Germany | Bensheim |
Footnotes
- The riders on the squad were Cesare Benedetti, Emanuel Buchmann, Bartosz Huzarski, Patrick Konrad, José Mendes, Dominik Nerz, Cristiano Salerno and Paul Voß
- The national road championships for the Czech Republic and Slovakia are held together, alternating yearly between the two countries.
References
- "Bora - Argon 18 (PCT) 2015". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- "Team NetApp to become Team BORA". Cyclingnews.com. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- "THE NETAPP-ENDURA TEAM WILL BE KNOWN AS BORA – ARGON 18". 29 July 2014. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- "Nerz to Team Bora in 2015". cyclingnews.com. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- "News shorts: Andy Schleck to retire?". cyclingnews.com. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- "Björn Thurau signs for Bora". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- "News shorts: Hushovd says Armstrong admitted doping in 2011". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- Willoughby, Ian (30 September 2014). "Czech cyclist König signs for Team Sky after coming seventh in Tour de France". Radio Prague. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- "Machado signs two-year deal with Katusha". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- Bull, Nick (11 December 2014). "Garmin-Sharp's Steele Von Hoff joins NFTO for 2015". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- Clarke, Stuart (13 November 2014). "Martyn Irvine and Mark McNally headline new arrivals for Madison Genesis". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
External links
- 2015 Bora–Argon 18 season at ProCyclingStats
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