2015 Team Giant–Alpecin season
The 2015 season for the Team Giant–Alpecin began in January with the Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.
| Team Giant–Alpecin | |
|---|---|
| 2015 season | |
| UCI code | TGA |
| Status | UCI ProTeam |
| Manager | Iwan Spekenbrink |
| Main sponsor(s) | Giant Bicycles & Alpecin |
| Based | Germany |
| Bicycles | Giant |
| Groupset | Shimano |
| Season victories | |
| One-day races | 4 |
| Stage race overall | – |
| Stage race stages | 13 |
| National Championships | 1 |
In September 2014 German shampoo manufacturer Alpecin announced that they would co-sponsor the team alongside Giant for the 2015 season.[1] In December 2014 Sunweb (a Dutch owned international tour operator) was announced as a new major sponsor of the team, signing a 2-year deal.[2]
Team roster
- As of 1 January 2015[3]
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- Olivier retired from cycling in June.
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Season victories
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National, Continental and World champions 2015
| Date | Discipline | Jersey | Rider | Country | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 June | Austrian National Time Trial Champion |  |  Georg Preidler (AUT) | Austria | Sulz im Burgenland |
References
- "German shampoo maker Alpecin to sponsor Giant". VeloNews. 24 September 2014. Archived from the original on 26 September 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- "Sunweb signs two-year deal with Giant-Alpecin".
- "Team Giant-Shimano (GIA) – NED". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- Larsson, Henric (1 August 2014). "Ahlstrand byter stall - klar för Cofidis: "Får fler chanser"" [Ahlstrand changing stable - ready for Cofidis, "May be more chances"]. Eurosport (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- Horssels, Maxim (January 2015). "Brian Bulgac naar LottoNL-Jumbo" [Bulgac to LottoNL-Jumbo]. Wielerflits (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- Windsor, Richard (11 December 2014). "IAM Cycling announce 2015 lineup, with 10 new signings". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- O'Shea, Sadhbh (18 September 2014). "MTN-Qhubeka: Building for a future". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
External links
- 2015 Team Giant–Alpecin season at ProCyclingStats
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