2015 Cofidis season

Cofidis
2015 season
UCI code	COF
Status	UCI Professional Continental
Manager	Yvon Sanquer
Main sponsor(s)	Cofidis
Based	France
Bicycles	Orbea
Season victories
One-day races	6
Stage race overall	1
Stage race stages	11
National Championships	2
Jersey

The 2015 season for the Cofidis cycling team is scheduled to begin in February at the Clásica de Almería. The team participates in UCI Europe Tour races and UCI World Tour events when given a wildcard invitation.

2015 roster

	Rider	Date of birth
Jonas Ahlstrand (SWE)		(1990-02-16) 16 February 1990
Yoann Bagot (FRA)		(1987-09-06) 6 September 1987
Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)		(1990-07-25) 25 July 1990
Steve Chainel (FRA)		(1983-09-06) 6 September 1983
Loïc Chetout (FRA)		(1992-09-23) 23 September 1992
Nicolas Edet (FRA)		(1987-12-02) 2 December 1987
Romain Hardy (FRA)		(1988-08-24) 24 August 1988
Gert Jõeäär (EST)		(1987-07-09) 9 July 1987
Christophe Laporte (FRA)		(1992-12-11) 11 December 1992
Cyril Lemoine (FRA)		(1983-03-03) 3 March 1983
Luis Ángel Maté (ESP)		(1984-03-23) 23 March 1984
Rudy Molard (FRA)		(1989-09-17) 17 September 1989
Daniel Navarro (ESP)		(1983-07-08) 8 July 1983

	Rider	Date of birth
Adrien Petit (FRA)		(1990-09-26) 26 September 1990
Dominique Rollin (CAN)		(1982-10-29) 29 October 1982
Stéphane Rossetto (FRA)		(1987-04-06) 6 April 1987
Florian Sénéchal (FRA)		(1993-07-10) 10 July 1993
Julien Simon (FRA)		(1985-10-04) 4 October 1985
Geoffrey Soupe (FRA)		(1988-03-22) 22 March 1988
Anthony Turgis (FRA)		(1994-05-16) 16 May 1994
Kenneth Vanbilsen (BEL)		(1990-06-01) 1 June 1990
Michael Van Staeyen (BEL)		(1988-08-13) 13 August 1988
Clément Venturini (FRA)		(1993-10-16) 16 October 1993
Louis Verhelst (BEL)		(1990-08-28) 28 August 1990
Romain Zingle (BEL)		(1987-01-29) 29 January 1987

Riders who joined the team for the 2015 season

Rider	2014 team
Jonas Ahlstrand^[1]	Giant–Shimano
Nacer Bouhanni^[2]	FDJ.fr
Steve Chainel^[3]	Ag2r–La Mondiale
Loïc Chetout	neo-pro (GSC Blagnac)
Dominique Rollin
Stéphane Rossetto	BigMat-Auber 93
Geoffrey Soupe	FDJ.fr
Anthony Turgis	neo-pro (CC Nogent-sur-Oise)
Kenneth Vanbilsen	Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise
Michael Van Staeyen^[4]	Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise

Riders who left the team during or after the 2014 season

Rider	2015 team
Jérémy Bescond	Charvieu-Chavagneux
Edwig Cammaerts	Veranclassic-Ekoi
Jérôme Coppel^[5]	IAM Cycling
Julien Fouchard
Egoitz García^[6]	Murias Taldea
Romain Lemarchand	Cult Energy Pro Cycling
Christophe Le Mével^[7]	Retired
Guillaume Levarlet	CC Nogent-sur-Oise
Stéphane Poulhies	Occitane CF
Rein Taaramäe^[8]	Astana

Season victories

Date	Race	Competition	Rider	Country	Location
000000002016-04-07-00007 April	Circuit de la Sarthe, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Bouhanni, NacerNacer Bouhanni (FRA)	France	Varades
000000002016-04-10-000010 April	Circuit de la Sarthe, Stage 5	UCI Europe Tour	Bouhanni, NacerNacer Bouhanni (FRA)	France	Le Lude
000000002016-04-10-000010 April	Circuit de la Sarthe, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour	Bouhanni, NacerNacer Bouhanni (FRA)	France
000000002016-04-16-000016 April	Grand Prix de Denain	UCI Europe Tour	Bouhanni, NacerNacer Bouhanni (FRA)	France	Denain
000000002016-05-03-00003 May	Tour de Yorkshire, Mountains classification	UCI Europe Tour	Edet, NicolasNicolas Edet (FRA)	United Kingdom
000000002016-05-07-00007 May	Four Days of Dunkirk, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Ahlstrand, JonasJonas Ahlstrand (SWE)	France	Maubeuge
000000002016-06-03-00003 June	Tour de Luxembourg, Prologue	UCI Europe Tour	Petit, AdrienAdrien Petit (FRA)	Luxembourg	Luxembourg
000000002016-06-06-00006 June	Boucles de la Mayenne, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Turgis, AnthonyAnthony Turgis (FRA)	France	Lassay-les-Châteaux
000000002016-06-07-00007 June	Boucles de la Mayenne, Overall	UCI Europe Tour	Turgis, AnthonyAnthony Turgis (FRA)	France
000000002016-06-07-00007 June	Boucles de la Mayenne, Young rider classification	UCI Europe Tour	Turgis, AnthonyAnthony Turgis (FRA)	France
000000002016-06-08-00008 June	Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 2	UCI World Tour	Bouhanni, NacerNacer Bouhanni (FRA)	France	Parc des Oiseaux Villars-les-Dombes
000000002016-06-10-000010 June	Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 4	UCI World Tour	Bouhanni, NacerNacer Bouhanni (FRA)	France	Sisteron
000000002016-06-14-000014 June	Critérium du Dauphiné, Points сlassification	UCI World Tour	Bouhanni, NacerNacer Bouhanni (FRA)	France
000000002016-06-24-000024 June	Halle–Ingooigem	UCI Europe Tour	Bouhanni, NacerNacer Bouhanni (FRA)	Belgium	Ingooigem
000000002016-07-31-000031 July	Circuito de Getxo	UCI Europe Tour	Bouhanni, NacerNacer Bouhanni (FRA)	Spain	Getxo
000000002016-08-12-000012 August	Tour de l'Ain, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Bouhanni, NacerNacer Bouhanni (FRA)	France	Saint-Vulbas
000000002016-08-12-000012 August	Tour de l'Ain, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Bouhanni, NacerNacer Bouhanni (FRA)	France	Pont-de-Vaux
000000002016-08-20-000020 August	Tour du Limousin, Stage 3	UCI Europe Tour	Molard, RudyRudy Molard (FRA)	France	Aigurande
000000002016-09-20-000020 September	Grand Prix d'Isbergues	UCI Europe Tour	Bouhanni, NacerNacer Bouhanni (FRA)	France	Isbergues
000000002016-10-04-00004 October	Tour de l'Eurométropole, Stage 4	UCI Europe Tour	Ahlstrand, JonasJonas Ahlstrand (SWE)	Belgium	Tournai
000000002016-10-04-00004 October	Tour de Vendée	UCI Europe Tour	Laporte, ChristopheChristophe Laporte (FRA)	France	La Roche Sur Yon
000000002016-10-13-000013 October	Nationale Sluitingsprijs	UCI Europe Tour	Bouhanni, NacerNacer Bouhanni (FRA)	Belgium	Putte

National, Continental and World champions 2015

Date	Discipline	Jersey	Rider	Country	Location
000000002016-06-25-000025 June	Estonian National Time Trial Champion		Jõeäär, GertGert Jõeäär (EST)	Estonia	Vändra
000000002016-06-28-000028 June	Estonian National Road Race Champion		Jõeäär, GertGert Jõeäär (EST)	Estonia	Vändra

References

↑ 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 15 February 2015.
↑ Hood, Andrew (1 August 2014). "Giro points champ Bouhanni to Cofidis; Boom to Astana". VeloNews. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
↑ Farrand, Stephen (1 August 2014). "Transfers: Cofidis confirms the arrival of Nacer Bouhanni". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
↑ "Chainel arrive, Taaramäe s'en va" [Chainel arrives, Taaramäe goes]. L'Équipe (in French). 1 August 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
↑ Windsor, Richard (11 December 2014). "IAM Cycling announce 2015 lineup, with 10 new signings". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
↑ Windsor, Richard (1 December 2014). "New Pro Continental team hopes to replace Euskaltel-Euskadi as the ‘model for Basque cycling’". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
↑ "Le Mevel announces retirement". 11 November 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
↑ "Taaramae signs one-year deal with Astana". cyclingnews.com. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.

External links

2015 Cofidis, Solutions Crédits season profile at ProCyclingStats

Cofidis seasons

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List of 2015 UCI WorldTeams and riders

AG2R La Mondiale Astana BMC Racing Team Cannondale–Garmin Etixx–Quick-Step FDJ Giant–Alpecin IAM Cycling Team Katusha Lampre–Merida LottoNL–Jumbo Lotto–Soudal Movistar Team Orica–GreenEDGE Team Sky Team Tinkoff–Saxo Trek Factory Racing

List of 2015 UCI Women's Teams and riders

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