2015 Etixx–Quick-Step season

Etixx–Quick-Step
2015 season
UCI code EQS
Status UCI ProTeam
Manager Patrick Lefevere
Main sponsor(s) Etixx & Quick Step
Based Belgium
Bicycles Specialized
Groupset Shimano
Season victories
One-day races 12
Stage race overall 6
Stage race stages 30
National Championships 4

The 2015 season for Etixx–Quick-Step began in January at the Tour de San Luis. As a UCI WorldTeam, they are automatically invited and obliged to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

2015 roster

As of 1 January 2015.
Rider Date of birth
 Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) (1992-06-11)11 June 1992 (aged 22)
 Tom Boonen (BEL) (1980-10-15)15 October 1980 (aged 34)
 Maxime Bouet (FRA) (1986-11-03)3 November 1986 (aged 28)
 Gianluca Brambilla (ITA) (1987-08-22)22 August 1987 (aged 27)
 Mark Cavendish (GBR) (1985-05-21)21 May 1985 (aged 29)
 David de la Cruz (ESP) (1989-05-06)6 May 1989 (aged 25)
 Michał Gołaś (POL) (1984-09-29)29 September 1984 (aged 30)
 Iljo Keisse (BEL) (1982-12-21)21 December 1982 (aged 32)
 Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) (1990-06-02)2 June 1990 (aged 24)
 Yves Lampaert (BEL) (1991-04-10)10 April 1991 (aged 23)
 Nikolas Maes (BEL) (1986-04-09)9 April 1986 (aged 28)
 Tony Martin (GER) (1985-04-23)23 April 1985 (aged 29)
 Gianni Meersman (BEL) (1985-12-05)5 December 1985 (aged 29)
 Mark Renshaw (AUS) (1982-10-22)22 October 1982 (aged 32)
Rider Date of birth
 Fabio Sabatini (ITA) (1985-02-10)10 February 1985 (aged 29)
 Pieter Serry (BEL) (1988-11-21)21 November 1988 (aged 26)
 Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) (1985-12-11)11 December 1985 (aged 29)
 Niki Terpstra (NED) (1984-05-18)18 May 1984 (aged 30)
 Matteo Trentin (ITA) (1989-08-02)2 August 1989 (aged 25)
 Rigoberto Urán (COL) (1987-01-26)26 January 1987 (aged 27)
 Petr Vakoč (CZE) (1992-07-11)11 July 1992 (aged 22)
 Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL) (1991-02-14)14 February 1991 (aged 23)
 Stijn Vandenbergh (BEL) (1984-04-25)25 April 1984 (aged 30)
 Martin Velits (SVK) (1985-02-21)21 February 1985 (aged 29)
 Julien Vermote (BEL) (1989-07-26)26 July 1989 (aged 25)
 Carlos Verona (ESP) (1992-11-04)4 November 1992 (aged 22)
 Łukasz Wiśniowski (POL) (1991-12-07)7 December 1991 (aged 23)

    Riders who joined the team for the 2015 season
    Rider 2014 team
    Łukasz WiśniowskiEtixx
    Yves LampaertTopsport Vlaanderen–Baloise
    Fabio SabatiniCannondale
    Maxime Bouet[1]Ag2r–La Mondiale
    David de la CruzNetApp–Endura
    Riders who left the team during or after the 2014 season
    Rider 2015 team
    Andrew Fenn[2]Team Sky
    Serge Pauwels[3]MTN–Qhubeka
    Thomas De Gendt[4]Lotto–Soudal
    Wout Poels[2]Team Sky
    Alessandro Petacchi[5]Southeast Pro Cycling
    Jan Bakelants[6]AG2R La Mondiale
    Kevin De WeertLotto–Soudal
    Gert Steegmans[7]Trek Factory Racing

    Season victories

    Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
    25 January Tour de San Luis, Stage 7 UCI America Tour  Cavendish, MarkMark Cavendish (GBR)  Argentina San Luis
    1 February Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race UCI Oceania Tour  Meersman, GianniGianni Meersman (BEL)  Australia Geelong
    4 February Dubai Tour, Stage 1 UCI Asia Tour  Cavendish, MarkMark Cavendish (GBR)  United Arab Emirates Dubai
    7 February Dubai Tour, Stage 4 UCI Asia Tour  Cavendish, MarkMark Cavendish (GBR)  United Arab Emirates Dubai
    7 February Dubai Tour, Overall UCI Asia Tour  Cavendish, MarkMark Cavendish (GBR)  United Arab Emirates
    7 February Dubai Tour, Points classification UCI Asia Tour  Cavendish, MarkMark Cavendish (GBR)  United Arab Emirates
    10 February Tour of Qatar, Stage 3 UCI Asia Tour  Terpstra, NikiNiki Terpstra (NED)  Qatar Lusail
    13 February Tour of Qatar, Overall UCI Asia Tour  Terpstra, NikiNiki Terpstra (NED)  Qatar
    13 February Tour of Qatar, Teams classification UCI Asia Tour [N 1]  Qatar
    15 February Clásica de Almería UCI Europe Tour  Cavendish, MarkMark Cavendish (GBR)  Spain Almeria
    18 February Volta ao Algarve, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour  Meersman, GianniGianni Meersman (BEL)  Portugal Albufeira
    20 February Volta ao Algarve, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour  Martin, TonyTony Martin (GER)  Portugal Cabo de São Vicente
    1 March Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne UCI Europe Tour  Cavendish, MarkMark Cavendish (GBR)  Belgium Kuurne
    7 March Strade Bianche UCI Europe Tour  Štybar, ZdeněkZdeněk Štybar (CZE)  Italy Siena
    7 March Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour  Lampaert, YvesYves Lampaert (BEL)  Belgium Harelbeke
    8 March Paris–Nice, Prologue UCI World Tour  Kwiatkowski, MichałMichał Kwiatkowski (POL)  France Maurepas
    8 March Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Lampaert, YvesYves Lampaert (BEL)  Belgium
    8 March Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Points classification UCI Europe Tour  Lampaert, YvesYves Lampaert (BEL)  Belgium
    8 March Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Young rider classification UCI Europe Tour  Lampaert, YvesYves Lampaert (BEL)  Belgium
    8 March Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 2]  Belgium
    15 March Paris–Nice, Young rider classification UCI World Tour  Kwiatkowski, MichałMichał Kwiatkowski (POL)  France
    20 March Handzame Classic UCI Europe Tour  Meersman, GianniGianni Meersman (BEL)  Belgium Handzame
    21 March Ronde van Zeeland Seaports UCI Europe Tour  Keisse, IljoIljo Keisse (BEL)  Netherlands Terneuzen
    19 April Amstel Gold Race UCI World Tour  Kwiatkowski, MichałMichał Kwiatkowski (POL)  Netherlands Berg en Terblijt
    26 April Tour of Turkey, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour  Cavendish, MarkMark Cavendish (GBR)  Turkey Alanya
    27 April Tour of Turkey, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Cavendish, MarkMark Cavendish (GBR)  Turkey Antalya
    2 May Tour of Turkey, Stage 7 UCI Europe Tour  Cavendish, MarkMark Cavendish (GBR)  Turkey Izmir
    3 May Tour of Turkey, Points classification UCI Europe Tour  Cavendish, MarkMark Cavendish (GBR)  Turkey
    3 May Tour de Romandie, Stage 6 UCI World Tour  Martin, TonyTony Martin (GER)   Switzerland Lausanne
    10 May Tour of California, Stage 1 UCI America Tour  Cavendish, MarkMark Cavendish (GBR)  United States Sacramento
    11 May Tour of California, Stage 2 UCI America Tour  Cavendish, MarkMark Cavendish (GBR)  United States Lodi
    14 May Tour of California, Stage 5 UCI America Tour  Cavendish, MarkMark Cavendish (GBR)  United States Santa Clarita
    16 May Tour of California, Stage 7 UCI America Tour  Alaphilippe, JulianJulian Alaphilippe (FRA)  United States Mount Baldy
    17 May Tour of California, Stage 8 UCI America Tour  Cavendish, MarkMark Cavendish (GBR)  United States Pasadena
    17 May Tour of California, Sprints classification UCI America Tour  Cavendish, MarkMark Cavendish (GBR)  United States
    17 May Tour of California, Young rider classification UCI America Tour  Alaphilippe, JulianJulian Alaphilippe (FRA)  United States
    28 May Tour of Belgium, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour  Boonen, TomTom Boonen (BEL)  Belgium Knokke-Heist
    31 May Tour of Belgium, Points classification UCI Europe Tour  Boonen, TomTom Boonen (BEL)  Belgium
    31 May Giro d'Italia, Stage 21 UCI World Tour  Keisse, IljoIljo Keisse (BEL)  Italy Milan
    14 June Rund um Köln UCI Europe Tour  Boonen, TomTom Boonen (BEL)  Germany Köln
    7 July Tour de France, Stage 4 UCI World Tour  Martin, TonyTony Martin (GER)  France Cambrai
    9 July Tour de France, Stage 6 UCI World Tour  Štybar, ZdeněkZdeněk Štybar (CZE)  France Le Havre
    10 July Tour de France, Stage 7 UCI World Tour  Cavendish, MarkMark Cavendish (GBR)  France Fougères
    25 July Tour de Wallonie, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour  Terpstra, NikiNiki Terpstra (NED)  Belgium Hannut
    29 July Tour de Wallonie, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Terpstra, NikiNiki Terpstra (NED)  Belgium
    12 August Eneco Tour, Stage 3 UCI World Tour  Boonen, TomTom Boonen (BEL)  Belgium Ardooie
    13 August Czech Cycling Tour, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour Team time trial[N 3]  Czech Republic Uničov
    14 August Czech Cycling Tour, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Gaviria, FernandoFernando Gaviria (COL) (stagiaire)  Czech Republic Unicov
    16 August Czech Cycling Tour, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour  Štybar, ZdeněkZdeněk Štybar (CZE)  Czech Republic Dolany
    16 August Czech Cycling Tour, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Vakoč, PetrPetr Vakoč (CZE)  Czech Republic
    16 August Czech Cycling Tour, Points classification UCI Europe Tour  Štybar, ZdeněkZdeněk Štybar (CZE)  Czech Republic
    16 August Czech Cycling Tour, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 4]  Czech Republic
    26 August Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Trentin, MatteoMatteo Trentin (ITA)  France La Crèche
    28 August Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Stage 5 UCI Europe Tour  Trentin, MatteoMatteo Trentin (ITA)  France Poitiers
    28 August Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Martin, TonyTony Martin (GER)  France
    28 August Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Points classification UCI Europe Tour  Trentin, MatteoMatteo Trentin (ITA)  France
    28 August Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Young rider classification UCI Europe Tour  Vakoč, PetrPetr Vakoč (CZE)  France
    7 September Tour of Britain, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Vakoč, PetrPetr Vakoč (CZE)  United Kingdom Colne
    9 September Tour of Britain, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour  Gaviria, FernandoFernando Gaviria (COL)  United Kingdom Blyth
    11 September Tour of Britain, Stage 6 UCI Europe Tour  Trentin, MatteoMatteo Trentin (ITA)  United Kingdom Nottingham
    11 September Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec UCI World Tour  Urán, RigobertoRigoberto Urán (COL)  Canada Quebec City
    18 September Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen UCI Europe Tour  Gołaś, MichałMichał Gołaś (POL)  Belgium Koolskamp
    3 October Münsterland Giro UCI Europe Tour  Boonen, TomTom Boonen (BEL)  Germany Münster
    11 October Paris–Tours UCI Europe Tour  Trentin, MatteoMatteo Trentin (ITA)  France Tours

    National, Continental and World champions 2015

    Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location
    7 FebruaryColombian National Time Trial Champion
    		 Urán, RigobertoRigoberto Urán (COL)  Colombia Mall Llanogrande
    26 JuneGerman National Time Trial Champion
    		 Martin, TonyTony Martin (GER)  Germany Einhausen
    28 June Czech National Road Race Champion
    		 Vakoč, PetrPetr Vakoč (CZE)  Czech Republic Zilina
    28 June Dutch National Road Race Champion
    		 Terpstra, NikiNiki Terpstra (NED)  Netherlands Emmen

    Footnotes

    1. ↑ The riders on the squad were Niki Terpstra, Tom Boonen, Iljo Keisse, Nikolas Maes, Matteo Trentin, Guillaume Van Keirsbulck, Stijn Vandenbergh and Martin Velits
    2. ↑ The riders on the squad were Iljo Keisse, Yves Lampaert, Gianni Meersman, Petr Vakoč, Guillaume Van Keirsbulck, Martin Velits and Łukasz Wiśniowski
    3. ↑ The riders on the squad were Fernando Gaviria, Iljo Keisse, Zdeněk Štybar, Petr VakočŁukasz Wiśniowski, Peter Serry and Rodrigo Contreras.
    4. ↑ The riders on the squad were Rodrigo Contreras, Fernando Gaviria, Iljo Keisse, Pieter Serry, Zdeněk Štybar, Petr Vakoč and Łukasz Wiśniowski

    References

    1. ↑ Benson, Daniel (27 August 2014). "Maxime Bouet signs for Omega Pharma-QuickStep". Cyclingnews.com (Future plc). Retrieved 7 February 2015.
    2. 1 2 "Team Sky sign Leopold König, Nicolas Roche, Wout Poels, Andy Fenn, Lars Petter Nordhaug". Sky Sports News (BSkyB). 1 October 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
    3. ↑ Benson, Daniel (20 September 2014). "Pauwels falls for MTN-Qhubeka project". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
    4. ↑ "De Gendt signs two-year deal with Lotto-Belisol". Cyclingnews.com (Future plc). 25 September 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
    5. ↑ Brown, Gregor (6 January 2015). "Alessandro Petacchi signs to Italian Southeast team for 2015". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
    6. ↑ "Bakelants confirms move to AG2R-La Mondiale". cyclingnews.com. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
    7. ↑ Clarke, Stuart (1 December 2014). "Trek Factory Racing finalise 2015 lineup with Gert Steegmans signing". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 13 December 2014.

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