2015 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
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| 2015 UCI Europe Tour | |||
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| Dates | 26–29 March 2015 | ||
| Stages | 5 | ||
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| Winning time | 14hr 31' 42" | ||
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Winner |  Louis Meintjes (RSA) |
(MTN–Qhubeka) |
| Second |  Ben Swift (GBR) |
(Team Sky) | |
| Third |  Matija Kvasina (CRO) |
(Team Felbermayr - Simplon Wels) | |
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Points | Ben Swift (GBR) |
(Team Sky) |
| Jersey awarded to the mountains classification winner | Mountains |  Primož Roglič (SLO) |
(Adria Mobil) |
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Youth |  Simone Petilli (ITA) |
(Unieuro-Wilier) |
| Team | Team Sky | ||
The 2015 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali was the 30th edition of the Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali cycling stage race. It started on 26 March in Gatteo and ended on 29 March in Roccapelago.[1]
The race consisted of four stages. As in the 2014 edition, the first stage will be divided into two half-stages, with the second half of the first stage being a team time trial.
The race was won by South African rider Louis Meintjes (Team MTN–Qhubeka) , who claimed the leader's jersey with his win on the final stage. Meintjes beat Ben Swift (Team Sky) in the general classification by only two seconds. The podium was completed by Matija Kvasina, a Croatian rider of Team Felbermayr - Simplon Wels.[2] Ben Swift won the second stage and the points classification, Slovenian rider and former sky jumper Primoz Roglic of Adria Mobil won the mountains classification and Unieuro-Wilier's Italian Simone Petilli finished first in the Young Rider classification for the second year in a row.[3] The team classification was won by Team Sky.[3]
Contents
Race overview
The 2015 race has four days of racing. The first of this is a split stage, with a road stage followed by a team time trial the same day. The following three days each had one stage, with the final stage a hill-top finish.[4]
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1a | 26 March | Gatteo to Gatteo | 99.5 km (61.8 mi) |  |
Hilly stage | Manuel Belletti (ITA)[5][6] |
| 1b | Gatteo Mare to Gatteo | 13.3 km (8.3 mi) |  |
Team time trial | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice[7] | |
| 2 | 27 March | Cesenatico to Sogliano al Rubicone | 156.2 km (97.1 mi) |  |
Intermediate stage | Ben Swift (GBR)[8] |
| 3 | 28 March | Calderara di Reno to Crevalcore | 173.8 km (108.0 mi) |  |
Flat stage | Francesco Chicchi (ITA)[9] |
| 4 | 29 March | Pavullo to Roccapelago | 152.6 km (94.8 mi) |  |
Mountain stage | Louis Meintjes (RSA)[3] |
| Total | 595.4 km (370.0 mi) | |||||
Teams
The start list includes 25 teams (2 UCI WorldTeams, 10 Professional Continental Teams, 12 Continental Teams), and Italy National Team.[1]
World Teams
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Professional Continental teams
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Continental teams
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National teams
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- Italy
Stages
Stage 1a
26 March 2015 – Gatteo—Gatteo (99.5 km (61.8 mi))
Stage 1b
26 March – Gatteo a mare—Gatteo (13.3 km (8.3 mi) TTT)
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Stage 2
27 March – Cesenatico—Sogliano al Rubicone (156.2 km (97.1 mi)
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Stage 3
28 March – Calderara di Reno—Crevalcore (173 km (107 mi)
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Stage 4
29 March – Pavullo —Roccapelago (156.2 km (97.1 mi)
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Classifications leadership table
| Stage | Winner | General classification |
Points classification |
Mountains classification 20px |
Young rider classification |
Teams classification |
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| 1a | Manuel Belletti | Manuel Belletti | Manuel Belletti | Gianfranco Zilioli | Davide Ballerini | Southeast Pro Cycling |
| 1b | CCC-Sprandi-Polkowice | Davide Rebellin | Ildar Arslanov | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | ||
| 2 | Ben Swift | Ben Swift | Ben Swift | Nicola Gaffurini | Søren Kragh Andersen | Team Sky |
| 3 | Francesco Chicchi | Manuel Belletti | ||||
| 4 | Louis Meintjes | Louis Meintjes | Ben Swift | Primož Roglič | Simone Petilli | |
| Final | Louis Meintjes | Ben Swift | Primož Roglič | Simone Petilli | Team Sky | |
Final standings
General Classification
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Points classification
Mountains Classification
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