2015 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
The 2015 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal was the sixth edition of the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal one-day cycling race. It took place on 13 September and was the twenty-sixth race of the 2015 UCI World Tour.[1][2]
It was won by Belgian rider Tim Wellens (Lotto–Soudal) in a sprint finish ahead of Adam Yates. Rui Costa won the sprint for the third place.
Teams
As the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec was a UCI World Tour event, all 17 UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Three UCI Professional Continental teams (Bora-Argon 18, Drapac, and Team Europcar) and a Canadian national squad also competed in the race, and as such, forming the event's 21-team peloton.
The 21 teams that competed in the race were:
- AG2R La Mondiale
- Astana
- Bora–Argon 18
- BMC Racing Team
- Canada (national team) †
- Cannondale–Garmin
- Drapac Professional Cycling
- Etixx–Quick-Step
- Team Europcar
- FDJ
- Team Giant–Alpecin
- IAM Cycling
- Team Katusha
- Lampre–Merida
- LottoNL–Jumbo
- Lotto–Soudal
- Movistar Team
- Orica–GreenEDGE
- Team Sky
- Tinkoff–Saxo
- Trek Factory Racing
Results
| Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI World Tour Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tim Wellens (BEL)
|
Lotto–Soudal | 5h 20' 09" | 80 |
| 2 |  Adam Yates (GBR)
|
Orica–GreenEDGE | s.t. | 60 |
| 3 |  Rui Costa (POR)
|
Lampre–Merida | +2" | 50 |
| 4 | Jan Bakelants (BEL)
|
AG2R La Mondiale | +4" | 40 |
| 5 | Tiesj Benoot (BEL)
|
Lotto–Soudal | +4" | 30 |
| 6 |  Wilco Kelderman (NED)
|
LottoNL–Jumbo | +5" | 22 |
| 7 |  Romain Bardet (FRA)
|
AG2R La Mondiale | +5" | 14 |
| 8 | Robert Gesink (NED)
|
LottoNL–Jumbo | +9" | 10 |
| 9 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL)
|
BMC Racing Team | +9" | 6 |
| 10 | Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED)
|
Cannondale–Garmin | +9" | 2 |
References
- ^ "UCI confirm WorldTour Calendar 2015". Cycling News. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ "2015 UCI Calendar". UCI. Retrieved 4 January 2015.