Paris – Nice 2015

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Paris – Nice 2015
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Racing series UCI WorldTour  -  Category 2 UWT
Host country FranceFrance France
Competition period March 8-15, 2015
Stages 7 + prolog
overall length 1144.7 km
Starting field 160 from 29 nations in 20 teams
(105 of which arrived at the finish)
winner
Overall rating 1. Richie Porte (SKY) 29:10:41 h 2. Michał Kwiatkowski (EQS) + 0:30 min 3. Simon Špilak (KAT) same timeAustraliaAustralia 
PolandPoland 
SloveniaSlovenia 
Team evaluation United KingdomUnited Kingdom Team Sky 87:41:05 h
Scoring jerseys
Overall rating Overall rating AustraliaAustralia Richie Porte (SKY)
Scoring Scoring AustraliaAustralia Michael Matthews (OGE)
Mountain scoring Mountain scoring BelgiumBelgium Thomas De Gendt (LTS)
Young talent evaluation Young talent evaluation PolandPoland Michał Kwiatkowski (EQS)
course
Map Paris – Nice 2015
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The Paris – Nice 2015 cycle race was the 73rd edition of this cycle tour and took place from March 8th to 15th, 2015. The stage race was part of the UCI WorldTour 2015 and within this the second of 28 races. The tour started with a prologue as an individual time trial in Maurepas . In addition to the prologue, the race consisted of seven other stages and ended after 1,144.7 kilometers on the Col d'Èze near Nice . The overall winner was the Australian Richie Porte from the British team Sky, ahead of the Pole Michał Kwiatkowski from the Belgian team Etixx-Quick Step and the Slovenian Simon Špilak from the Russian team Katusha .

For Richie Porte it was already the second victory at Paris – Nice after 2013 . It was also the second Australian victory in this race.

The winner of the points classification was the Australian Michael Matthews from the Australian team Orica GreenEdge . The Belgian Thomas De Gendt from the Belgian team Lotto Soudal won the mountain classification . The best young driver was Michał Kwiatkowski in second overall. The team classification was won by the British team Sky.

Attendees

Overview of the participating teams
17 UCI WorldTeams
FranceFrance Ag2r La Mondiale (ALM)
KazakhstanKazakhstan Astana Pro Team (AST)
United StatesUnited States BMC Racing Team (BMC)
BelgiumBelgium Etixx-Quick Step (EQS)
FranceFrance FDJ (FDJ)
SwitzerlandSwitzerland IAM Cycling (IAM)
 
RussiaRussia Team Katusha (KAT)
ItalyItaly Lampre-Merida (LAM)
BelgiumBelgium Lotto Soudal (LTS)
SpainSpain Movistar Team (MOV)
AustraliaAustralia Orica GreenEdge (OGE)
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Team Sky (SKY)
 
United StatesUnited States Team Cannondale-Garmin (TCG)
RussiaRussia Tinkoff Saxo (TCS)
United StatesUnited States Trek Factory Racing (TFR)
GermanyGermany Team Giant-Alpecin (TGA)
NetherlandsNetherlands Team Lotto NL-Jumbo (TLJ)
 
3 UCI Professional Continental Teams
FranceFrance Brittany-Séché Environnement (BSE)
 
FranceFrance Cofidis, Solutions Crédits (COF)
 
FranceFrance Team Europcar (EUC)

The 17 UCI WorldTeams of the 2015 season were eligible to start . In addition, the organizer gave wildcards to three UCI Professional Continental Teams . The 20 participating teams competed with eight drivers each. This resulted in a starting field of 160 drivers from 29 nations. Those athletes who were born since January 1, 1990 were included in the ranking of the young drivers. In this ranking, 35 drivers drove, about 22 percent of the starting field. The drivers included five Germans, two Austrians and five Swiss.

Stage overview

stage date route Type km Stage winner maillot jaune Maillot Jaune
prolog Sun, March 8, 2015 Maurepas - Maurepas Individual time trial 0006.7 PolandPoland Michał Kwiatkowski (EQS) PolandPoland Michał Kwiatkowski (EQS)
1 Mon, March 9, 2015 Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse - Contres Flat stage 0196.5 NorwayNorway Alexander Kristoff (KAT)
2 Tue, March 10, 2015 Saint-Aignan - Saint-Amand-Montrond Flat stage 0172, 0 GermanyGermany André Greipel (LTS)
3 Wed, March 11, 2015 Saint-Amand-Montrond - Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule Flat stage 0179, 0 AustraliaAustralia Michael Matthews (OGE) AustraliaAustralia Michael Matthews (OGE)
4th Thursday, March 12, 2015 Varennes-sur-Allier - Col de la Croix de Chaubouret High mountain stage 0204, 0 AustraliaAustralia Richie Porte (SKY) PolandPoland Michał Kwiatkowski (EQS)
5 Fri, March 13, 2015 Saint-Etienne - Rasteau Middle mountain stage 0192.5 ItalyItaly Davide Cimolai (LAM)
6th Sat, March 14, 2015 Vence - Nice High mountain stage 0184.5 FranceFrance Tony Gallopin (LTS) FranceFrance Tony Gallopin (LTS)
7th Sun, March 15, 2015 Nice - Col d'Eze Individual time trial 0009.5 AustraliaAustralia Richie Porte (SKY) AustraliaAustralia Richie Porte (SKY)
Total distance: 1144.7

Stages

prolog

Day winner Michał Kwiatkowski during the prologue in the jersey of the Polish national champion
Route of the prologue

The prologue took place on March 8th and led as an individual time trial over 6.7 kilometers through Maurepas . All 160 registered drivers started for the prologue, and they all reached the finish. Michał Kwiatkowski (EQS) won the prologue ahead of Rohan Dennis (BMC) and Tony Martin (EQS). Kwiatkowski thus took over the lead in the overall, points and junior ranking. Since there was no mountain classification during the prologue, there was also no leader in the mountain classification. Team BMC was the best team .

Result prolog
space driver nation team time
01. Michał Kwiatkowski PolandPoland POLE Etixx-Quick Step 7:40 min
(52.435 km / h)
02. Rohan Dennis AustraliaAustralia OUT BMC Racing Team same time
03. Tony Martin GermanyGermany GER Etixx-Quick Step + 0:07 min
04th Luis León Sánchez SpainSpain ESP Astana Pro Team + 0:10 min
05. Lars Boom NetherlandsNetherlands NED Astana Pro Team same time
06th John Degenkolb GermanyGermany GER Team Giant-Alpecin same time
07th Sylvain Chavanel FranceFrance FRA IAM Cycling same time
08th. Michael Matthews AustraliaAustralia OUT Orica GreenEdge + 0:12 min
09. Tom Dumoulin NetherlandsNetherlands NED Team Giant-Alpecin + 0:13 min
10. Geraint Thomas United KingdomUnited Kingdom GBR Team Sky + 0:14 min
Overall ranking after the prologue
space driver nation team time
01. Michał Kwiatkowski PolandPoland POLE Etixx-Quick Step 7:40 min
(52.435 km / h)
02. Rohan Dennis AustraliaAustralia OUT BMC Racing Team same time
03. Tony Martin GermanyGermany GER Etixx-Quick Step + 0:07 min
04th Luis León Sánchez SpainSpain ESP Astana Pro Team + 0:10 min
05. Lars Boom NetherlandsNetherlands NED Astana Pro Team same time
06th John Degenkolb GermanyGermany GER Team Giant-Alpecin same time
07th Sylvain Chavanel FranceFrance FRA IAM Cycling same time
08th. Michael Matthews AustraliaAustralia OUT Orica GreenEdge + 0:12 min
09. Tom Dumoulin NetherlandsNetherlands NED Team Giant-Alpecin + 0:13 min
10. Geraint Thomas United KingdomUnited Kingdom GBR Team Sky + 0:14 min

1st stage

The first stage took place on March 9th and was a flat stage over 196.5 kilometers from Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse to Contres . During the route there were two sprint classifications and a third category mountain classification. 159 drivers started the first stage, 158 of them made it to the finish. The stage was won by Alexander Kristoff (KAT) ahead of Nacer Bouhanni (COF) and Bryan Coquard (EUC). Kwiatkowski defended his lead in the overall, points and junior rankings. The mountain classification was won by Jonathan Hivert (BSE), who won the jersey of the best climber. The best team after the stage was still Team BMC .

Result 1st stage
space driver nation team time
01. Alexander Kristoff NorwayNorway NOR Team Katusha 5:15:18 h
(37.393 km / h)
02. Nacer Bouhanni FranceFrance FRA Cofidis, Solutions Crédits same time
03. Bryan Coquard FranceFrance FRA Team Europcar same time
04th Heinrich Haussler AustraliaAustralia OUT IAM Cycling same time
05. Giacomo Nizzolo ItalyItaly ITA Trek Factory Racing same time
06th José Joaquín Rojas SpainSpain ESP Movistar team same time
07th Moreno Hofland NetherlandsNetherlands NED Team Lotto NL-Jumbo same time
08th. Niccolò Bonifazio ItalyItaly ITA Lampre-Merida same time
09. Ben Swift United KingdomUnited Kingdom GBR Team Sky same time
10. Michael Matthews AustraliaAustralia OUT Orica GreenEdge same time
Overall ranking after the 1st stage
space driver nation team time
01. Michał Kwiatkowski PolandPoland POLE Etixx-Quick Step 5:22:58 h
(37.750 km / h)
02. Rohan Dennis AustraliaAustralia OUT BMC Racing Team same time
03. Tony Martin GermanyGermany GER Etixx-Quick Step + 0:07 min
04th John Degenkolb GermanyGermany GER Team Giant-Alpecin + 0:09 min
05. Luis León Sánchez SpainSpain ESP Astana Pro Team + 0:10 min
06th Lars Boom NetherlandsNetherlands NED Astana Pro Team same time
07th Michael Matthews AustraliaAustralia OUT Orica GreenEdge same time
08th. Sylvain Chavanel FranceFrance FRA IAM Cycling same time
09. Tom Dumoulin NetherlandsNetherlands NED Team Giant-Alpecin + 0:13 min
10. Geraint Thomas United KingdomUnited Kingdom GBR Team Sky same time

2nd stage

The second stage took place on March 10th and was a flat stage of 172 kilometers from Saint-Aignan to Saint-Amand-Montrond . During the route there were two sprint classifications and a third category mountain classification. For the second stage, 158 drivers started, all of whom also reached the finish. The stage was won by André Greipel (LTS) ahead of Arnaud Démare (FDJ) and John Degenkolb (TGA). Kwiatkowski defended his lead in the overall and junior ranking. Jonathan Hivert (BSE) remained the leader in the mountain classification . Alexander Kristoff (KAT) took the lead in the scoring . The best team after the stage was still Team BMC .

Result 2nd stage
space driver nation team time
01. André Greipel GermanyGermany GER Lotto Soudal 4:30:18 h
(38.180 km / h)
02. Arnaud Démare FranceFrance FRA FDJ same time
03. John Degenkolb GermanyGermany GER Team Giant-Alpecin same time
04th Michael Matthews AustraliaAustralia OUT Orica GreenEdge same time
05. José Joaquín Rojas SpainSpain ESP Movistar team same time
06th Nacer Bouhanni FranceFrance FRA Cofidis, Solutions Crédits same time
07th Moreno Hofland NetherlandsNetherlands NED Team Lotto NL-Jumbo same time
08th. Alexander Kristoff NorwayNorway NOR Team Katusha same time
09. Jonas Vangenechten BelgiumBelgium BEL IAM Cycling same time
10. Niccolò Bonifazio ItalyItaly ITA Lampre-Merida same time
Overall ranking after the 2nd stage
space driver nation team time
01. Michał Kwiatkowski PolandPoland POLE Etixx-Quick Step 9:53:16 h
(37.946 km / h)
02. Rohan Dennis AustraliaAustralia OUT BMC Racing Team same time
03. John Degenkolb GermanyGermany GER Team Giant-Alpecin + 0:02 min
04th Tony Martin GermanyGermany GER Etixx-Quick Step + 0:07 min
05. Michael Matthews AustraliaAustralia OUT Orica GreenEdge + 0:09 min
06th Luis León Sánchez SpainSpain ESP Astana Pro Team + 0:10 min
07th Lars Boom NetherlandsNetherlands NED Astana Pro Team same time
08th. Sylvain Chavanel FranceFrance FRA IAM Cycling same time
09. Tom Dumoulin NetherlandsNetherlands NED Team Giant-Alpecin + 0:13 min
10. Geraint Thomas United KingdomUnited Kingdom GBR Team Sky same time

3rd stage

The third stage took place on March 11th and was a flat stage over 179 kilometers from Saint-Amand-Montrond to Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule . During the route there were two sprint classifications and three mountain classifications in the third category. For the third stage, 158 riders started, of which 157 made it to the finish. The stage was won by Michael Matthews (OGE) ahead of Davide Cimolai (LAM) and Giacomo Nizzolo (TFR). With his stage win and the associated time bonuses, Michael Matthews was able to take the lead in the overall and - since he started as a junior driver - also in the junior ranking. He was also the new leader in the points classification. Philippe Gilbert (BMC) took the lead in the mountain classification . The best team after the stage was still Team BMC .

Result 3rd stage
space driver nation team time
01. Michael Matthews AustraliaAustralia OUT Orica GreenEdge 4:32:12 h
(39.456 km / h)
02. Davide Cimolai ItalyItaly ITA Lampre-Merida same time
03. Giacomo Nizzolo ItalyItaly ITA Trek Factory Racing same time
04th Alexander Kristoff NorwayNorway NOR Team Katusha same time
05. José Joaquín Rojas SpainSpain ESP Movistar team same time
06th Matti Breschel DenmarkDenmark THE Tinkoff-Saxo same time
07th Moreno Hofland NetherlandsNetherlands NED Team Lotto NL-Jumbo same time
08th. Nacer Bouhanni FranceFrance FRA Cofidis, Solutions Crédits same time
09. Bryan Coquard FranceFrance FRA Team Europcar same time
10. Arnaud Démare FranceFrance FRA FDJ same time
Overall ranking after the 3rd stage
space driver nation team time
01. Michael Matthews AustraliaAustralia OUT Orica GreenEdge 14:25:27 h
(38.422 km / h)
02. Michał Kwiatkowski PolandPoland POLE Etixx-Quick Step + 0:01 min
03. Rohan Dennis AustraliaAustralia OUT BMC Racing Team same time
04th John Degenkolb GermanyGermany GER Team Giant-Alpecin + 0:03 min
05. Tony Martin GermanyGermany GER Etixx-Quick Step + 0:08 min
06th Luis León Sánchez SpainSpain ESP Astana Pro Team + 0:11 min
07th Sylvain Chavanel FranceFrance FRA IAM Cycling same time
08th. Tom Dumoulin NetherlandsNetherlands NED Team Giant-Alpecin + 0:14 min
09. Geraint Thomas United KingdomUnited Kingdom GBR Team Sky same time
10. Philippe Gilbert BelgiumBelgium BEL BMC Racing Team same time

4th stage

The fourth stage took place on March 12th and was a high mountain stage over 204 kilometers from Varennes-sur-Allier to the Col de la Croix de Chaubouret . During the route there were two sprint classifications and one mountain class in the first, two of the second and five of the third category, making a total of eight mountain classifications. For the fourth stage, 157 riders started, of which 156 made it to the finish line. The stage was won by Richie Porte (SKY) ahead of Geraint Thomas (SKY) and Michał Kwiatkowski (EQS). With this, Kwiatkowski took back the lead in the overall and junior ranking from Michael Matthews (OGE). But Matthews was able to defend his leadership position in the scoring. The new leader in the mountain classification was Thomas De Gendt (LTS). The best team after the stage was now the Astana team

Result 4th stage
space driver nation team time
01. Richie Porte AustraliaAustralia OUT Team Sky 5:18:39 h
(38.412 km / h)
02. Geraint Thomas United KingdomUnited Kingdom GBR Team Sky same time
03. Michał Kwiatkowski PolandPoland POLE Etixx-Quick Step + 0:08 min
04th Jakob Fuglsang DenmarkDenmark THE Astana Pro Team same time
05. Tejay van Garderen United StatesUnited States United States BMC Racing Team + 0:17 min
06th Rui Costa PortugalPortugal POR Lampre-Merida + 0:24 min
07th Tony Gallopin FranceFrance FRA Lotto Soudal same time
08th. Fabio Aru ItalyItaly ITA Astana Pro Team same time
09. Rafael Valls SpainSpain ESP Lampre-Merida same time
10. Simon Špilak SloveniaSlovenia SLO Team Katusha same time
Overall ranking after the 4th stage
space driver nation team time
01. Michał Kwiatkowski PolandPoland POLE Etixx-Quick Step 19:44:11 h
(38.416 km / h)
02. Richie Porte AustraliaAustralia OUT Team Sky + 0:01 min
03. Geraint Thomas United KingdomUnited Kingdom GBR Team Sky + 0:03 min
04th Tejay van Garderen United StatesUnited States United States BMC Racing Team + 0:27 min
05. Jakob Fuglsang DenmarkDenmark THE Astana Pro Team + 0:32 min
06th Tony Gallopin FranceFrance FRA Lotto Soudal + 0:38 min
07th Rui Costa PortugalPortugal POR Lampre-Merida + 0:41 min
08th. Gorka Izagirre SpainSpain ESP Movistar team + 0:44 min
09. Tiago Machado PortugalPortugal POR Team Katusha + 0:50 min
10. Rafael Valls SpainSpain ESP Lampre-Merida + 0:51 min

5th stage

Daily winner Davide Cimolai at the award ceremony

The fifth stage took place on March 13th and was a low mountain stage over 192.5 kilometers from Saint-Étienne to Rasteau . During the route there were two sprint classifications and one mountain class in the first, one in the second and two in the third category, so a total of four mountain classifications. For the fifth stage, 154 riders started, all of whom made it to the finish. The stage was won by Davide Cimolai (LAM) ahead of Bryan Coquard (EUC) and Michael Matthews (OGE). Michał Kwiatkowski (EQS) defended the lead in the overall and junior ranking. There was no change in the leadership positions in the sprint or mountain classification either, and Michael Matthews (OGE) and Thomas De Gendt (LTS) defended their classification jerseys. The best team after the stage was still the Astana team .

Result 5th stage
space driver nation team time
01. Davide Cimolai ItalyItaly ITA Lampre-Merida 4:12:09 h
(45.806 km / h)
02. Bryan Coquard FranceFrance FRA Team Europcar same time
03. Michael Matthews AustraliaAustralia OUT Orica GreenEdge same time
04th Nacer Bouhanni FranceFrance FRA Cofidis, Solutions Crédits same time
05. José Joaquín Rojas SpainSpain ESP Movistar team same time
06th Alexander Kristoff NorwayNorway NOR Team Katusha same time
07th Matti Breschel DenmarkDenmark THE Tinkoff-Saxo same time
08th. Daniel McLay United KingdomUnited Kingdom GBR Brittany-Séché Environnement same time
09. Samuel Dumoulin FranceFrance FRA Ag2r La Mondiale same time
10. Sylvain Chavanel FranceFrance FRA IAM Cycling same time
Overall ranking after the 5th stage
space driver nation team time
01. Michał Kwiatkowski PolandPoland POLE Etixx-Quick Step 23:56:20 h
(39.714 km / h)
02. Richie Porte AustraliaAustralia OUT Team Sky + 0:01 min
03. Geraint Thomas United KingdomUnited Kingdom GBR Team Sky + 0:03 min
04th Tejay van Garderen United StatesUnited States United States BMC Racing Team + 0:27 min
05. Jakob Fuglsang DenmarkDenmark THE Astana Pro Team + 0:32 min
06th Tony Gallopin FranceFrance FRA Lotto Soudal + 0:38 min
07th Rui Costa PortugalPortugal POR Lampre-Merida + 0:41 min
08th. Gorka Izagirre SpainSpain ESP Movistar team + 0:44 min
09. Tiago Machado PortugalPortugal POR Team Katusha + 0:50 min
10. Rafael Valls SpainSpain ESP Lampre-Merida + 0:51 min

6th stage

Michał Kwiatkowski in the 6th stage in the yellow jersey

The sixth stage took place on March 14th and was a high mountain stage over 184.5 kilometers from Vence to Nice . During the route there were two sprint classifications and three mountain classifications in the first and three in the second category, for a total of six mountain classifications. For the sixth stage, 148 riders started, of which 106 made it to the finish. The stage was won by Tony Gallopin (LTS) ahead of Simon Špilak (KAT) and Rui Costa (LAM). Tony Gallopin took the lead in the overall standings. Michał Kwiatkowski (EQS) retained the lead in the junior ranking. There was no change in the leadership positions in the sprint or mountain classification either, and Michael Matthews (OGE) and Thomas De Gendt (LTS) defended their classification jerseys. The best team after the stage was now Team Sky .

Result 6th stage
space driver nation team time
01. Tony Gallopin FranceFrance FRA Lotto Soudal 4:52:57 h
(37.788 km / h)
02. Simon Špilak SloveniaSlovenia SLO Team Katusha + 0:32 min
03. Rui Costa PortugalPortugal POR Lampre-Merida same time
04th Jakob Fuglsang DenmarkDenmark THE Astana Pro Team same time
05. Rafael Valls SpainSpain ESP Lampre-Merida + 0:35 min
06th Michael Valgren DenmarkDenmark THE Tinkoff-Saxo + 1:00 min
07th Tim Wellens BelgiumBelgium BEL Lotto Soudal same time
08th. Sylvain Chavanel FranceFrance FRA IAM Cycling same time
09. Arthur Vichot FranceFrance FRA FDJ same time
10. Nicolas Edet FranceFrance FRA Cofidis, Solutions Crédits same time
Overall ranking after the 6th stage
space driver nation team time
01. Tony Gallopin FranceFrance FRA Lotto Soudal 28:49:42 h
(39.378 km / h)
02. Richie Porte AustraliaAustralia OUT Team Sky + 0:36 min
03. Michał Kwiatkowski PolandPoland POLE Etixx-Quick Step + 0:37 min
04th Geraint Thomas United KingdomUnited Kingdom GBR Team Sky + 0:38 min
05. Jakob Fuglsang DenmarkDenmark THE Astana Pro Team same time
06th Rui Costa PortugalPortugal POR Lampre-Merida + 0:42 min
07th Simon Špilak SloveniaSlovenia SLO Team Katusha + 0:53 min
08th. Rafael Valls SpainSpain ESP Lampre-Merida + 1:01 min
09. Gorka Izagirre SpainSpain ESP Movistar team + 1:19 min
10. Tim Wellens BelgiumBelgium BEL Lotto Soudal + 2:00 min

7th stage

Route of the 7th stage

The seventh stage took place on March 15th and led as an individual time trial over 9.5 kilometers from Nice to the Col d'Èze . During the route there was an intermediate time and a mountain classification of the first categories. For the seventh stage, 105 riders started, all of whom also arrived at the finish and thus ended the tour. The stage was won by Richie Porte (SKY) ahead of Simon Špilak (KAT) and Rui Costa (LAM). With the stage win, Richie Porte was able to take over the overall lead and thus finish the tour as the winner. In the other evaluations, the stage brought no more changes to the leadership positions. Michael Matthews (OGE) won the sprint, Thomas De Gendt (LTS) the mountain and Michał Kwiatkowski (EQS) the junior class. Team Sky also defended the lead in the team classification.

Result 7th stage
space driver nation team time
01. Richie Porte AustraliaAustralia OUT Team Sky 20:23 min
(27.964 km / h)
02. Simon Špilak SloveniaSlovenia SLO Team Katusha + 0:13 min
03. Rui Costa PortugalPortugal POR Lampre-Merida + 0:24 min
04th Tony Martin GermanyGermany GER Etixx-Quick Step + 0:29 min
05. Michał Kwiatkowski PolandPoland POLE Etixx-Quick Step same time
06th Andrew Talansky United StatesUnited States United States Team Cannondale-Garmin + 0:37 min
07th Geraint Thomas United KingdomUnited Kingdom GBR Team Sky + 0:39 min
08th. Jon Izaguirre SpainSpain ESP Movistar team + 0:50 min
09. Tim Wellens BelgiumBelgium BEL Lotto Soudal + 0:54 min
10. Gorka Izagirre SpainSpain ESP Movistar team + 0:55 min
Overall ranking after the 7th stage
space driver nation team time
01. Richie Porte AustraliaAustralia OUT Team Sky 29:10:41 h
(39.232 km / h)
02. Michał Kwiatkowski PolandPoland POLE Etixx-Quick Step + 0:30 min
03. Simon Špilak SloveniaSlovenia SLO Team Katusha same time
04th Rui Costa PortugalPortugal POR Lampre-Merida same time
05. Geraint Thomas United KingdomUnited Kingdom GBR Team Sky + 0:41 min
06th Tony Gallopin FranceFrance FRA Lotto Soudal + 1:03 min
07th Jakob Fuglsang DenmarkDenmark THE Astana Pro Team + 1:05 min
08th. Rafael Valls SpainSpain ESP Lampre-Merida + 1:24 min
09. Gorka Izagirre SpainSpain ESP Movistar team + 1:38 min
10. Tim Wellens BelgiumBelgium BEL Lotto Soudal + 2:18 min

Regulations

The overall ranking of the tour was an individual ranking based on the total times of the drivers. The driver with the shortest overall time was the leader in this ranking. The total time of a driver resulted from the sum of all times on the individual stages. In addition, there was the possibility of receiving time bonuses during the stages. In the stages that were not time trial stages (stages 1–6), the first three riders were given time bonuses of ten, six and four seconds at the finish line. In addition, there were two intermediate sprints on each of these stages, in which the first three drivers received time bonuses of three, two and one seconds. The leader in the overall standings wore the yellow jersey. The winner of the tour was the driver who was the leader of this classification after the last stage.

The points evaluation resulted from the sum of the points of the drivers. The driver with the most points was the leader in this special classification. Points for this classification were given to the first ten drivers at the finish line and the first three drivers at the intermediate sprints. The leader in the points classification wore the green jersey. The points at the finish line and in the intermediate sprints were awarded according to the following distribution of points:

Distribution of points Scoring
space 1. 2. 3. 4th 5. 6th 7th 8th. 9. 10.
Finish 15th 12 9 7th 6th 5 4th 3 2 1
Intermediate sprint 3 2 1

The mountain classification resulted from the sum of the points of the drivers that they collected in the mountain classifications. The driver with the most mountain points was the leader in this special classification. Points for this classification were given to the first seven drivers in the mountain ratings of the first category, the first five drivers in the mountain ratings of the second category and the first three drivers in the mountain ratings of the third category. The leader in the mountain classification wore the red-dotted jersey. The points in the mountain evaluations were awarded according to the following distribution of points:

Distribution of points in the mountain classification
space 1. 2. 3. 4th 5. 6th 7th
Category 1 10 8th 6th 4th 3 2 1
Category 2 7th 5 3 2 1
Category 3 4th 2 1

The junior ranking was the overall ranking of the junior drivers. Those drivers who were born since January 1, 1990 were considered to be young drivers. It was calculated in exactly the same way as the overall ranking of the tour, except that only the young drivers were classified here. The leader in the youth competition wore the white jersey.

The team ranking was based on the total times of the teams. The team with the lowest total time was the leading team in this special ranking. The total time of a team was the sum of the times of the best three drivers on the individual stages. The time bonuses that the drivers received on the stages were not included in this evaluation.

Ratings in the course of the tour

The table shows the leaders of the respective classification after completion of the stage.

stage maillot jaune
Overall rating
maillot vert
Scoring
maillot à pois
Mountain scoring
maillot blanc
Young talent evaluation
Team evaluation
prolog PolandPoland Michał Kwiatkowski (EQS) PolandPoland Michał Kwiatkowski (EQS) 1 , 3 not forgiven PolandPoland Michał Kwiatkowski (EQS) 2 , 4 United StatesUnited States BMC Racing Team
1 FranceFrance Jonathan Hivert (BSE)
2 NorwayNorway Alexander Kristoff (KAT)
3 AustraliaAustralia Michael Matthews (OGE) AustraliaAustralia Michael Matthews (OGE) 5 BelgiumBelgium Philippe Gilbert (BMC) AustraliaAustralia Michael Matthews (OGE) 6
4th PolandPoland Michał Kwiatkowski (EQS) BelgiumBelgium Thomas De Gendt (LTS) PolandPoland Michał Kwiatkowski (EQS) 7 KazakhstanKazakhstan Astana Pro Team
5
6th FranceFrance Tony Gallopin (LTS) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Team Sky
7th AustraliaAustralia Richie Porte (SKY)
winner AustraliaAustralia Richie Porte (SKY) AustraliaAustralia Michael Matthews (OGE) BelgiumBelgium Thomas De Gendt (LTS) PolandPoland Michał Kwiatkowski (EQS) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Team Sky

Notes on the table:

1On the first stage, Rohan Dennis wore the green jersey as second in the points classification, as Michał Kwiatkowski was already wearing the yellow jersey.
2On the 1st stage Michael Matthews wore the white jersey as third in the junior competition, as Michał Kwiatkowski already wore the yellow jersey and the runner-up Rohan Dennis already wore the green jersey.
3On the 2nd stage, Alexander Kristoff wore the green jersey as second in the points classification, as Michał Kwiatkowski was already wearing the yellow jersey.
4thOn the 2nd and 3rd stages, Rohan Dennis wore the white jersey as second in the junior competition, as Michał Kwiatkowski was already wearing the yellow jersey.
5On the 4th stage, Alexander Kristoff wore the green jersey as second in the points classification, as Michael Matthews was already wearing the yellow jersey.
6thOn the 4th stage, Rohan Dennis wore the white jersey as third in the junior competition, as Michael Matthews already wore the yellow jersey and Michał Kwiatkowski, who placed second , wore the rainbow jersey .
7thOn stage 5 and 6, Fabio Aru wore the white jersey as second in the junior competition, as Michał Kwiatkowski was already wearing the yellow jersey.

Result

Final score

Overall rating

yellow jersey

The overall ranking was decided by the Australian Richie Porte (SKY) with a total time of 29:10:41 hours. He only won the yellow jersey on the last stage with his second stage win on the tour. Second place went to Michał Kwiatkowski (EQS) from Poland, 30 seconds behind. The Slovenian Simon Špilak (KAT) followed in third place with the same deficit on the overall winner . In the overall standings, 105 out of 160 riders who had started were classified after the last stage.

space driver nation team time
01. Richie Porte AustraliaAustralia OUT Team Sky 29:10:41 h
(39.232 km / h)
02. Michał Kwiatkowski PolandPoland POLE Etixx-Quick Step + 0:30 min
03. Simon Špilak SloveniaSlovenia SLO Team Katusha same time
04th Rui Costa PortugalPortugal POR Lampre-Merida same time
05. Geraint Thomas United KingdomUnited Kingdom GBR Team Sky + 0:41 min
06th Tony Gallopin FranceFrance FRA Lotto Soudal + 1:03 min
07th Jakob Fuglsang DenmarkDenmark THE Astana Pro Team + 1:05 min
08th. Rafael Valls SpainSpain ESP Lampre-Merida + 1:24 min
09. Gorka Izagirre SpainSpain ESP Movistar team + 1:38 min
10. Tim Wellens BelgiumBelgium BEL Lotto Soudal + 2:18 min

Scoring

Winner of the points classification Michael Matthews in the green jersey after the 5th stage
green jersey

The Australian Michael Matthews (OGE) won the points assessment with 38 points. He captured the green jersey on the 3rd stage with his only stage win on the tour and defended it to the end. In second and third place followed the Norwegian Alexander Kristoff (KAT) with 32 points and the Australian Richie Porte (SKY) with 30 points. A total of 40 drivers were able to achieve points in this classification, which also ended the tour.

space driver nation team Points
1. Michael Matthews AustraliaAustralia OUT Orica GreenEdge 38
2. Alexander Kristoff NorwayNorway NOR Team Katusha 32
3. Richie Porte AustraliaAustralia OUT Team Sky 30th
4th Michał Kwiatkowski PolandPoland POLE Etixx-Quick Step 30th
5. Simon Špilak SloveniaSlovenia SLO Team Katusha 25th

Mountain scoring

Mountain classification winner Thomas De Gendt in the red dotted jersey after the 5th stage
red-dotted jersey

Belgian Thomas De Gendt (LTS) won the mountain classification with 78 points. He captured the red-dotted jersey on stage 4 and defended it to the end. In second and third place followed the Australian Richie Porte (SKY) with 26 points and the Belgian Philippe Gilbert (BMC) with 21 points. A total of 39 drivers were able to achieve points in this classification, which also ended the tour.

space driver nation team Points
1. Thomas De Gendt BelgiumBelgium BEL Lotto Soudal 78
2. Richie Porte AustraliaAustralia OUT Team Sky 26th
3. Philippe Gilbert BelgiumBelgium BEL BMC Racing Team 21st
4th Chris Anker Sørensen DenmarkDenmark THE Tinkoff-Saxo 21st
5. Lars Boom NetherlandsNetherlands NED Astana Pro Team 20th

Young talent evaluation

Winner of the junior competition Michał Kwiatkowski in the white jersey after the 5th stage
white jersey

Michał Kwiatkowski (EQS) from Poland , who came second in the overall standings, won the junior competition with a total time of 29:11:11 hours. He captured the white jersey during the prologue, then lost it to Michael Matthews (OGE) on the 3rd stage and regained it on the 4th stage and then defended it until the end of the tour. Second place in this ranking went to Belgian Tim Wellens (LTS) 1:48 minutes behind. He was followed by Frenchman Romain Bardet (ALM) 3:32 minutes behind the winner of this special classification. In the overall standings, 23 of 35 young riders who had started were classified after the last stage.

space driver nation team time
1. Michał Kwiatkowski PolandPoland POLE Etixx-Quick Step 29:11:11 h
(39.220 km / h)
2. Tim Wellens BelgiumBelgium BEL Lotto Soudal + 01:48 min
3. Romain Bardet FranceFrance FRA Ag2r La Mondiale + 03:32 min
4th Wilco Kelderman NetherlandsNetherlands NED Team Lotto NL-Jumbo + 04:51 min
5. Bob Jungels LuxembourgLuxembourg LUX Trek Factory Racing + 13:42 min

Team evaluation

The team championship was won by the British team Sky in a total time of 87:41:05 hours. The Spanish team Movistar and the Belgian team Etixx-Quick Step followed with 6:35 and 8:57 minutes behind. The 20 participating teams were classified in this rating.

space team nation time
1. Team Sky United KingdomUnited Kingdom GBR 87:41:05 h
(39.164 km / h)
2. Movistar team SpainSpain ESP + 06:35 min
3. Etixx-Quick Step BelgiumBelgium BEL + 08:57 min
4th Ag2r La Mondiale FranceFrance FRA + 14:10 min
5. Lampre-Merida ItalyItaly ITA + 16:19 min

UCI WorldTour

Paris – Nice was a 3rd category race within the UCI WorldTour 2015. That is why the ten best riders in the overall standings and the five best riders of the individual stages - provided they drive for a UCI WorldTeam  - received points for the UCI WorldTour ranking with the following distribution of points:

Distribution of points overall
placement 1. 2. 3. 4th 5. 6th 7th 8th. 9. 10.
Points 100 80 70 60 50 40 30th 20th 10 4th
Point distribution stage
placement 1. 2. 3. 4th 5.
Points 6th 4th 2 1 1

24 riders were able to collect points for the UCI WorldTour Ranking .

space driver nation team Points
01. Richie Porte AustraliaAustralia OUT Team Sky 112
02. Michał Kwiatkowski PolandPoland POLE Etixx-Quick Step 089
03. Simon Špilak SloveniaSlovenia SLO Team Katusha 078
04th Rui Costa PortugalPortugal POR Lampre-Merida 064
05. Geraint Thomas United KingdomUnited Kingdom GBR Team Sky 054
06th Tony Gallopin FranceFrance FRA Lotto Soudal 046
07th Jakob Fuglsang DenmarkDenmark THE Astana Pro Team 032
08th. Rafael Valls SpainSpain ESP Lampre-Merida 021st
09. Davide Cimolai ItalyItaly ITA Lampre-Merida 010
Gorka Izagirre SpainSpain ESP Movistar team 010
11. Michael Matthews AustraliaAustralia OUT Orica GreenEdge 009
12. Alexander Kristoff NorwayNorway NOR Team Katusha 007th
13. André Greipel GermanyGermany GER Lotto Soudal 006th
14th Arnaud Démare FranceFrance FRA FDJ 004th
Rohan Dennis AustraliaAustralia OUT BMC Racing Team 004th
Tim Wellens BelgiumBelgium BEL Lotto Soudal 004th
17th Tony Martin GermanyGermany GER Etixx-Quick Step 003
Giacomo Nizzolo ItalyItaly ITA Trek Factory Racing 003
José Joaquín Rojas SpainSpain ESP Movistar team 003
20th John Degenkolb GermanyGermany GER Team Giant-Alpecin 002
21st Lars Boom NetherlandsNetherlands NED Astana Pro Team 001
Heinrich Haussler AustraliaAustralia OUT IAM Cycling 001
Luis León Sánchez SpainSpain ESP Astana Pro Team 001
Tejay van Garderen United StatesUnited States United States BMC Racing Team 001

Web links

Commons : Paris-Nice 2015  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Porte won the yellow jersey for the final at Col d´Éze. In: radsport-news.com. Sport Aktiv Media GmbH, March 15, 2015, accessed on May 29, 2015 .
  2. ^ Prologue (ITT): Maurepas - Maurepas. (No longer available online.) In: uci.ch. Union Cycliste Internationale , March 8, 2015, archived from the original on February 22, 2016 ; accessed on August 13, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.uci.html.infostradasports.com
  3. ^ Stage 1: Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse - Contres. (No longer available online.) In: uci.ch. Union Cycliste Internationale , March 9, 2015, archived from the original on February 22, 2016 ; accessed on August 13, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.uci.html.infostradasports.com
  4. Stage 2: Saint-Aignan - Saint-Amand-Montrond. (No longer available online.) In: uci.ch. Union Cycliste Internationale , March 10, 2015, archived from the original on February 22, 2016 ; accessed on August 13, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.uci.html.infostradasports.com
  5. Stage 3: Saint-Amand-Montrond - Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule. (No longer available online.) In: uci.ch. Union Cycliste Internationale , March 11, 2015, archived from the original on February 22, 2016 ; accessed on August 13, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.uci.html.infostradasports.com
  6. Stage 4: Varennes-sur-Allier - Col de la Croix de Chaubouret. (No longer available online.) In: uci.ch. Union Cycliste Internationale , March 12, 2015, archived from the original on February 22, 2016 ; accessed on August 13, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.uci.html.infostradasports.com
  7. Stage 5: Saint-Étienne - Rasteau. (No longer available online.) In: uci.ch. Union Cycliste Internationale , March 13, 2015, archived from the original on February 22, 2016 ; accessed on August 13, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.uci.html.infostradasports.com
  8. Stage 6: Vence - Nice. (No longer available online.) In: uci.ch. Union Cycliste Internationale , March 14, 2015, archived from the original on February 22, 2016 ; accessed on August 13, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.uci.html.infostradasports.com
  9. Stage 7 (ITT): Nice - Col d'Eze. (No longer available online.) In: uci.ch. Union Cycliste Internationale , March 15, 2015, archived from the original on February 22, 2016 ; accessed on August 13, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.uci.html.infostradasports.com
  10. ^ Règlement particulier. (PDF; 934 kB) In: letour.fr. OSA , accessed on June 20, 2015 (French, official regulations).
  11. PARIS - NICE 2015. In: LiVE-Radsport.ch. LiVE-Radsport, March 8, 2015, accessed on August 17, 2015 .