2015 Tour de Wallonie

2015 Tour de Wallonie

2015 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates	25–29 July 2015
Stages	5
Distance	922 km (572.9 mi)
Results
Winner  Niki Terpstra (NED) (Etixx–Quick-Step)   Second  Victor Campenaerts (BEL) (Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise)   Third  Sergey Lagutin (RUS) (Team Katusha)

The 2015 Tour de Wallonie was a five-stage men's professional road cycling race. It was the forty-second running of the Tour de Wallonie. The race started on 25 July in Frasnes-lez-Anvaing, finishing on 29 July in Waremme. The race was won by Niki Terpstra of Etixx–Quick-Step.[1]

Teams

The sixteen teams invited to participate in the Tour de Wallonie were:[2]

World Tour teams

• AG2R La Mondiale
• BMC Racing Team
• Etixx–Quick-Step
• FDJ
• IAM Cycling
• Lotto–Soudal
• Team Katusha
• Tinkoff–Saxo
• Trek Factory Racing

Professional Continental teams

• Bretagne–Séché Environnement
• Cofidis
• Team Europcar
• Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise
• Wanty–Groupe Gobert

Continental teams

• Wallonie-Bruxelles
• Veranclassic-Ekoi

Stages

List of stages

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
1	25 July	Wanze - Hannut	190.7 km (118 mi)		Flat stage	Niki Terpstra (NED)
2	26 July	Beaufays - Bassenge	171.4 km (107 mi)		Flat stage	Danny van Poppel (NED)
3	27 July	Bastogne - Namur	207.0 km (129 mi)		Hilly stage	Philippe Gilbert (BEL)
4	28 July	Waterloo - Quaregnon	164.6 km (102 mi)		Flat stage	Jonas Vangenechten (BEL)
5	29 July	Chimay - Thuin	167.3 km (104 mi)		Hilly stage	Danny van Poppel (NED)

Classification leadership

Stage	Winner	General classification	Sprint Classification	Mountains Classification	Points Classification	Team Classification
1	Niki Terpstra	Niki Terpstra	Niki Terpstra	Antoine Warnier	Niki Terpstra	Wallonie-Bruxelles
2	Danny van Poppel		Jean-Pierre Drucker		Danny van Poppel	Etixx–Quick-Step
3	Philippe Gilbert			Ludwig De Winter		Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise
4	Jonas Vangenechten		Sébastien Delfosse
5	Danny van Poppel
Final		Niki Terpstra	Sébastien Delfosse	Ludwig De Winter	Danny van Poppel	Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise

References

1. Cycling News. "Tour de Wallonie 2015: Stage 5 Results - Cyclingnews.com". Cyclingnews.com.
2. ProCyclingStats. "Tour de Wallonie 2015 - General Classification". procyclingstats.com.

External links

• Official website
• 2015 Tour de Wallonie at ProCyclingStats