2015 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
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| Dates | 26–29 March 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 580.3 km (360.6 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 14h 31' 42" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 was 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 (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 two seconds. The podium was completed by Croatian rider Matija Kvasina, of Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels.[2] Swift won the second stage and the points classification, Slovenian rider Primož Roglič of Adria Mobil won the mountains classification and Unieuro–Wilier's Simone Petilli from Italy, finished first in the young rider classification for the second year in a row.[3] The team classification was won by Team Sky.[3]
Race overview
[edit]The 2015 race had four days of racing. The first of these was 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 | 101.8 km (63.3 mi) | 
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Hilly stage |  Manuel Belletti (ITA)[5][6]
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| 1b | Gatteo a Mare to Gatteo | 13.3 km (8.3 mi) | 
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Team time trial | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice A[7] | |
| 2 | 27 March | Cesenatico to Sogliano al Rubicone | 153.8 km (95.6 mi) | 
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Medium-mountain stage |  Ben Swift (GBR)[8]
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| 3 | 28 March | Calderara di Reno to Crevalcore | 170.1 km (105.7 mi) | 
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Flat stage | Francesco Chicchi (ITA)[9]
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| 4 | 29 March | Pavullo to Roccapelago | 141.3 km (87.8 mi) | 
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Mountain stage |  Louis Meintjes (RSA)[3]
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| Total | 580.3 km (360.6 mi) | |||||
Teams
[edit]The start list includes 25 teams (1 UCI WorldTeam, 10 Professional Continental Teams, 13 Continental Teams), and an Italian national team.[1]
WorldTeams
Professional Continental teams
Continental teams
National teams
Stages
[edit]Stage 1a
[edit]- 26 March 2015 – Gatteo to Gatteo, 101.8 km (63.3 mi)
Stage 1b
[edit]- 26 March 2015 – Gatteo a Mare to Gatteo, 13.3 km (8.3 mi), team time trial (TTT)
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Stage 2
[edit]- 27 March 2015 – Cesenatico to Sogliano al Rubicone, 153.8 km (95.6 mi)
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Stage 3
[edit]- 28 March 2015 – Calderara di Reno to Crevalcore, 170.1 km (105.7 mi)
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Stage 4
[edit]- 29 March 2015 – Pavullo to Roccapelago, 141.3 km (87.8 mi)
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Classifications leadership table
[edit]| Stage | Winner | General classification
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Points classification
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Mountains classification
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Young rider classification
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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
[edit]General classification
[edit]| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louis Meintjes (RSA) 
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MTN–Qhubeka | 14h 31' 42" |
| 2 | Ben Swift (GBR) 
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Team Sky | + 2" |
| 3 |  Matija Kvasina (CRO)
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Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | + 46" |
| 4 | Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (ITA)
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Bardiani–CSF | + 1' 01" |
| 5 | Davide Rebellin (ITA)
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CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 2' 31" |
| 6 |  Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR)
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Team Sky | + 2' 38" |
| 7 | Franco Pellizotti (ITA)
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Androni Giocattoli | + 2' 39" |
| 8 | Simone Stortoni (ITA)
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Androni Giocattoli | + 3' 12" |
| 9 | Valerio Agnoli (ITA)
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Italy (national team) | + 3' 33" |
| 10 |  Carlos Quintero (COL)
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Colombia | + 3' 35" |
Points classification
[edit]| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Ben Swift (GBR)
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Team Sky | 19 |
| 2 | Manuel Belletti (ITA)
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Southeast Pro Cycling | 18 |
| 3 | Matija Kvasina (CRO)
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Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | 12 |
| 4 | Louis Meintjes (RSA)
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MTN–Qhubeka | 10 |
| 5 | Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (ITA)
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Bardiani–CSF | 8 |
| 6 | Damiano Cunego (ITA)
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Nippo–Vini Fantini | 8 |
| 7 |  Grega Bole (SLO)
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CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 8 |
| 8 | Davide Rebellin (ITA)
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CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 6 |
| 9 |  Asbjørn Kragh Andersen (DEN)
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Team TreFor–Blue Water | 6 |
| 10 | Patrick Clausen (DEN)
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Team TreFor–Blue Water | 6 |
Mountains classification
[edit]| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Primož Roglič (SLO) 
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Adria Mobil | 21 |
| 2 | Nicola Gaffurini (ITA)
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MG.K Vis–Vega | 20 |
| 3 | Davide Ballerini (ITA)
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Unieuro–Wilier | 14 |
| 4 | Gianfranco Zilioli (ITA)
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Androni Giocattoli | 11 |
| 5 | Ben Swift (GBR)
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Team Sky | 7 |
| 6 | Sergio Henao (COL)
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Team Sky | 7 |
| 7 | Louis Meintjes (RSA)
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MTN–Qhubeka | 6 |
| 8 | Manuel Belletti (ITA)
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Southeast Pro Cycling | 5 |
| 9 |  Matthias Krizek (AUT)
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Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | 5 |
| 10 | Giacomo Berlato (ITA)
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Nippo–Vini Fantini | 5 |
Young rider classification
[edit]| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Simone Petilli (ITA) 
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Unieuro–Wilier | 14h 37' 15" |
| 2 | Domen Novak (SLO)
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Adria Mobil | + 3' 29" |
| 3 | Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN)
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Team TreFor–Blue Water | + 8' 27" |
| 4 | Gianni Moscon (ITA)
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Italy (national team) | + 14' 39" |
| 5 | Felix Großschartner (AUT)
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Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | + 14' 40" |
| 6 |  Ildar Arslanov (RUS)
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RusVelo | + 16' 14" |
| 7 | Giulio Ciccone (ITA)
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Italy (national team) | + 19' 08" |
| 8 | Diego Ochoa (COL)
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Movistar Team América | + 25' 23" |
| 9 | Gregor Mühlberger (AUT)
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Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | + 29' 19" |
| 10 |  Roland Thalmann (SUI)
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Roth–Škoda | + 32' 51" |
Team classification
[edit]| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Team Sky | 43h 29' 32" |
| 2 | Bardiani–CSF | + 17' 54" |
| 3 | MTN–Qhubeka | + 22' 39" |
| 4 | Androni Giocattoli | + 23' 56" |
| 5 | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 26' 20" |
| 6 | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 27' 46" |
| 7 | Italy (national team) | + 29' 10" |
| 8 | Adria Mobil | + 32' 46" |
| 9 | Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | + 33' 21" |
| 10 | Colombia | + 42' 12" |
References
[edit]- ^ a b (Italian) "Presentata la Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali – Trofeo Banca Interprovinciale", GS Emilia. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ Conti, Alessandro (29 March 2015). "Colpo doppio di Meintjes: tappa e classifica finale". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f "Meintjes wins finale stage 4 and overall title at Coppi e Bartali". Cyclingnews.com. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ "Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali 2015 – General Classification". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ a b c "Belletti wins Coppi e Bartali opener". Cyclingnews.com. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ Conti, Alessandro (26 March 2015). "Settimana Coppi e Bartali, Belletti brinda in casa". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ a b "CCC Sprandi Polkowice win Coppi e Bartali TTT". Cyclingnews.com. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ a b c "Swift wins stage 2 at Coppi e Bartali". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Coppi e Bartali: Chicchi wins in Crevalcore". Cyclingnews.com. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ "Settimana Ciclistica Internazionale 'Coppi e Bartali 2015': Ordine d'Arrivo - Prima tappa - seconda semitappa - 26/03/2015 (Gatteo a Mare - Gatteo)" [Settimana Ciclistica Internazionale 'Coppi e Bartali 2015': Order of arrival - First stage - second half-stage - 26/03/2015 (Gatteo a Mare - Gatteo)] (PDF). FICR.it (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Cronometristi. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
