2015 Tour d'Azerbaïdjan
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The 2015 Tour d'Azerbaïdjan was a five-day cycling stage race that took place in Azerbaijan in May 2015, as the fourth edition of the Tour d'Azerbaïdjan. It was rated as a 2.1 event as part of the 2015 UCI Europe Tour. The race included five stages, starting in Baku on 6 May and returning there for the finish on 10 May. The 2014 champion was Ilnur Zakarin (then RusVelo), but he was not present to defend his title.[1]
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Dates | 6–10 May 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 865.6 km (537.9 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 20h 14' 42" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The race was won by Primož Roglič (Adria Mobil), who won a solo victory on the second stage of the race and went on to defend his lead to the finish. He finished the race 34 seconds ahead of Jasper Ockeloen (Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team), with Matej Mugerli (Synergy Baku) third. Roglič's teammate Marko Kump won a stage and the points classification, while Synergy Baku won both the team classification and the mountains classification through Oleksandr Surutkovych. The youth classification was won by František Sisr (Team Dukla Praha).