2015 Cannondale–Garmin season

The 2015 season for the Cannondale–Garmin cycling team began in January at the Tour de San Luis. As a UCI WorldTeam, they are obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

Cannondale-Garmin
2015 season
Tour of Spain TTT
UCI code	TCG
Status	UCI ProTeam
Manager	Jonathan Vaughters
Main sponsor(s)	Cannondale & Garmin
Based	Boulder, Colorado, United States
Bicycles	Cannondale
Groupset	Shimano
Season victories
One-day races	-
Stage race overall	2
Stage race stages	7
National Championships	2
← 2014 ← 2014 2016 →

After months of speculation, Garmin-Sharp and Cannondale announced on 20 August 2014 that for the 2015 season the two teams will merge. The team is more a continuity of the Garmin team managed by Slipstream Sports, who will remain the managerial organisation behind the team, with Cannondale becoming the team's title sponsor and bike supplier, and Garmin remaining a key team sponsor.^[1]

Team roster

As of January 11, 2015^[2]

Rider Date of birth  Janier Acevedo (COL) (1985-12-06)December 6, 1985 (aged 29)  Jack Bauer (NZL) (1985-04-07)April 7, 1985 (aged 29)  Alberto Bettiol (ITA) (1993-10-23)October 23, 1993 (aged 21)  Nate Brown (USA) (1991-07-06)July 6, 1991 (aged 23)  André Cardoso (POR) (1984-09-03)September 3, 1984 (aged 30)  Tom Danielson (USA) (1978-03-13)March 13, 1978 (aged 36)  Joe Dombrowski (USA) (1991-05-12)May 12, 1991 (aged 23)  Davide Formolo (ITA) (1992-10-25)October 25, 1992 (aged 22)  Nathan Haas (AUS) (1989-03-12)March 12, 1989 (aged 25)  Ryder Hesjedal (CAN) (1980-12-09)December 9, 1980 (aged 34)  Alex Howes (USA) (1988-01-01)January 1, 1988 (aged 27)  Ben King (USA) (1989-03-22)March 22, 1989 (aged 25)  Ted King (USA) (1983-01-31)January 31, 1983 (aged 31)  Kristijan Koren (SLO) (1986-11-25)November 25, 1986 (aged 28)

Rider Date of birth  Sebastian Langeveld (NED) (1985-01-17)January 17, 1985 (aged 29)  Alan Marangoni (ITA) (1984-07-16)July 16, 1984 (aged 30)  Dan Martin (IRE) (1986-08-20)August 20, 1986 (aged 28)  Matej Mohorič (SLO) (1994-10-19)October 19, 1994 (aged 20)  Moreno Moser (ITA) (1990-12-25)December 25, 1990 (aged 24)  Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) (1988-01-30)January 30, 1988 (aged 26)  Lasse Norman Hansen (DEN) (1992-02-11)February 11, 1992 (aged 22)  Kristoffer Skjerping (NOR) (1993-05-04)May 4, 1993 (aged 21)  Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED) (1989-07-01)July 1, 1989 (aged 25)  Andrew Talansky (USA) (1988-11-23)November 23, 1988 (aged 26)  Rigoberto Urán (COL) (1987-01-26)January 26, 1987 (aged 27)  Dylan van Baarle (NED) (1993-05-22)May 22, 1993 (aged 21)  Davide Villella (ITA) (1991-06-27)June 27, 1991 (aged 23)  Ruben Zepuntke (GER) (1993-01-29)January 29, 1993 (aged 21)

Riders who joined the team for the 2015 season Rider 2014 team Alberto Bettiol Cannondale Joe Dombrowski[3] Team Sky Davide Formolo Cannondale Ted King Cannondale Kristijan Koren Cannondale Alan Marangoni Cannondale Matej Mohorič Cannondale Moreno Moser Cannondale Kristoffer Skjerping[4] neo-pro (Team Joker) Davide Villella Cannondale Ruben Zepuntke neo-pro (Bissell Development Team)

Riders who left the team during or after the 2014 season Rider 2015 team Thomas Dekker Retired Rohan Dennis BMC Racing Team Caleb Fairly Team Giant–Alpecin Tyler Farrar MTN–Qhubeka Koldo Fernández Retired Phil Gaimon Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies Raymond Kreder Roompot Orange Cycling David Millar Retired Lachlan Morton Jelly Belly-Maxxis Nick Nuyens Retired Johan Vansummeren AG2R La Mondiale Steele Von Hoff NFTO Pro Cycling Fabian Wegmann Cult Energy Pro Cycling

Season victories

Date	Race	Competition	Rider	Country	Location
February 22	Volta ao Algarve, Young rider classification	UCI Europe Tour	Davide Formolo (ITA)	Portugal
March 28	Critérium International, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Ben King (USA)	France	Porto-Vecchio
March 29	Volta a Catalunya, Mountains classification	UCI World Tour	Tom Danielson (USA)	Spain
April 10	Circuit de la Sarthe, Overall	UCI Europe Tour	Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU)	France
April 10	Circuit de la Sarthe, Teams classification	UCI Europe Tour	[N 1]	France
May 12	Giro d'Italia, Stage 4	UCI World Tour	Davide Formolo (ITA)	Italy	La Spezia
May 17	Bayern–Rundfahrt, Young rider classification	UCI Europe Tour	Dylan van Baarle (NED)	Germany
May 17	Bayern–Rundfahrt, Teams classification	UCI Europe Tour	[N 2]	Germany
July 12	Tour of Austria, Stage 8	UCI Europe Tour	Moreno Moser (ITA)	Austria	Bregenz
August 8	Tour of Utah, Stage 6	UCI America Tour	Joe Dombrowski (USA)	United States	Snowbird
August 9	Tour of Utah, Overall	UCI America Tour	Joe Dombrowski (USA)	United States
September 4	Tour of Alberta, Stage 3	UCI America Tour	Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED)	Canada	Miette Hot Springs
September 5	Tour of Alberta, Stage 4	UCI America Tour	Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED)	Canada	Marmot Basin
September 6	Tour of Alberta, Stage 5	UCI America Tour	Lasse Norman Hansen (DEN)	Canada	Spruce Grove
September 7	Tour of Alberta, Teams classification	UCI America Tour	[N 3]	Canada
September 13	Tour of Britain, Teams classification	UCI Europe Tour	[N 4]	United Kingdom

National, Continental and World champions 2015

Date	Discipline	Jersey	Rider	Country	Location
May 23	United States National Time Trial Championships		Andrew Talansky (USA)	United States	Chattanooga
June 26	Lithuanian National Time Trial Championships		Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU)	Lithuania	Ignalina

Footnotes

1. The riders on the squad were: Alberto Bettiol, Nathan Haas, Alex Howes, Ben King, Moreno Moser and Ramūnas Navardauskas.
2. The riders on the squad were: Jack Bauer, Alberto Bettiol, Kristijan Koren, Matej Mohorič, Moreno Moser, Ramūnas Navardauskas and Dylan van Baarle.
3. The riders on the squad were: Ryder Hesjedal, Nathan Brown, Jasper Bovenhuis, Davide Formolo, Lasse Norman Hansen, Ted King, Kristoffer Skjerping and Tom-Jelte Slagter.
4. The riders on the squad were: Dylan van Baarle, Alberto Bettiol, Sebastian Langeveld, Alan Marangoni, Ryan Mullen and Ruben Zepuntke.

References

1. "Garmin Sharp and Cannondale merge for 2015 | Cyclingnews.com". Archived from the original on 2014-08-22. Retrieved 2014-10-07.
2. "Cannondale-Garmin (TCG) – USA". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
3. Pat Malach (October 14, 2014). "Dombrowski looking for fresh start in 2015". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, England: Future plc. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
4. "Cannondale-Garmin unveils 2015 roster". SBS Sport. Sydney, New South Wales: Special Broadcasting Service Corporation. 14 November 2014. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2015.

External links

• 2015 Cannondale–Garmin season at ProCyclingStats