2015 Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise season

Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise
2015 season
UCI codeTSV
StatusUCI Professional Continental
ManagerChristophe Sercu
Main sponsor(s)Topsport Vlaanderen & Baloise Insurance
BasedBelgium
BicyclesEddy Merckx
Season victories
One-day races6
Stage race overall-
Stage race stages2
National Championships1
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The 2015 season for the Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise cycling team began in February at the Tour of Qatar. The team participated in UCI Continental Circuits and UCI World Tour events when given a wildcard invitation.

2015 roster

Rider Date of birth
 Victor Campenaerts (BEL) (1991-10-28) 28 October 1991 (age 32)
 Amaury Capiot (BEL) (1993-06-25) 25 June 1993 (age 30)
 Kenny De Ketele (BEL) (1985-06-05) 5 June 1985 (age 38)
 Moreno De Pauw (BEL) (1991-08-12) 12 August 1991 (age 32)
 Floris De Tier (BEL) (1992-01-20) 20 January 1992 (age 32)
 Tim Declercq (BEL) (1989-03-21) 21 March 1989 (age 35)
 Sander Helven (BEL) (1990-05-30) 30 May 1990 (age 33)
 Pieter Jacobs (BEL) (1986-06-06) 6 June 1986 (age 37)
 Eliot Lietaer (BEL) (1990-08-15) 15 August 1990 (age 33)
 Oliver Naesen (BEL) (1990-09-16) 16 September 1990 (age 33)
 Jonas Rickaert (BEL) (1994-02-07) 7 February 1994 (age 30)
 Jarl Salomein (BEL) (1989-01-27) 27 January 1989 (age 35)
Rider Date of birth
 Thomas Sprengers (BEL) (1990-02-05) 5 February 1990 (age 34)
 Stijn Steels (BEL) (1989-08-21) 21 August 1989 (age 34)
 Edward Theuns (BEL) (1991-04-30) 30 April 1991 (age 32)
 Preben Van Hecke (BEL) (1982-07-09) 9 July 1982 (age 41)
 Gijs Van Hoecke (BEL) (1991-11-12) 12 November 1991 (age 32)
 Bert Van Lerberghe (BEL) (1992-09-29) 29 September 1992 (age 31)
 Jef Van Meirhaeghe (BEL) (1992-01-23) 23 January 1992 (age 32)
 Arthur Vanoverberghe (BEL) (1990-02-07) 7 February 1990 (age 34)
 Pieter Vanspeybrouck (BEL) (1987-02-10) 10 February 1987 (age 37)
 Otto Vergaerde (BEL) (1994-07-15) 15 July 1994 (age 29)
 Jelle Wallays (BEL) (1989-05-11) 11 May 1989 (age 34)
 Jens Wallays (BEL) (1992-09-15) 15 September 1992 (age 31)
Riders who joined the team for the 2015 season
Rider 2014 team
Amaury Capiot neo-pro (Lotto-Belisol U23)
Floris De Tier neo-pro (EFC-OmegaPharma-Quick Step)
Oliver Naesen neo-pro (Cibel)
Bert Van Lerberghe neo-pro (EFC-OmegaPharma-Quick Step)
Jef Van Meirhaeghe neo-pro (Lotto-Belisol U23)
Jens Wallays neo-pro (EFC-OmegaPharma-Quick Step)
Riders who left the team during or after the 2014 season
Rider 2015 team
Jasper De Buyst Lotto–Soudal
Kevin De Jonghe Cibel
Yves Lampaert Etixx–Quick-Step
Tom Van Asbroeck LottoNL–Jumbo
Kenneth Vanbilsen Cofidis
Michael Van Staeyen[1] Cofidis
Zico Waeytens Team Giant–Alpecin

Season victories

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
8 February Étoile de Bessèges, Points classification UCI Europe Tour  Edward Theuns (BEL)  France
22 February Tour of Oman, Combativity classification UCI Asia Tour  Jef Van Meirhaeghe (BEL)  Oman
14 March Ronde van Drenthe UCI Europe Tour  Edward Theuns (BEL)  Netherlands Hoogeveen
25 March Dwars door Vlaanderen UCI Europe Tour  Jelle Wallays (BEL)  Belgium Waregem
2 April Three Days of De Panne, Mountains classification UCI Europe Tour  Jarl Salomein (BEL)  Belgium
10 May Four Days of Dunkirk, Stage 5 UCI Europe Tour  Edward Theuns (BEL)  France Dunkirk
17 May Grand Prix Criquielion UCI Europe Tour  Jelle Wallays (BEL)  Belgium Deux-Acren
7 June Tour de Luxembourg, Young rider classification UCI Europe Tour  Oliver Naesen (BEL)  Luxembourg
29 July Tour de Wallonie, Young rider classification UCI Europe Tour  Victor Campenaerts (BEL)  Belgium
29 July Tour de Wallonie, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 1]  Belgium
2 August Polynormande UCI Europe Tour  Oliver Naesen (BEL)  France Saint-Martin-de-Landelles
27 September Gooikse Pijl UCI Europe Tour  Oliver Naesen (BEL)  Belgium Gooik
27 September Duo Normand UCI Europe Tour  Victor Campenaerts (BEL)
 Jelle Wallays (BEL)
 France Marigny
3 October Tour de l'Eurométropole, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour  Edward Theuns (BEL)  Belgium Nieuwpoort

National, Continental and World champions 2015

Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location
28 June Belgian National Road Race Champion
 Preben Van Hecke (BEL)  Belgium Tervuren

Footnotes

References

  1. ^ "Chainel arrive, Taaramäe s'en va" [Chainel arrives, Taaramäe goes]. L'Équipe (in French). 1 August 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.

External links

  • Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise (2015) at ProCyclingStats
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