2015 Bora–Argon 18 season

Bora–Argon 18
2015 season
Grand Prix d'Isbergues
UCI code	BOA
Status	UCI Professional Continental
Manager	Ralph Denk
Main sponsor(s)	BORA & Argon 18
Based	Germany
Bicycles	Argon 18
Season victories
One-day races	1
Stage race overall	-
Stage race stages	5
National Championships	2
Most wins	Gregor Mühlberger (6)[1]
Best ranked rider	Sam Bennett[1]

The 2015 season for the Bora–Argon 18 cycling team began in January at the Trofeo Santanyi–Ses Salines-Campos. The team participated in UCI Continental Circuits and UCI World Tour events when given a wildcard invitation.

On the first rest day of the 2014 Tour de France, 15 July 2014, the team announced they had secured sponsorship with German cooking surface and extractor manufacturer BORA. The team for 2015 onwards will thus be known as Team BORA. The team will be the first German team with a German title sponsor in the professional peloton since 2010. Team manager Ralph Denk expressed hope that BORA's backing would help the team achieve their aim of joining the UCI World Tour by 2017.^[2] After the end of the 2014 Tour de France, it was announced that starting in 2015 the team would ride bicycles from Canadian company, Argon 18, which would also be the team's second title sponsor.^[3]

2015 roster

Rider Date of birth  Shane Archbold (NZL) (1989-02-02)2 February 1989 (aged 25)  Jan Bárta (CZE) (1984-12-07)7 December 1984 (aged 30)  Phil Bauhaus (GER) (1994-07-08)8 July 1994 (aged 20)  Cesare Benedetti (ITA) (1987-08-03)3 August 1987 (aged 27)  Sam Bennett (IRL) (1990-10-16)16 October 1990 (aged 24)  Emanuel Buchmann (GER) (1992-11-18)18 November 1992 (aged 22)  Zak Dempster (AUS) (1987-09-27)27 September 1987 (aged 27)  Bartosz Huzarski (POL) (1980-10-27)27 October 1980 (aged 34)  Patrick Konrad (AUT) (1991-10-13)13 October 1991 (aged 23)  Ralf Matzka (GER) (1989-08-24)24 August 1989 (aged 25)

Rider Date of birth  José Mendes (POR) (1985-04-24)24 April 1985 (aged 29)  Dominik Nerz (GER) (1989-08-25)25 August 1989 (aged 25)  Christoph Pfingsten (GER) (1987-11-20)20 November 1987 (aged 27)  Cristiano Salerno (ITA) (1985-02-18)18 February 1985 (aged 29)  Andreas Schillinger (GER) (1983-07-13)13 July 1983 (aged 31)  Daniel Schorn (AUT) (1988-10-21)21 October 1988 (aged 26)  Michael Schwarzmann (GER) (1991-01-07)7 January 1991 (aged 23)  Björn Thurau (GER) (1988-07-23)23 July 1988 (aged 26)  Scott Thwaites (GBR) (1990-02-12)12 February 1990 (aged 24)  Paul Voss (GER) (1986-03-26)26 March 1986 (aged 28)

Riders who joined the team for the 2015 season Rider 2014 team Shane Archbold neo-pro (An Post–Chain Reaction) Phil Bauhaus neo-pro (Team Stölting) Emanuel Buchmann neo-pro (rad-net Rose Team) Patrick Konrad neo-pro (Gourmetfein–Simplon Wels) Dominik Nerz[4] BMC Racing Team Christoph Pfingsten Cyclingteam de Rijke Cristiano Salerno[5] Cannondale Björn Thurau[6] Team Europcar

Riders who left the team during or after the 2014 season Rider 2015 team Iker Camaño David de la Cruz Etixx–Quick-Step Blaž Jarc[7] Retired Leopold König[8] Team Sky Tiago Machado[9] Team Katusha Jonathan McEvoy[10] NFTO František Paďour Androni Giocattoli Erick Rowsell[11] Madison Genesis

Season victories

Date	Race	Competition	Rider	Country	Location
13 February	Tour of Qatar, Stage 6	UCI Asia Tour	Sam Bennett (IRL)	Qatar	Doha
21 April	Giro del Trentino, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Team time trial[N 1]	Italy	Arco
24 April	Giro del Trentino, Sprints classification	UCI Europe Tour	Cesare Benedetti (ITA)	Italy
13 May	Bayern–Rundfahrt, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Sam Bennett (IRL)	Germany	Waldsassen
15 May	Bayern–Rundfahrt, Stage 3	UCI Europe Tour	Sam Bennett (IRL)	Germany	Ebern
14 August	Arctic Race of Norway, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Sam Bennett (IRL)	Norway	Setermoen
8 October	Paris–Bourges	UCI Europe Tour	Sam Bennett (IRL)	France	Bourges

National, Continental and World champions 2015

Date	Discipline	Jersey	Rider	Country	Location
26 June	Czech Republic National Time Trial Champion		Jan Bárta (CZE)	Slovakia[N 2]	Žilina
28 June	German National Road Race Champion		Emanuel Buchmann (GER)	Germany	Bensheim

Footnotes

1. The riders on the squad were Cesare Benedetti, Emanuel Buchmann, Bartosz Huzarski, Patrick Konrad, José Mendes, Dominik Nerz, Cristiano Salerno and Paul Voß
2. The national road championships for the Czech Republic and Slovakia are held together, alternating yearly between the two countries.

References

1. "Bora - Argon 18 (PCT) 2015". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
2. "Team NetApp to become Team BORA". Cyclingnews.com. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
3. "THE NETAPP-ENDURA TEAM WILL BE KNOWN AS BORA – ARGON 18". 29 July 2014. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
4. "Nerz to Team Bora in 2015". cyclingnews.com. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
5. "News shorts: Andy Schleck to retire?". cyclingnews.com. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
6. "Björn Thurau signs for Bora". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
7. "News shorts: Hushovd says Armstrong admitted doping in 2011". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
8. Willoughby, Ian (30 September 2014). "Czech cyclist König signs for Team Sky after coming seventh in Tour de France". Radio Prague. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
9. "Machado signs two-year deal with Katusha". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
10. Bull, Nick (11 December 2014). "Garmin-Sharp's Steele Von Hoff joins NFTO for 2015". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
11. Clarke, Stuart (13 November 2014). "Martyn Irvine and Mark McNally headline new arrivals for Madison Genesis". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 15 February 2015.

External links

• 2015 Bora–Argon 18 season at ProCyclingStats