| 2015 Bayern Rundfahrt | |
| Series: | 2015 UCI Europe Tour |
| Date: | 13–17 May |
| Stages: | 5 |
| Distance: | 830.6 |
| Unit: | km |
| Time: | 20h 07' 29" |
| First: | Alex Dowsett |
| First Nat: | GBR |
| First Color: | yellow |
| Second: | Tiago Machado |
| Second Nat: | POR |
| Third: | Jan Bárta |
| Third Nat: | CZE |
| Points: | John Degenkolb |
| Points Nat: | GER |
| Points Color: | blue |
| Mountains: | Frederik Veuchelen |
| Mountains Nat: | BEL |
| Youth: | Dylan van Baarle |
| Youth Nat: | NED |
| Youth Color: | white |
| Previous: | 2014 |
| Next: | 2016 |
The 2015 Bayern Rundfahrt was the 36th edition of the Bayern Rundfahrt, an annual cycling road race. It was held between 13 and 17 May, starting in Regensburg and ending in Nürnberg. The race consisted of five stages, the fourth being an individual time trial.[1]
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 May | Regensburg to Waldsassen | 221.3km (137.5miles) | Intermediate stage | [2] [3] | |||
| 2 | 14 May | Waldsassen to Selb | 179.5km (111.5miles) | Intermediate stage | [4] | |||
| 3 | 15 May | Selb to Ebern | 205.9km (127.9miles) | Hilly stage | [5] | |||
| 4 | 16 May | Haßfurt to Haßfurt | 26.1km (16.2miles) | Individual time trial | [6] | |||
| 5 | 17 May | Haßfurt to Nürnberg | 197.8km (122.9miles) | Flat stage | [7] | |||
| Total | 830.6km (516.1miles) | |||||||
19 teams were selected to take place in the 2015 Bayern–Rundfahrt. Five of these were UCI WorldTeams, eight were UCI Professional Continental teams and six were UCI Continental teams.[8]
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Teams classification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Bennett | Sam Bennett | Jonas Koch | Rodolfo Torres | Jonas Koch | ||
| 2 | John Degenkolb | John Degenkolb | John Degenkolb | Marco Minnaard | |||
| 3 | Sam Bennett | Sam Bennett | Sam Bennett | Simone Antonini | |||
| 4 | Alex Dowsett | Alex Dowsett | Dylan van Baarle | ||||
| 5 | John Degenkolb | John Degenkolb | Frederik Veuchelen | ||||
| Final | Alex Dowsett | John Degenkolb | Frederik Veuchelen | Dylan van Baarle | |||