2015 IAM Cycling season explained

Team:IAM Cycling
Season:2015
Men:yes
Ucicode:IAM
Status:UCI ProTeam
Manager:Serge Beucherie
Sponsor:IAM Independent Asset Management
Base:Switzerland
Bikes:Scott
Groupset:Shimano
Onedaywins:2
Stageraceoverall:
Stageracestages:9
Natcwins:3
Mostwins:Matteo Pelucchi and Matthias Brändle (2 wins)
Previous:2014
Next:2016

The 2015 season for the cycling team began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

In December 2014 the UCI announced that the team would be granted a WorldTour licence for the 2015 season.[1]

Team roster

Riders who joined the team for the 2015 season
Rider2014 team
Clément Chevrierneo-pro (Bissell Development)
Stef Clement[2]
Jérôme Coppel
Thomas Degand
Dries Devenyns
Sondre Holst Engerneo-pro (Sparebanken Sør)
Jarlinson Pantano
Simon Pellaudneo-pro (Roth-Felt)
David Tanner
Jonas Vangenechten
Larry Warbasse
Riders who left the team during or after the 2014 season
Rider2015 team
Kristof Goddaert[3] †18.02.14
Sébastien HinaultRetired
Kevyn IstaWallonie-Bruxelles
Dominic Klemme
Gustav Larsson[4]
Thomas Löfkvist[5] Retired
Johann Tschopp[6] IAM MTB Team

Season victories

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
Campos
Palma de Mallorca
Tour of Oman, Stage 6 Muttrah Promenade
Tour of Belgium, Prologue Bornem
Ster ZLM Toer, Prologue Goes
Tour of Austria, Stage 1 Scheibbs
Tour of Austria, Stage 2 Grieskirchen
Tour de Wallonie, Stage 4 Quaregnon
Tour de Pologne, Stage 2 Dąbrowa Górnicza
Tour de Pologne, Stage 3 Katowice
Tour de l'Eurométropole, Stage 2 Poperinge
Tour de l'Eurométropole, Teams classification [7]

Victory originally obtained by Denifl but vacated

National, Continental and World champions 2015

Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location
Buninyong
Chantonnay
Dobele

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IAM Cycling celebrates jump to WorldTour level . Powlison . Spencer . 11 December 2014 . . . 8 February 2015 . 19 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141219033333/http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/12/news/iam-cycling-celebrates-jump-worldtour-level_355749 . dead .
  2. Web site: IAM Cycling announce 2015 lineup, with 10 new signings . Windsor . Richard . 11 December 2014 . Cycling Weekly. 8 February 2015.
  3. News: Profrenner Kristof Goddaert overreden door bus aan Noxx. 18 February 2014. 8 February 2015. Gazet van Antwerpen. Concentra NV. Dutch. Professional Rider Kristof Goddaert run over by bus at Noxx.
  4. Web site: Cult Energy Pro Cycling fire manager after just two months in charge . Clarke . Stuart . 24 November 2014 . Cycling Weekly. 8 February 2015.
  5. News: Löfkvist announces retirement from professional cycling. Cyclingnews.com. 28 August 2014. 8 February 2015.
  6. Web site: Tschopp switches from road to mountain bike in 2015 . . 20 November 2014 . cyclingnews.com. 8 February 2015.
  7. The riders on the squad were Matthias Brändle, Dries Devenyns, Heinrich Haussler, Reto Hollenstein, Sondre Holst Enger, Simon Pellaud, Aleksejs Saramotins and Jonas van Genechten