2015 Vuelta a Asturias | |
Series: | 2015 UCI Europe Tour |
Date: | 2–3 May 2015 |
Stages: | 2 |
Distance: | 319.5 |
Unit: | km |
Time: | 8h 51' 56" |
Speed: | 36.038 |
First: | Igor Antón |
First Nat: | ESP |
First Color: | blue |
Second: | Amets Txurruka |
Second Nat: | ESP |
Third: | Jesús Herrada |
Third Nat: | ESP |
Points: | Jesús Herrada |
Points Nat: | ESP |
Points Color: | orange |
Mountains: | Rodolfo Torres |
Mountains Nat: | COL |
Mountains Color: | white |
Sprints: | Pablo Torres |
Sprints Nat: | ESP |
Sprints Color: | newspaper |
Previous: | 2013 |
Next: | 2016 |
The 2015 Vuelta a Asturias was the 58th edition of the Vuelta a Asturias cycling stage race. It was the first edition since 2013, as the race did not take place in 2014 due to financial issues.[1] The race was rated as a 2.1 event as part of the 2015 UCI Europe Tour.[2] The race included two stages: it started on 2 May with a stage from Oviedo to Pola de Lena and finished on 3 May with a stage that started in Soto de Ribera and then finished back in Oviedo.[1] The defending champion was Amets Txurruka .
The race was won by Igor Antón, who took a solo victory on the first stage then finished in the lead group on the second stage to secure victory by 12 seconds.[3]
The race included two road stages on consecutive days.
Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 May | Oviedo to Pola de Lena | 143.5km (89.2miles) | Medium-mountain stage | ||
2 | 3 May | Ribera de Arriba to Oviedo | 176km (109miles) | Medium-mountain stage | ||
Total | align=center colspan="5" | 319.5km (198.5miles) |
The race included four principal classifications, the leaders of which wore jerseys. The leader in the general classification wore a blue jersey; the leader in the points classification wore an orange jersey; the leader in the mountains classification wore a white jersey and the leader of the intermediate sprints classification wore a black and white jersey.[6]
Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Sprints classification | Teams classification | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Igor Antón | Igor Antón | Igor Antón | Rodolfo Torres | Jesús del Pino | ||
2 | Jesús Herrada | Jesús Herrada | Pablo Torres | ||||
Final | Igor Antón | Jesús Herrada | Rodolfo Torres | Pablo Torres |