2015 Vuelta a Colombia explained

2015 Vuelta a Colombia
Series:2015 UCI America Tour
Date:August 2–15, 2015
Stages:13
Unit:km
Time:43h 25' 26"
First:Óscar Sevilla
First Nat:ESP
Second:Mauricio Ortega
Second Nat:COL
Third:Luis Felipe Laverde
Third Nat:COL
Points:Óscar Sevilla
Points Nat:ESP
Mountains:Álvaro Duarte Sandoval
Mountains Nat:COL
Sprints:Flober Peña
Sprints Nat:COL
Youth:Hernán Aguirre
Youth Nat:COL
Previous:2014
Next:2016

The 65th edition of the Vuelta a Colombia was held from 2 to 15 August 2015. The race was won by Óscar Sevilla.[1]

Teams

Eighteen teams entered the race. Each team had a maximum of ten riders.[2]

Route

Stage characteristics and winners[3] [4]
StageDateCourseDistanceTypeStage winner
1August 2Bogotá24.1km (15miles)Team time trial
2August 3Bogotá to Paipa174.6km (108.5miles)Hilly stage
3August 4Paipa to Cota172.1km (106.9miles)Hilly stage
4August 5Guaduas to Guaduas203.8km (126.6miles)Flat stage
5August 6Mariquita to Ibagué172.5km (107.2miles)Flat stage
6August 7Ibagué to Salento136.6km (84.9miles)Mountain stage
7August 8Armenia to Riosucio156.7km (97.4miles)Hilly stage
8August 9Viterbo to La Virginia23.8km (14.8miles)Individual time trial
August 10Rest day
9August 11Cartago to El Tambo157.1km (97.6miles)Hilly stage
10August 12Villamaría to La Pintada158.6km (98.5miles)Medium mountain stage
11August 13Don Matías to Ituango146.6km (91.1miles)Hilly stage
12August 14Ituango to Bello153.1km (95.1miles)Medium mountain stage
13August 15Medellín to Medellín17.5km (10.9miles)Individual time trial

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2015 Vuelta a Colombia. FirstCycling. 6 March 2019.
  2. Web site: 2015 Vuelta a Colombia - Startlist. FirstCycling. 6 March 2019.
  3. Web site: Vuelta a Colombia 2015. Cycling Archives. 6 March 2019.
  4. News: 2015 Vuelta a Colombia - Stages. FirstCycling. 6 March 2019.