The 2015 Giro del Trentino was the 39th edition of the Giro del Trentino cycling stage race. The official name of the race was Giro del Trentino-Melinda, as the former one-day race Trofeo Melinda merged with the Giro del Trentino due to financial issues. For this reason, the last stage of Giro del Trentino passed through Val di Sole and the Non Valley, on the traditional route of the Trofeo Melinda. The race started on 21 April in Riva del Garda and ended on 24 April in Cles. The race consisted of four stages; as in recent years, the first was a team time trial from Riva del Garda to Arco. The race was part of the 2015 UCI Europe Tour, and was rated as a 2.HC event."The “new” Giro del Trentino Melinda welcomes the rising stars" , Giro del Trentino – Official Website. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015
The race was won by 's Australian rider Richie Porte, who took the leader's jersey after winning the second stage. Spaniard Mikel Landa of was second and Porte's teammate Leopold König was third. Colombian Rodolfo Torres of claimed the Mountains classification, Cesare Benedetti () won the sprints classification, and 's Louis Meintjes, from South Africa, finished first in the young rider classification just as he did in 2014. won the teams classification.
Schedule StageDateRouteDistance TypeWinner 121 AprilRiva del Garda to ArcoTeam time trial 222 AprilDro to Brentonico (Parco del Baldo)Mountain stage 323 AprilAla to Fierozzo Val dei MòcheniMountain stage 424 April Malé to ClesIntermediate stage Total
Teams 16 teams were selected to take part in the 2015 Giro del Trentino. Four of these were UCI WorldTeams, ten were UCI Professional Continental teams, with the remaining two teams being UCI Continental team and an Italian national team.
Stages
Stage 1 21 April 2015 — Riva del Garda to Arco, , team time trial (TTT)
Stage 2 22 April 2015 — Dro to Brentonico (Parco del Baldo),
Stage 3 23 April 2015 — Ala to Fierozzo Val dei Mòcheni,
Stage 4 24 April 2015 — Malé to Cles,
Classification leadership table "The Jerseys" , Giro del Trentino – Official Website. 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015 Stage WinnerGeneral classificationMountains classificationYoung rider classificationIntermediate sprints classificationTeams classification 1 Cesare Benedetti not awarded Emanuel Buchmann not awarded 2 Richie Porte Richie Porte Rodolfo Torres Louis Meintjes Lasse Norman Hansen 3 Domenico Pozzovivo Lukas Pöstlberger 4 Paolo Tiralongo Cesare Benedetti Final Richie Porte Rodolfo Torres Louis Meintjes Cesare Benedetti
Final standings
General classification
Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 22" 3 + 58" 4 + 1' 11" 5 + 1' 13" 6 + 1' 15" 7 + 1' 32" 8 + 1' 33" 9 + 1' 34" 10 + 1' 37"
Mountains classification
Rank Rider Team Points 1 20 2 12 3 12 4 12 5 10 6 8 7 6 8 Italy (national team) 6 9 6 10 6
Sprints classification
Rank Rider Team Points 1 8 2 8 3 6 4 4 5 2
Young rider classification
Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 5' 38" 3 + 5' 57" 4 + 7' 35" 5 Italy (national team) + 9' 56" 6 + 10' 49" 7 + 22' 10" 8 + 23' 22" 9 + 23' 41" 10 + 25' 51"
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