2015 Volta a Portugal

2015 Volta a Portugal
2015 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
DatesJuly 29 - August 9
Stages10 + Prologue
Distance1,551.7 km (964.2 mi)
Winning time40h 10' 39"
Results
Winner  Gustavo Veloso (ESP) (W52–Quinta da Lixa)
  Second  Joni Brandão (POR) (Efapel)
  Third  Alejandro Marque (ESP) (Efapel)
Points  Gustavo Veloso (ESP) (W52–Quinta da Lixa)
Mountains  Bruno Silva (POR) (LA Alumínios–Antarte)
Youth  Aleksey Rybalkin (RUS) (Lokosphinx)
  Team W52–Quinta da Lixa

The 2015 Volta a Portugal was a men's road bicycle race held from 29 July to 9 August 2015. It is the 77th edition of the men's stage race to be held, which was established in 1927. As part of the 2015 UCI Europe Tour, it is rated as a 2.1 event. Just before the start, the race was marked by controversy due to UCI an regulation amendment restricting the teams to 8 riders (with exception of the 3 big races-Giro, Tour and Vuelta), issue just one month before the Volta. The race director, Joaquim Gomes achieved an exception and the teams raced with 9 riders each. Gustavo Veloso repeated the 2014 success.

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