The 2015 Bayern Rundfahrt was the 36th edition of the
Bayern Rundfahrt
The International Bayern Rundfahrt ( en, Tour of Bavaria) was a stage race cycling race held each year in Bavaria, Germany, between 1980 and 2015. The race was held as an amateur race between 1980 and 1988, and from 2005 to 2015, the race was org ...
, an annual cycling
road race. It was held between 13 and 17 May, starting in
Regensburg and ending in
Nürnberg. The race consisted of five stages, the fourth being an
individual time trial
An individual time trial (ITT) is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock (in French: ''contre la montre'' – literally "against the watch", in Italian: ''tappa a cronometro'' " stopwatch stage"). There are also track ...
.
Schedule
Teams
19 teams were selected to take place in the 2015 Bayern–Rundfahrt. Five of these were
UCI WorldTeam
A UCI WorldTeam (2015–present), previously UCI ProTeam (2005–2014), is the term used by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to name a cycling team of the highest category in professional road cycling, the UCI World Tour or UCI ProTour
...
s, eight were
UCI Professional Continental
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to expand cycling around the world. The five circuits (representing the continents of Africa, the ...
teams and six were
UCI Continental
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to expand cycling around the world. The five circuits (representing the continents of Africa, th ...
teams.
Stages
Stage 1
;13 May 2015 —
Regensburg to
Waldsassen
Waldsassen (Northern Bavarian: ''Woidsassen'') is a town in the district of Tirschenreuth in the Upper Palatinate region of Bavaria.
Geography
Waldsassen is the northernmost municipality of the Upper Palatinate region. In the northeast, it borders ...
,
Stage 2
;14 May 2015 — Waldsassen to
Selb
Selb is a town in the district of Wunsiedel, in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. It is situated in the Fichtelgebirge, on the border with the Czech Republic, 20 km northwest of Cheb and 23 km southeast of Hof.
Selb is well known fo ...
,
Stage 3
;15 May 2015 — Selb to
Ebern
Ebern () is a town in the Haßberge district of Bavaria, Germany. It is situated southwest of Coburg and northwest of Bamberg. Its population is about 8,000. Its mayor is Robert Herrmann.
Ebern is about 1,000 years old and has an intact defen ...
,
Stage 4
;16 May 2015 —
Haßfurt to Haßfurt, ,
individual time trial
An individual time trial (ITT) is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock (in French: ''contre la montre'' – literally "against the watch", in Italian: ''tappa a cronometro'' " stopwatch stage"). There are also track ...
(ITT)
Stage 5
;17 May 2015 — Haßfurt to
Nürnberg,
[(German]
"Bayern-Rundfahrt 2015 - 5. Etappe"
''Bayern-Rundfahrt – Official Website'', 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015
Classification leadership table
Final standings
General classification
Points classification
Mountains classification
Young rider classification
Teams classification
References
External links
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