The

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was a men's

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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

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, 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,

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achieved an exception and the teams raced with 9 riders each.

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repeated the 2014 success.

Participating teams

In total, 16 teams are set to compete. *National teams: ** ** ** ** ** ** *International teams: ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **

Schedule

Classification leadership

Classification standings

Prologue

;29 July 2015 —

Viseu Viseu () is a city and municipality in the Centro Region of Portugal and the capital of the district of the same name, with a population of 100,000 inhabitants, and center of the Viseu Dão Lafões intermunipical community, with 267,633 inhabita ...

, 6 km

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-b ...

(ITT) Prologue result and general classification

Stage 1

;30 July 2015 —

Pinhel Pinhel () is a municipality, former Catholic bishopric and present Latin titular see in the central subregion of Beira Interior Norte, in Portugal. The municipality population in 2011 was 9,627, in an area of 484.52 km2. The urban centre of P ...

to Bragança, 196.8 km

Stage 2

;31 July 2015 —

Macedo de Cavaleiros Macedo de Cavaleiros () is a city and List of municipalities of Portugal, municipality in northeastern Portugal, in Bragança District. The population in 2011 was 15,776, in an area of 699.14 km². History During antiquity, the region was oc ...

to Montalegre - Serra do Larouco, 175.6 km

Stage 3

;1 August 2015 —

Boticas Boticas () is a municipality in northern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,750,

Fafe Fafe () is a municipality in the northern Portuguese district of Braga. The population in 2021 was 48,502, in an area of approximately (. The city itself had a population of 14,144 in 2001. The present mayor is Antero Barbosa, elected by the Socia ...

, 172.2 km

Stage 4

;2 August 2015 —

Alvarenga (Arouca) Alvarenga is a Portugal, Portuguese community in the municipality of Arouca, Portugal, Arouca. The population in 2011 was 1,223, in an area of 38.77 km². It was a town (''vila'') between 1514 and 1836. Was formed by the predecessor community ...

to Mondim de Basto (Srª da Graça), 159.4 km

Stage 5

;3 August 2015 —

Braga Braga ( , ; cel-x-proto, Bracara) is a city and a municipality, capital of the northwestern Portuguese district of Braga and of the historical and cultural Minho Province. Braga Municipality has a resident population of 193,333 inhabitants (in ...

Viana do Castelo Viana do Castelo () is a municipality and seat of the district of Viana do Castelo in the Norte Region of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 88,725, in an area of 319.02 km². The urbanized area of the municipality, comprising the city, ...

, 169.4 km

Stage 6

;4 August 2015 —

Ovar Ovar ( or ) is a city and a municipality in Aveiro District, Baixo Vouga Subregion in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 55,398, in an area of 147.70 km2. It had 42,582 eligible voters (2006). The municipality includes two cities: Ovar (1 ...

Oliveira de Azeméis Oliveira de Azeméis () is a city and a municipality located in Porto Metropolitan Area in Portugal. Administratively, the municipality belongs to the District of Aveiro. The population of the municipality in 2011 was 68,611, in an area of 161.10& ...

, 154.1 km

Stage 7

;6 August 2015 —

Condeixa-a-Nova Condeixa-a-Nova (), also known as just Condeixa, is a town and a municipality in the district of Coimbra, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 17,078, in an area of 138.67 km². It is located 15 km south of Coimbra, and is part of the Re ...

to Torre, 171.31 km

Stage 8

;7 August 2015 — Guarda to Castelo Branco, 180.2 km

Stage 9

;8 August 2015 —

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Pedrógão Beach to

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, 34.2 km

Stage 10

;9 August 2015 —

Vila Franca de Xira Vila Franca de Xira () is a city and municipality in the Lisbon District in Portugal. The population in 2021 was 137,659, in an area of 318.19 km2. Situated on both banks of the Tagus River, 32 km north-east of the Portuguese capital L ...

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