2015 Tour of California
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The 2015 Amgen Tour of California was the tenth edition of the Tour of California cycling stage race. It was held from May 10–17, and rated as a 2.HC event on the UCI America Tour. It began in Sacramento and finished in Pasadena.
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Dates | May 10–17, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 701.3 mi (1,129 km) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 28h 13' 12" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The race's general classification was won by Slovakian Peter Sagan (Tinkoff–Saxo) by three seconds over Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe (Etixx–Quick-Step), the closest winning margin in the race's history. Sagan also won two stages during the race, including the individual time trial. Colombian Sergio Henao (Team Sky) completed the podium.[1] The sprints competition was won by Briton Mark Cavendish (Etixx–Quick-Step), who also was the winner of four individual stages. The mountains classification jersey went to Italian Daniel Oss of BMC Racing Team, while Alaphilippe took the best young rider's jersey and the queen stage 7 and Team Sky was awarded the "best team" title. Latvian Toms Skujiņš of domestic team Hincapie Racing Team also won a stage and wore the leader's jersey for three stages.[2]