This article is about the 2015 cycling season and results. For other sports' results, see
2015 in sports.
Overview of the events of 2015 in cycling
- April 18 – September 26: 2015 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup[1]
- April 18 & 19: World Cup #1 in Manchester
- May 9 & 10: World Cup #2 in Papendal
- Men's Time Trial winner: Connor Fields
- Men's Race winner: Niek Kimmann
- Women's Time Trial winner: Mariana Pajón
- Women's Race winner: Mariana Pajón
- August 15 & 16: World Cup #3 in Ängelholm
- Men's Time Trial winner: Sam Willoughby
- Men's Race winner: Liam Phillips
- Women's Time Trial winner: Mariana Pajón
- Women's Race winner: Alise Post
- September 5 & 6: World Cup #4 in Santiago del Estero
- Men's Time Trial winner: Connor Fields
- Men's Race winner: Liam Phillips
- Women's Time Trial winner: Mariana Pajón
- Women's Race winner: Mariana Pajón
- September 25 & 26: World Cup #5 (final) in Rock Hill, South Carolina
- Men's Time Trial winner: Niek Kimmann
- Men's Race winner: Māris Štrombergs
- Women's Time Trial winner: Mariana Pajón
- Women's Race winner: Mariana Pajón
BMX UEC European Cup
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- April 3 – October 18: BMX Cycling UEC European Cup 2015
- April 3 & 4: European Cup #1 in Heusden-Zolder
- Men's Race #1 winner: Connor Fields
- Men's Race #2 winner: Niek Kimmann
- Men's Junior Race #1 winner: Justin Kimmann
- Men's Junior Race #2 winner: Romain Racine
- Women's Race #1 winner: Felicia Stancil
- Women's Race #2 winner: Stefany Hernández
- Women's Junior Race #1 winner: Axelle Etienne
- Women's Junior Race #2 winner: Axelle Etienne
- May 1 – 3: European Cup #2 in Messigny-et-Vantoux
- Men's Race #1 winner: Amidou Mir
- Men's Race #2 winner: Niek Kimmann
- Men's Junior Race #1 winner: Justin Kimmann
- Men's Junior Race #2 winner: Romain Racine
- Women's Race #1 winner: Stefany Hernández
- Women's Race #2 winner: Stefany Hernández
- Women's Junior Race #1 winner Louanne Juillerat
- Women's Junior Race #2 winner: Louanne Juillerat
- June 5–7: European Cup #3 in Bjerringbro
- Men's Race #1 winner: Twan van Gendt
- Men's Race #2 winner: Niek Kimmann
- Men's Junior Race #1 winner: Romain Racine
- Men's Junior Race #2 winner: Romain Racine
- Women's Race #1 winner: Stefany Hernández
- Women's Race #2 winner: Stefany Hernández
- Women's Junior Race #1 winner: Yaroslava Bondarenko
- Women's Junior Race #2 winner: Yaroslava Bondarenko
- September 18–20: European Cup #4 in Échichens
- Men's Race #1 winner: Edžus Treimanis
- Men's Race #2 winner: David Graf
- Men's Junior Race #1 winner: Bastien Claessens
- Men's Junior Race #2 winner: Philip Schaub
- Women's Race #1 winner: Elke Vanhoof
- Women's Race #2 winner: Elke Vanhoof
- Women's Junior Race #1 winner: Axelle Etienne
- Women's Junior Race #2 winner: Axelle Etienne
- October 16–18: European Cup #5 (final) in Manchester
- March 22: BMX Cycling COPACI North American Championships 2015 in Rock Hill, South Carolina
- Men's Junior Race winner: Collin Hudson
- Men's Race winner: Connor Fields
- Women's Junior Race winner: Kelsey Van Ogle
- Women's Race winner: Alise Post
- April 30: BMX Cycling OCC Oceanian Championships 2015 in Brisbane
- Men's Junior Race winner: Joshua McLean
- Men's Race winner: Max Cairns
- Women's Junior Race winner: Zoe Fleming
- Women's Race winner: Lauren Reynolds
- May 23: BMX Cycling COPACI South American Championships in Santiago
- Men's Junior Race winner: Exequiel Torres
- Men's Race winner: Carlos Oquendo
- Women's Junior Race winner: Maria Paulina Osorno Calderon
- Women's Race winner: Mariana Pajón
- May 24: BMX Cycling COPACI American Championships 2015 in Santiago
- Men's Junior Race winner: Leandro Noronha
- Men's Race winner: Renato Rezende
- Women's Junior Race winner: Maria Paulina Osorno Calderon
- Women's Race winner: Mariana Pajón
- July 10–12: BMX Cycling UEC European Championships 2015 in Erp
- Men's Race winner: Twan van Gendt
- Men's Junior Race winner: Mathijs Verhoeven
- Women's Race winner: Elke Vanhoof
- Women's Junior Race winner: Axelle Etienne
- October 31 – November 1: Asian BMX Championships in Naypyitaw
- Men's Race winner: Yoshitaku Nagasako
- Men's Junior Race winner: Daichi Yamaguchi
- Women's Race winner: Amanda Mildred Carr
- Women's Junior Race winner: Sienna Fines
BMX World Championships and Test Event
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- July 21–25: 2015 UCI BMX World Championships in Heusden-Zolder
- Men's Elite winner: Niek Kimmann
- Women's Elite winner: Stefany Hernández
- Junior Men's winner: Exequiel Torres
- Junior Women's winner: Axelle Etienne
- Men's Elite Time Trial winner: Joris Daudet
- Women's Elite Time Trial winner: Mariana Pajón
- Junior Men's Time Trial winner: Shane Rosa
- Junior Women's Time Trial winner: Axelle Etienne
- Masters' winner: Kelvin Batey
- October 3 & 4: Aquece Rio International BMX Challenge 2015 in Brazil (Olympic Test Event)[2]
- Men's Elite winner: Edžus Treimanis
- Women's Elite winner: Mariana Pajón
- Junior Men's winner: Exequiel Torres
- Junior Women's winner: Axelle Etienne (default)
UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup
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UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
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Mountain bike racing
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UCI Mountain Bike World Cup
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- April 11 – August 23: 2015 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup
- April 11 & 12: World Cup #1 (downhill only) in Lourdes
- Men's Downhill winner: Aaron Gwin
- Women's Downhill winner: Emmeline Ragot
- Men's Junior Downhill winner: Andrew Crimmins
- May 23 & 24: World Cup #2 (Olympic XC only) in Nové Město na Moravě
- Men's Cross Country winner: Jaroslav Kulhavý
- Women's Cross Country winner: Jolanda Neff
- Men's Under 23 Cross Country winner: Lars Forster
- Women's Under 23 Cross Country winner: Jenny Rissveds
- May 30 & 31: World Cup #3 (Olympic XC only) in Albstadt
- Men's Cross Country winner: Julien Absalon
- Women's Cross Country winner: Jolanda Neff
- Men's Under 23 Cross Country winner: Pablo Rodríguez Guede
- Women's Under 23 Cross Country winner: Jenny Rissveds
- June 6 & 7: World Cup #4 (downhill only) in Fort William, Scotland
- June 13 & 14: World Cup #5 (downhill only) in Leogang
- Men's Downhill winner: Aaron Gwin
- Women's Downhill winner: Rachel Atherton
- Men's Junior Downhill winner: Andrew Crimmins
- July 4 & 5: World Cup #6 in Lenzerheide
- Men's Downhill winner: Greg Minnaar
- Women's Downhill winner: Rachel Atherton
- Men's Junior Downhill winner: Laurie Greenland
- Men's Cross Country winner: Jaroslav Kulhavý
- Women's Cross Country winner: Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå
- Men's U23 Cross Country winner: Lars Forster
- August 1 & 2: World Cup #7 in Mont-Sainte-Anne
- Men's Downhill winner: Josh Bryceland
- Women's Downhill winner: Rachel Atherton
- Men's Junior Downhill winner: Laurie Greenland
- Men's Cross Country winner: Nino Schurter
- Women's Cross Country winner: Jolanda Neff
- Men's U23 Cross Country winner: Titouan Carod
- Women's U23 Cross Country winner: Jenny Rissveds
- August 8 & 9: World Cup #8 in Windham, New York
- Men's Downhill winner: Aaron Gwin
- Women's Downhill winner: Rachel Atherton
- Men's Junior Downhill winner: Laurie Greenland
- Men's Cross Country winner: Nino Schurter
- Women's Cross Country winner: Pauline Ferrand-Prévot
- Men's U23 Cross Country winner: Victor Koretzky
- Women's U23 Cross Country winner: Jenny Rissveds
- August 22 & 23: World Cup #9 (final) in Val di Sole
- Men's Downhill winner: Aaron Gwin
- Women's Downhill winner: Rachel Atherton
- Men's Junior Downhill winner: Loris Revelli
- Men's Cross Country winner: Nino Schurter
- Women's Cross Country winner: Annika Langvad
- Men's U23 Cross Country winner: Grant Ferguson
- Women's U23 Cross Country winner: Jenny Rissveds
World mountain bike championships
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- June 27: 2015 UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships in Sëlva
- Men's Elite Cross Country Marathon winner: Alban Lakata
- Women's Elite Cross Country Marathon winner: Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå
- August 31 – September 6: 2015 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships in Vallnord
- Men
- Men's Cross Country winner: Nino Schurter
- Men's Under 23 Cross Country winner: Anton Cooper
- Men's Junior Cross Country winner: Simon Andreassen
- Men's Cross Country Eliminator winner: Daniel Federspiel
- Men's Downhill winner: Loïc Bruni
- Men's Junior Downhill winner: Laurie Greenland
- Men's Trials 20" winner: Abel Mustieles
- Men's Junior Trials 20" winner: Dominik Oswald
- Men's Trials 26" winner: Vincent Hermance
- Men's Junior Trials 26" winner: Nicolas Vallée
- Women
- Women's Cross Country winner: Pauline Ferrand-Prévot
- Women's Under 23 Cross Country winner: Ramona Forchini
- Women's Junior Cross Country winner: Martina Berta
- Women's Cross Country Eliminator winner: Linda Indergand
- Women's Downhill winner: Rachel Atherton
- Women's Junior Downhill winner: Marine Cabirou
- Women's Trials winner: Janine Jungfels
- Team
- Mixed Cross Country Team Relay winners: France (Victor Koretzky, Jordan Sarrou, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, Antoine Philipp)
- Open Team Trials winners: France (Vincent Hermance, Nicolas Fleury, Benjamin Durville, Manon Basseville, Nicolas Vallee)
Other mountain biking events
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- February 24 – 27: 2015 Oceania Mountain Bike Championships in Toowoomba
- Men's Cross Country Eliminator winner: Anton Cooper[3]
- Men's Cross Country (XCO) winner: Daniel McConnell[4]
- Women's Cross Country (XCO) winner: Rebecca Henderson[5]
- Men's Downhill winner: Connor Fearon
- Women's Downhill winner: Tegan Molloy
- Men's Junior Cross Country winner: Liam Jeffries
- Women's Junior Cross Country winner: Jemma Manchester
- Men's Under 23 Cross Country (XCO) winner: Scott Bowden[6]
- Women's Under 23 Cross Country (XCO) winner: Amber Johnston[7]
- March 25–29: 2015 American Mountain Bike Continental Championships in Cota
- Men's Cross Country winner: Henrique Avancini
- Men's Under 23 Cross Country winner: Howard Grotts
- Women's Cross Country winner: Daniela Campuzano
- Women's Under 23 Cross Country winner: Kate Courtney
- Women's Downhill winner Mariana Salazar Palomo
- Men's Junior Downhill winner: Diego Hincapie
- Men's Downhill winner: Neco Mulally
- Men's Cross Country Eliminator winner: Luiz Henrique Cocuzzi
- Women's Cross Country Eliminator winner: Xiomara Guerrero
- Mixed Cross Country Team Relay winners: Colombia (Jhon Freddy Garzon, Brandon Rivera, Laura Abril, Fabio Hernando Castaneda Monsalve)
- May 5 – 10: 2015 African MTB Continental Championships in Ruhengeri
- Men's Junior Cross Country winner: Tristan de Lange
- Women's Junior Cross Country winner: Skye Davidson
- Men's Cross Country winner: James Reid
- Women's Cross Country winner: Bianca Haw
- May 10: 2015 European MTB Continental Championships in Singen
- June 20–21: 2015 UEC MTB Enduro European Championships in Kirchberg in Tirol/Brixental
- Men Elite: Jérôme Clémentz
- Men Juniors Daniel Schemmel
- Men Masters 30+ René Wildhaber
- Men Masters 40+ Remo Heutschi
- Men Masters 50+ Carsten Geck
- Women Masters Antje Kramer
- Women Elite Anneke Beerten
- July 20–26: 2015 European MTB Continental Championships in Chies d'Alpago
- Men's Cross Country winner: Julien Absalon
- Women's Cross Country winner: Jolanda Neff
- Men's Under 23 Cross Country winner: Pablo Rodriguez Guede
- Women's Cross Country Eliminator winner: Kathrin Stirnemann
- Men's Trials 20" winner: Benito Ros Charral
- Men's Trials 26" winner: Jack Carthy
- Men's Cross Country Eliminator winner: Jeroen Van Eck
- Women's Under 23 Cross Country winner: Perrine Clauzel
- Men's Junior Trials 20" winner: Dominik Oswald
- Men's Junior Cross Country winner: Simon Andreassen
- Women's Junior Cross Country winner: Sina Frei
- Men's Junior Trials 26" winner: Nicolas Vallée
- Women's Trials winner: Tatiana Janickova
- Mixed Cross Country Team Relay winners: Germany (Maximilian Brandl, Ben Zwiehoff, Helen Grobert, Manuel Fumic)
- August 12–16: 2015 Asian Mountain Bike Continental Championships in Malaysia
- Men's Cross Country winner: Kohei Yamamoto
- Women's Cross Country winner: Ren Chengyuan
- Women's Junior Cross Country winner: Warinothorn Phetpraphan
- Men's Junior Cross Country winner: Ryo Takeuchi
- Men's Downhill winner: Sheng-Shan Chiang
- Women's Downhill winner: Vipavee Deekaballes
- Mixed Cross Country Team Relay winners: Thailand (Patompob Phonarjthan, Peerapol Chawchiangkwang, Supaksorn Nuntana, Warinothorn Phetpraphan)
- October 11: Aquece Rio International Mountain Bike Challenge 2015 in Brazil (Olympic Test Event)[8]
UCI Para-cycling Road World Cup
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- June 5 – September 13: 2015 UCI Para-cycling Road World Cup
- June 5–7: World Cup #1 in Maniago
- June 13–16: World Cup #2 in Yverdon-les-Bains
- Click at the "here" word above for results.
- July 24–26: World Cup #3 in Elzach
- Click at the "here" word above for results.
- September 11–13: World Cup #4 (final) in Pietermaritzburg
- Click at the "here" word above for results.
Other road cycling championships and events
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- May 7 – 9: 2015 Pan American Road Cycling Championships for Women in León, Guanajuato
- July 28 – August 2: 2015 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in Nottwil
- August 6–9: 2015 European Road Championships (under 23 and juniors only) in Tartu
- Poland won the gold medal tally. The Netherlands, Germany, Russia, and Italy won 4 overall medals each.
- August 16: Aquece Rio International Road Cycling Challenge in Brazil (Olympic Test Event)[26]
- September 19–27: 2015 UCI Road World Championships in Richmond, Virginia[27]
- Men's Road Race winner: Peter Sagan
- Men's Individual Time Trial winner: Vasil Kiryienka
- Women's Road Race winner: Lizzie Armitstead
- Women's Time Trial winner: Linda Villumsen
- Men's Under 23 Road Race winner: Kévin Ledanois
- Men's Under 23 Individual Time Trial winner: Mads Würtz Schmidt
- Men's Junior Road Race winner: Felix Gall
- Men's Junior Individual Time Trial winner: Leo Appelt
- Women's Junior Road Race winner: Chloé Dygert
- Women's Junior Individual Time Trial winner: Chloé Dygert
- Women's Team Time Trial Velocio–SRAM Pro Cycling (Alena Amialiusik, Lisa Brennauer, Karol-Ann Canuel, Barbara Guarischi, Mieke Kröger, Trixi Worrack)
- Men's Team Time Trial BMC Racing Team (Rohan Dennis, Silvan Dillier, Stefan Küng, Daniel Oss, Taylor Phinney, Manuel Quinziato)
- November 8, 2014 – January 18, 2015: 2014–15 UCI Track Cycling World Cup
- November 8 & 9, 2014: World Cup #1 in Guadalajara[28]
- Australia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.[29]
- December 5–7, 2014: World Cup #2 in London[30]
- Germany and Great Britain won 3 gold medals each. Germany won the overall medal tally.[31]
- January 17 & 18, 2015: World Cup #3 (final) in Cali[32]
- The Netherlands and Australia won 2 gold medals each. The Netherlands won the overall medal tally.[33]
Other track cycling championships
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- August 8–12, 2014: 2014 UCI Juniors Track World Championships in Seoul
- Australia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- October 4–11, 2014: UCI Track Cycling Masters World Championships in Manchester[34]
- Host nation, Great Britain, won both the gold and overall medal tallies.[35]
- January 21–25: Track Cycling CAC African Championships 2015 in Pietermaritzburg
- South Africa won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- January 21–25: 2015 UCI African Continental Championships (Track Para-cycling) in Pietermaritzburg
- Men's C3 – 1000m Time Trial winner: Juan Odendaal
- Men's C5 – 1000m Time Trial winner: Dane Wilson (default)
- Men's C3 – 3 km Pursuit winner: Craig Ridgard
- Men's C5 – 4 km Pursuit winner: Dane Wilson (default)
- Women's C4 – 500m Time Trial winner: Roxanne Burns (default)
- Women's C4 – 3 km Pursuit winner: Roxanne Burns (default)
- February 18 – 22: 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
- Host nation, France, won the gold medal tally. Australia won the overall medal tally.
- March 26–29: 2015 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Apeldoorn[36]
- Men: China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Women: China and Great Britain won 3 gold medals each. The United States won the overall medal tally.
- April 13–17: Track Cycling COPACI Junior American Championships 2015 in Aguascalientes
- Mexico won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- July 14–19: 2015 European Track Championships (under-23 & junior) in Athens[37]
- Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- August 21 & 22: 2015 UEC Derny Track Cycling European Championships in Hanover[38]
- October 8–11: Track Cycling OCC Oceanian Championships 2015 in Invercargill
- New Zealand won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- October 14–18: 2015 UEC European Track Championships in Grenchen[39]
- Great Britain won the gold medal tally. Great Britain and the Netherlands won 9 overall medals each.
- May 30 – September 27: 2015 UCI Trials World Cup
- May 30 & 31: World Cup #1 in Kraków
- Note: The Men's Elite 20" and the Women's Elite events were cancelled here.
- Men's Elite 26" winner: Jack Carthy
- August 8 & 9: World Cup #2 in Vöcklabruck
- Men's Elite 20" winner: Benito Ros
- Men's Elite 26" winner: Jack Carthy
- Women's Elite winner: Tatiana Janickova
- August 22 & 23: World Cup #3 in Albertville
- Men's Elite 20" winner: Abel Mustieles
- Men's Elite 26" winner: Gilles Coustellier
- Women's Elite winner: Tatiana Janickova
- September 26 & 27: World Cup #4 (final) in Antwerp
- Men's Elite 20" winner: Benito Ros
- Men's Elite 26" winner: Jack Carthy
- Women's Elite winner: Janine Jungfels
- August 31 – September 6: 2015 UCI Trials World Championships in Vallnord