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2015 MTN–Qhubeka season

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MTN-Qhubeka
2015 season
UCI codeMTN
StatusUCI Professional Continental
UCI Africa Tour rankingongoing
ManagerDouglas Ryder
Brian Smith (July–)
Main sponsor(s)MTN & Qhubeka
BasedSouth Africa
BicyclesCervélo
Groupset?
Season victories
One-day races1
Stage race overall3
Stage race stages8
National Championships5
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The 2015 season for the MTN–Qhubeka cycling team began in January at the Trofeo Santanyi-Ses Salines-Campos. The team participated in UCI Continental Circuits and UCI World Tour events when given a wildcard invitation.

Team roster

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As of 15 January 2015.[1]
Rider Date of birth
 Natnael Berhane (ERI) (1991-01-05)5 January 1991 (aged 24)
 Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) (1987-05-17)17 May 1987 (aged 27)
 Theo Bos (NED) (1983-08-22)22 August 1983 (aged 31)
 Matt Brammeier (IRL) (1985-06-07)7 June 1985 (aged 29)
 Gerald Ciolek (GER) (1986-09-19)19 September 1986 (aged 28)
 Steve Cummings (GBR) (1981-03-19)19 March 1981 (aged 33)
 Nicolas Dougall (RSA) (1992-11-21)21 November 1992 (aged 22)
 Tyler Farrar (USA) (1984-06-02)2 June 1984 (aged 30)
 Matthew Goss (AUS) (1986-11-05)5 November 1986 (aged 28)
 Jacques Janse van Rensburg (RSA) (1987-09-06)6 September 1987 (aged 27)
 Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA) (1989-02-03)3 February 1989 (aged 25)
 Songezo Jim (RSA) (1990-09-17)17 September 1990 (aged 24)
Rider Date of birth
 Jayde Julius[N 1] (RSA) (1993-08-17)17 August 1993 (aged 21)
 Merhawi Kudus (ERI) (1994-01-23)23 January 1994 (aged 20)
 Louis Meintjes (RSA) (1992-02-21)21 February 1992 (aged 22)
 Adrien Niyonshuti (RWA) (1987-02-02)2 February 1987 (aged 27)
 Serge Pauwels (BEL) (1983-11-21)21 November 1983 (aged 31)
 Youcef Reguigui (ALG) (1990-01-09)9 January 1990 (aged 25)
 Kristian Sbaragli (ITA) (1990-05-08)8 May 1990 (aged 24)
 Andreas Stauff (GER) (1987-01-22)22 January 1987 (aged 27)
 Daniel Teklehaymanot (ERI) (1988-11-10)10 November 1988 (aged 26)
 Jay Thomson (RSA) (1986-04-12)12 April 1986 (aged 28)
 Johann Van Zyl (RSA) (1991-02-02)2 February 1991 (aged 23)
 Jaco Venter (RSA) (1987-02-13)13 February 1987 (aged 27)
  1. ^ Julius joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire.

Season victories

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Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
30 January Trofeo Andratx – Mirador d’Es Colomer UCI Europe Tour  Steve Cummings (GBR)  Spain Mirador d'Es Colomer
22 February Tour of Oman, Young rider classification UCI Asia Tour  Louis Meintjes (RSA)  Oman
14 March Tour de Langkawi, Stage 7 UCI Asia Tour  Youcef Reguigui (ALG)  Malaysia Fraser's Hill
15 March Tour de Langkawi, Overall UCI Asia Tour  Youcef Reguigui (ALG)  Malaysia
29 March Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour  Louis Meintjes (RSA)  Italy Roccapelago
29 March Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Louis Meintjes (RSA)  Italy
10 April Circuit de la Sarthe, Mountains classification UCI Europe Tour  Louis Meintjes (RSA)  France
24 April Giro del Trentino, Young rider classification UCI Europe Tour  Louis Meintjes (RSA)  Italy
31 May Tour des Fjords, Stage 5 UCI Europe Tour  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)  Norway Stavanger
14 June Critérium du Dauphiné, Mountains classification UCI World Tour  Daniel Teklehaimanot (ERI)  France
21 June Ster ZLM Toer, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour  Matt Brammeier (IRL)  Netherlands Boxtel
9 July Tour of Austria, Stage 5 UCI Europe Tour  Johann van Zyl (RSA)  Austria Matrei in Osttirol
18 July Tour de France, Stage 14 UCI World Tour  Steve Cummings (GBR)  France Mende
5 August Danmark Rundt, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)  Denmark Aarhus
31 August Vuelta a España, Stage 10 UCI World Tour  Kristian Sbaragli (ITA)  Spain Castellón de la Plana
13 September Tour of Britain, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)  United Kingdom

National, Continental and World champions 2015

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Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location
7 February South African National Road Race Champion
 Jacques Janse van Rensburg (RSA)  South Africa Mbombela
25 June Norwegian National Time Trial Champion
 Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)  Norway Brumunddal
26 June Eritrea National Time Trial Champion
 Daniel Teklehaimanot (ERI)  Eritrea Asmara
28 June Eritrea National Road Race Champion
 Natnael Berhane (ERI)  Eritrea Asmara
28 June Norwegian National Road Race Champion
 Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)  Norway Lillehammer

References

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  1. ^ "Home". teammtnqhubeka.com.
  2. ^ "Natnael Berhane of Europcar Joins Team MTN-Qhubeka". 27 September 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Report: Boasson Hagen signs for MTN-Qhubeka". 27 August 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  4. ^ Stephen Farrand (2 September 2014). "Transfers: MTN-Qhubeka confirms Bos as team sprinter". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  5. ^ Wynn, Nigel (1 October 2014). "Steve Cummings signs to MTN-Qhubeka". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Farrar signs for MTN-Qhubeka". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  7. ^ Mark Watson (18 September 2014). "Goss Signs with Team MTN-Qhubeka". RoadCycling.com. Seven Sparkles International. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  8. ^ O'Shea, Sadhbh (18 September 2014). "MTN-Qhubeka: Building for a future". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  9. ^ Benson, Daniel (20 September 2014). "Pauwels falls for MTN-Qhubeka project". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  10. ^ "Gerdemann to join Cult Energy in 2015". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  11. ^ "News shorts: Christina Watches officially ends, Caja Rural-RGA finalise roster". cyclingnews.com. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
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