In which Dutch city did the 2015 Tour de France start?
"a height of , taking the eastern route through La Mongie. The first rider over the summit received the Souvenir Jacques Goddet. The race then descended through Luz-Saint-Sauveur to Pierrefitte-Nestalas to begin the category 3 ""Côte de Cauterets"", a climb with a 5% gradient, before finishing in Cauterets itself. 2015 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 11 The 2015 Tour de France was the 102nd edition of the race, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour started in Utrecht, Netherlands on 4 July and finished on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 26 July. On 13 July, between stages nine"
"of Contador. Degenkolb, who won the one-day classic races Milan–San Remo and Paris–Roubaix in the season, would take the lead of the team due to the absence of the 2014 Tour's four-stage winner Marcel Kittel, who was not selected due to lack of fitness. On 8 November 2013, the ASO announced Utrecht would host the 2015 edition's opening race stages (known as the ""Grand Départ""). It was the sixth time the Tour had started in the Netherlands, a record for a country outside France. The previous five were: 1954, in Amsterdam; 1973, in Scheveningen; 1978, in Leiden; 1996, in 's-Hertogenbosch;"
"and 2010, in Rotterdam. Utrecht paid the ASO a reported €4m to host the ""Grand Départ"". The full route of the Tour was unveiled on 22 October 2014 at the Palais des Congrès in Paris. At the event, the race director Christian Prudhomme described it as """"atypique"""" (English: ""atypical""), adding ""If you do not climb, you will not win the Tour in 2015."" The most noticeable differences were the lack of time trial kilometers and the mountainous terrain. After the first stage in Utrecht, the second stage left the city to finish in the region of Zeeland in the south"
"2015 Tour of Flanders The 2015 Tour of Flanders (in Dutch, ""Ronde van Vlaanderen"") was the 99th edition of the Tour of Flanders one-day cycling race. It took place on 5 April and was the eighth race of the 2015 UCI World Tour. The race is one of the cobbled classics and is the second of the cycling monuments on the 2015 calendar. The 2014 champion was Fabian Cancellara; he was not able to defend his title after breaking two vertebrae in a crash at E3 Harelbeke. The race was initially dominated by a breakaway group of up to seven"
"19 small climbs, some of them cobbled. The race started in the Belgian city of Bruges, in the Grote Markt, with a neutral zone. The racing began after the riders passed through Loppen, on the outskirts of Brugge. The first part of the route was a route south to the city of Kortrijk, passing through Zwevezele, Ardooie and Izegem. This part of the route was almost entirely flat. After Kortrijk, the route turned east towards the region known as the Flemish Ardennes. The final were kept from the 2014 edition, with the toughest part of the race starting at the"
"2015 Holland Ladies Tour The 2015 Boels Rental Ladies Tour also known as the 2015 Holland Ladies Tour is the 18th edition of the Holland Ladies Tour, a women's cycle stage race in the Netherlands. The tour is part of the 2014 women's road cycling calendar and was held 1 September to 6 September. The tour has six stages, including an individual time trial. The tour starts with the first stages in and around Tiel and concludes with a hilly stage in Limburg. The tour has an UCI rating of 2.1. The favorites for the overall title are Ellen van"
"in the sprint to take the stage victory, with Van Baarle finishing second on the same time. Cort won the sprint for third, with Wellens and Kelderman on the same time. Kelderman took over the race lead, one second ahead of Le Bon, with Van Emden dropping to fourth. 15 August 2015 – Heerlen to Houffalize, The sixth stage was another hilly stage, with 14 climbs coming in . The race started in the Netherlands, in Heerlen, with a circuit that included the climb of the Bergseweg. The route left the town to the south, crossing the Mamelisserweg and the"
"believe he had any hope of winning the two-man sprint against one of the quickest finishers in the world?"" 2015 Tour of Flanders The 2015 Tour of Flanders (in Dutch, ""Ronde van Vlaanderen"") was the 99th edition of the Tour of Flanders one-day cycling race. It took place on 5 April and was the eighth race of the 2015 UCI World Tour. The race is one of the cobbled classics and is the second of the cycling monuments on the 2015 calendar. The 2014 champion was Fabian Cancellara; he was not able to defend his title after breaking two vertebrae"
"2015 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad The 2015 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad was the 70th edition of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad road cycling race. The race is traditionally seen as the beginning of the cobbled classics season along with the Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne the following day. It was rated as a 1.HC race as part of the 2015 UCI Europe Tour. The race took place on 28 February 2015, starting and finishing in the city of Ghent. Ian Stannard (), the defending champion from the 2014, won the race in a two-man sprint ahead of Niki Terpstra (). Terpstra's teammate Tom Boonen was third. The"
"2015 Dutch TT The 2015 Dutch TT was the eighth round of the 2015 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the TT Circuit Assen in Assen on 27 June 2015. In the premier class, Valentino Rossi took his first pole position since the 2014 Valencian Grand Prix. In the race, Rossi fought hard with Marc Márquez; on the final lap, the two riders made contact at the final chicane, causing Rossi to go across the gravel trap. He was able to rejoin the track and claimed his third victory of the season, and a record seventh premier"
"2015 Eneco Tour The 2015 Eneco Tour was a road cycling stage race that took place in the Netherlands and Belgium between 10 and 16 August 2015. It was the 11th edition of the Eneco Tour stage race and was the twenty-first race of the 2015 UCI World Tour. The Eneco Tour is an unusual race in the cycling season: it primarily favours classics riders rather than climbers. The first three stages of the race were suitable for sprinters; the fourth stage was an individual time trial; and the final three stages were suitable for the classics riders. Elia Viviani"
"few seconds behind for a long period of racing. 2015 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad The 2015 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad was the 70th edition of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad road cycling race. The race is traditionally seen as the beginning of the cobbled classics season along with the Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne the following day. It was rated as a 1.HC race as part of the 2015 UCI Europe Tour. The race took place on 28 February 2015, starting and finishing in the city of Ghent. Ian Stannard (), the defending champion from the 2014, won the race in a two-man sprint ahead of Niki"
"the lowest cumulative time over the seven stages won the team classification. 2015 Eneco Tour The 2015 Eneco Tour was a road cycling stage race that took place in the Netherlands and Belgium between 10 and 16 August 2015. It was the 11th edition of the Eneco Tour stage race and was the twenty-first race of the 2015 UCI World Tour. The Eneco Tour is an unusual race in the cycling season: it primarily favours classics riders rather than climbers. The first three stages of the race were suitable for sprinters; the fourth stage was an individual time trial; and"
"2015 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (women's race) The 2015 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad – Women's race was raced on 28 February 2015. It was the 10th women's edition of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. The race started and finished in Ghent, Belgium, totaling in the province of East Flanders. Dutch rider Anna van der Breggen won in a two-up sprint with Ellen van Dijk. 25 teams were confirmed for this year's event giving 200 riders in total. National team After the first hour where the bunch remained together, there were several attacks with dominating the race. With 30 km to go Ellen van"
"2015 Ronde van Drenthe World Cup The 2015 Ronde van Drenthe World Cup was the 9th running of the women's Ronde van Drenthe World Cup, a women's bicycle race in the Netherlands. It was the first World Cup race of the 2015 UCI Women's Road World Cup and was held on 14 March 2015 over a distance of , starting and finishing in Hoogeveen. In the beginning of the race not really much happened. Everybody watched to each other and everybody mainly watched to the . Not much happened at the cobbled stoned sections and also the wind did not"
"2015 Team Roompot season The 2015 season for began in January at the Trofeo Santanyi-Ses Salines-Campos. Team Roompot is a Dutch-registered UCI Professional Continental cycling team that participated in road bicycle racing events on the UCI Continental Circuits and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events. Team Roompot's beginnings came in the spring of 2014, when Erik Breukink, who was formerly the manager of the Dutch team , announced that he was seeking to create a new Dutch squad to ride at the UCI Professional Continental level. There were Dutch teams riding at UCI World Tour and UCI"
"from 24 to 16 laps. 2015 Dutch TT The 2015 Dutch TT was the eighth round of the 2015 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the TT Circuit Assen in Assen on 27 June 2015. In the premier class, Valentino Rossi took his first pole position since the 2014 Valencian Grand Prix. In the race, Rossi fought hard with Marc Márquez; on the final lap, the two riders made contact at the final chicane, causing Rossi to go across the gravel trap. He was able to rejoin the track and claimed his third victory of the season,"
"25 teams were selected to take part in the 2015 Three Days of De Panne. 11 of these were UCI WorldTeams; 11 were UCI Professional Continental teams; the remaining 3 were Belgian UCI Continental teams. 2015 Three Days of De Panne The 2015 Three Days of De Panne (Dutch: ""Driedaagse De Panne–Koksijde"") was the 39th edition of the Three Days of De Panne cycling stage race. It took place around De Panne in West Flanders in the week between Gent–Wevelgem and the Tour of Flanders, beginning on 31 March and ending on 2 April. The race included four stages, two"
"2015 UCI Europe Tour The 2015 UCI Europe Tour was the eleventh season of the UCI Europe Tour. The 2015 season began on 29 January 2015 with the Trofeo Santanyí-Ses Salines-Campos and ended on 25 October 2015 with the Tour of Aegean. The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Europe Tour cycling jersey. Tom Van Asbroeck of Belgium is the defending champion of the 2014 UCI Europe Tour. Throughout the season, points are awarded to the top finishers of stages within stage races and the final general classification standings of each of the"
"2015 Three Days of De Panne The 2015 Three Days of De Panne (Dutch: ""Driedaagse De Panne–Koksijde"") was the 39th edition of the Three Days of De Panne cycling stage race. It took place around De Panne in West Flanders in the week between Gent–Wevelgem and the Tour of Flanders, beginning on 31 March and ending on 2 April. The race included four stages, two of which take place on the final day. It is rated as a 2.1 event in the 2015 UCI Europe Tour. The defending champion was Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (), who won the 2014 edition by"
"2015 Energiewacht Tour The 2015 Energiewacht Tour is the 5th edition of the Energiewacht Tour, a stage race held in the Netherlands, with a UCI rating of 2.2, from 8 April to 12 April. The last stage took place on the island Borkum, Germany. A total of 22 teams participated in the race. withdrew from the race in protest against the cost of the race entry fee. The main favourite for the prologue, the World Time Trial Champion Lisa Brennauer was beaten by 5 seconds by Anna van der Breggen. Brennauer said after her race, before Van der Breggen started,"
"as the host of the Grand Départ of the 2010 Tour de France. Rotterdam won the selection over the Dutch city of Utrecht. Germany's Düsseldorf had previously also expressed interest in hosting. The Amaury Sport Organization (ASO), organizer of the Tour de France, said in a statement on its web site that it chose Rotterdam because, in addition to it being another big city, like London, to showcase the use of bikes for urban transportation, it provided a location well positioned considering the rest of the route envisioned for the 2010 event. The start in Rotterdam was the fifth in"
"2015 Gent–Wevelgem The 2015 Gent–Wevelgem was a one-day cycling classic that took place in Belgium and France on 29 March 2015. It was the 77th edition of the Gent–Wevelgem race; it took place on 29 March and was the seventh race of the 2015 UCI World Tour. The defending champion was John Degenkolb (), who had won the 2014 edition in a bunch sprint. Gent–Wevelgem is part of the spring classics season and is known as the ""sprinter's classic"", because its terrain is less challenging than most of the other classics. The 2015 edition followed a route that started in"
"from a breakaway and defended his race lead in the final stage. As well as winning the overall classification, he won the points and youth classifications, while his team won the teams classification. 24 teams were selected to take part in the race. Eight of these were UCI WorldTeams; 11 were UCI Professional Continental teams; five were UCI Continental teams. The 2015 race included three stages. The first of these was a prologue individual time trial, which was followed by two road stages. The first road stage was mostly flat, except for the climb of the Oude Kwaremont midway through."
"the Dutch record at the World Championships. The latest one is not the current record anymore. Netherlands competed at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines at the Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines from 18–22 February 2015. A team of 13 cyclists (4 women, 9 men) was announced to represent the country in the event. The Netherlands competed at the 1981 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Brno, Czechoslovakia in 1981. The event consisted of 14 disciplines for professional and amateur men and women. The Netherlands sent a team of 4 women, 13 amateur men and 7 professional men cyclists."
"2015 Tour de Pologne The 2015 Tour de Pologne was the 72nd edition of the Tour de Pologne stage race. It took place from 2 to 8 August and was the twentieth race of the 2015 UCI World Tour. It was won by the Spanish cyclist Jon Izagirre. As the Tour de Pologne is a UCI World Tour event, all seventeen UCI Pro Teams were invited automatically and obliged to enter a team into the race. Two wildcard teams were also given places: and a Polish national team. The 2015 Tour de Pologne begins in Warsaw, with the shortest road"
"2015 Paris–Roubaix The 2015 Paris–Roubaix was the 113th edition of the Paris–Roubaix one-day race. It took place on 12 April and was the tenth race of the 2015 UCI World Tour. It was won by John Degenkolb in a sprint ahead of Zdeněk Štybar and Greg Van Avermaet. Degenkolb became only the second German to win the race, after Josef Fischers victory at the very first edition 119 years earlier. The 2015 Paris–Roubaix was in length, slightly shorter that the previous editions. Despite the name suggesting that the race starts in the French capital, it actually starts in Compiègne, 80"
"selected to take place in the 2015 World Ports Classic. Four of these were UCI WorldTeams, ten were UCI Professional Continental teams, and four were UCI Continental teams. 2015 World Ports Classic The 2015 World Ports Classic was fourth edition of the World Ports Classic cycle stage race. It was part of the 2015 UCI Europe Tour as a 2.1 event. As the previous editions, it consisted of two stages: the first one from Rotterdam to Antwerp was won by Astana Pro Team's Andrea Guardini, and the second one, from Antwerp to Rotterdam, by Kris Boeckmans (). Boeckmans also won"
"beginning of the race. Pre-race favorites were Vincenzo Nibali, Mikel Landa, Alejandro Valverde, Ilnur Zakarin, Rigoberto Uran, Rafal Majka, Tom Dumoulin, Domenico Pozzovivo, Jakob Fuglsang. Details about the start of the Giro were unveiled on 26 June 2015. It was confirmed that the Netherlands would hold its third (Big Start) of the Giro, having previously hosted the opening stages of the 2002 and 2010 editions. The stages in the Netherlands will include an individual time trial on the opening day, followed by two road stages suitable for sprinters; to allow for the long transfer, there will be a rest day"
"2015 Tour de Ski The 2015 Tour de Ski was the 9th edition of the Tour de Ski. The Stage World Cup event began in Oberstdorf, Germany on January 3, 2015, and ended in Val di Fiemme, Italy on January 10, 2015. The titles were being defended by Therese Johaug (Norway) and Martin Johnsrud Sundby (Norway), the former of which came second to Marit Bjørgen, while Sundby retained the title. On July 20, 2016, Sundby was stripped of the win due to illegal use of asthma medication during the race. Final overall standings after all seven stages, with bonus seconds"
"Nonetheless, most Flemish fans and ""traditionalists"" were enthusiastic of the new starting place, praising Bruges' historic site and its closeness to the coast, which made it possible again for the race to pass by the seashore. As from 2017, the start of the race is in Antwerp, Flanders' largest city. The move will mark the first time the race passes through the province of Antwerp, as well as the first start outside the historical County of Flanders. The change was considered revolutionary, and the decision caused great division among Flemish cycling fans. The finish in 1913 was on the velodrome"
"2015 Dwars door Vlaanderen The 2015 Dwars door Vlaanderen (English: ""Across Flanders"") was the 70th edition of the Dwars door Vlaanderen cycling one-day classic. It took place on 25 March 2015 and was rated as a 1.HC event as part of the 2015 UCI Europe Tour. The race was in length. It was organised as part of the Flanders Classics organisation. The 2014 winner was Niki Terpstra (), who won the race in a solo breakaway. He was the favourite for the 2015 race and raced as part of a strong team in 2015. The team also included world champion"
"field in the final quarter of the race. As a new event to the UCI World Tour, all UCI WorldTeams were invited to the race, but not obligated to compete in the race. As such, fifteen of the eighteen WorldTeams – all except , and – competed in the race. Ten UCI Professional Continental teams competed, completing the 25-team peloton. After a forced relocation from Sint-Pietersplein to the – the site adjacent to the Kuipke velodrome – for the 2016 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, the Citadel Park again hosted the start of the race. The finish was once again held on"