2015 Vuelta a Andalucía
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Chris Froome, winner of the 2015 Vuelta a Andalucía
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| Dates | February 18, 2015–February 22, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 857.3 km (532.7 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 21hr 21' 14" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner |
 Chris Froome (GBR)
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(Team Sky) |
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| Second |
 Alberto Contador (ESP)
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(Tinkoff–Saxo) | |
| Third |
Beñat Intxausti (ESP)
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(Movistar Team) | |
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Points |
Chris Froome (GBR)
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(Team Sky) |
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Mountains |
Pello Bilbao (ESP)
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(Caja Rural–Seguros RGA) |
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Sprints |
 Simon Geschke (GER)
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(Team Giant–Alpecin) |
| Team | Team Sky | ||
The 2015 Vuelta a Andalucía (also known as the Ruta del Sol) was the 61st running of the Vuelta a Andalucía cycling stage race. It was rated as a 2.1 event on the 2015 UCI Europe Tour and was held from 18 to 22 February 2015, in the Andalusia region of southern Spain. Although the race lasted five days, there were six stages, with the first day split between two stages.
The previous three editions of the Vuelta a Andalucía had been won by Alejandro Valverde (Movistar Team), but he chose to begin his season at the 2015 Tour of Oman instead. Chris Froome (Team Sky) and Alberto Contador (Tinkoff–Saxo) both chose to begin their 2015 seasons in Andalusia. Nairo Quintana (Movistar Team) also intended to start his season at this race, but he pulled out following a crash.
The race was closely contested by Contador and Froome. Contador took the lead in the race after the split first stage, beating Froome by eight seconds in the individual time trial. He then increased his lead in the general classification by winning the summit finish on stage 3. Froome, however, won the second summit finish on stage 4 to take the lead of the race by a two-second margin. He was able to defend this lead to the end of the race, so winning his first stage race since the previous May. Froome also won the points classification, and his team won the team classification, with four of their riders in the top 10 overall. The mountains classification was won by Pello Bilbao (Caja Rural–Seguros RGA) on the final stage.
Three stages of the race were won by the Movistar Team, two of them for Juan José Lobato and one for Javier Moreno, with the remaining stage won by Pim Ligthart (Lotto–Soudal).
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