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The 2015 season for the Caja Rural–Seguros RGA cycling team began in January at the Trofeo Santanyi–Ses Salines–Campos. The team participated in UCI Europe Tour races and UCI World Tour events when given a wildcard invitation.

2015 roster

Rider Date of birth  Javier Aramendia (ESP) (1986-12-05) 5 December 1986 (age 38)  David Arroyo (ESP) (1980-01-07) 7 January 1980 (age 45)  Carlos Barbero (ESP) (1991-04-29) 29 April 1991 (age 33)  Miguel Angel Benito (ESP) (1993-09-21) 21 September 1993 (age 31)  Pello Bilbao (ESP) (1990-02-25) 25 February 1990 (age 34)  Hugh Carthy (GBR) (1994-07-09) 9 July 1994 (age 30)  Fabricio Ferrari (URU) (1985-06-03) 3 June 1985 (age 39)  Omar Fraile (ESP) (1990-07-17) 17 July 1990 (age 34)  José Gonçalves (POR) (1989-02-13) 13 February 1989 (age 35)  Fernando Grijalba (ESP) (1991-01-14) 14 January 1991 (age 34)

Rider Date of birth  Francesco Lasca (ITA) (1988-03-29) 29 March 1988 (age 36)  Ángel Madrazo (ESP) (1988-07-30) 30 July 1988 (age 36)  Lluís Mas (ESP) (1989-10-15) 15 October 1989 (age 35)  Antonio Molina (ESP) (1991-01-04) 4 January 1991 (age 34)  Sergio Pardilla (ESP) (1984-01-16) 16 January 1984 (age 40)  Heiner Parra (COL) (1991-10-09) 9 October 1991 (age 33)  Eduard Prades (ESP) (1987-08-09) 9 August 1987 (age 37)  Amets Txurruka (ESP) (1982-11-10) 10 November 1982 (age 42)  Ricardo Vilela (POR) (1987-12-18) 18 December 1987 (age 37)

Season victories

Date	Race	Competition	Rider	Country	Location
22 February	Vuelta a Andalucía, Mountains classification	UCI Europe Tour	Pello Bilbao (ESP)	Spain
29 March	Volta a Catalunya, Sprints classification	UCI World Tour	Lluís Mas (ESP)	Spain
11 April	Tour of the Basque Country, Mountains classification	UCI World Tour	Omar Fraile (ESP)	Spain
17 April	Vuelta a Castilla y León, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Pello Bilbao (ESP)	Spain	Alba de Tormes
19 April	Vuelta a Castilla y León, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour	Pello Bilbao (ESP)	Spain
26 April	Giro dell'Appennino	UCI Europe Tour	Omar Fraile (ESP)	Italy	Genoa
1 May	Tour of Turkey, Stage 6	UCI Europe Tour	Pello Bilbao (ESP)	Turkey	Selçuk
3 May	Tour of Turkey, Stage 8	UCI Europe Tour	Lluís Mas (ESP)	Turkey	Istanbul
3 May	Tour of Turkey, Sprints classification	UCI Europe Tour	Lluís Mas (ESP)	Turkey
3 May	Tour of Turkey, Teams classification	UCI Europe Tour		Turkey
9 May	Four Days of Dunkirk, Stage 4	UCI Europe Tour	Omar Fraile (ESP)	France	Cassel
10 May	Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Carlos Barbero (ESP)	Spain	El Pardo
10 May	Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid, Mountains classification	UCI Europe Tour	Eduard Prades (ESP)	Spain
23 May	Tour of Norway, Stage 4	UCI Europe Tour	Amets Txurruka (ESP)	Norway	Geilo
31 May	Tour des Fjords, Mountains classification	UCI Europe Tour	Amets Txurruka (ESP)	Norway
31 May	Tour des Fjords, Teams classification	UCI Europe Tour		Norway
7 June	Philadelphia International Championship	UCI America Tour	Carlos Barbero (ESP)	United States	Philadelphia
10 June	Tour de Beauce, Stage 1	UCI America Tour	Carlos Barbero (ESP)	Canada	Saint-Georges
11 June	Tour de Beauce, Stage 2	UCI America Tour	Amets Txurruka (ESP)	Canada	Mont Mégantic
13 June	Tour de Beauce, Stage 4	UCI America Tour	Carlos Barbero (ESP)	Canada	Quebec City
14 June	Tour de Beauce, Overall	UCI America Tour	Pello Bilbao (ESP)	Canada
14 June	Tour de Beauce, Teams classification	UCI America Tour		Canada
25 July	Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia	UCI Europe Tour	Ángel Madrazo (ESP)	Spain	Ordizia
3 August	Volta a Portugal, Stage 5	UCI Europe Tour	José Gonçalves (POR)	Portugal	Viana do Castelo
4 August	Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Carlos Barbero (ESP)	Spain	Clunia
7 August	Volta a Portugal, Stage 8	UCI Europe Tour	Eduard Prades (ESP)	Portugal	Castelo Branco
13 September	Vuelta a España, Mountains classification	UCI World Tour	Omar Fraile (ESP)	Spain
27 September	Tour du Gévaudan Languedoc-Roussillon, Mountains classification	UCI Europe Tour	Ángel Madrazo (ESP)	France
27 September	Tour du Gévaudan Languedoc-Roussillon, Young rider classification	UCI Europe Tour	Hugh Carthy (GBR)	France
27 September	Tour du Gévaudan Languedoc-Roussillon, Teams classification	UCI Europe Tour		France
8 October	Coppa Sabatini	UCI Europe Tour	Eduard Prades (ESP)	Italy	Peccioli

Footnotes

1. The riders on the squad were Pello Bilbao, Carlos Barbero, Fabricio Ferrari, José Gonçalves, Fernando Grijalba, Lluís Mas, Heiner Parra and Eduard Prades
2. The riders on the squad were Carlos Barbero, Ángel Madrazo, Antonio Molina, Eduard Prades, Amets Txurruka and Ricardo Vilela
3. The riders on the squad were Pello Bilbao, Eduard Prades, Carlos Barbero, Amets Txurruka, Fernando Grijalba, Hugh Carthy and Miguel Ángel Benito
4. The riders on the squad were Amets Txurruka, Omar Fraile, Pello Bilbao, Antonio Molina, Heiner Parra, Ángel Madrazo, Hugh Carthy and Eduard Prades

References

1. Gregor Brown. "Hugh Carthy to ride for Caja Rural-RGA". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
2. "News shorts: Christina Watches officially ends, Caja Rural-RGA finalise roster". cyclingnews.com. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
3. Bull, Nick (4 December 2014). "Eight new signings bolster Raleigh-GAC for 2015". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
4. "Rubén Fernández signs for Movistar - Cyclingnews.com". Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
5. Farrand, Stephen (1 August 2014). "Transfers: Astana signs Boom, Sanchez, Rosa and Malacarne". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 15 February 2015.

External links

• 2015 Caja Rural–Seguros RGA season at ProCyclingStats

• 2015 road cycling season by team