{{Infobox cycling race report | name = 2015 Gran Piemonte | series = 2015 UCI Europe Tour | race_no = | season_no = | image = Gran Piemonte 2015 altitude profile.svg | image_caption = Altitude profile of the 2015 Gran Piemonte | image_size = 300px | date = October 2 | stages = 1 | distance = 185 | unit = km | time = | speed = | first = Jan Bakelants | first_nat = BEL | first_team = {{UCI team code|ALM|2015}} | second = Matteo Trentin | second_nat = ITA | second_team = {{UCI team code|EQS|2015}} | third = Sonny Colbrelli | third_nat = ITA | third_team = {{UCI team code|CSF|2015}} | previous = 2012 | next = 2016 }}
The '''2015 Gran Piemonte''' was the 99th edition of the Gran Piemonte (known as ''Giro del Piemonte'' until 2009) one-day cycling race. The race returned in 2015 after three years, because the 2013 and 2014 editions were not raced due to economical and organizational problems. It was held on 2 October, one day after the Milano–Torino and two days before Il Lombardia (the last "monument classic" of the season), as part of the Trittico di Autunno. It covered a distance of {{convert|185|km}}, starting in San Francesco al Campo and ending in Cirié. Riders with the characteristics of sprinter or puncheur were the favourites for the victory.<ref name="presentation">{{cite news|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Ciclismo/18-09-2015/percorsi-milano-torino-granpiemonte-altimetrie-130170591263.shtml|title=Con la Milano-Torino torna il GranPiemonte|work=La Gazzetta dello Sport|publisher=RCS Media Group|date=18 September 2014|access-date=20 September 2014|language=it}}</ref> The race was won by Jan Bakelants ({{UCI team code|ALM|2015}}), who attacked in the final {{convert|7|km}} and held off the bunch to take a solo victory. Matteo Trentin ({{UCI team code|EQS|2015}}) won the bunch sprint for second place ahead of Sonny Colbrelli ({{UCI team code|CSF|2015}}).<ref>{{cite news|title=Jan Bakelants wins Gran Piemonte|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/gran-piemonte-2015/results/|access-date=2 October 2015|work=Cyclingnews.com|date=2 October 2015}}</ref>
==Teams== A total of 20 teams took part in the race, 12 World Tour teams and 8 Professional Continental teams.<ref name="presentation"/>
{{cyclingteamlist|ALM|AST|EFD|EQS|IAM|KAT|LAM|TLJ|MOV|SKY|SAX|TFR|title = UCI WorldTeams|year=2015}} {{cyclingteamlist|title = UCI Professional Continental teams|year=2015|team1={{UCI team code|ANS|2015b}}|BRD|BOH|COL|MTN|NIP|TNN|STH}}
== Result ==
{{cyclingresult start|title=Result}} {{cyclingresult|1|Jan Bakelants|BEL|{{UCI team code|ALM|2015}}|4hr 17' 53"}} {{cyclingresult|2|Matteo Trentin|ITA|{{UCI team code|EQS|2015}}|+ 4"}} {{cyclingresult|3|Sonny Colbrelli|ITA|{{UCI team code|CSF|2015}}|+ 4"}} {{cyclingresult|4|Eduard-Michael Grosu|ROM|{{UCI team code|VFN|2015}}|+ 4"}} {{cyclingresult|5|José Joaquín Rojas|ESP|{{UCI team code|MOV|2015}}|+ 4"}} {{cyclingresult|6|Sacha Modolo|ITA|{{UCI team code|LAM|2015}}|+ 4"}} {{cyclingresult|7|Daniele Bennati|ITA|{{UCI team code|TTS|2015}}|+ 4"}} {{cyclingresult|8|Kristian Sbaragli|ITA|{{UCI team code|MTN|2015}}|+ 4"}} {{cyclingresult|9|Andrea Fedi|ITA|{{UCI team code|NRI|2015}}|+ 4"}} {{cyclingresult|10|Alberto Bettiol|ITA|{{UCI team code|GRS|2015}}|+ 4"}} {{cyclingresult end|source=[http://procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=150809 ProCyclingStats]}}
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