2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's junior road race
The Men's junior road race of the 2015 UCI Road World Championships took place in and around Richmond, Virginia, United States on September 26, 2015. The course of the race was eight laps over a 16.2 km (10.1 mi) circuit making 129.6 km (80.5 mi) with the start and finish in Richmond.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's junior road race
Austria's Felix Gall attacked with 20 km (12 mi) remaining and managed to stay clear at the head of the race to win the gold medal, holding off a fast-finishing Clément Bétouigt-Suire of France, in a two-up sprint finish. One second behind, Danish rider Rasmus Pedersen completed the podium with the bronze medal.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's junior road race, Qualification
Qualification was based mainly on the final UCI Juniors Nations' Cup ranking as of August 15, 2015. The first ten nations in this classification qualified six riders to start, the next five nations qualified five riders to start and the next five nations qualified four riders to start. The United States, as the organising nation, were entitled five riders to start. Other nations and non ranked nations had the opportunity to send three riders to start. Moreover continental champions were qualified to take part in the race, on top of the nation numbers. The outgoing World Champion, Mathieu van der Poel, did not compete as he was no longer eligible to contest junior races.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's junior road race, Course
The junior men rode eight laps on the road race circuit. The length of the circuit was 16.2 km (10.1 mi) and had a total elevation of 103 meters (338 feet). All road races took place on a challenging, technical and inner-city road circuit. The circuit headed west from Downtown Richmond, working its way onto Monument Avenue, a paver-lined, historic boulevard that's been named one of the "10 Great Streets in America". Cyclists took a 180-degree turn at the Jefferson Davis monument and then maneuvered through the Uptown district and Virginia Commonwealth University.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's junior road race, Course
Halfway through the circuit, the race headed down into Shockoe Bottom before following the canal and passing Great Shiplock Park, the start of the Virginia Capital Trail. A sharp, off-camber turn at Rocketts Landing brought the riders to the narrow, twisty, cobbled 200 meters (660 feet) climb up to Libby Hill Park in the historic Church Hill neighborhood. A quick descent, followed by three hard turns led to a 100 meters (330 feet) climb up 23rd Street. Once atop this steep cobbled hill, riders descended into Shockoe Bottom. This led them to the final 300 meters (980 feet) climb on Governor Street. At the top, the riders had to take a sharp left turn onto the false-flat finishing straight, 680 meters (2,230 feet) to the finish.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's junior road race, Participating nations
165 cyclists from 51 nations took part in the men's junior road race. The number of cyclists per nation is shown in parentheses.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's junior road race, Prize money
The UCI assigned premiums for the top 3 finishers with a total prize money of €3,450.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's junior road race, Final classification
Of the race's 165 entrants, 114 riders completed the full distance of 129.6 km (80.5 mi).


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's junior time trial
The Men's junior time trial of the 2015 UCI Road World Championships took place in and around Richmond, Virginia, United States on September 22, 2015. The course of the race was 29.9 km (18.6 mi) with the start and finish in Richmond.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's junior time trial
German rider Leo Appelt won the gold medal by 17.22 seconds ahead of Adrien Costa of the United States, who finished second for the second successive year. The bronze medal went to another American rider, Brandon McNulty, who finished almost a minute down on Appelt.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's junior time trial, Qualification
All National Federations were allowed to enter four riders for the race, with a maximum of two riders to start. In addition to this number, the outgoing World Champion and the current continental champions were also able to take part.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's junior time trial, Course
The individual time trial was contested on a circuit of 15 km (9.3 mi) and has a total elevation of 96 meters (315 feet). The junior men rode two laps of the circuit.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's junior time trial, Course
The circuit was a technical course that went through the city of Richmond. From the start, the route headed west from downtown to Monument Avenue, a paver-lined, historic boulevard that's been named one of the "10 Great Streets in America." From there, the course made a 180-degree turn at N. Davis Avenue and continued in the opposite direction. The race then cut through the Uptown district before coming back through Virginia Commonwealth University and then crossing the James River.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's junior time trial, Course
After a technical turnaround, the race came back across the river and worked its way through downtown Richmond, eventually heading up to ascend 300 meters (980 feet) on Governor Street. At the top, the riders had to take a sharp left turn onto the false-flat finishing straight, 680 meters (2,230 feet) to the finish.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's junior time trial, Participating nations
57 cyclists from 33 nations took part in the men's junior time trial. The number of cyclists per nation is shown in parentheses.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race
The Men's road race of the 2015 UCI Road World Championships was a cycling event that took place on September 27, 2015 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. It was the 82nd edition of the championship, and Poland's Michał Kwiatkowski was the defending champion.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race
Peter Sagan of Slovakia attacked on the final climb up 23rd Street and managed to stay clear of the field to take his first world title. Three seconds behind, Australian rider Michael Matthews and Lithuania's Ramūnas Navardauskas led home a 24-rider group to take the silver and bronze medals respectively.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, Course
All road races took place on a challenging, technical and inner-city road circuit, 16.22 km (10.08 mi) in length. The elite men's race consisted of 15 laps – plus a start lap of 18.1 km (11.2 mi) – for a total of 261.4 km (162.4 mi).


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, Course
The circuit headed west from Downtown Richmond, working its way onto Monument Avenue, a paver-lined, historic boulevard that's been named one of the "10 Great Streets in America". Cyclists took a 180-degree turn at the Jefferson Davis monument and then maneuvered through the Uptown district and Virginia Commonwealth University. Halfway through the circuit, the race headed down into Shockoe Bottom before following the canal and passing Great Shiplock Park, the start of the Virginia Capital Trail.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, Course
A sharp, off-camber turn at Rocketts Landing brought the riders to the narrow, twisty, cobbled 200 meters (660 feet) climb up to Libby Hill Park in the historic Church Hill neighborhood. A quick descent, followed by three hard turns led to a 100 meters (330 feet) climb up 23rd Street. Once atop this steep cobbled hill, riders descended into Shockoe Bottom. This led them to the final 300 meters (980 feet) climb on Governor Street. At the top, the riders had to take a sharp left turn onto the false-flat finishing straight, 680 meters (2,230 feet) to the finish.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, Qualification
Qualification was based on performances on the UCI run tours during 2015. Results from January to the middle of August counted towards the qualification criteria on both the 2015 UCI World Tour and the UCI Continental Circuits across the world, with the rankings being determined upon the release of the numerous tour rankings on August 15, 2015.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, Qualification
The qualification process became subject to criticism after several nations, including Iran, Turkey and Morocco did not take up their allocation.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, Final classification
Of the race's 192 entrants, 110 riders completed the full distance of 261.4 km (162.4 mi).


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's team time trial
The Men's team time trial of the 2015 UCI Road World Championships was a cycling event that took place on September 20, 2015 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. It was the 31st edition of the championship, and the 4th since its reintroduction in 2012. American team BMC Racing Team were the defending champions, having won in 2014.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's team time trial
As they did in 2014, BMC Racing Team won the title ahead of Etixx–Quick-Step by a margin of 11.35 seconds, with the Movistar Team completing the podium, 30.11 seconds down on the winning time.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's team time trial, Course
The course rolled off from Henrico County at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, originally the Lakeside Wheel Club, founded in 1895 as a gathering spot for turn-of-the-century cyclists. The opening kilometers raced through Richmond's historic Northside neighborhoods leading into downtown. The course continued east of Richmond down rural Route 5, which parallels the 50-mile Virginia Capital Trail. The first few kilometers were scenic, flat, open roads that eventually narrowed and went through Richmond National Battlefield Park, a historic Civil War site. The race re-entered the city through Shockoe Bottom, eventually making a hard right turn on Governor Street to ascend 300 meters (980 feet). At the top, the teams had to take a sharp left turn onto the false-flat finishing straight, 680 meters (2,230 feet) to the finish.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's team time trial, Qualification
It was an obligation for all 2015 UCI ProTeams to participate. As well as this, invitations were sent to the 20 leading teams of the 2015 UCI Europe Tour, the top 5 leading teams of the 2015 UCI America Tour and 2015 UCI Asia Tour and the leading teams of the 2015 UCI Africa Tour and 2015 UCI Oceania Tour on August 15, 2015. Teams that accepted the invitation within the deadline had the right to participate. Every participating team were allowed to register nine riders from its team roster, with the exception of stagiaires, and had to select six riders to compete in the event.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's team time trial, Final classification
BMC Racing won the event, beating Etixx-Quick Step by more than 11 seconds. Tinkoff-Saxo finished last, more than 8 minutes behind the race winners, after Michael Valgren and Michael Rogers touched wheels and crashed.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial
The Men's time trial of the 2015 UCI Road World Championships is a cycling event that took place on September 23, 2015 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. It was the 22nd edition of the championship. Bradley Wiggins was the outgoing champion, but did not defend his title.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial
Vasil Kiryienka won the gold medal for Belarus, recording a time 9.08 seconds quicker than his closest rival, Italian rider Adriano Malori. The podium was completed by France's Jérôme Coppel, 26.62 seconds behind Kiryienka's winning time.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial, Course
The riders began their race 20 miles north of Richmond at Kings Dominion, Virginia's premier amusement park in Hanover County. Racers then went past Meadow Event Park, home to the State Fair of Virginia and birthplace of thoroughbred racing legend Secretariat. Racers headed south on long, open straights past the Hanover County Courthouse, the third oldest courthouse still in use in the U.S. and dating back to about 1740. Long hills on Brook and Wilkinson roads brought the racers back into the city through Virginia Union University before turning into downtown.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial, Course
Nearly half the turns of the entire route fell within the closing kilometers, the second to last of which was to ascend 300 meters (980 feet) on Governor Street. At the top, the riders had to take a sharp left turn onto the false-flat finishing straight, 680 meters (2,230 feet) to the finish.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial, Qualification, Qualification for the event
All National Federations were allowed to enter four riders for the race, with a maximum of two riders to start. In addition to this number, the outgoing World Champion and the current continental champions were also able to take part.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial, Qualification, Olympic qualification
This time trial was also part of the qualification of the men's time trial at the 2016 Summer Olympics. The first ten nations in the time trial qualified one athlete.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 road race
The Men's under-23 road race of the 2015 UCI Road World Championships took place in and around in Richmond, Virginia, United States on September 25, 2015. The course of the race was 162.0 km (100.7 mi) with the start and finish in Richmond.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 road race
Kévin Ledanois became the third French rider to win the title, after making a late solo move in the closing kilometers. He held off Italy's Simone Consonni to take the gold medal, while Ledanois' team mate Anthony Turgis completed the podium, two seconds later.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 road race, Qualification
Qualification was based on performances on the UCI run tours and the Men Under 23 Nations' Cup during 2015. Results from January to the middle of August counted towards the qualification criteria. In addition to this number, the current continental champions were also able to take part. The outgoing World Champion, Matej Mohorič, did not compete as he was no longer eligible – he moved to the UCI ProTeam Cannondale–Garmin for the 2015 season.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 road race, Qualification
If a nation is included in the final classification of the Men Under 23 Nations' Cup, but that nation was not yet qualified, it may register 6 riders, 3 of whom were starters. The first 5 nations of the final classification of the Men Under 23 Nations' Cup were entitled to an extra rider.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 road race, Qualification
In addition to this number the current continental champions were also able to take part.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 road race, Course
The under-23 men rode ten laps on the road race circuit. The length of the circuit was 16.2 km (10.1 mi) and had a total elevation of 103 meters (338 feet). All road races took place on a challenging, technical and inner-city road circuit. The circuit headed west from Downtown Richmond, working its way onto Monument Avenue, a paver-lined, historic boulevard that's been named one of the "10 Great Streets in America". Cyclists took a 180-degree turn at the Jefferson Davis monument and then maneuvered through the Uptown district and Virginia Commonwealth University.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 road race, Course
Halfway through the circuit, the race headed down into Shockoe Bottom before following the canal and passing Great Shiplock Park, the start of the Virginia Capital Trail. A sharp, off-camber turn at Rocketts Landing brought the riders to the narrow, twisty, cobbled 200 meters (660 feet) climb up to Libby Hill Park in the historic Church Hill neighborhood. A quick descent, followed by three hard turns led to a 100 meters (330 feet) climb up 23rd Street. Once atop this steep cobbled hill, riders descended into Shockoe Bottom. This led them to the final 300 meters (980 feet) climb on Governor Street. At the top, the riders had to take a sharp left turn onto the false-flat finishing straight, 680 meters (2,230 feet) to the finish.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 road race, Participating nations
170 cyclists from 52 nations took part in the men's under-23 road race. The number of cyclists per nation is shown in parentheses.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 road race, Prize money
The UCI assigned premiums for the top 3 finishers with a total prize money of €8,049.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 road race, Final classification
Of the race's 170 entrants, 130 riders completed the full distance of 162 km (100.7 mi).


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 road race, Final classification
Alistair Donohoe was disqualified: rule 12.1.040.18 holding on to the car.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 time trial
The Men's under-23 time trial of the 2015 UCI Road World Championships took place in and around Richmond, Virginia, United States on September 21, 2015. The course of the race was 29.9 km (18.6 mi) with the start and finish in Richmond.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 time trial
The gold medal was by won former junior world champion Mads Würtz Schmidt of Denmark, beating German pair Maximilian Schachmann and Lennard Kämna – the reigning junior world champion – by 12.2 and 21.02 seconds respectively.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 time trial, Qualification
All National Federations were allowed to enter four riders for the race, with a maximum of two riders to start. In addition to this number, the outgoing World Champion and the current continental champions were also able to take part. The outgoing world champion Campbell Flakemore did not compete, as he was no longer eligible to contest under-23 races.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 time trial, Course
The individual time trial was contested on a circuit of 15 km (9.3 mi) and has a total elevation of 96 meters (315 feet). The under-23 men rode two laps of the circuit.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 time trial, Course
The circuit was a technical course that went through the city of Richmond. From the start, the route headed west from downtown to Monument Avenue, a paver-lined, historic boulevard that's been named one of the "10 Great Streets in America." From there, the course made a 180-degree turn at N. Davis Avenue and continued in the opposite direction. The race then cut through the Uptown district before coming back through Virginia Commonwealth University and then crossing the James River.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 time trial, Course
After a technical turnaround, the race came back across the river and worked its way through downtown Richmond, eventually heading up to ascend 300 meters (980 feet) on Governor Street. At the top, the riders had to take a sharp left turn onto the false-flat finishing straight, 680 meters (2,230 feet) to the finish.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 time trial, Participating nations
50 cyclists from 34 nations took part in the men's under-23 time trial. The number of cyclists per nation is shown in parentheses.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Qualification
This page is an overview of the qualification criteria for the 2015 UCI Road World Championships.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Qualification, Elite events, Elite men's road race
Qualification was based on performances on the UCI run tours during 2015. Results from January to the middle of August counted towards the qualification criteria on both the 2015 UCI World Tour and the UCI Continental Circuits across the world, with the rankings being determined upon the release of the numerous tour rankings on August 15, 2015.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Qualification, Elite events, Elite women's road race
Qualification was based mainly on the 2015 UCI Nation Ranking as of 15 August 2015. The first five nations in this classification qualified seven riders to start, the next ten nations qualified six riders to start and the next five nations qualified five riders to start. Other nations and non ranked nations had the possibility to send three riders to start.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Qualification, Elite events, Elite women's road race
Moreover, the outgoing World Champion and continental champions were also able to take part in the race on top of the nation numbers.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Qualification, Elite events, Elite men's time trial
All National Federations were allowed to enter four riders for the race, with a maximum of two riders to start. In addition to this number, the outgoing World Champion and the current continental champions were also able to take part.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Qualification, Elite events, Elite women's time trial
All National Federations were allowed to enter four riders for the race, with a maximum of two riders to start. In addition to this number, the outgoing World Champion and the current continental champions were also able to take part.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Qualification, Elite events, Men's team time trial
It was an obligation for all 2015 UCI ProTeams to participate. As well as this, invitations were sent to the 20 leading teams of the 2015 UCI Europe Tour, the top 5 leading teams of the 2015 UCI America Tour and 2015 UCI Asia Tour and the leading teams of the 2015 UCI Africa Tour and 2015 UCI Oceania Tour on August 15, 2015. Teams that accepted the invitation within the deadline had the right to participate. Every participating team were allowed to register nine riders from its team roster, with the exception of stagiaires, and had to select six riders to compete in the event.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Qualification, Elite events, Women's team time trial
Invitations were sent to the 25 leading UCI Women's Teams in the UCI Team Ranking as of August 15, 2015. Teams that accepted the invitation within the deadline had the right to participate. Every participating team had the opportunity to register nine riders from its team roster, with the exception of stagiaires, and had to select six riders to compete in the event.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Qualification, Elite events, Women's team time trial
Also a few lower ranked American UCI teams were invited.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Qualification, Elite events, Women's team time trial
Teams that did not accept the invitation are listed below in italics.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Qualification, Qualification
Qualification was based on performances on the UCI run tours and the Men Under 23 Nations' Cup during 2015. Results from January to the middle of August counted towards the qualification criteria. In addition to this number, the current continental champions were also able to take part. The outgoing World Champion, Matej Mohorič, did not compete as he was no longer eligible – he moved to the UCI ProTeam Cannondale–Garmin for the 2015 season.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Qualification, Qualification
If a nation is included in the final classification of the Men Under 23 Nations’ Cup, but that nation is not yet qualified, it may register 6 riders, 3 of whom will be a starters. The first 5 nations of the final classification of the Men Under 23 Nations’ Cup are entitled to an extra rider.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Qualification, Qualification
In addition to this number the current continental champions were also able to take part.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Qualification, Qualification, Men's under-23 time trial
All National Federations were allowed to enter four riders for the race, with a maximum of two riders to start. In addition to this number, the outgoing World Champion and the current continental champions were also able to take part. The outgoing world champion Campbell Flakemore did not compete, as he was no longer eligible to contest under-23 races.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Qualification, Junior events, Women's junior road race
All National Federations were allowed to enter eight riders for the race, with a maximum of four riders to start. In addition to this number, the outgoing World Champion and the current continental champions were also able to take part. The outgoing World Champion, Amalie Dideriksen, did not compete as she was no longer eligible to contest junior races.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Qualification, Junior events, Men's junior time trial
All National Federations were allowed to enter four riders for the race, with a maximum of two riders to start. In addition to this number, the outgoing World Champion and the current continental champions were also able to take part.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Qualification, Junior events, Women's junior time trial
All National Federations were allowed to enter four riders for the race, with a maximum of two riders to start. In addition to this number the current continental champions were also able to take part. The outgoing World Champion, Séverine Eraud, did not compete as she was no longer eligible to contest junior races.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's junior road race
The Women's junior road race of the 2015 UCI Road World Championships took place in and around Richmond, Virginia, United States on September 25, 2015. The course of the race was 64.8 km (40.3 mi) with the start and finish in Richmond.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's junior road race
As they did in the time trial event, American duo Chloe Dygert and Emma White finished with the gold and silver medals respectively. Dygert won the race by 83 seconds over White, to become the first rider since Nicole Cooke in 2001 to win both junior titles in the same year. The podium was completed by Poland's Agnieszka Skalniak, a further five seconds in arrears.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's junior road race, Qualification
All National Federations were allowed to enter eight riders for the race, with a maximum of four riders to start. In addition to this number, the outgoing World Champion and the current continental champions were also able to take part. The outgoing World Champion, Amalie Dideriksen, did not compete as she was no longer eligible to contest junior races.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's junior road race, Course
The junior women rode four laps on the road race circuit. The length of the circuit was 16.2 km (10.1 mi) and had a total elevation of 103 meters (338 feet). All road races took place on a challenging, technical and inner-city road circuit. The circuit headed west from Downtown Richmond, working its way onto Monument Avenue, a paver-lined, historic boulevard that's been named one of the "10 Great Streets in America". Cyclists took a 180-degree turn at the Jefferson Davis monument and then maneuvered through the Uptown district and Virginia Commonwealth University.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's junior road race, Course
Halfway through the circuit, the race headed down into Shockoe Bottom before following the canal and passing Great Shiplock Park, the start of the Virginia Capital Trail. A sharp, off-camber turn at Rocketts Landing brought the riders to the narrow, twisty, cobbled 200 meters (660 feet) climb up to Libby Hill Park in the historic Church Hill neighborhood. A quick descent, followed by three hard turns led to a 100 meters (330 feet) climb up 23rd Street. Once atop this steep cobbled hill, riders descended into Shockoe Bottom. This led them to the final 300 meters (980 feet) climb on Governor Street. At the top, the rider had to take a sharp left turn onto the false-flat finishing straight, 680 meters (2,230 feet) to the finish.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's junior road race, Participating nations
74 cyclists from 28 nations took part in the women's junior road race. The numbers of cyclists per nation is shown in parentheses.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's junior road race, Prize money
The UCI assigned premiums for the top 3 finishers with a total prize money of €3,450.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's junior road race, Final classification
Of the race's 74 entrants, 67 riders completed the full distance of 64.8 km (40.3 mi).


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's junior time trial
The Women's junior time trial of the 2015 UCI Road World Championships took place in and around in Richmond, Virginia, United States on September 21, 2015. The course of the race was 15.0 km (9.3 mi) with the start and finish in Richmond.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's junior time trial
American riders finished first and second, as Chloe Dygert won the gold medal by over a minute ahead of Emma White. For the second year in a row, Anna-Leeza Hull finished with the bronze medal, almost 90 seconds down on Dygert's time.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's junior time trial, Qualification
All National Federations were allowed to enter four riders for the race, with a maximum of two riders to start. In addition to this number the current continental champions were also able to take part. The outgoing World Champion, Macey Stewart, did not compete as she was no longer eligible to contest junior races.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's junior time trial, Course
The individual time trial was contested on a circuit of 15 km (9.3 mi) and has a total elevation of 96 meters (315 feet). The junior women rode two laps of the circuit.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's junior time trial, Course
The circuit was a technical course that went through the city of Richmond. From the start, the route headed west from downtown to Monument Avenue, a paver-lined, historic boulevard that's been named one of the "10 Great Streets in America." From there, the course made a 180-degree turn at N. Davis Avenue and continued in the opposite direction. The race then cut through the Uptown district before coming back through Virginia Commonwealth University and then crossing the James River.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's junior time trial, Course
After a technical turnaround, the race came back across the river and worked its way through downtown Richmond, eventually heading up to ascend 300 meters (980 feet) on Governor Street. At the top, the riders had to take a sharp left turn onto the false-flat finishing straight, 680 meters (2,230 feet) to the finish.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's junior time trial, Participating nations
37 cyclists from 25 nations took part in the women's junior time trial. The numbers of cyclists per nation is shown in parentheses.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race
The Women's road race of the 2015 UCI Road World Championships took place in and around Richmond, Virginia, United States on September 26, 2015. The course of the race was 129.6 km (80.5 mi) with the start and finish in Richmond. Pauline Ferrand-Prévot was the defending champion, having won the world title in 2014.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race
In a sprint finish of a select group of nine riders, Great Britain's Lizzie Armitstead added the rainbow jersey to her UCI Women's Road World Cup overall victory, out-sprinting Dutch rider Anna van der Breggen by just over a wheel's length. The podium was completed by home rider Megan Guarnier, the first American to podium in the event since 1994.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race, Qualification
Qualification was based mainly on the 2015 UCI Nation Ranking as of August 15, 2015. The first five nations in this classification qualified seven riders to start, the next ten nations qualified six riders to start and the next five nations qualified five riders to start. Other nations and non ranked nations had the possibility to send three riders to start.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race, Qualification
Moreover, the outgoing World Champion and continental champions were also able to take part in the race on top of the nation numbers.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race, Course
The women rode eight laps on the road race circuit. The length of the circuit was 16.2 km (10.1 mi) and had a total elevation of 103 meters (338 feet). All road races took place on a challenging, technical and inner-city road circuit. The circuit headed west from Downtown Richmond, working its way onto Monument Avenue, a paver-lined, historic boulevard that's been named one of the "10 Great Streets in America". Cyclists took a 180-degree turn at the Jefferson Davis monument and then maneuvered through the Uptown district and Virginia Commonwealth University.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race, Course
Halfway through the circuit, the race headed down into Shockoe Bottom before following the canal and passing Great Shiplock Park, the start of the Virginia Capital Trail. A sharp, off-camber turn at Rockets Landing brought the riders to the narrow, twisty, cobbled 200 meters (660 feet) climb up to Libby Hill Park in the historic Church Hill neighborhood. A quick descent, followed by three hard turns led to a 100 meters (330 feet) climb up 23rd Street. Once atop this steep cobbled hill, riders descended into Shockoe Bottom. This led them to the final 300 meters (980 feet) climb on Governor Street. At the top, the riders had to take a sharp left turn onto the false-flat finishing straight, 680 meters (2,230 feet) to the finish.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race, Participating nations
135 cyclists from 46 nations took part in the women's road race. The numbers of cyclists per nation are shown in parentheses.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race, Final classification
Of the race's 135 entrants, 88 riders completed the full distance of 129.6 km (80.5 mi).


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's team time trial
The Women's team time trial of the 2015 UCI Road World Championships took place in and around in Richmond, Virginia, United States on September 20, 2015. The course of the race was 38.6 km (23.98 mi) with the start and finish in Richmond. It was the fourth edition of the team time trial event for UCI Women's Teams. Velocio–SRAM was the defending champion, having won all three previous editions in 2012, 2013 and 2014.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's team time trial
Velocio–SRAM maintained their 100% record in the event, winning the gold medal by 6.66 seconds ahead of Boels–Dolmans, with Rabo–Liv rounding out the podium, 56.12 seconds behind the winning time.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's team time trial, Qualification
Invitations were sent to the 25 leading UCI Women's Teams in the UCI Team Ranking as of August 15, 2015. Teams that accepted the invitation within the deadline had the right to participate. Every participating team had the opportunity to register nine riders from its team roster, with the exception of stagiaires, and had to select six riders to compete in the event.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's team time trial, Qualification
Also a few lower ranked American UCI teams were invited.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's team time trial, Qualification
Teams that did not accept the invitation are listed below in italics.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's team time trial, Course
The course rolled off from Henrico County at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, originally the Lakeside Wheel Club, founded in 1895 as a gathering spot for turn-of-the-century cyclists. The opening kilometers raced through Richmond's historic Northside neighborhoods leading into downtown. The course continued east of Richmond down rural Route 5, which parallels the 50-mile Virginia Capital Trail. The first few kilometers were scenic, flat, open roads that eventually narrowed and went through Richmond National Battlefield Park, a historic Civil War site. The race re-entered the city through Shockoe Bottom, eventually making a hard right turn on Governor Street to ascend 300 meters (980 feet). At the top, the teams had to take a sharp left turn onto the false-flat finishing straight, 680 meters (2,230 feet) to the finish.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's time trial
The Women's time trial of the 2015 UCI Road World Championships took place in and around in Richmond, Virginia, United States on September 22, 2015. The course of the race is 29.9 km (18.6 mi) with the start and finish in Richmond. Lisa Brennauer was the defending champion, after winning her first world time trial title in 2014.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's time trial
New Zealand's Linda Villumsen won her first world title, after five previous medal finishes, by 2.54 seconds ahead of Anna van der Breggen of the Netherlands, while defending champion Brennauer finished in the bronze medal position, 5.26 seconds behind Villumsen. Australia's Katrin Garfoot finished just off the podium in fourth, 9.32 seconds off the winning time. Ellen van Dijk, one of the favorites, finished disappointingly seventh. A reason for her performance was that her rear wheel was not well attached in the frame. Her wheel ran into the frame, damaging her tire and puncturing her inner tube.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's time trial, Qualification, Qualification for the event
All National Federations were allowed to enter four riders for the race, with a maximum of two riders to start. In addition to this number, the outgoing World Champion and the current continental champions were also able to take part.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's time trial, Qualification, Olympic qualification
This time trial was also part of the qualification of the women's time trial at the 2016 Summer Olympics. The first ten nations in the time trial qualified one athlete.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's time trial, Course
The individual time trial was contested on a circuit of 15 km (9.3 mi) and has a total elevation of 96 meters (315 feet). The elite women rode two laps of the circuit.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's time trial, Course
The circuit was a technical course that went through the city of Richmond. From the start, the route headed west from downtown to Monument Avenue, a paver-lined, historic boulevard that's been named one of the "10 Great Streets in America." From there, the course made a 180-degree turn at N. Davis Avenue and continued in the opposite direction. The race then cut through the Uptown district before coming back through Virginia Commonwealth University and then crossing the James River.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's time trial, Course
After a technical turnaround, the race came back across the river and worked its way through downtown Richmond, eventually heading up to ascend 300 meters (980 feet) on Governor Street. At the top, the riders had to take a sharp left turn onto the false-flat finishing straight, 680 meters (2,230 feet) to the finish.


2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's time trial, Participating nations
44 cyclists from 33 nations took part in the women's time trial. The number of cyclists per nation is shown in parentheses.


2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championships for track cycling in 2015. They took place in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (part of the Paris Metropolitan Area) at the Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines from 18–22 February 2015.


2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Participating nations
385 cyclists from 38 countries were registered for the championships. The number of cyclists per nation is shown in parentheses.


2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's 1 km time trial
The Men's 1 km time trial event of the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 20 February 2015.


2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's individual pursuit
The Men's individual pursuit event of the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 21 February 2015.


2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's keirin
The Men's keirin event of the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 19 February 2015.


2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's madison
The Men's madison event of the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 22 February 2015.


2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's madison, Results
The race consisted of 200 laps (50km) with 10 sprints and was completed in 54:44.793, resulting in an average speed of 54.797 km/h, which is 34.493 mp/h.


2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's omnium
The Men's omnium event of the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 20–21 February 2015.


2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's points race
The Men's points race event of the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 20 February 2015.


2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's scratch
The Men's scratch event of the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 19 February 2015.


2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's sprint
The Men's sprint event of the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 21–22 February 2015.


2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's sprint, Results, Quarterfinals
Race 1 was started at 11:25, Race 2 at 12:00 and Race 3 at 12:35.


2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's sprint, Results, Race for 5th–8th places
The race for 5th–8th places was held at 13:05 .


2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's sprint, Results, Semifinals
Race 1 was held at 14:00, Race 2 at 14:45 and Race 3 at 15:05.


2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's sprint, Results, Finals
Race 1 was held at 15:30, Race 2 at 16:40 and Race 3 at 17:00.


2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit
The Men's team pursuit event of the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 18–19 February 2015.


2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team sprint
The Men's team sprint event of the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 18 February 2015.


2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's 500 m time trial
The Women's 500 m time trial event of the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 19 February 2015.


2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's individual pursuit
The Women's individual pursuit event of the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 20 February 2015.


2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's keirin
The Women's keirin event of the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 22 February 2015.


2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's omnium
The Women's omnium event of the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 21–22 February 2015.


2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's points race
The Women's points race event of the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 18 February 2015.


2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's scratch
The Women's scratch event of the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 21 February 2015.


2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's sprint
The Women's sprint event of the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 20–21 February 2015.


2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's sprint, Results, Semifinals
Race 1 was held at 19:00, Race 2 at 19:30 and Race 3 at 19:50.


2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's sprint, Results, Finals
Race 1 was held at 20:45 and Race 2 at 21:20.


2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's team pursuit
The Women's team pursuit event of the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 18–19 February 2015.


2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's team sprint
The Women's team sprint event of the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 18 February 2015.


2015 UCI Women's Road World Cup
The 2015 UCI Women's Road World Cup is the 18th and last edition of the UCI Women's Road World Cup and part of the 2015 UCI women's calendar.


2015 UCI Women's Road World Cup
One race was added compared to the 2014 edition: The Philadelphia Cycling Classic. This race was already on the women's calendar since 2013. The addition of this race caused the World Cup to be held on three continents.


2015 UCI Women's Road World Cup, Races
Lucinda Brand (NED) Anna van der Breggen (NED) Shara Gillow (AUS) Thalita de Jong (NED)


2015 UCI Women's Road World Cup, Races
Lisa Brennauer (GER) Trixi Worrack (GER) Karol-Ann Canuel (CAN) Alena Amialiusik (BLR)


2015 UCI Women's Road World Cup, Races
Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) Chantal Blaak (NED) Evelyn Stevens (USA) Christine Majerus (LUX)


2015 UCI Women's Road World Rankings
The 2015 UCI Women's Road Rankings is an overview of the UCI Women's Road Rankings, based upon the results in all UCI-sanctioned races of the 2015 women's road cycling season.


2015 UCI World Championships
There are several 2015 UCI World Championships. The International Cycling Union (UCI) holds World Championships every year. For 2015, these include:


2015 UCI World Tour
The 2015 UCI World Tour was the seventh edition of the ranking system launched by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) in 2009. The series started with the opening stage of the Tour Down Under on 20 January, and concluded with Il Lombardia on 4 October.


2015 UCI World Tour
For the second successive year, Spain's Alejandro Valverde won the World Tour individual points title, amassing 675 points over the course of the season. The Movistar Team rider finished 201 points clear of his closest rival and compatriot Joaquim Rodríguez of Team Katusha, while Colombian rider Nairo Quintana was third – also for the Movistar Team – 17 points behind Rodríguez and 218 points in arrears of Valverde. In the teams' rankings, Movistar Team finished top for the third year running, with a total of 1619 points. Second place went to Team Katusha, 13 points behind, while Team Sky finished in third position. The nations' rankings was comfortably headed by Spain, with a points advantage of 839 over Italy, who moved into second at the final race – due to Vincenzo Nibali's victory at Il Lombardia.


2015 UCI World Tour, Teams
The UCI WorldTeams competed in the World Tour, with UCI Professional Continental teams, or national squads, able to enter at the discretion of the organisers of each event.


2015 UCI World Tour, Events
All events from the 2014 UCI World Tour are included, except the Tour of Beijing, which will no longer be organised.


2015 UCI World Tour, Final standings, Individual
Riders tied with the same number of points were classified by number of victories, then number of second places, third places, and so on, in World Tour events and stages.


2015 UCI World Tour, Final standings, Team
Team rankings were calculated by adding the ranking points of the top five riders of a team in the table, plus points gained in the World Team Time Trial Championship (WTTT).


2015 UCI World Tour, Final standings, Nation
National rankings were calculated by adding the ranking points of the top five riders registered in a nation in the table. The national rankings, as of 15 August, were also used to determine how many riders a country could have in the World Championships.


2015 UCI men's road cycling rankings
For the 2015 season the UCI revamped the points system used to rank riders. The following table summarises the new rankings, how points are scored towards them and how points are scaled.


2015 UCI men's road cycling rankings, UCI back track
The new set of rankings was met with much consternation from many of the UCI WorldTour teams due to the nature of the points changes. Teams highlighted that they had signed riders and designed race programmes which were themselves designed around using the 2014 points system. As a result during the 2015 Tour Down Under the UCI took the decision to revert to the 2014 rankings. Therefore, for the 2015 season there will be the following rankings: UCI World Tour, Africa Tour, America Tour, Asia Tour, Europe Tour and finally Oceania Tour. Within each of these rankings there will be individual, team and nation rankings.


2015 UCLA Bruins baseball team
The 2015 UCLA Bruins baseball team represents the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bruins compete in the Pac-12 Conference, and plays their home games in Jackie Robinson Stadium. John Savage is in his eleventh season as head coach. The Bruins are coming off a season in which they were 25-30-1 (12-18 Pac-12), near the bottom of the Pac-12 Conference standings.


2015 UCLA Bruins baseball team
This season, the Bruins completed the regular season with a 42–14 record and were awarded the No. 1 seed in the 2015 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament and as the host of the Los Angeles Regional. They played against the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners, and the Maryland Terrapins, beginning on May 29. They ended the season by losing the series to Maryland 1–2 in the final regional game.


2015 UCLA Bruins baseball team, Ranking movements
^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.


2015 UCLA Bruins baseball team, UCLA Bruins in the 2015 MLB Draft
The following members of the UCLA Bruins baseball program were drafted in the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft.


2015 UCLA Bruins football team
The 2015 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bruins were coached by fourth-year head coach Jim Mora and played their home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. They were members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. The Bruins finished the season 8–5, including 5–4 in conference play to finish third in the South Division, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 419 to 338.


2015 UCLA Bruins football team, Previous season
The team finished the season as the No. 10 ranked team in the country with 10 wins, including a 40–35 win over the Kansas State Wildcats in the 2015 Alamo Bowl. The Bruins were led by quarterback Brett Hundley, running back Paul Perkins and linebacker Eric Kendricks. The team defeated the cross-town rival USC Trojans for three straight years, this time 38–20 on November 22, 2014 in the Rose Bowl.


2015 UCLA Bruins football team, Roster
On August 14, 2015, UCLA announced that freshman wide receiver Cordell Broadus had left the UCLA football team, "[deciding] to pursue other passions in his life."


2015 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Virginia
UCLA freshman quarterback Josh Rosen completed 28 of 35 passes for 351 yards and three touchdowns in a 34–16 win over Virginia. The No. 13 Bruins gained 503 yard in total offense as Rosen completed passes to 11 different receivers. UCLA did not allow a touchdown until the final minutes of the game.


2015 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Virginia
The nation's top quarterback recruit, Rosen was taking over for three-year starter Brett Hundley, who had left for the National Football League (NFL). On the first play, the freshman threw a perfect 55-yard pass to Kenneth Walker III, who dropped the pass. The drive stalled, but Rosen completed seven consecutive passes at the end of the quarter, including a scoring pass to Devin Fuller. In the middle of the second quarter, Rosen connected with Thomas Duarte on a 30-yard pass placed over the defender's shoulder and into his receiver's hands.


2015 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Virginia
Two defenders playing on offense scored for UCLA in the third. Linebacker Myles Jack, who also spends some time at running back, scored on a run, and defensive tackle Kenny Clark caught a scoring pass late in the quarter. Virginia, who had been limited to three field goals, scored their only touchdown with 3:29 left in the game.


2015 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Virginia
The Cavaliers had been selected to finish last among seven teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference's Coastal Division, and lost six of seven games dating back to the previous season. Rosen was honored as the Walter Camp Offensive Player of the Week.


2015 UCLA Bruins football team, Awards and honors, All-American teams
The following Pac-12 players were named to the 2015 College Football All-America Team by the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF), Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), Sporting News, and American Football Coaches Association (AFCA):


2015 UCLA Bruins football team, Awards and honors, 2016 NFL Draft
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.


2015 UCLA Bruins men's soccer team
The 2015 UCLA Bruins men's soccer team represented The University of California, Los Angeles during the 2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 80th season of the university fielding a program.


2015 UConn Huskies football team
The 2015 UConn Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Eastern Division of the American Athletic Conference. They played their home games at Rentschler Field. They were led by second-year head coach Bob Diaco. They finished the season 6–7, 4–4 in American Athletic play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division. They were invited to the St. Petersburg Bowl where they lost to Marshall.


2015 UConn Huskies men's soccer team
The 2015 Connecticut Huskies men's soccer team represented the University of Connecticut during the 2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Huskies were coached by Ray Reid, in his nineteenth season. They played home games at Morrone Stadium.


2015 UEC European Track Championships
The 2015 UEC European Track Championships was the sixth edition of the elite UEC European Track Championships in track cycling and took place at the Velodrome Suisse in Grenchen, Switzerland, between 14 and 18 October. The Event was organised by the European Cycling Union. All European champions are awarded the UEC European Champion jersey which may be worn by the champion throughout the year when competing in the same event at other competitions.


2015 UEC European Track Championships
The 10 Olympic events (sprint, team sprint, team pursuit, keirin and omnium for men and women), as well as 11 other events are on the program for these European Championships. For the first time, the elimination races, known within track cycling as Devils (from the saying Devil take the hindmost) were contested in their own right.


2015 UEC European Track Championships, Participating nations
255 cyclists (98 women,  157 men) from 27 nations enrolled for the championships. The number of entrants per nation is shown in parentheses.


2015 UEC European Track Championships (under-23 & junior)
The 2015 UEC European Track Championships (under-23 & junior) were the 15th continental championships for European under-23 and junior track cyclists, and the 6th since the event was renamed following the reorganisation of European track cycling in 2010. The event took place at the Athens Olympic Velodrome in Athens, Greece from 14 to 19 July 2015.


2015 UEC European Track Championships – Men's 1 km time trial
The Men's 1 km time trial was held on 17 October 2015.


2015 UEC European Track Championships – Men's elimination race
The Men's elimination race  was held on 17 October 2015.


2015 UEC European Track Championships – Men's individual pursuit
The Men's individual pursuit was held on 17 October 2015.


2015 UEC European Track Championships – Men's keirin, Results, First round
Heat winners qualified directly for the second round; the remainder went to the first round repechage.


2015 UEC European Track Championships – Men's keirin, Results, Second round
First three riders in each semi qualified for the final; the remainder went to the small final (for places 7-12).


2015 UEC European Track Championships – Men's madison
The Men's madison was held on 18 October 2015. 16 teams participated over a distance of 50 km (200 laps), with sprints every 20 laps awarding 5, 3, 2 or 1 point to the first four; teams are ranked by lap gains on their opponents, then points between teams on the same lap.


2015 UEC European Track Championships – Men's omnium
The Men's omnium was held on 16–17 October 2015. 20 riders competed across six events.


2015 UEC European Track Championships – Men's omnium, Results, Points race and final standings
Riders' points from the previous 5 events were carried into the points race, in which the final standings were decided.


2015 UEC European Track Championships – Men's points race
The Men's points race was held on 16 October 2015. 21 riders participated over a distance of 40 km (160 laps), with sprints every 10 laps awarding 5, 3, 2 or 1 point to the first four; 20 points are also awarded/withdrawn for each lap gained/lost respectively.


2015 UEC European Track Championships – Men's sprint, Results, 1/16 Finals
Winners proceed directly to the 1/8 finals; losers proceed to the repechage.


2015 UEC European Track Championships – Men's sprint, Results, 1/8 Finals
Winners proceed directly to the quarter-finals; losers proceed to the repechage.


2015 UEC European Track Championships – Men's sprint, Results, 1/8 Finals Repechages
Winners proceed to the quarter-finals; losers proceed to the race for places 9-12.


2015 UEC European Track Championships – Men's sprint, Results, Quarter-finals
One-on-one matches are extended to a 'best of three' format hereon. Winners proceed to the semi-finals; losers proceed to the race for places 5-8.


2015 UEC European Track Championships – Men's sprint, Results, Semi-finals
Winners proceed to the gold medal final; losers proceed to the bronze medal final.


2015 UEC European Track Championships – Men's team pursuit
The Men's team pursuit was held on 14-15 October 2015.


2015 UEC European Track Championships – Men's team pursuit, Results, Qualifying
The fastest 8 teams qualify for the first round, from which the top 4 remain in contention for the gold medal final and the other 4 for the bronze medal final.


2015 UEC European Track Championships – Men's team pursuit, Results, First round
First round heats are held as follows:Heat 1: 6th v 7th qualifierHeat 2: 5th v 8th qualifierHeat 3: 2nd v 3rd qualifierHeat 4: 1st v 4th qualifier


2015 UEC European Track Championships – Men's team pursuit, Results, First round
The winners of heats 3 and 4 proceed to the gold medal final. The remaining 6 teams are ranked on time, then proceed to the finals for bronze, 5th or 7th place.


2015 UEC European Track Championships – Men's team sprint
The Men's team sprint was held on 15 October 2015.


2015 UEC European Track Championships – Women's 500 m time trial
The Women's 500 m time trial  was held on 17 October 2015.


2015 UEC European Track Championships – Women's elimination race
The Women's elimination race was held on 18 October 2015.


2015 UEC European Track Championships – Women's individual pursuit
The Women's individual pursuit was held on 18 October 2015.


2015 UEC European Track Championships – Women's keirin, Results, First round
Top two in each heat qualified directly for the second round; the remainder went to the first round repechage.


2015 UEC European Track Championships – Women's keirin, Results, First round Repechage
First three riders in each heat qualified for the second round.


2015 UEC European Track Championships – Women's keirin, Results, Second round
First three riders in each semi qualified for the final; the remainder went to the small final (for places 7-12).


2015 UEC European Track Championships – Women's omnium
The Women's omnium was held on 17–18 October 2015. 19 riders competed across six events.


2015 UEC European Track Championships – Women's omnium, Results, Points race and final standings
Riders' points from the previous 5 events were carried into the points race, in which the final standings were decided.


2015 UEC European Track Championships – Women's points race
The Women's points race was held on 15 October 2015. 18 riders participated over a distance of 25 km (100 laps), with sprints every 10 laps awarding 5, 3, 2 or 1 point to the first four; 20 points are also awarded/withdrawn for each lap gained/lost respectively.


2015 UEC European Track Championships – Women's sprint, Results, 1/16 Finals
Winners proceed directly to the 1/8 finals; losers proceed to the repechage.


2015 UEC European Track Championships – Women's sprint, Results, 1/8 Finals
Winners proceed directly to the quarter-finals; losers proceed to the repechage.


2015 UEC European Track Championships – Women's sprint, Results, 1/8 Finals Repechages
Winners proceed to the quarter-finals; losers proceed to the race for places 9-12.


2015 UEC European Track Championships – Women's sprint, Results, Quarter-finals
One-on-one matches are extended to a 'best of three' format hereon. Winners proceed to the semi-finals; losers proceed to the race for places 5-8.


2015 UEC European Track Championships – Women's sprint, Results, Semi-finals
Winners proceed to the gold medal final; losers proceed to the bronze medal final.


2015 UEC European Track Championships – Women's team pursuit
The Women's team pursuit was held on 14–15 October 2015.


2015 UEC European Track Championships – Women's team pursuit, Results, Qualifying
The fastest 8 teams qualify for the first round, from which the top 4 remain in contention for the gold medal final and the other 4 for the bronze medal final.


2015 UEC European Track Championships – Women's team pursuit, Results, First round
First round heats are held as follows:Heat 1: 6th v 7th qualifierHeat 2: 5th v 8th qualifierHeat 3: 2nd v 3rd qualifierHeat 4: 1st v 4th qualifier


2015 UEC European Track Championships – Women's team pursuit, Results, First round
The winners of heats 3 and 4 proceed to the gold medal final. The remaining 6 teams are ranked on time, then proceed to the finals for bronze, 5th or 7th place.


2015 UEC European Track Championships – Women's team sprint
The Women's team sprint was held on 15 October 2015.


2015 UEFA Champions League Final
The 2015 UEFA Champions League Final was the final match of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League, the 60th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 23rd season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League. It was played at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany, on 6 June 2015, between Italian side Juventus and Spanish side Barcelona.


2015 UEFA Champions League Final
For the second time – after 2010 – both teams came into the final with the possibility of winning a continental treble, having each won their national league and cup for the season. Barcelona scored the only goal of the first half after four minutes, through Ivan Rakitić. Ten minutes after the interval, Juventus equalised with a goal by Álvaro Morata. In the 68th minute, Luis Suárez put Barcelona back in the lead, and the final score of 3–1 was confirmed when Neymar scored with the last kick of the game. It was Barcelona's fifth trophy in the competition, and sealed their second treble, the other coming in 2009. It was also Juventus' sixth defeat in a European Cup final, the most by any club, a record they previously shared with Bayern Munich and Benfica.


2015 UEFA Champions League Final
As winners, Barcelona earned the right to play against the winners of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League, Sevilla, in the 2015 UEFA Super Cup, and won that match 5–4. They also qualified to enter the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan as the UEFA representative, going on to beat Argentina's River Plate in the final.


2015 UEFA Champions League Final, Venue
The Olympiastadion was announced as the venue for the final at the UEFA Executive Committee meeting in London on 23 May 2013. This was the first European Cup/Champions League final hosted in Berlin.


2015 UEFA Champions League Final, Venue
The current Olympiastadion was built for the 1936 Summer Olympics in the western part of the city. Since 1985, the stadium has hosted the finals of both the DFB-Pokal and its female equivalent. The Olympiastadion hosts the Internationales Stadionfest, which was an IAAF Golden League event from 1998 to 2009. The stadium hosted the 2009 World Championships in Athletics.


2015 UEFA Champions League Final, Venue
Aside from its use as an Olympic stadium, the Olympiastadion has a strong footballing tradition, having been the home of Hertha BSC since 1963. It was also used for three matches at the 1974 FIFA World Cup, and was renovated ahead of the 2006 tournament, at which it hosted six matches, including the final.


2015 UEFA Champions League Final, Background
This was the eighth European Cup/UEFA Champions League final for both Juventus and Barcelona. Juventus won two of their previous finals (1985, 1996) and lost five (1973, 1983, 1997, 1998, 2003), while Barcelona won four of their previous finals (1992, 2006, 2009, 2011) and lost three (1961, 1986, 1994). Barcelona also played in six Cup Winners' Cup finals (winning in 1979, 1982, 1989, 1997, and losing in 1969, 1991), while Juventus also played in one Cup Winners' Cup final (winning in 1984) and four UEFA Cup finals (winning in 1977, 1990, 1993, and losing in 1995).


2015 UEFA Champions League Final, Background
The two teams had previously played six times in UEFA club competitions, but never in a final. In their previous UEFA club competition meetings, Barcelona won 2–1 on aggregate in the 1985–86 European Cup quarter-finals and 3–2 on aggregate in the 1990–91 European Cup Winners' Cup semi-finals, while Juventus won 3–2 on aggregate in the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals. They also played in the 1952 Latin Cup semi-finals, won by Barcelona 4–2, and the 1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup second round, won by Juventus 4–2 on aggregate.


2015 UEFA Champions League Final, Background
Similar to the 2010 UEFA Champions League Final, both teams entered the final in the possibility of winning the treble of domestic league, domestic cup and Champions League titles. Juventus were crowned champions of the 2014–15 Serie A on 2 May, and won the 2015 Coppa Italia Final eighteen days later. Barcelona were crowned champions of the 2014–15 La Liga on 17 May, and won the 2015 Copa del Rey Final thirteen days later. While it would have been the first treble for Juventus, Barcelona had previously won the treble in 2008–09.


2015 UEFA Champions League Final, Road to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).


2015 UEFA Champions League Final, Road to the final, Juventus
As winners of the 2013–14 Serie A, Juventus qualified automatically for the group stage. They were seeded second in Group A featuring – in seeded order – Atlético Madrid (champions of the 2013–14 La Liga), Olympiacos (champions of the 2013–14 Superleague Greece), and Malmö FF (champions of the 2013 Allsvenskan).


2015 UEFA Champions League Final, Road to the final, Juventus
Their campaign began on 16 September, hosting Malmö at the Juventus Stadium, winning 2–0 through second-half goals by Carlos Tevez. On 1 October, they travelled to face Atlético at the Vicente Calderón Stadium, losing by a sole goal from Arda Turan late on, a result that left all four teams level on three points apiece. Three weeks later Juventus again lost by one goal on their travels, Pajtim Kasami scoring in the first half for Olympiacos, whose goalkeeper Roberto played a key role. On 4 November, hosting the Greeks, Juventus won 3–2 after trailing 1–2, getting two goals in as many minutes from Roberto's own goal and Paul Pogba's winning strike.


2015 UEFA Champions League Final, Road to the final, Juventus
On 26 November, Juventus won away for the first time in the group, with second-half goals from Fernando Llorente and Tevez at Malmö's Swedbank Stadion. In the final group game on 9 December, they hosted a goalless draw against Atlético, which sent both teams through, but Juventus in second place.


2015 UEFA Champions League Final, Road to the final, Juventus
As group runners-up, Juventus had to face a group winner – Germans Borussia Dortmund of Group D – in the last 16. They won 2–1 at home in the first leg on 24 February 2015, with all the goals in the first half – visitor Marco Reus equalised either side of strikes from Tevez and Álvaro Morata. The same forwards were on target in the second leg at the Westfalenstadion on 18 March – Tevez scored twice, including in the third minute – as Juventus won 3–0, and 5–1 on aggregate.


2015 UEFA Champions League Final, Road to the final, Juventus
In the quarter-finals, Juventus faced Monaco, runners-up in the 2013–14 Ligue 1. The only goal of the tie came in the first leg at home on 14 April, Arturo Vidal scoring a penalty kick after Ricardo Carvalho tripped Morata. It was their first advancement into the semi-finals for 12 years.


2015 UEFA Champions League Final, Road to the final, Juventus
On 5 May, Juventus hosted reigning champions Real Madrid at Juventus Stadium. Morata opened the scoring against his former team, and Cristiano Ronaldo equalised before half time. Tevez scored the winning goal from the penalty spot after he was fouled by Dani Carvajal. Eight days later, the two teams drew at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium: Ronaldo scored a penalty after Giorgio Chiellini fouled James Rodríguez, but in the second half Morata equalised. Juventus advanced to the final 3–2 on aggregate.


2015 UEFA Champions League Final, Road to the final, Barcelona
Barcelona qualified for the group stage as runners-up to Atlético in the previous season's La Liga. They were the top seeds in Group F, alongside – in order – Paris Saint-Germain (winners of the 2013–14 Ligue 1), Ajax (winners of the 2013–14 Eredivisie) and APOEL (winners of the 2013–14 Cypriot First Division).


2015 UEFA Champions League Final, Road to the final, Barcelona
In their first game of the group, defender Gerard Piqué headed the only goal to defeat APOEL at the Camp Nou on 17 September. However, thirteen days later at the Parc des Princes, they fell 3–2 to Paris Saint-Germain. On 21 October, Barcelona hosted Ajax and got first-half goals through Neymar and Lionel Messi; Anwar El Ghazi scored for the visitors with two minutes to play but Sandro's added-time strike confirmed a 3–1 win. Barcelona travelled to the Amsterdam Arena on 5 November and defeated Ajax 2–0 with a Messi goal in each half; he equalled the tournament's record of 71 overall goals.


2015 UEFA Champions League Final, Road to the final, Barcelona
On 25 November, Barcelona played APOEL at the GSP Stadium in Nicosia, winning 4–0 with a hat-trick from Messi and a further goal from Luis Suárez; Messi became the competition's all-time top scorer. Barcelona won the group with a 3–1 home win over PSG on 10 December. They initially fell behind to a goal by Zlatan Ibrahimović, but replied with a goal each from the South American forward line of Messi, Neymar and Suárez.


2015 UEFA Champions League Final, Road to the final, Barcelona
In the last 16, Barcelona faced Manchester City, winners of the 2013–14 Premier League and Group E runners-up. In the first leg at the City of Manchester Stadium on 24 February 2015, Suárez scored twice in the first 30 minutes, and Sergio Agüero got a goal back for the hosts after the break. In the return game on 18 March, City goalkeeper limited Barcelona to a single goal by Ivan Rakitić, and Barcelona advanced 3–1 on aggregate.


2015 UEFA Champions League Final, Road to the final, Barcelona
Barcelona met PSG again in the quarter-finals. On 15 April in Paris, Neymar scored the only goal of the first half and Suárez added two more, with the hosts getting a consolation through Jérémy Mathieu's own goal. Six days later, two first-half goals from Neymar sealed a 5–1 aggregate win.


2015 UEFA Champions League Final, Road to the final, Barcelona
In the semi-finals, Barcelona's opponents were Bayern Munich, winners of the 2013–14 Bundesliga. They hosted the first leg on 6 May, breaking the deadlock with two late goals from Messi in a three-minute spell, and an added-time addition by Neymar. Six days later at the Allianz Arena, Bayern took the lead through Medhi Benatia, and Neymar put Barcelona into the lead by half time. Second-half goals by Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Müller gave Bayern a 3–2 win on the night, but Barcelona advanced 5–3 on aggregate.


2015 UEFA Champions League Final, Pre-match, Ambassador
Former Germany international player Karl-Heinz Riedle, who won the Champions League with Borussia Dortmund against Juventus in 1997, was named the ambassador for the final.


2015 UEFA Champions League Final, Pre-match, Logo
UEFA unveiled the visual identity of the final on 29 August 2014. It blends the stadium with the city's Brandenburg Gate.


2015 UEFA Champions League Final, Pre-match, Ticketing
With a stadium capacity of 70,500, a total amount of 46,000 tickets were available to fans and the general public, with the two finalist teams receiving 20,000 tickets each and with 6,000 tickets being available for sale to fans worldwide via UEFA.com from 5 to 23 March 2015 in four price categories: €390, €280, €160, and €70. The rest of 24,500 tickets were allocated to sponsors and officials.


2015 UEFA Champions League Final, Pre-match, Related events
The 2015 UEFA Women's Champions League Final was held on 14 May 2015 at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark in Berlin. Unlike recent years, in which the Women's Champions League final was held in the same week as the men's Champions League final, the two matches are separated by almost a month, as the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup started in early June.


2015 UEFA Champions League Final, Pre-match, Related events
The annual UEFA Champions Festival was held between 4–7 June 2015 in the streets around Brandenburg Gate.


2015 UEFA Champions League Final, Pre-match, Opening ceremony
The UEFA Champions League Anthem is performed by German soprano Nina Maria Fischer and Spanish tenor Manuel Gomez Ruiz, the first time it had been performed as a duet.


2015 UEFA Champions League Final, Match, Officials
In May 2015, the officials were chosen for the final by UEFA, led by Turkish referee Cüneyt Çakır. His compatriots Bahattin Duran and Tarık Ongun were chosen as assistant referees, and fellow Turks Hüseyin Göçek and Barış Şimşek the additional assistants, with Mustafa Emre Eyisoy the reserve assistant. Jonas Eriksson, of Sweden, was chosen as fourth official. Çakır is a UEFA elite referee, and has refereed at UEFA Euro 2012 and the 2014 FIFA World Cup, as well as the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup Final.


2015 UEFA Champions League Final, Match, Officials
Çakır was scrutinised by the British media in 2013 when he sent off Manchester United's Nani in a Champions League quarter-final and the English team went on to lose to Real Madrid. Manager Alex Ferguson was so enraged by the decision that he refused to speak to the media after the game. UEFA confirmed that no action would be taken against the referee, concluding that he made the correct judgement.


2015 UEFA Champions League Final, Match, Team selection
Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini was ruled out of the final with a calf injury picked up in training on 3 June. Barcelona had no injury concerns before the final.


2015 UEFA Champions League Final, Match, Team selection
Barcelona's Luis Suárez had previously been involved in two controversies with players in the Juventus squad: in 2012, he was found guilty by an FA commission of using racially insulting language towards Patrice Evra in a game between their respective former clubs Liverpool and Manchester United, and at the 2014 FIFA World Cup he escaped punishment for biting Chiellini but was punished retrospectively. Evra stated that he would shake Suárez's hand before the game, after Suarez had refused to shake his hand in their last match.


2015 UEFA Champions League Final, Match, Summary
In the second minute, Barcelona's Javier Mascherano conceded a corner kick, which Juventus aimed at Evra but Barcelona cleared it. However two minutes later, Jordi Alba made a run on Barcelona's left, passing to Neymar and then Andrés Iniesta who set up Ivan Rakitić to score the first goal from close range. Rakitić's goal was Barcelona's fastest goal in a Champions League Final, and the fourth fastest in a Champions League Final overall. In the 11th minute, Arturo Vidal of Juventus received the first yellow card for fouling Sergio Busquets. At half time, Barcelona led 1–0.


2015 UEFA Champions League Final, Match, Summary
Ten minutes into the second half, Juventus equalised: Claudio Marchisio back-heeled the ball to right-back Stephan Lichtsteiner, who set up Carlos Tevez. Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen blocked the shot from Tevez, but Álvaro Morata levelled the scores by putting the rebound into the net. In the 67th minute, Juventus appealed for a penalty when Paul Pogba went down in the area when challenged by Dani Alves, but the referee did not give it.


2015 UEFA Champions League Final, Match, Summary
Two minutes later, Barcelona took the lead again when Lionel Messi shot from the edge of the area, Gianluigi Buffon blocked it and Suárez put in the rebound. Soon after, Neymar put the ball into the net from Alba's cross, but it was disallowed as the referee deemed that Neymar had headed it into his own hand.


2015 UEFA Champions League Final, Match, Summary
In the 78th minute, Barcelona substituted Iniesta, who gave his captain's armband to Xavi, making his 767th and final appearance for Barcelona. Soon after, Juventus made three substitutions in quick succession: Vidal was replaced with Roberto Pereyra and Morata with Fernando Llorente, while Evra made way for Kingsley Coman. In added time, Barcelona made their final two changes, as Rakitić made way for Jérémy Mathieu and the limping Suárez for Pedro. In the final added minute, Alves handled the ball near the halfway line, and Juventus launched the resulting free kick towards the Barcelona goal, where it was cleared. The ensuing counter-attack ended with Neymar scoring with the final kick to make it 3–1.


2015 UEFA Champions League Final, Match, Details
Assistant referees:Bahattin Duran (Turkey)Tarık Ongun (Turkey)Fourth official:Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)Additional assistant referees:Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey)Barış Şimşek (Turkey)Reserve assistant referee:Mustafa Emre Eyisoy (Turkey)


2015 UEFA Champions League Final, Post-match
With the win, Barcelona became the first European club to achieve the treble twice. Their fifth European title put them joint third with Bayern Munich and Liverpool, until Liverpool won the 2019 final to achieve their sixth title. Bayern also went on to win their sixth trophy a year later, in the 2020 final. If only the Champions League era is considered, this is their fourth title, putting them joint first with Real Madrid. Madrid extended their lead by winning a fifth title in the Champions League era in 2016, followed by further titles in 2017 and 2018.


2015 UEFA Champions League Final, Post-match
On the other hand, Juventus became the first team to lose six finals: they previously shared the record with Benfica and Bayern Munich. Patrice Evra became the first player to play in four losing UEFA Champions League finals, having previously been a runner-up in 2004 (with Monaco), 2009 and 2011 (both with Manchester United).


2015 UEFA Champions League Final, Post-match
Neymar's goal meant that three players shared the title of top scorer in the competition, alongside Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. He became the first player since Kaká in 2006–07 to be top scorer apart from those two. Messi was the top assister with six, with Ronaldo among the runners-up with four. After the final, both Messi and Ronaldo had a record 77 Champions League goals, but Ronaldo had one more if qualifiers were to be included.


2015 UEFA Champions League Final, Post-match, Reactions
Speaking to Canal+ after his final game for Barcelona, Xavi said he felt nostalgic knowing that he would never play for the team again, but deemed it "incredible" to win the Champions League in his last appearance. He admitted that Barcelona had been shaken by Juventus' equaliser, but had recovered through Messi doing "his thing". Xavi praised manager Luis Enrique for his successes despite his disputes with the club's board; there was uncertainty whether Luis Enrique would remain in his position for the following season.


2015 UEFA Champions League Final, Post-match, Reactions
Luis Enrique called the final "spectacular", and his team's opponents "absolutely top-level". Of the Juventus team, he singled out Buffon for praise. In his own side, he commented that Neymar had gone from "very, very good" in his previous season, to "spectacular" in this one, ranking him among the world's best players. Luis Enrique stated that Suárez' performances had been worth the money Barcelona paid for him, despite initial doubt whether he would adapt to a new team. In spite of Barcelona's treble, the manager concluded that it had been "a difficult year, a transitional year".


2015 UEFA Champions League Final, Post-match, Reactions
Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri praised his team for their efforts, and said that despite a few regrets, they could exit with confidence from their performance. He commented that the team reaching the final had inspired the city of Turin and the whole of Italy. Allegri added that to improve on the season would not mean winning a treble, but remaining within Europe's top 8 teams for the future.


2015 UEFA Champions League Final, Post-match, Subsequent matches
After winning the final, Barcelona qualified for the 2015 UEFA Super Cup against compatriots Sevilla, winners of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League. In the match on 11 August in Tbilisi, Georgia, Barcelona won 5–4 with Pedro scoring an extra-time winner. It was their fifth win in the competition, equalling Milan's record.


2015 UEFA Champions League Final, Post-match, Subsequent matches
In December, Barcelona travelled to Japan as Europe's representative in the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup. They defeated China's Guangzhou Evergrande 3–0 in the semi-finals and River Plate of Argentina by the same score in the final. It was a record third win in the competition, and their fifth trophy of the calendar year.


2015 UEFA Europa League Final
The 2015 UEFA Europa League Final was the final match of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League, the 44th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the sixth season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. It was played at the National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland, on 27 May 2015, between Ukrainian side Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk and the title holders, Spanish side Sevilla. Sevilla won the match 3–2 for a record fourth title.


2015 UEFA Europa League Final
As winners, Sevilla earned the right to play against the winners of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League, Barcelona, in the 2015 UEFA Super Cup. Moreover, for the first time, a place in the UEFA Champions League was reserved for the UEFA Europa League winners, meaning that Sevilla automatically qualified for the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League despite not qualifying through their domestic league position. They were guaranteed to enter at the group stage, since the 2015 Champions League finalists (Juventus and Barcelona) have already qualified for the group stage via their domestic leagues and therefore the berth in the group stage reserved for the Champions League title holders are not used.


2015 UEFA Europa League Final, Venue
The National Stadium was announced as the venue of the final at the UEFA Executive Committee meeting on 23 May 2013. This was the first UEFA club final hosted in Poland.


2015 UEFA Europa League Final, Venue
The National Stadium is a retractable roof football stadium located in Warsaw, Poland. It is used mostly for football matches and it is the home stadium of Poland national football team. The stadium has a seating capacity of 58,145 which makes it the largest association football arena in Poland. Its construction started in 2008 and finished in November 2011. It is located on the site of the former Stadion Dziesięciolecia, on Aleja Zieleniecka in Praga Południe district, near the city centre. It hosted three group matches (including the opening match), a quarter-final, and a semi-final in UEFA Euro 2012, co-hosted by Poland and Ukraine.


2015 UEFA Europa League Final, Background
This was Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk's first European final. They were the second Ukrainian team to reach the UEFA Cup/Europa League final, after Shakhtar Donetsk, who defeated Werder Bremen in the 2009 final in Istanbul, and the third Ukrainian team to play a European final, after Shakhtar Donetsk and Dynamo Kyiv, who won two Cup Winners' Cup finals in 1975 and 1986 as representatives of the Soviet Union. Before this final, Ukrainian clubs had won every major European final which they had competed.


2015 UEFA Europa League Final, Background
This was Sevilla's fourth UEFA Cup/Europa League final. They won all three of their previous finals (in 2006, 2007 and 2014), and as they won their fourth title, they became the outright record holder, breaking a tie with Juventus, Inter Milan and Liverpool.


2015 UEFA Europa League Final, Background
Sevilla manager Unai Emery, who was their winning manager in 2014, became the fifth coach to win the title twice or more, after Giovanni Trapattoni (Juventus in 1977 and 1993, Inter Milan in 1991), Luis Molowny (Real Madrid in 1985 and 1986), Juande Ramos (Sevilla in 2006 and 2007) and Rafael Benítez (Valencia in 2004, Chelsea in 2013).


2015 UEFA Europa League Final, Background
The two sides had never met in UEFA club competitions.


2015 UEFA Europa League Final, Road to the final
Note: In the table, the score of the finalist is given first (H = home; A = away).


2015 UEFA Europa League Final, Road to the final, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
As runners-up of the 2013–14 Ukrainian Premier League behind Shakhtar, Dnipro were awarded a spot in the third qualifying round of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League for the first time in their history. They were drawn against Danish runners-up FC Copenhagen, but a draw in the first leg at home, followed by a 2–0 defeat in Denmark, meant they dropped down into the Europa League play-off, where they defeated Hajduk Split to reach the group stage for the third time in a row.


2015 UEFA Europa League Final, Road to the final, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Dnipro were drawn in Group F with Inter Milan, Saint-Étienne, and Qarabağ. The group stage campaign started disastrously for the Ukrainians, who earned only a single point in their first three games with a 0–0 draw away to Saint-Étienne and 1–0 home defeats to both Inter and Qarabağ. On matchday 4, a 2–1 away win over the Azerbaijani team ended a winless run, but Dnipro were again defeated by Inter 2–1 in Milan, despite taking a 1–0 lead through Ruslan Rotan's early goal.


2015 UEFA Europa League Final, Road to the final, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Dnipro went into their final group match at home to Saint-Étienne at the bottom of the Group F table and needing a win to stand a chance of qualifying; Artem Fedetskyi scored the only goal of the match midway through the second half to secure a 1–0 win. With Qarabağ only managing a 0–0 draw against group winners Inter, Dnipro finished the group stage in second place with seven points.


2015 UEFA Europa League Final, Road to the final, Sevilla
As title holders, Sevilla qualified for the group stage automatically, and were placed in Group G with Feyenoord, Rijeka and Standard Liège. They began their campaign with a 2–0 win over Feyenoord, with first-half goals from Grzegorz Krychowiak and Stéphane Mbia. Two weeks later, Mbia earned a 2–2 draw at Rijeka. Sevilla then played Liège twice, a goalless away draw and a 3–1 home victory with goals from Kevin Gameiro, José Antonio Reyes and Carlos Bacca. They then lost 2–0 away to Feyenoord, sending the Dutch side to the knockout stage ahead of Sevilla. The Spanish side secured second place in the final game with a home victory over Rijeka via Denis Suárez's first European goal.


2015 UEFA Europa League Final, Pre-match, Ambassador
Former Poland international goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek, who won the Champions League with Liverpool in 2005, was named the ambassador for the final.


2015 UEFA Europa League Final, Pre-match, Officials
In May 2015, English referee Martin Atkinson was chosen to oversee the final. He was joined by compatriots Stephen Child and Michael Mullarkey as assistant referees, Andre Marriner and Anthony Taylor as additional assistant referees, Jake Collin as reserve assistant referee, and the Czech Pavel Královec as fourth official.


2015 UEFA Europa League Final, Pre-match, Logo
UEFA unveiled the visual identity of the final on 29 August 2014.


2015 UEFA Europa League Final, Pre-match, Ticketing
With a stadium capacity of 56,000, a total of 44,000 tickets were made available to fans and the general public, with the two finalist teams receiving 9,500 tickets each and 25,000 tickets sold to fans worldwide via the UEFA website from 26 February to 25 March 2015 in four price categories: €130, €90, €65, and €40.


2015 UEFA Europa League Final, Match, Kits
At the behest of club president José Castro, Sevilla chose to wear their red away kit, featuring their badge rather than the "SFC" monogram which they had previously been sporting.


2015 UEFA Europa League Final, Match, Summary
Although Sevilla dominated possession in the early exchanges, Dnipro opened the scoring after seven minutes when Nikola Kalinić headed in a cross from Matheus. In the 28th minute, Dnipro failed to clear from a free kick and Sevilla midfielder Grzegorz Krychowiak took possession of the ball, taking a step to evade Léo Matos before shooting an equaliser in his home country. Only three minutes later, the Spanish club took the lead, when captain José Antonio Reyes, in what was reported to be his final match for Sevilla, found Carlos Bacca who rounded Dnipro goalkeeper Denys Boyko. Only two minutes before half time, Dnipro equalised, with Ruslan Rotan dispatching a free kick past Sergio Rico.


2015 UEFA Europa League Final, Match, Summary
In the 58th minute, Sevilla made the game's first substitution: Reyes made way for Coke, who went into his habitual right-back position, pushing Aleix Vidal forward into the right-wing position held by Reyes. Fifteen minutes later, Sevilla scored the winner, Bacca converting after being supplied by Vitolo. Soon after, Dnipro made an attacking change, replacing Kalinić with Yevhen Seleznyov, and Sevilla substituted Bacca for Kevin Gameiro. The two teams then made their last substitutions in the closing stages, Dnipro replaced Jaba Kankava with Yevhen Shakhov and Sevilla took off Éver Banega for Vicente Iborra.


2015 UEFA Europa League Final, Match, Summary
Soon after all changes had been made, Dnipro's Matheus collapsed and was taken off by medical staff. Manager Myron Markevych confirmed that he was treated at hospital for a nasal fracture and a head injury, being discharged in good health hours later to reunite with his teammates.


2015 UEFA Europa League Final, Match, Summary
Sevilla's record fourth title meant that Spain and Italy were tied with the most UEFA Cup/Europa League titles, with both countries having won nine times. José Antonio Reyes became the first player to win the UEFA Cup/Europa League four times, as he was also a member of the winning side for Atlético Madrid in 2010 and 2012 (although he missed the latter final) and for Sevilla in 2014. Three players had won the title three times: Ray Clemence, Giuseppe Bergomi, and Nicola Berti.


2015 UEFA Europa League Final, Match, Details
Assistant referees:Mike Mullarkey (England)Stephen Child (England)Fourth official:Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)Additional assistant referees:Anthony Taylor (England)Andre Marriner (England)Reserve assistant referee:Jake Collin (England)


2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
The 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the 14th edition of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship (33rd edition if the Under-16 era was also included), the annual European youth football competition contested by the men's under-17 national teams of the member associations of UEFA. Bulgaria hosted the tournament. The finals featured 16 teams for the first time since 2002, as the number of teams was increased from eight in the previous tournament. Players born on or after 1 January 1998 were eligible to participate in this competition.


2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
The final tournament also acted as the UEFA qualifier for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile, with six teams qualifying (the four semi-finalists and the two winners of play-off matches between the losing quarter-finalists).


2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Each match lasted 80 minutes, consisting of two halves of 40 minutes, with an interval of 15 minutes.


2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, Qualification
All 54 UEFA nations entered the competition and with the hosts Bulgaria qualifying automatically, the other 53 teams competed in the qualifying competition to determine the remaining 15 spots in the final tournament. The qualifying competition consisted of two rounds: Qualifying round, which took place in autumn 2014 and Elite round, which took place in spring 2015.


2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, Qualification, Qualified teams
Note: All appearance statistics include only U-17 era (since 2002).


2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, Qualification, Final draw
The final draw was held in Pomorie, Bulgaria on 2 April 2015, 14:00 EEST (UTC+3). The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams. There were no seeding except that the hosts Bulgaria were assigned to position A1 in the draw.


2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, Venues
The competition was played at four venues in four host cities: Beroe Stadium (in Stara Zagora), Hadzhi Dimitar Stadium (in Sliven), Lazur Stadium (in Burgas), and Arena Sozopol (in Sozopol).


2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, Squads
Each national team had to submit a squad of 18 players.


2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, Match officials
A total of 9 referees, 12 assistant referees and 4 fourth officials were appointed for the final tournament.


2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, Group stage
if two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following tie-breaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:


2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, penalty shoot-out was used to decide the winner if necessary (no extra time was played).


2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, Knockout stage, Quarter-finals
Winners qualified for 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Losers played in FIFA U-17 World Cup play-offs.


2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification
The 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying competition was a men's under-17 football competition played in 2014 and 2015 to determine the 15 teams joining Bulgaria, who qualified automatically as hosts, in the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship final tournament. A total of 53 UEFA member national teams entered the qualifying competition.


2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification
Each match lasted 80 minutes, consisting of two halves of 40 minutes, with an interval of 15 minutes.


2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification
The final tournament also acted as the UEFA qualifier for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile, with six teams qualifying (the four semi-finalists and the two winners of play-off matches between the losing quarter-finalists).


2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification, Format, Tiebreakers
If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of a mini-tournament, the following tie-breaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:


2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification, Format, Tiebreakers
To determine the five best third-placed teams from the qualifying round and the seven best runners-up from the elite round, the results against the teams in fourth place were discarded. The following criteria were applied:


2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification, Qualifying round, Draw
The draw for the qualifying round was held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on 28 November 2013 at 09:30 CET (UTC+1).


2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification, Qualifying round, Draw
The teams were seeded according to their coefficient ranking, calculated based on the following:


2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification, Qualifying round, Draw
Each group contained two teams from Pot A and two teams from Pot B.


2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification, Qualifying round, Draw
For political reasons, if Azerbaijan and Armenia (due to the disputed status of Nagorno-Karabakh), as well as Georgia and Russia (due to the disputed status of South Ossetia), were drawn in the same group, neither would host the mini-tournament. Moreover, Spain and Gibraltar could not be drawn in the same group due to the disputed status of Gibraltar.


2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification, Qualifying round, Groups
Times up to 25 October 2014 were CEST (UTC+2), thereafter times were CET (UTC+1).


2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification, Qualifying round, Ranking of third-placed teams
To determine the five best third-placed teams from the qualifying round which advanced to the elite round, only the results of the third-placed teams against the first and second-placed teams in their group were taken into account.


2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification, Elite round, Draw
The draw for the elite round was held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on 3 December 2014 at 10:40 CET (UTC+1).