2015 in women's road cycling

2015 in women's road cycling is about the 2015 women's bicycle races ruled by the UCI and the 2015 UCI Women's Teams.

UCI Road World Rankings

Final ranking 2015.[1]

Top-ranked individual Second-ranked individual Third-ranked individual Top-ranked team Top-ranked nation
 Anna van der Breggen (NED)
Rabo–Liv		  Lizzie Armitstead (GBR)
Boels–Dolmans		  Jolien D'Hoore (BEL)
Wiggle–Honda		 Rabo–Liv  Netherlands

World Championships

The World Road Championships is set to be held in Richmond, Virginia, United States.

Race Date Winner Second Third
World Championship Team Time Trial 20 September Germany Velocio–SRAM Netherlands Boels–Dolmans Netherlands Rabo–Liv
 Alena Amialiusik (BLR)
 Lisa Brennauer (DEU)
 Karol-Ann Canuel (CAN)
 Barbara Guarischi (ITA)
 Mieke Kröger (DEU)
 Trixi Worrack (DEU)		  Lizzie Armitstead (GBR)
 Chantal Blaak (NED)
 Christine Majerus (LUX)
 Katarzyna Pawłowska (POL)
 Evelyn Stevens (USA)
 Ellen van Dijk (NED)		  Lucinda Brand (NED)
 Thalita de Jong (NED)
 Shara Gillow (AUS)
 Roxane Knetemann (NED)
 Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL)
 Anna van der Breggen (NED)
World Championship Time Trial 22 September  Linda Villumsen (NZL)  Anna van der Breggen (NED)  Lisa Brennauer (GER)
World Championship Road Race 26 September  Elizabeth Armitstead (GBR)  Anna van der Breggen (NED)  Megan Guarnier (USA)

UCI World Cup

Race Date Winner Second Third
Netherlands Ronde van Drenthe () 14 March  Jolien D'Hoore (BEL)  Amy Pieters (NED)  Ellen van Dijk (NED)
Italy Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio () 29 March  Lizzie Armitstead (GBR)  Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA)  Anna van der Breggen (NED)
Belgium Tour of Flanders () 5 April  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)  Jolien D'Hoore (BEL)  Anna van der Breggen (NED)
Belgium La Flèche Wallonne Féminine () 22 April  Anna van der Breggen (NED)  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)  Megan Guarnier (USA)
China Tour of Chongming Island World Cup () 17 May  Giorgia Bronzini (ITA)  Kirsten Wild (NED)  Fanny Riberot (FRA)
United States The Philadelphia Cycling Classic () 7 June  Lizzie Armitstead (GBR)  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)  Alena Amialiusik (BLR)
Germany Sparkassen Giro () 2 August  Barbara Guarischi (ITA)  Lucinda Brand (NED)  Emilie Moberg (NOR)
Sweden Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT () 21 August Rabo–Liv Velocio–SRAM Boels–Dolmans
Sweden Open de Suède Vårgårda () 23 August  Jolien D'Hoore (BEL)  Giorgia Bronzini (ITA)  Lisa Brennauer (GER)
France GP de Plouay () 29 August  Lizzie Armitstead (GBR)  Emma Johansson (SWE)  Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA)
Final standings

[2]

Single day races (1.1 and 1.2)

Race Date Cat. † Winner Second Third
Argentina Gran Prix San Luis Femenino () January 10 1.2  Hannah Barnes (GBR)  Luciene Ferreira (BRA)  Clemilda Fernandes Silva (BRA)
Belgium Omloop Het Nieuwsblad () February 28 1.2  Anna van der Breggen (NED)  Ellen van Dijk (NED)  Lizzie Armitstead (GBR)
Belgium Le Samyn des Dames () March 4 1.2  Chantal Blaak (NED)  Anna van der Breggen (NED)  Emma Johansson (SWE)
Italy Strade Bianche () March 7 1.1  Megan Guarnier (USA)  Lizzie Armitstead (GBR)  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)
Belgium Omloop van het Hageland () March 8 1.2  Jolien D'Hoore (BEL)  Chantal Blaak (NED)  Sara Mustonen-Lichan (SWE)
Netherlands Acht van Westerveld () March 12 1.1  Giorgia Bronzini (ITA)  Valentina Scandolara (ITA)  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)
Netherlands Novilon EDR Cup () March 15 1.2  Kirsten Wild (NED)  Chloe Hosking (AUS)  Christine Majerus (LUX)
France Cholet Pays de Loire Dames () March 22 1.2 Audrey Cordon (FRA)  Amélie Rivat (FRA)  Miriam Bjørnsrud (NOR)
Belgium Gent–Wevelgem () March 29 1.2  Floortje Mackaij (NED)  Janneke Ensing (NED)  Chloe Hosking (AUS)
Belgium Grand Prix de Dottignies () April 6 1.2  Roxane Fournier (FRA)  Chloe Hosking (AUS)  Pascale Jeuland (FRA)
Netherlands Ronde van Gelderland () April 19 1.2  Kirsten Wild (NED)  Lucy Garner (GBR)  Barbara Guarischi (ITA)
Netherlands EPZ Omloop van Borsele () April 25 1.2  Kirsten Wild (NED)  Shelley Olds (USA)  Anna Knauer (GER)
Belgium Dwars door de Westhoek () April 26 1.1  Élise Delzenne (FRA)  Jolien D'Hoore (BEL)  Tiffany Cromwell (AUS)
South Africa PMB Road Classic () April 27 1.2  Cherise Taylor (RSA)  An-Li Pretorius (RSA)  Lise Olivier (RSA)
Netherlands Ronde van Overijssel () May 1 1.1  Lauren Kitchen (AUS)  Natalie van Gogh (NED)  Anouska Koster (NED)
South Africa Hibiscus Cycle Classic () May 3 1.2  Cherise Taylor (RSA)  Lise Olivier (RSA)  An-Li Pretorius (RSA)
Netherlands Rabobank Marianne Vos Classic () May 9 1.1  Chloe Hosking (AUS)  Marianne Vos (NED)  Amy Pieters (NED)
United States Amgen Tour of California () May 16 1.1  Evelyn Stevens (USA)  Lauren Stephens (USA)  Kristin Armstrong (USA)
Belgium Trofee Maarten Wynants () May 16 1.2  Natalie van Gogh (NED)  Lotte Kopecky (BEL)  Sara Mustonen-Lichan (SWE)
Venezuela Copa Federacion Venezolana de Ciclismo () May 16 1.2  Gleydimar Tapia (VEN)  Jennifer Cesar (VEN)  Daniela Guajardo (CHI)
Venezuela Clasico FVCiclismo Corre Por la VIDA () May 17 1.2  Paola Muñoz (CHI)  Yngrid Porras (VEN)  María Tapia (VEN)
Netherlands Boels Rental Hills Classic () May 29 1.1  Lizzie Armitstead (GBR)  Emma Johansson (SWE)  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL)
France Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan Dames () May 30 1.2  Chloe Hosking (AUS)  Pascale Jeuland (FRA)  Eider Merino Cortazar (ESP)
Belgium Gooik-Geraardsbergen-Gooik () May 31 1.1  Gracie Elvin (AUS)  Ellen van Dijk (NED)  Mayuko Hagiwara (JPN)
Switzerland SwissEver GP Cham-Hagendorn () May 31 1.2  Lizzie Williams (AUS)  Valentina Scandolara (ITA)  Rasa Leleivytė (LTU)
United States Winston-Salem Cycling Classic () May 31 1.2  Alena Amialiusik (BLR)  Amber Neben (USA)  Lauren Komanski (USA)
Russia Grand Prix of Maykop () June 2 1.2  Anastasia Iakovenko (RUS)  Svetlana Vasilieva (RUS)  Galina Chernyshova (RUS)
Canada Grand Prix cycliste de Gatineau () June 4 1.1  Kirsten Wild (NED)  Joëlle Numainville (CAN)  Christine Majerus (LUX)
Canada Chrono Gatineau () June 5 1.1  Carmen Small (USA)  Karol-Ann Canuel (CAN)  Tayler Wiles (USA)
Spain Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria () June 9 1.2  Emma Johansson (SWE)  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL)  Elena Cecchini (ITA)
Slovenia Ljubljana-Domzale-Ljubljana TT () June 12 1.2  Tatiana Antoshina (RUS)  Ann-Sophie Duyck (BEL)  Jaime Nielsen (NZL)
Switzerland GP du Canton d'Argovie () June 14 1.2  Anouska Koster (NED)  Edwige Pitel (FRA)  Thalita de Jong (NED)
Belgium Diamond Tour () June 14 1.2  Jolien D'Hoore (BEL)  Kelly Druyts (BEL)  Lisa Brennauer (GER)
Netherlands Salverda Omloop van de IJsseldelta () June 20 1.2  Kirsten Wild (NED)  Monique van de Ree (NED)  Kelly Markus (NED)
Canada White Spot / Delta Road Race () July 12 1.2  Shelley Olds (USA)  Leah Kirchmann (CAN)  Joanne Kiesanowski (NZL)
France La Course by Le Tour de France () July 26 1.1  Anna van der Breggen (NED)  Jolien D'Hoore (BEL)  Amy Pieters (NED)
Belgium Erondegemse Pijl (Erpe-Mere) () August 1 1.2  Thalita de Jong (NED)  Élise Delzenne (FRA)  Nina Kessler (NED)
Spain La Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta () September 13 1.1  Shelley Olds (USA)  Giorgia Bronzini (ITA)  Kirsten Wild (NED)
France Chrono Champenois-Trophée Européen () September 13 1.1  Ann-Sophie Duyck (BEL)  Tiffany Cromwell (AUS)  Hayley Simmonds (GBR)
Italy Giro dell'Emilia Internazionale Donne Elite () October 10 1.2  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)  Ashleigh Moolman (ZAF)  Amber Neben (USA)
France Chrono des Nations () October 18 1.1  Tatiana Antoshina (RUS)  Hanna Solovey (UKR)  Ann-Sophie Duyck (BEL)
South Africa 94.7 Cycle Challenge () November 15 1.1  Ashleigh Moolman (RSA)  Sabrina Stultiens (NED)  Floortje Mackaij (NED)

[3] † The clock symbol denotes a race which takes the form of a one-day time trial.

Stage races (2.1 and 2.2)

Race Date Cat. Winner Second Third
Argentina Tour Femenino de San Luis () January 11–162.2 Janildes Fernandes (BRA)  Lauren Stephens (USA)  Ana Paula Polegatch (BRA)
Qatar Ladies Tour of Qatar () February 3–62.1  Lizzie Armitstead (GBR)  Chloe Hosking (AUS)  Ellen van Dijk (NED)
New Zealand Women's Tour of New Zealand () February 18–222.2 Tayler Wiles (USA)  Megan Guarnier (USA)  Evelyn Stevens (USA)
Thailand The Princess Maha Chackri Sirindhon's Cup () April 8–102.2 Zhao Juan Meng (HKG)  Lauren Kitchen (AUS)  Thi That Nguyen (VIE)
Netherlands Energiewacht Tour () April 8–122.2 Lisa Brennauer (GER)  Trixi Worrack (GER)  Christine Majerus (LUX)
United States Joe Martin Stage Race () April 23–262.2 Lauren Stephens (USA)  Scotti Wilborne (USA)  Amber Neben (USA)
United States Tour of the Gila () April 29– May 3 2.2 Mara Abbott (USA)  Katie Hall (USA)  Lauren Stephens (USA)
Czech Republic Gracia Orlova () April 30– May 3 2.2 Alena Amialiusik (BLR)  Trixi Worrack (GER)  Eugenia Bujak (POL)
Luxembourg Festival Luxembourgeois du cyclisme féminin Elsy Jacobs () May 1–32.1 Anna van der Breggen (NED)  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)  Lucinda Brand (NED)
United States Tour of California () May 8–102.1 Trixi Worrack (GER)  Leah Kirchmann (CAN)  Lauren Komanski (USA)
China Tour of Chongming Island () May 13–152.1 Kirsten Wild (NED)  Roxane Fournier (FRA)  Annalisa Cucinotta (ITA)
China Tour of Zhoushan Island () May 20–222.1  Lauren Kitchen (AUS)  Elena Kuchinskaya (RUS)  Charlotte Becker (GER)
Russia Tour of Adygeya () June 3–062.2  Svetlana Vasilieva (RUS)  Anastasia Iakovenko (RUS)  Natalia Boyarskaya (RUS)
Germany Auensteiner-Radsporttage () June 6–072.2  Ashleigh Moolman (RSA)  Sabrina Stultiens (NED)  Polona Batagelj (SVN)
Spain Emakumeen Euskal Bira () June 10–142.1  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL)  Ashleigh Moolman (RSA)  Emma Johansson (SWE)
United Kingdom The Women's Tour () June 17–212.1  Lisa Brennauer (GER)  Jolien D'Hoore (BEL)  Christine Majerus (LUX)
Italy Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol () June 19–212.1  Amanda Spratt (AUS)  Anna Zita Maria Stricker (ITA)  Lara Vieceli (ITA)
Italy Giro d'Italia Internazionale Femminile () July 3–122.1  Anna van der Breggen (NED)  Mara Abbott (USA)  Megan Guarnier (USA)
Czech Republic Tour de Feminin-O cenu Českého Švýcarska () July 9–122.2  Tatiana Antoshina (RUS)  Lauren Stephens (USA)  Anna Plichta (POL)
France Tour de Bretagne Féminin () July 16–19 2.2  Ilaria Sanguineti (ITA)  Christine Majerus (LUX)  Tatiana Antoshina (RUS)
Netherlands BeNe Ladies Tour () July 17–192.2  Jolien D'Hoore (BEL)  Floortje Mackaij (NED)  Elena Cecchini (ITA)
Germany Internationale Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen () July 17–232.1  Emma Johansson (SWE)  Karol-Ann Canuel (CAN)  Lauren Stephens (USA)
France La Route de France () August 8–162.1  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)  Amber Neben (USA)  Claudia Lichtenberg (GER)
Norway Ladies Tour of Norway () August 14–162.2  Megan Guarnier (USA)  Shelley Olds (USA)  Amanda Spratt (AUS)
France Trophée d'Or Féminin () August 22–262.2  Rachel Neylan (AUS)  Edwige Pitel (FRA)  Carlee Taylor (AUS)
Netherlands Boels Rental Ladies Tour () September 1–62.1  Lisa Brennauer (GER)  Lucinda Brand (NED)  Ellen van Dijk (NED)
France Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche () September 2–72.2  Tayler Wiles (USA)  Lauren Stephens (USA)  Rossella Ratto (ITA)
Belgium Lotto Belisol Belgium Tour () September 10–142.2  Emma Johansson (SWE)  Amalie Dideriksen (DEN)  Anna van der Breggen (NED)

[4]

Cancelled Events

Race Date Cat.
Syria Golan I August 19 1.2
Syria Golan II August 21 1.2
Syria Golan III August 23 1.2
France Les 4 jours féminins July 21–24 2.2

Championships

International Games

Championships Race Date Winner Second Third
All-Africa Games Team time trial 10 September  Nigeria
Rosemary Marcus
Gladys Grikpa Tombrapa
Happy Okafor
Glory Odiase		  South Africa
Lise Olivier
Catherine Colyn
Heidi Dalton
Zanele Tshoko		  Ethiopia
Gebre Tsega Beyene
Hadnet Asmelash
Tesfoam Eyeru Gebru
Sendel Hafte Tewele
Individual time trial 11 September  Mossana Debesay (ERI)  Wehazit Kidane (ERI)  Lise Olivier (RSA)
Road race 12 September  Kimberley Le Court De Billot (MRI)  Gladys Grikpa Tombrapa (NGR)  Lise Olivier (RSA)
European Games Individual time trial 18 June  Ellen van Dijk (NED)  Hanna Solovey (UKR)  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)
Road race 20 June  Alena Amialiusik (BLR)  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL)  Anna van der Breggen (NED)
Pan American Games Individual time trial 22 July  Kelly Catlin (USA)  Jasmin Glaesser (CAN)  Evelyn García (SLV)
Road race 25 July  Jasmin Glaesser (CAN)  Marlies Mejias (CUB)  Allison Beveridge (CAN)
Island Games Individual time trial 28 June  Kim Ashton (Jersey)  Elizabeth Holden (Isle of Man)  Christine McLean (Shetland)

Continental Championships

Championships Race Winner Second Third
South Africa African Continental Championships Road race  Ashleigh Moolman (RSA)  Lise Olivier (RSA)  Hadnet Kidane (ETH)
Individual time trial  Ashleigh Moolman (RSA)  Heidi Dalton (RSA)  Aurelie Halbwachs (MRI)
Australia Oceania Cycling Championships Road race  Lauren Kitchen (AUS)  Lizzie Williams (AUS)  Katrin Garfoot  (AUS)
Individual time trial  Katrin Garfoot (AUS)  Lauren Kitchen (AUS)  Rebecca Mackey (AUS)
Mexico Pan American Championships Road race  Marlies Mejias (CUB)  Coryn Rivera (USA)  Yumari González (CUB)
Individual time trial  Carmen Small (USA)  Tara Whitten (CAN)  Clemilda Fernandes (BRA)
Thailand Asian Cycling Championships
(2015 summary)		 Road race  Ting Ying Huang (TAI)  Mei Yu Hsiao (TAI)  Zhao Juan Meng (HKG)
Individual time trial  Reum Ah Na (KOR)  Mayuko Hagiwara (JPN)  Tüvshinjargalyn Enkhjargal (MGL)
South Africa European Road Championships
(2015 summary)		 Road race (under-23)  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL)  Ilaria Sanguineti (ITA)  Thalita de Jong (NED)
Individual time trial (under-23)  Mieke Kröger (GER)  Olga Shekel (UKR)  Corinna Lechner (GER)

UCI teams

The country designation of each team is determined by the country of registration of the largest number of its riders, and is not necessarily the country where the team is registered or based.[5]\ List updated 8 January 2015[6] ()

The 2015 UCI Women's Teams are:

Code Official team name Country Continent
ALE Astana–Acca Due O (2015 season)  Italy Europe
ASA Alé Cipollini (2015 season)  Kazakhstan Asia
BPK BePink-La Classica (2015 season)  Italy Europe
BCT Bigla Pro Cycling Team (2015 season)   Switzerland Europe
BPD Bizkaia–Durango (2015 season)  Spain Europe
DLT Boels Dolmans Cycling Team (2015 season)  Netherlands Europe
BTC BTC City Ljubljana (2015 season)  Slovenia Europe
BZK BZK Emakumeen Bira (2015 season)  Spain Europe
GPC China Chongming–Liv–Champion System Pro Cycling (2015 season)  Hong Kong Asia
FCT Feminine Cycling Team (2015 season)  Germany Europe
HPU Hitec Products (2015 season)  Norway Europe
ISG Inpa Sottoli Giusfredi (2015 season)  Italy Europe
SLP Itau Shimano Ladies Power Team (2015 season)  Argentina America
LWZ Lensworld.eu–Zannata (2015 season)  Belgium Europe
LTK Lointek Team (2015 season)  Spain Europe
LBL Lotto–Soudal Ladies (2015 season)  Belgium Europe
MAT Matrix Fitness (2015 season)  United Kingdom Europe
NOE NÖ RadUnion Vitalogic (2015 season)  Austria Europe
OPW Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies (2015 season)  United States America
GEW Orica–AIS (2015 season)  Australia Oceania
PHV Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team (2015 season)  Netherlands Europe
PPC Pepper Palace p/b The Happy Tooth (2015 season)  United States America
FUT Poitou–Charentes.Futuroscope.86 (2015 season)  France Europe
RBW Rabo–Liv Women Cycling Team (2015 season)  Netherlands Europe
MIC S.C. Michela Fanini Rox (2015 season)  Italy Europe
SEF Servetto Footon (2015 season)  Italy Europe
TLP Team Liv–Plantur (2015 season)  Netherlands Europe
TRY Team Rytger (2015 season)  Denmark Europe
TIB Team TIBCO-SVB (2015 season)  United States America
TOG Top Girls Fassa Bortolo (2015 season)  Italy Europe
VLL Topsport Vlaanderen–Pro-Duo (2015 season)  Belgium Europe
TI6 Twenty16 p/b Sho-Air (2015 season)  United States America
UHC UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team (2015 season)  United States America
VAI Vaiano Fondriest (2015 season)  Italy Europe
VEL Velocio–SRAM (2015 season)  Germany Europe
WHT Wiggle–Honda (2015 season)  United Kingdom Europe

References

  1. ↑ "Ranking – Cycling – Road 2015 Women Elite UCI Ranking Individual Final result". UCI. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  2. ↑ http://www.procyclingstats.com/rcs/-2015-CDM
  3. ↑ http://women.cyclingfever.com/calendar.html?_p=women
  4. ↑ http://women.cyclingfever.com/calendar.html?_p=women
  5. ↑ UCI Cycling Regulations, Part 2: Road Races. UCI. 1 July 2012. Clause 2.17.006, page 160.
  6. ↑ "2015 UCI Women's Teams". UCI. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
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