2016 in women's road cycling

2016 in women's road cycling is about the 2016 women's bicycle races ruled by the UCI and the 2016 UCI Women's Teams.

World Rankings

UCI Women's World Rankings (Individual), as of 17 April 2016 Rank Rider Team Points Prev Move^♦ 1  Emma Johansson (SWE) Wiggle High5 1286.00 1 2  Anna van der Breggen (NED) Rabo–Liv 1185.00 2 3  Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) Boels–Dolmans 1074.25 3 4  Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels–Dolmans 981.00 4 5  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Wiggle High5 852.00 5 ^♦Change since previous week's rankings ^♣U23 rider

UCI Women's World Rankings (Teams), as of 17 April 2016 Rank Team Points Prev Move^♦ 1 Wiggle High5 3397.50 1 2 Boels–Dolmans 3332.50 2 3 Rabo–Liv 3165.50 3 4 Canyon–SRAM 2442.50 4 5 Orica–AIS 1699.50 5

UCI Women's World Rankings (Nations), as of 17 April 2016 Rank Nation Points Prev Move^♦ 1  Netherlands 3698.50 1 2  United States 2756.75 2 3  Italy 2187.25 3 4  Australia 1750.75 4 5  Germany 1707.75 5

World Championships

The World Road Championships is set to be held in Doha, Qatar.

	Race	Date	Winner	Second	Third
World Road Championships	Team Time Trial	20 September
	Individual Time Trial	22 September
	Road Race	26 September

UCI Women's WorldTour

Races in the 2016 UCI Women's World Tour

Race ()	Date	Winner	Second	Third	Leader
Strade Bianche	5 March	Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) Boels–Dolmans	Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Rabo–Liv	Emma Johansson (SWE) Wiggle High5	Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) Boels–Dolmans
Ronde van Drenthe	12 March	Chantal Blaak (NED) Boels–Dolmans	Gracie Elvin (AUS) Orica–AIS	Trixi Worrack (GER) Canyon–SRAM	Anna van der Breggen (NED) Rabo–Liv
Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio	20 March	Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) Boels–Dolmans	Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels–Dolmans	Jolanda Neff (SUI) Servetto Footon	Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) Boels–Dolmans
Gent–Wevelgem	27 March	Chantal Blaak (NED) Boels–Dolmans	Lisa Brennauer (GER) Canyon–SRAM	Lucinda Brand (NED) Rabo–Liv	Chantal Blaak (NED) Boels–Dolmans
Tour of Flanders	3 April	Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) Boels–Dolmans	Emma Johansson (SWE) Wiggle High5	Chantal Blaak (NED) Boels–Dolmans	Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) Boels–Dolmans
La Flèche Wallonne Féminine	20 April	Anna van der Breggen (NED) Rabo–Liv	Evelyn Stevens (USA) Boels–Dolmans	Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels–Dolmans	Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) Boels–Dolmans
Tour of Chongming Island	6 – 8 May
Amgen Tour of California	19 – 22 May
Philadelphia International Cycling Classic	5 June
Aviva Women's Tour	15 – 19 June
Giro d'Italia Internazionale Femminile	1 – 10 July
La Course by Le Tour de France	24 July
Prudential RideLondon Grand Prix	30 July
Crescent Women World Cup Vårgårda TTT	19 August
Crescent Women World Cup Vårgårda	21 August
GP de Plouay-Bretagne	27 August
Madrid Challenge by la Vuelta	11 September
Points at single day races and general classifications (1st place onwards)				Stage points (in stage races)
120, 100, 85, 70, 60, 50, 40, 35, 30, 25, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2				25, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4
Source[1]

Single day races (1.1 and 1.2)

Race	Date	Cat. †	Winner	Second	Third
Gran Prix San Luis Femenino ()	January 9	1.2	Małgorzata Jasińska	Coryn Rivera	Anna Trevisi
Udon Thani's 123rd Anniversary International Cycling ()	January 17	1.2	Jutatip Maneephan	Ting Ying Huang	Hsiao Chia Tseng
Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race ()	January 30	1.2	Amanda Spratt	Rachel Neylan	Dani King
GP-Isola	February 27	1.1	Cancelled
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad ()	February 27	1.1	Lizzie Armitstead	Chantal Blaak	Tiffany Cromwell
Omloop van het Hageland ()	February 28	1.1	Marta Bastianelli	Leah Kirchmann	Lotta Lepistö
Le Samyn des Dames ()	March 2	1.2	Chantal Blaak	Emma Johansson	Amy Pieters
Arad Dimona Arad ()	March 3	1.2	Shani Bloch	Paz Bash	Antri Christoforou
Massada Arad ()	March 4	1.2	Antri Christoforou	Paz Bash	Shani Bloch
Dead Sea–Scorpion Pass ()	March 5	1.2	Antri Christoforou	Shani Bloch	Liisi Rist
Acht van Westerveld ()	March 13	1.2	Leah Kirchmann	Christine Majerus	Anouska Koster
Cholet Pays de Loire Dames ()	March 20	1.2	Cancelled
Pajot Hills Classic ()	March 30	1.2	Marianne Vos	Megan Guarnier	Lotta Lepisto
Grand Prix de Dottignies ()	April 4	1.2	Giorgia Bronzini	Marta Bastianelli	Roxane Fournier
Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria ()	April 12	1.2	Megan Guarnier	Elisa Longo Borghini	Emma Johansson
Salverda Omloop van de IJsseldelta ()	April 16	1.2	Anna van der Breggen	Vera Koedooder	Floortje Mackaij
Ronde van Gelderland ()	April 17	1.2	Katarzyna Niewiadoma	Natalie van Gogh	Lieselot Decroix
EPZ Omloop van Borsele ()	April 23	1.1	Barbara Guarischi	Floortje Mackaij	Christine Majerus
Dwars door de Westhoek ()	April 24	1.1	Christine Majerus	Elena Cecchini	Emma Johansson
GP della Liberazione ()	April 25	1.2	Marta Bastianelli	Kimberley Wells	Arianna Fidanza
Grand Prix of Moscow ()	May 2	1.2
Rabobank Marianne Vos Classic ()	May 7	1.1
Trofee Maarten Wynants ()	May 8	1.2
Copa Federacion Venezolana de Ciclismo ()	May 14	1.2
Clasico FVCiclismo Corre Por la VIDA ()	May 15	1.2
Gran Premio de Venezuela ()	May 21	1.2
Grand Prix de Venezuela ()	May 22	1.2
Velothon Wales ()	May 22	1.2
La Classique Morbihan ()	May 27	1.2
Boels Rental Hills Classic ()	May 27	1.1
Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan Dames ()	May 28	1.2
Horizon Park Women Challenge ()	May 28	1.2
VR Women ITT ()	May 29	1.2
Gooik-Geraardsbergen-Gooik ()	May 29	1.1
Winston-Salem Cycling Classic ()	May 30	1.2
Grand Prix cycliste de Gatineau ()	June 2	1.1
Chrono Gatineau ()	June 3	1.1
Heistse Pijl - Heist op den Berg ()	June 4	1.1
Zuidkempense Ladies Classic ()	June 5	1.1
Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria ()	June 7	1.2
Ljubljana-Domzale-Ljubljana TT ()	June 12	1.2
Frauen Grand Prix Gippingen ()	June 12	1.2
Diamond Tour ()	June 12	1.2
White Spot / Delta Road Race ()	July 10	1.2
Chrono Champenois Masculin International ()	September 11	1.1
Giro dell'Emilia Internazionale Donne Elite ()	October 10	1.2
Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli Internazionale Donne Elite ()	October 10	1.2

† The clock symbol denotes a race which takes the form of a one-day time trial. ^[2]

Stage races (2.1 and 2.2)

Race	Date	Cat.	Winner	Second	Third
Tour Femenino de San Luis ()	January 10–15	2.1	Katie Hall	Małgorzata Jasińska	Arlenis Sierra
Tour of Udon ()	January 15–16	2.2	Jutatip Maneephan	Ting Ying Huang	Hsiao Chia Tseng
Santos Women's Tour ()	January 16–19	2.2	Katrin Garfoot	Shelley Olds	Lauren Kitchen
Ladies Tour of Qatar ()	February 2–5	2.1	Trixi Worrack	Romy Kasper	Ellen van Dijk
Vuelta Femenil Internacional ()	April 2–3	2.2	Erika Varela	Arianna Fidanza	Yngrid Porras
Energiewacht Tour ()	April 6–10	2.2	Ellen van Dijk	Annemiek van Vleuten	Lisa Brennauer
The Princess Maha Chackri Sirindhon's Cup ()	April 8–10	2.2	Qianyu Yang	Ting Ying Huang	Thi Thi Nguyen
Emakumeen Euskal Bira ()	June 13–17	2.1	Emma Johansson	Megan Guarnier	Ashleigh Moolman
Joe Martin Stage Race ()	April 21–24	2.2
Tour of the Gila ()	April 28– May 1	2.2
Gracia Orlova ()	April 28– May 1	2.2
Festival Luxembourgeois du cyclisme féminin Elsy Jacobs ()	April 29– May 1	2.1
Tour of Zhoushan Island ()	May 10–12	2.1
4. Naisten kv. etappiajo - 4th Women's Stage Race ()	May 13–15	2.2
Vuelta Internacional Femenina a Costa Rica ()	May 19–22	2.2
Tour d'Occitanie ()	May 20–25	2.2
Albstadt-Frauen-Etappenrennen ()	June 10–12	2.1
Auensteiner-Radsporttage ()	June 11–12	2.2
Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol ()	June 18–19	2.1
Tour de Feminin-O cenu Českého Švýcarska ()	July 7–10	2.2
BeNe Ladies Tour ()	July 15–17	2.2
Internationale Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen ()	July 15–21	2.1
Cascade Cycling Classic ()	July 20–24	2.1
La Route de France ()	August 6–14	2.1
Ladies Tour of Norway ()	August 12–14	2.2
Trophée d'Or Féminin ()	August 20–24	2.2
Boels Rental Ladies Tour ()	August 30–September 4–6	2.1
Lotto Belisol Belgium Tour ()	September 6–09	2.2
Premondiale Giro Toscana Int. Femminile - Memorial Michela Fanini ()	September 9–11	2.2

Championships

International Games

Championships	Race	Winner	Second	Third
South Asian Games	Road race	Tourangbam Bidyaluxmi	Menamparambil Lidiyamol Sunny	N. Geethuraj
	Individual Time Trial	Tourangbam Bidyaluxmi	Elangbam Chaobi Devi	Sabiha Bibi
	Criterium	Menamparambil Lidiyamol Sunny	Tongbram Manorama Devi	Sudarika Priyadarshani Peththaperuma Arachchige
	Team Time Trial	India
Olympic Games	Road race
	Individual Time Trial

Continental Championships

Championships	Race	Winner	Second	Third
African Continental Championships	Road race	Vera Adrian	An-Li Kachelhoffer	Kimberly Le Court de Billot
	Individual time trial	Vera Adrian	Jeanne D'arc Girubuntu	Samantha Sanders
	Team time trial	South Africa	Ethiopia	Eritrea
Oceania Cycling Championships	Road race	Shannon Malseed	Jessica Mundy	Lisen Hockings
	Individual time trial	Katrin Garfoot	Bridie O Donnell	Kate Perry
Pan American Championships	Road race
	Individual time trial
Asian Cycling Championships (2016 summary)	Road race	Ahreum Na	Yixian Pu	Mayuko Hagiwara
	Individual time trial	Mayuko Hagiwara	Ju Mi Lee	Yao Pang
European Road Championships (2016 summary)	Road race[3]
	Individual time trial [3]
	Road race (U23)
	Individual time trial (U23)

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.^[4]

References

1. "Road - Calendar". UCI.
2. "Races".
3. Cycling News. "European road cycling championships to feature elite events for first time". Cyclingnews.com.
4. UCI Cycling Regulations, Part 2: Road Races. UCI. 1 July 2012. Clause 2.17.006, page 160.