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 Velocio–SRAM Boels–Dolmans 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
Ronde van Drenthe () 14 March  Jolien D'Hoore (BEL)  Amy Pieters (NED)  Ellen van Dijk (NED)
Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio () 29 March  Lizzie Armitstead (GBR)  Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA)  Anna van der Breggen (NED)
Tour of Flanders () 5 April  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)  Jolien D'Hoore (BEL)  Anna van der Breggen (NED)
La Flèche Wallonne Féminine () 22 April  Anna van der Breggen (NED)  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)  Megan Guarnier (USA)
Tour of Chongming Island World Cup () 17 May  Giorgia Bronzini (ITA)  Kirsten Wild (NED)  Fanny Riberot (FRA)
The Philadelphia Cycling Classic () 7 June  Lizzie Armitstead (GBR)  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)  Alena Amialiusik (BLR)
Sparkassen Giro () 2 August  Barbara Guarischi (ITA)  Lucinda Brand (NED)  Emilie Moberg (NOR)
Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT () 21 August Rabo–Liv Velocio–SRAM Boels–Dolmans
Open de Suède Vårgårda () 23 August  Jolien D'Hoore (BEL)  Giorgia Bronzini (ITA)  Lisa Brennauer (GER)
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
Gran Prix San Luis Femenino ()January 101.2 Hannah Barnes (GBR) Luciene Ferreira (BRA) Clemilda Fernandes Silva (BRA)
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad ()February 281.2 Anna van der Breggen (NED) Ellen van Dijk (NED) Lizzie Armitstead (GBR)
Le Samyn des Dames ()March 41.2 Chantal Blaak (NED) Anna van der Breggen (NED) Emma Johansson (SWE)
Strade Bianche ()March 71.1 Megan Guarnier (USA) Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)
Omloop van het Hageland ()March 81.2 Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) Chantal Blaak (NED) Sara Mustonen-Lichan (SWE)
Acht van Westerveld ()March 121.1 Giorgia Bronzini (ITA) Valentina Scandolara (ITA) Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)
Novilon EDR Cup ()March 151.2 Kirsten Wild (NED) Chloe Hosking (AUS) Christine Majerus (LUX)
Cholet Pays de Loire Dames ()March 221.2 Audrey Cordon (FRA) Amélie Rivat (FRA) Miriam Bjørnsrud (NOR)
Gent–Wevelgem ()March 291.2 Floortje Mackaij (NED) Janneke Ensing (NED) Chloe Hosking (AUS)
Grand Prix de Dottignies ()April 61.2 Roxane Fournier (FRA) Chloe Hosking (AUS) Pascale Jeuland (FRA)
Ronde van Gelderland ()April 191.2 Kirsten Wild (NED) Lucy Garner (GBR) Barbara Guarischi (ITA)
EPZ Omloop van Borsele ()April 251.2 Kirsten Wild (NED) Shelley Olds (USA) Anna Knauer (GER)
Dwars door de Westhoek ()April 261.1 Élise Delzenne (FRA) Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) Tiffany Cromwell (AUS)
PMB Road Classic ()April 271.2 Cherise Taylor (RSA) An-Li Pretorius (RSA) Lise Olivier (RSA)
Ronde van Overijssel ()May 11.1 Lauren Kitchen (AUS) Natalie van Gogh (NED) Anouska Koster (NED)
Hibiscus Cycle Classic ()May 31.2 Cherise Taylor (RSA) Lise Olivier (RSA) An-Li Pretorius (RSA)
Rabobank Marianne Vos Classic ()May 91.1 Chloe Hosking (AUS) Marianne Vos (NED) Amy Pieters (NED)
Amgen Tour of California ()May 161.1  Evelyn Stevens (USA) Lauren Stephens (USA) Kristin Armstrong (USA)
Trofee Maarten Wynants ()May 161.2 Natalie van Gogh (NED) Lotte Kopecky (BEL) Sara Mustonen-Lichan (SWE)
Copa Federacion Venezolana de Ciclismo ()May 161.2 Gleydimar Tapia (VEN) Jennifer Cesar (VEN) Daniela Guajardo (CHI)
Clasico FVCiclismo Corre Por la VIDA ()May 171.2 Paola Muñoz (CHI) Yngrid Porras (VEN) María Tapia (VEN)
Boels Rental Hills Classic ()May 291.1 Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) Emma Johansson (SWE) Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL)
Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan Dames ()May 301.2 Chloe Hosking (AUS) Pascale Jeuland (FRA) Eider Merino Cortazar (ESP)
Gooik-Geraardsbergen-Gooik ()May 311.1 Gracie Elvin (AUS) Ellen van Dijk (NED) Mayuko Hagiwara (JPN)
SwissEver GP Cham-Hagendorn ()May 311.2 Lizzie Williams (AUS) Valentina Scandolara (ITA) Rasa Leleivytė (LTU)
Winston-Salem Cycling Classic ()May 311.2 Alena Amialiusik (BLR) Amber Neben (USA) Lauren Komanski (USA)
Grand Prix of Maykop ()June 21.2 Anastasia Iakovenko (RUS) Svetlana Vasilieva (RUS) Galina Chernyshova (RUS)
Grand Prix cycliste de Gatineau ()June 41.1 Kirsten Wild (NED) Joëlle Numainville (CAN) Christine Majerus (LUX)
Chrono Gatineau ()June 51.1  Carmen Small (USA) Karol-Ann Canuel (CAN) Tayler Wiles (USA)
Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria ()June 91.2 Emma Johansson (SWE) Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Elena Cecchini (ITA)
Ljubljana-Domzale-Ljubljana TT ()June 121.2  Tatiana Antoshina (RUS) Ann-Sophie Duyck (BEL) Jaime Nielsen (NZL)
GP du Canton d'Argovie ()June 141.2 Anouska Koster (NED) Edwige Pitel (FRA) Thalita de Jong (NED)
Diamond Tour ()June 141.2 Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) Kelly Druyts (BEL) Lisa Brennauer (GER)
Salverda Omloop van de IJsseldelta ()June 201.2 Kirsten Wild (NED) Monique van de Ree (NED) Kelly Markus (NED)
White Spot / Delta Road Race ()July 121.2 Shelley Olds (USA) Leah Kirchmann (CAN) Joanne Kiesanowski (NZL)
La Course by Le Tour de France ()July 261.1 Anna van der Breggen (NED) Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) Amy Pieters (NED)
Erondegemse Pijl (Erpe-Mere) ()August 11.2 Thalita de Jong (NED) Élise Delzenne (FRA) Nina Kessler (NED)
La Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta ()September 131.1 Shelley Olds (USA) Giorgia Bronzini (ITA) Kirsten Wild (NED)
Chrono Champenois-Trophée Européen ()September 131.1  Ann-Sophie Duyck (BEL) Tiffany Cromwell (AUS) Hayley Simmonds (GBR)
Giro dell'Emilia Internazionale Donne Elite ()October 101.2 Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Ashleigh Moolman (ZAF) Amber Neben (USA)
Chrono des Nations ()October 181.1  Tatiana Antoshina (RUS) Hanna Solovey (UKR) Ann-Sophie Duyck (BEL)
94.7 Cycle Challenge ()November 151.1 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
Tour Femenino de San Luis ()January 11–162.2 Janildes Fernandes (BRA) Lauren Stephens (USA) Ana Paula Polegatch (BRA)
Ladies Tour of Qatar ()February 3–62.1 Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) Chloe Hosking (AUS) Ellen van Dijk (NED)
Women's Tour of New Zealand ()February 18–222.2 Tayler Wiles (USA) Megan Guarnier (USA) Evelyn Stevens (USA)
The Princess Maha Chackri Sirindhon's Cup ()April 8–102.2 Zhao Juan Meng (HKG) Lauren Kitchen (AUS) Thi That Nguyen (VIE)
Energiewacht Tour ()April 8–122.2 Lisa Brennauer (GER) Trixi Worrack (GER) Christine Majerus (LUX)
Joe Martin Stage Race ()April 23–262.2 Lauren Stephens (USA) Scotti Wilborne (USA) Amber Neben (USA)
Tour of the Gila ()April 29May 32.2 Mara Abbott (USA) Katie Hall (USA) Lauren Stephens (USA)
Gracia Orlova ()April 30May 32.2 Alena Amialiusik (BLR) Trixi Worrack (GER) Eugenia Bujak (POL)
Festival Luxembourgeois du cyclisme féminin Elsy Jacobs ()May 1–32.1 Anna van der Breggen (NED) Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) Lucinda Brand (NED)
Tour of California ()May 8–102.1 Trixi Worrack (GER) Leah Kirchmann (CAN) Lauren Komanski (USA)
Tour of Chongming Island ()May 13–152.1 Kirsten Wild (NED) Roxane Fournier (FRA) Annalisa Cucinotta (ITA)
Tour of Zhoushan Island ()May 20–222.1 Lauren Kitchen (AUS) Elena Kuchinskaya (RUS) Charlotte Becker (GER)
Tour of Adygeya ()June 3–062.2 Svetlana Vasilieva (RUS) Anastasia Iakovenko (RUS) Natalia Boyarskaya (RUS)
Auensteiner-Radsporttage ()June 6–072.2 Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) Sabrina Stultiens (NED) Polona Batagelj (SVN)
Emakumeen Euskal Bira ()June 10–142.1 Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) Emma Johansson (SWE)
The Women's Tour ()June 17–212.1 Lisa Brennauer (GER) Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) Christine Majerus (LUX)
Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol ()June 19–212.1 Amanda Spratt (AUS) Anna Zita Maria Stricker (ITA) Lara Vieceli (ITA)
Giro d'Italia Internazionale Femminile ()July 3–122.1 Anna van der Breggen (NED) Mara Abbott (USA) Megan Guarnier (USA)
Tour de Feminin-O cenu Českého Švýcarska ()July 9–122.2 Tatiana Antoshina (RUS) Lauren Stephens (USA) Anna Plichta (POL)
Tour de Bretagne Féminin ()July 16–192.2 Ilaria Sanguineti (ITA) Christine Majerus (LUX) Tatiana Antoshina (RUS)
BeNe Ladies Tour ()July 17–192.2 Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) Floortje Mackaij (NED) Elena Cecchini (ITA)
Internationale Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen ()July 17–232.1 Emma Johansson (SWE) Karol-Ann Canuel (CAN) Lauren Stephens (USA)
La Route de France ()August 8–162.1 Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Amber Neben (USA) Claudia Lichtenberg (GER)
Ladies Tour of Norway ()August 14–162.2 Megan Guarnier (USA) Shelley Olds (USA) Amanda Spratt (AUS)
Trophée d'Or Féminin ()August 22–262.2 Rachel Neylan (AUS) Edwige Pitel (FRA) Carlee Taylor (AUS)
Boels Rental Ladies Tour ()September 1–62.1 Lisa Brennauer (GER) Lucinda Brand (NED) Ellen van Dijk (NED)
Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche ()September 2–72.2 Tayler Wiles (USA) Lauren Stephens (USA) Rossella Ratto (ITA)
Lotto Belisol Belgium Tour ()September 10–142.2 Emma Johansson (SWE) Amalie Dideriksen (DEN) Anna van der Breggen (NED)

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Cancelled Events

Race Date Cat.
Golan IAugust 191.2
Golan IIAugust 211.2
Golan IIIAugust 231.2
Les 4 jours fémininsJuly 21–242.2

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
African Continental Championships
 South Africa
Road race  Ashleigh Moolman (RSA)  Lise Olivier (RSA)  Hadnet Kidane (ETH)
Individual time trial  Ashleigh Moolman (RSA)  Heidi Dalton (RSA)  Aurelie Halbwachs (MRI)
Oceania Cycling Championships
 Australia
Road race  Lauren Kitchen (AUS)  Lizzie Williams (AUS)  Katrin Garfoot  (AUS)
Individual time trial  Katrin Garfoot (AUS)  Lauren Kitchen (AUS)  Rebecca Mackey (AUS)
Pan American Championships
 Mexico
Road race  Marlies Mejias (CUB)  Coryn Rivera (USA)  Yumari González (CUB)
Individual time trial  Carmen Small (USA)  Tara Whitten (CAN)  Clemilda Fernandes (BRA)
Asian Cycling Championships
 Thailand (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)
European Road Championships
 Estonia (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] (

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The 2015 UCI Women's Teams are:

Code Official team name Country Continent
ALEAstana–Acca Due O (2015 season) ItalyEurope
ASAAlé Cipollini (2015 season) KazakhstanAsia
BPKBePink-La Classica (2015 season) ItalyEurope
BCTBigla Pro Cycling Team (2015 season)  SwitzerlandEurope
BPDBizkaia–Durango (2015 season) SpainEurope
DLTBoels Dolmans Cycling Team (2015 season) NetherlandsEurope
BTCBTC City Ljubljana (2015 season) SloveniaEurope
BZKBZK Emakumeen Bira (2015 season) SpainEurope
GPCChina Chongming–Liv–Champion System Pro Cycling (2015 season) Hong KongAsia
FCTFeminine Cycling Team (2015 season) GermanyEurope
HPUHitec Products (2015 season) NorwayEurope
ISGInpa Sottoli Giusfredi (2015 season) ItalyEurope
SLPItau Shimano Ladies Power Team (2015 season) ArgentinaAmerica
LWZLensworld.eu–Zannata (2015 season) BelgiumEurope
LTKLointek Team (2015 season) SpainEurope
LBLLotto–Soudal Ladies (2015 season) BelgiumEurope
MATMatrix Fitness (2015 season) United KingdomEurope
NOENÖ RadUnion Vitalogic (2015 season) AustriaEurope
OPWOptum-Kelly Benefit Strategies (2015 season) United StatesAmerica
GEWOrica–AIS (2015 season) AustraliaOceania
PHVParkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team (2015 season) NetherlandsEurope
PPCPepper Palace p/b The Happy Tooth (2015 season) United StatesAmerica
FUTPoitou–Charentes.Futuroscope.86 (2015 season) FranceEurope
RBWRabo–Liv Women Cycling Team (2015 season) NetherlandsEurope
MICS.C. Michela Fanini Rox (2015 season) ItalyEurope
SEFServetto Footon (2015 season) ItalyEurope
TLPTeam Liv–Plantur (2015 season) NetherlandsEurope
TRYTeam Rytger (2015 season) DenmarkEurope
TIBTeam TIBCO-SVB (2015 season) United StatesAmerica
TOGTop Girls Fassa Bortolo (2015 season) ItalyEurope
VLLTopsport Vlaanderen–Pro-Duo (2015 season) BelgiumEurope
TI6Twenty16 p/b Sho-Air (2015 season) United StatesAmerica
UHCUnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team (2015 season) United StatesAmerica
VAIVaiano Fondriest (2015 season) ItalyEurope
VELVelocio–SRAM (2015 season) GermanyEurope
WHTWiggle–Honda (2015 season) United KingdomEurope

References

  1. "Ranking – Cycling – Road 2015 Women Elite UCI Ranking Individual Final result". UCI. Archived from the original on 7 January 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-01. Retrieved 2014-10-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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. Archived from the original on 23 June 2011.
  6. "2015 UCI Women's Teams". UCI. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
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