UCI Women's World Tour
The UCI Women's World Tour is the premier annual female elite road cycling tour.
Current season, competition or edition: 2021 UCI Women's World Tour | |
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| Sport | Road bicycle racing |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 |
| Country | several |
History
In order to increase the coverage of Women's cycling the UCI held a summit in December 2014 between the UCI Women’s Working Group and the UCI Women's teams. The previous racing series, the UCI Women's Road World Cup, limited racing to 10 one-day events, whilst the proposed Women's World Tour will see a threefold increase in the total number of racing days.[1][2]
In order to facilitate this a proposal was forwarded to split the single tiered UCI Women's team classification, into a two tiered system beginning in 2017. The premier division would consist of 10 teams who, like their male counterparts, will be required to compete in all World Tour events. The second tier will be similar to domestic men's teams (UCI Continental Teams). Initially the rankings will be based on the teams UCI rankings.[3]
One requirement of the series is that all rounds are to be broadcast on live TV or via streaming, with race organisers creating media pages for each event in English and/or French.[4][5]
For one-day races teams must consist of up to six riders, with no fewer than four and for stage races, seven or eight with no fewer than five.[6] Minimum prize money will also be included; €5130 for one day races or time trials and €2565 per day for a stage race.
In comparison to the one-day race only World Cup, the Women’s WorldTour will include stage races as well as one-day races, increasing the total number of race days to between 30 and 35. Events will also see an increase in the maximum distance which can be covered: from 130 to 140 kilometres for a one-day race and average stage race stage distance increasing from 100 to 120 kilometres. Race organisers are allowed to apply for special dispensation to have longer stages.[6]
For events to be considered they must have reached the following criteria:[5]
- UCI Class 1 Road status
- Dates of candidate events must not clash with existing Women's World Cup and Class 1 events
- Dates and locations of candidate events must fit with the narrative of the season, whilst also providing some logic for the travel of teams
Winners by race
2016-2021
2022-
Victories
Updated: 2021 season
| Rank | Rider | No of wins |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Anna van der Breggen (NED) |
17 |
| 2 | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) |
13 |
| 3 |  Lizzie Deignan (GBR) |
10 |
| 4 | Marianne Vos (NED) |
8 |
| 5 | Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (NED) |
6 |
| 6 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) |
5 |
| 7 |  Marta Bastianelli (ITA) |
4 |
| Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) | ||
 Coryn Rivera (USA) | ||
| Lorena Wiebes (NED) | ||
| Kirsten Wild (NED) |
| Rank | Team | No of wins | Riders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SD Worx | 41 | van der Breggen (16), Blaak (6), Deignan (5), Guarnier (3), TTT (3), Vollering (3), Pieters (2), D'Hoore (1), Dideriksen (1), Majerus (1) |
| 2 | Team BikeExchange | 12 | van Vleuten (9), Brown (1), D'Hoore (1), Spratt (1) |
| 3 | Trek–Segafredo | 9 | Deignan (5), Longo Borghini (3), TTT (1) |
| Team DSM | Rivera (4), Wiebes (2), Lippert (1), TTT (1), van Dijk (1) | ||
| 5 | Liv Racing | 8 | Vos (6), van der Breggen (1), Niewiadoma (1) |
| 6 | Wiggle High5 | 7 | D'Hoore (3), Hosking (2), Longo Borghini (1), Wild (1) |
| 7 | Movistar Team | 4 | Van Vleuten (4) |
| 8 | Alé BTC Ljubljana | 3 | Bastianelli (1), Fahlin (1), Hosking (1) |
| Team Virtu Cycling | Bastianelli (3) | ||
| 10 | Équipe Paule Ka | 2 | Lepistö (2) |
| Canyon–SRAM | Niewiadoma (2) | ||
| Team Coop–Hitec Products | Becker (1), Wild (1) | ||
| Parkhotel Valkenburg | Wiebes (2) | ||
| Team Jumbo–Visma | Vos (2) | ||
| 15 | A.R. Monex | 1 | Sierra (1) |
| BTC City Ljubljana | Bujak (1) | ||
| UnitedHealthcare | Hall (1) |
| Rank | Team | No of wins | Riders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands |
58 | van der Breggen (17), van Vleuten (13), Vos (8), Blaak (6), Wiebes (4), Wild (4), Vollering (3), Pieters (2), van Dijk (1) |
| 2 | Great Britain |
10 | Deignan (10) |
| 3 | Italy |
8 | Bastianelli (4), Longo Borghini (4) |
| United States |
Rivera (4), Guarnier (3), Hall (1) | ||
| 5 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
5 | Hosking (3), Brown (1), Spratt (1) |
| Belgium |
D'Hoore (5) | ||
| 7 |  Germany |
4 | Brennauer (2), Becker (1), Lippert (1) |
 Poland |
Niewiadoma (3), Bujak (1) | ||
| 9 |  Finland |
2 | Lepistö (2) |
| 10 |  Cuba |
1 | Sierra (1) |
 Denmark |
Dideriksen (1) | ||
 Luxembourg |
Majerus (1) | ||
 Sweden |
Fahlin (1) |
Season results
Individual ranking
| Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Megan Guarnier Boels–Dolmans | 946 pts | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Leah Kirchmann Team Liv–Plantur | 624 pts | Lizzie Deignan Boels–Dolmans | 545 pts |
| 2017 | Anna van der Breggen Boels–Dolmans | 1016 pts | Annemiek van Vleuten Orica–Scott | 989 pts | Katarzyna Niewiadoma WM3 Pro Cycling | 856 pts |
| 2018 | Annemiek van Vleuten Mitchelton–Scott | 1411.86 pts | Marianne Vos WaowDeals Pro Cycling | 1394.88 pts | Anna van der Breggen Boels–Dolmans | 1323.33 pts |
| 2019 | Marianne Vos CCC Liv | 1592 pts | Annemiek van Vleuten Mitchelton–Scott | 1467.67 pts | Lorena Wiebes Parkhotel Valkenburg | 1302.33 pts |
| 2020 | Lizzie Deignan Trek–Segafredo | 1622.33 pts | Elisa Longo Borghini Trek–Segafredo | 1567.33 pts | Lisa Brennauer Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling | 1424.67 pts |
| 2021 | Annemiek van Vleuten Movistar Team | 3177 pts | Demi Vollering SD Worx | 2563 pts | Elisa Longo Borghini Trek–Segafredo | 2509 pts |
Youth ranking
| Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Katarzyna Niewiadoma Rabo–Liv | 36 pts | Floortje Mackaij Team Liv–Plantur | 18 pts |  Sheyla Gutiérrez Cylance Pro Cycling | 18 pts |
| 2017 | Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling | 52 pts | Alice Barnes Drops | 16 pts | Amalie Dideriksen Boels–Dolmans | 16 pts |
| 2018 | Sofia Bertizzolo Astana | 42 pts | Liane Lippert Team Sunweb | 30 pts | Jeanne Korevaar WaowDeals Pro Cycling | 22 pts |
| 2019 | Lorena Wiebes Parkhotel Valkenburg | 46 pts | Marta Cavalli Valcar–Cylance | 42 pts | Sofia Bertizzolo Team Virtu Cycling | 22 pts |
| 2020 | Liane Lippert Team Sunweb | 28 pts |  Mikayla Harvey Équipe Paule Ka | 22 pts | Lorena Wiebes Team Sunweb | 16 pts |
| 2021 | Niamh Fisher-Black SD Worx | 34 pts |  Evita Muzic FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | 32 pts |  Mariia Novolodskaia A.R. Monex | 22 pts |
Team ranking
| Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Boels–Dolmans | 2894 pts | Wiggle High5 | 2245 pts | Rabo–Liv | 1853 pts |
| 2017 | Boels–Dolmans | 3273 pts | Team Sunweb | 2153 pts | Wiggle High5 | 1824 pts |
| 2018 | Boels–Dolmans | 4329.99 pts | Mitchelton–Scott | 4119.02 pts | Team Sunweb | 3321.99 pts |
| 2019 | Boels–Dolmans | 4045 pts | Team Sunweb | 2946 pts | Trek–Segafredo | 2547.98 pts |
| 2020 | Trek–Segafredo | 4380.98 pts | Boels–Dolmans | 3177.02 pts | Team Sunweb | 2876.98 pts |
| 2021 | SD Worx | 8572 pts | Trek–Segafredo | 5263 pts | Movistar Team | 5043 pts |
Participating teams
Key
| Colour | Definition |
|---|---|
| ABC Team | UCI Women's WorldTeams (WWT) |
| ABC Team | UCI Continental Women's Teams (CWT) |
| ABC Team | National Team |
References
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- "New WorldTour part of a shake-up of women's road racing - Cycling Weekly". Cycling Weekly. 12 March 2015.
- "Women's WorldTour, two-tiered system amongst changes proposed by UCI Women's Working Group". cyclingtips.com.au.
- "UCI Women's Racing - Bicycling". bicycling.com.
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- "Road - Calendar". UCI.
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