The Women's Tour

This article is about the cycle race in Britain. For the cycle race in Australia, see Santos Women's Tour.
The Women's Tour

The final sprint of the 2015 edition
Race details
Date May or June
Region Great Britain
Discipline Road
Competition UCI Women's World Tour
Type Stage race
Organiser SweetSpot
History
First edition 2014 (2014)
Editions 3 (as of 2016)
First winner  Marianne Vos (NED)
Most recent  Lizzie Armitstead (GBR)

The Women's Tour is a women's staged cycle race which takes place in Great Britain and has been part of the new UCI Women's World Tour since 2016. Until 2015 it was rated by the UCI as a 2.1 race.[1]

Overall winners

Rider Team
2014 Netherlands Vos, MarianneMarianne Vos (NED) Rabo–Liv Women Cycling Team
2015 Germany Brennauer, LisaLisa Brennauer (GER) Velocio–SRAM Pro Cycling
2016 United Kingdom Armitstead, LizzieLizzie Armitstead (GBR) Boels-Dolmans Pro Cycling

Jerseys

(As of 2014)

The yellow jersey is awarded to the rider with the lowest overall accumulated time.
The points jersey is awarded to the rider with the most points accrued from stage finishes, and intermediate sprints on each stage.
The Queen of the Mountains jersey is awarded to the rider with the most points accrued from the summits of designated climbs on each stage.
The best young rider jersey is awarded to the rider with the lowest accumulated time who is under 23 years of age.
The best British rider jersey is awarded to the leading british rider on general classification.

References

  1. The Women's Tour 2014 at ProCyclingStats
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