2015 The Women's Tour

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2015 The Women's Tour
2015 Women's Tour - winners' celebrations.JPG
Winners of The Women's Tour in 2015
Race details
Dates17–21 June 2015
Stages5
Distance596.2 km (370.5 mi)
Winning time15h 03' 24"
Results
Jersey yellow.svg WinnerFlag of Germany.svg  Lisa Brennauer  (GER) (Velocio–SRAM)
  SecondFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jolien D'Hoore  (BEL) (Wiggle–Honda)
  ThirdFlag of Luxembourg.svg  Christine Majerus  (LUX) (Boels–Dolmans)

Jersey blue.svg PointsFlag of Germany.svg  Lisa Brennauer  (GER) (Velocio–SRAM)
Jersey orange dots.svg MountainsFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Melissa Hoskins  (AUS) (Orica–AIS)
Jersey white.svg YouthFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Hannah Barnes  (GBR) (UnitedHealthcare)
  Team Boels–Dolmans
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The 2015 Aviva Women's Tour was the second staging of The Women's Tour, a women's stage race held in the United Kingdom. It ran from 17 to 21 June 2015 and had a UCI rating of 2.1. As in 2014, the race consisted of 5 stages and ran through southern and eastern England. The race was won by German rider Lisa Brennauer of Velocio–SRAM. [1]

Contents

Teams

UCI Women's teams
Alé–Cipollini
Bigla Pro Cycling Team
Boels–Dolmans
Team Liv–Plantur
Lotto–Soudal Ladies
Matrix Fitness Pro Cycling
Orica–AIS
Optum–KBS
Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86
Rabo–Liv
UnitedHealthcare
Velocio–SRAM
Wiggle–Honda

Non-UCI women's teams

Pearl Izumi Sports Tours International

National teams

Germany
United States

Route

StageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner
117 June Bury St Edmunds to Aldeburgh 112.6 km (70.0 mi) Plainstage.svg Flat stageFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Lizzie Armitstead  (GBR)
218 June Braintree to Clacton-on-Sea 138 km (85.7 mi) Plainstage.svg Flat stageFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jolien D'Hoore  (BEL)
319 June Oundle to Kettering 139.2 km (86.5 mi) Hillystage.svg Hilly stageFlag of Luxembourg.svg  Christine Majerus  (LUX)
420 June Waltham Cross to Stevenage 103.8 km (64.5 mi) Hillystage.svg Hilly stageFlag of Germany.svg  Lisa Brennauer  (GER)
521 June Marlow to Hemel Hempstead 102.6 km (63.8 mi) Hillystage.svg Hilly stageFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Hannah Barnes  (GBR)
Total596.2 km (370.5 mi)

Race summary

The defending champion, Marianne Vos, was unable to participate due to injury. The winner of the first stage, Lizzie Armitstead (Boels–Dolmans), was unable to participate further in the race after she crashed crossing the finishing line, sustaining a sprained wrist and heavy bruising. [2] Lisa Brennauer (Velocio–SRAM) assumed the race lead after Armitstead's withdrawal, and after briefly losing the lead to Christine Majerus (Boels–Dolmans) on stage three, her stage win on stage 4 to allowed her to reassume the race lead which she held to the end of the race. [3] [1] As well as winning the overall classification, Brennauer also won the points classification. Jolien D'Hoore (Wiggle–Honda) finished second overall, with Majerus third. [1]

Jerseys

Jersey yellow.svg denotes the leader of the General classification, the rider with the overall lowest cumulative time
Jersey polkadot.svg denotes the leader of the Mountains classification
Jersey blue.svg denotes the leader of the Points classification
Jersey white.svg denotes the leader of the Young rider classification, the rider with the lowest cumulative time who is also under 23 years.
Jersey violet.svg denotes the leader of the Best British rider classification, which is the British rider with the lowest cumulative time

Stages

Stage 1

17 June 2015 Bury St Edmunds to Aldeburgh, 112.6 km (70.0 mi) [4]
Stage 1 result [5]
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Lizzie Armitstead  (GBR) Boels–Dolmans 2h 39' 53"
2Flag of Germany.svg  Lisa Brennauer  (GER) Velocio–SRAM + 0"
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Emma Johansson  (SWE) Orica–AIS + 0"
4Flag of Italy.svg  Simona Frapporti  (ITA) Alé–Cipollini + 0"
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jolien D'Hoore  (BEL) Wiggle–Honda + 0"
6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Roxane Knetemann  (NED) Rabo–Liv + 0"
7Flag of France.svg  Pascale Jeuland  (FRA) Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 + 0"
8Flag of the United States.svg  Alexis Ryan  (USA) UnitedHealthcare + 0"
9Flag of Finland.svg  Lotta Lepistö  (FIN) Bigla Pro Cycling Team + 0"
10Flag of France.svg  Aude Biannic  (FRA) Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 + 0"
General classification after Stage 1 [5]
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Lizzie Armitstead  (GBR) Jersey yellow.svg Jersey blue.svg Jersey violet.svg Boels–Dolmans 2h 39' 43"
2Flag of Germany.svg  Lisa Brennauer  (GER) Velocio–SRAM + 4"
3Flag of Italy.svg  Marta Tagliaferro  (ITA) Alé–Cipollini + 5"
4Flag of Sweden.svg  Emma Johansson  (SWE) Orica–AIS + 6"
5Flag of the United States.svg  Coryn Rivera  (USA) Jersey white.svg UnitedHealthcare + 6"
6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Elinor Barker  (GBR) Matrix Fitness Pro Cycling + 7"
7Flag of Italy.svg  Simona Frapporti  (ITA) Alé–Cipollini + 10"
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jolien D'Hoore  (BEL) Wiggle–Honda + 10"
9Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Roxane Knetemann  (NED) Rabo–Liv + 10"
10Flag of France.svg  Pascale Jeuland  (FRA) Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 + 10"

Stage 2

18 June 2015 Braintree to Clacton-on-Sea, 138 km (85.7 mi) [6]
Stage 2 result [7]
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jolien D'Hoore  (BEL) Wiggle–Honda 3h 23' 25"
2Flag of Germany.svg  Lisa Brennauer  (GER) Velocio–SRAM + 0"
3Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Christine Majerus  (LUX) Boels–Dolmans + 0"
4Flag of Sweden.svg  Emma Johansson  (SWE) Orica–AIS + 0"
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Anouska Koster  (NED) Rabo–Liv + 0"
6Flag of Italy.svg  Marta Tagliaferro  (ITA) Alé–Cipollini + 0"
7Flag of Italy.svg  Giorgia Bronzini  (ITA) Wiggle–Honda + 0"
8Flag of Italy.svg  Simona Frapporti  (ITA) Alé–Cipollini + 0"
9Flag of the United States.svg  Alexis Ryan  (USA) UnitedHealthcare + 0"
10Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Lucy Garner  (GBR) Team Liv–Plantur + 0"
General classification after Stage 2 [7]
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of Germany.svg  Lisa Brennauer  (GER) Jersey yellow.svg Jersey blue.svg Velocio–SRAM 6h 03' 06"
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jolien D'Hoore  (BEL) Wiggle–Honda + 1"
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Vera Koedooder  (NED) Bigla Pro Cycling Team + 6"
4Flag of Italy.svg  Marta Tagliaferro  (ITA) Alé–Cipollini + 7"
5Flag of Sweden.svg  Emma Johansson  (SWE) Orica–AIS + 8"
6Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Christine Majerus  (LUX) Boels–Dolmans + 8"
7Flag of the United States.svg  Coryn Rivera  (USA) Jersey white.svg UnitedHealthcare + 8"
8Flag of Germany.svg  Corinna Lechner  (GER) Germany (national team) + 8"
9Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Elinor Barker  (GBR) Jersey violet.svg Matrix Fitness Pro Cycling + 9"
10Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Hannah Barnes  (GBR) UnitedHealthcare + 11"

Stage 3

19 June 2015 Oundle to Kettering, 139.2 km (86.5 mi) [8]
Stage 3 result [9]
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Christine Majerus  (LUX) Boels–Dolmans 3h 43' 05"
2Flag of Italy.svg  Barbara Guarischi  (ITA) Velocio–SRAM + 2"
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Lucy Garner  (GBR) Team Liv–Plantur + 2"
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Hannah Barnes  (GBR) UnitedHealthcare + 2"
5Flag of Sweden.svg  Emma Johansson  (SWE) Orica–AIS + 2"
6Flag of Germany.svg  Lisa Brennauer  (GER) Jersey yellow.svg Velocio–SRAM + 2"
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jolien D'Hoore  (BEL) Wiggle–Honda + 2"
8Flag of Germany.svg  Trixi Worrack  (GER) Velocio–SRAM + 5"
9Flag of Denmark.svg  Amalie Dideriksen  (DEN) Boels–Dolmans + 5"
10Flag of Italy.svg  Simona Frapporti  (ITA) Alé–Cipollini + 5"
General classification after Stage 3 [9]
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Christine Majerus  (LUX) Jersey yellow.svg Boels–Dolmans 9h 46' 09"
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jolien D'Hoore  (BEL) Wiggle–Honda + 3"
3Flag of Germany.svg  Lisa Brennauer  (GER) Jersey blue.svg Velocio–SRAM + 4"
4Flag of Sweden.svg  Emma Johansson  (SWE) Orica–AIS + 9"
5Flag of Italy.svg  Barbara Guarischi  (ITA) Velocio–SRAM + 10"
6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Lucy Garner  (GBR) Jersey white.svg Jersey violet.svg Team Liv–Plantur + 12"
7Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Hannah Barnes  (GBR) UnitedHealthcare + 13"
8Flag of Italy.svg  Simona Frapporti  (ITA) Alé–Cipollini + 19"
9Flag of the United States.svg  Alexis Ryan  (USA) UnitedHealthcare + 19"
10Flag of France.svg  Pascale Jeuland  (FRA) Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 + 19"

Stage 4

20 June 2015 Waltham Cross to Stevenage, 103.8 km (64.5 mi) [10]
Stage 4 result [11]
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of Germany.svg  Lisa Brennauer  (GER) Jersey blue.svg Velocio–SRAM 2h 36' 35"
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Emma Johansson  (SWE) Orica–AIS + 0"
3Flag of Finland.svg  Lotta Lepistö  (FIN) Bigla Pro Cycling Team + 0"
4Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Christine Majerus  (LUX) Jersey yellow.svg Boels–Dolmans + 0"
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Hannah Barnes  (GBR) UnitedHealthcare + 0"
6Flag of Denmark.svg  Amalie Dideriksen  (DEN) Boels–Dolmans + 0"
7Flag of the United States.svg  Alexis Ryan  (USA) UnitedHealthcare + 0"
8Flag of Sweden.svg  Sara Mustonen  (SWE) Team Liv–Plantur + 0"
9Flag of Italy.svg  Elisa Longo Borghini  (ITA) Wiggle–Honda + 0"
10Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Sabrina Stultiens  (NED) Team Liv–Plantur + 0"
General classification after Stage 4 [11]
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of Germany.svg  Lisa Brennauer  (GER) Jersey yellow.svg Jersey blue.svg Velocio–SRAM 12h 22' 35"
2Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Christine Majerus  (LUX) Boels–Dolmans + 9"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jolien D'Hoore  (BEL) Wiggle–Honda + 10"
4Flag of Sweden.svg  Emma Johansson  (SWE) Orica–AIS + 11"
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Hannah Barnes  (GBR) Jersey violet.svg Jersey white.svg UnitedHealthcare + 22"
6Flag of the United States.svg  Alexis Ryan  (USA) UnitedHealthcare + 28"
7Flag of France.svg  Pascale Jeuland  (FRA) Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 + 28"
8Flag of Italy.svg  Maria Giulia Confalonieri  (ITA) Alé–Cipollini + 28"
9Flag of Italy.svg  Susanna Zorzi  (ITA) Lotto–Soudal Ladies + 28"
10Flag of Italy.svg  Simona Frapporti  (ITA) Alé–Cipollini + 28"

Stage 5

21 June 2015 Marlow to Hemel Hempstead, 102.6 km (63.8 mi) [12]
Stage 5 result [13]
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Hannah Barnes  (GBR) Jersey violet.svg UnitedHealthcare 2h 40' 51"
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jolien D'Hoore  (BEL) Wiggle–Honda + 0"
3Flag of Italy.svg  Simona Frapporti  (ITA) Alé–Cipollini + 0"
4Flag of Germany.svg  Lisa Brennauer  (GER) Jersey yellow.svg Velocio–SRAM + 0"
5Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Christine Majerus  (LUX) Boels–Dolmans + 0"
6Flag of Sweden.svg  Sara Mustonen  (SWE) Team Liv–Plantur + 0"
7Flag of Sweden.svg  Emma Johansson  (SWE) Orica–AIS + 0"
8Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Katie Archibald  (GBR)Pearl Izumi Sports Tours International+ 0"
9Flag of Italy.svg  Maria Giulia Confalonieri  (ITA) Alé–Cipollini + 0"
10Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Roxane Knetemann  (NED) Rabo–Liv + 0"
Final general classification [13]
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of Germany.svg  Lisa Brennauer  (GER) Jersey yellow.svg Jersey blue.svg Velocio–SRAM 15h 03' 24"
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jolien D'Hoore  (BEL) Wiggle–Honda + 6"
3Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Christine Majerus  (LUX) Boels–Dolmans + 7"
4Flag of Sweden.svg  Emma Johansson  (SWE) Orica–AIS + 13"
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Hannah Barnes  (GBR) Jersey violet.svg Jersey white.svg UnitedHealthcare + 14"
6Flag of Italy.svg  Simona Frapporti  (ITA) Alé–Cipollini + 26"
7Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Leah Kirchmann  (CAN) Optum–KBS + 29"
8Flag of the United States.svg  Alexis Ryan  (USA) UnitedHealthcare + 30"
9Flag of France.svg  Pascale Jeuland  (FRA) Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 + 30"
10Flag of Italy.svg  Maria Giulia Confalonieri  (ITA) Alé–Cipollini + 30"

See also

References

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