2015 Tour of California (women's race)

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2015 Tour of California
Race details
DatesMay 8–10
Stages3
Distance254.2 km (158.0 mi)
Winning time6 h 24 min 16 s
Results
Jersey yellow.svg WinnerFlag of Germany.svg  Trixi Worrack  (GER) (Velocio–SRAM)
  SecondFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Leah Kirchmann  (CAN) (Optum–KBS)
  ThirdFlag of the United States.svg  Lauren Komanski  (USA) (Twenty16 p/b Sho-Air)

Jersey green.svg PointsFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Leah Kirchmann  (CAN) (Optum–KBS)
Jersey polkadot.svg MountainsFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Kirsti Lay  (CAN) (Canada national team)
Jersey white.svg YouthFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Hannah Barnes  (GBR) (UnitedHealthcare)
  Team Twenty16 p/b Sho-Air
2016  

The 2015 Amgen Tour of California Women's Race p/b SRAM was the first edition of the Tour of California women's race, held between 8 and 10 May in California, with a UCI rating of 2.1. [1] [2]

Contents

Teams

Fourteen teams were announced for the race in February 2015. [3]

UCI women's teams

Elite teams

National team

Stages

Stage 1

May 8, 2015 South Lake Tahoe to Heavenly Mountain Resort, 119 km (74 mi)
Stage 1 result and General classification after stage 1 [4]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of the United States.svg  Katie Hall  (USA)Jersey yellow.svg UnitedHealthcare 3h 10' 49"
2Flag of Belarus.svg  Alena Amialiusik  (BLR) Velocio–SRAM + 2"
3Flag of the United States.svg  Lauren Komanski  (USA) Twenty16 p/b Sho-Air + 2"
4Flag of Germany.svg  Trixi Worrack  (GER) Velocio–SRAM + 4"
5Flag of Brazil.svg  Flávia Oliveira  (BRA) Alé–Cipollini + 11"
6Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Alison Jackson  (CAN) Twenty16 p/b Sho-Air + 14"
7Flag of the United States.svg  Andrea Dvorak  (USA) Twenty16 p/b Sho-Air + 14"
8Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Leah Kirchmann  (CAN) Optum–KBS + 18"
9Flag of the United States.svg  Lauren Stephens  (USA) Team TIBCO–SVB + 22"
10Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Lex Albrecht  (CAN) Optum–KBS + 27"

Stage 2

May 9, 2015 — South Lake Tahoe to Heavenly Mountain Resort, 80.5 km (50 mi)
Stage 2 result [5]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Leah Kirchmann  (CAN) Optum–KBS 1h 57' 33"
2Flag of the United States.svg  Lauren Komanski  (USA) Twenty16 p/b Sho-Air + 0"
3Flag of Germany.svg  Trixi Worrack  (GER) Velocio–SRAM + 0"
4Flag of the United States.svg  Katie Hall  (USA)Jersey yellow.svg UnitedHealthcare + 6"
5Flag of the United States.svg  Lauren Stephens  (USA) Team TIBCO–SVB + 10"
6Flag of Brazil.svg  Flávia Oliveira  (BRA) Alé–Cipollini + 14"
7Flag of Belarus.svg  Alena Amialiusik  (BLR) Velocio–SRAM + 14"
8Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Lex Albrecht  (CAN) Optum–KBS + 17"
9Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Alison Jackson  (CAN) Twenty16 p/b Sho-Air + 19"
10Flag of Germany.svg  Kathrin Hammes  (GER) Team TIBCO–SVB + 28"
General classification after stage 2 [5]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of the United States.svg  Lauren Komanski  (USA)Jersey yellow.svg Twenty16 p/b Sho-Air 5h 08' 18"
2Flag of Germany.svg  Trixi Worrack  (GER) Velocio–SRAM + 3"
3Flag of the United States.svg  Katie Hall  (USA) UnitedHealthcare + 10"
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Leah Kirchmann  (CAN)Jersey green.svg Optum–KBS + 12"
5Flag of Belarus.svg  Alena Amialiusik  (BLR) Velocio–SRAM + 20"
6Flag of Brazil.svg  Flávia Oliveira  (BRA) Alé–Cipollini + 29"
7Flag of the United States.svg  Lauren Stephens  (USA) Team TIBCO–SVB + 36"
8Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Alison Jackson  (CAN) Twenty16 p/b Sho-Air + 37"
9Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Lex Albrecht  (CAN) Optum–KBS + 48"
10Flag of the United States.svg  Andrea Dvorak  (USA) Twenty16 p/b Sho-Air + 57"

Stage 3

May 10, 2015 Sacramento to Sacramento, 54.7 km (34 mi)
Stage 3 result [6]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Leah Kirchmann  (CAN)Jersey green.svg Optum–KBS 1h 16' 04"
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Hannah Barnes  (GBR)Jersey white.svg UnitedHealthcare + 0"
3Flag of the United States.svg  Erica Allar  (USA) Colavita–Fine Cooking + 0"
4Flag of Germany.svg  Trixi Worrack  (GER) Velocio–SRAM + 0"
5Flag of New Zealand.svg  Emily Collins  (NZL) Team TIBCO–SVB + 0"
6Flag of the United States.svg  Lauren Komanski  (USA)Jersey yellow.svg Twenty16 p/b Sho-Air + 0"
7Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Jessica Uebelhart  (SUI) BMW p/b Happy Tooth Dental + 0"
8Flag of the United States.svg  Alexis Ryan  (USA) UnitedHealthcare + 0"
9Flag of Mexico.svg  Ana Teresa Casas  (MEX)UAEM-G Pro Cycling Team+ 0"
10Flag of the United States.svg  Liza Rachetto  (USA) BMW p/b Happy Tooth Dental + 0"
Final general classification [6]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Germany.svg  Trixi Worrack  (GER)Jersey yellow.svg Velocio–SRAM 6h 24' 16"
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Leah Kirchmann  (CAN)Jersey green.svg Optum–KBS + 5"
3Flag of the United States.svg  Lauren Komanski  (USA) Twenty16 p/b Sho-Air + 6"
4Flag of the United States.svg  Katie Hall  (USA) UnitedHealthcare + 16"
5Flag of Belarus.svg  Alena Amialiusik  (BLR) Velocio–SRAM + 26"
6Flag of Brazil.svg  Flávia Oliveira  (BRA) Alé–Cipollini + 35"
7Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Alison Jackson  (CAN) Twenty16 p/b Sho-Air + 41"
8Flag of the United States.svg  Lauren Stephens  (USA) Team TIBCO–SVB + 42"
9Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Lex Albrecht  (CAN) Optum–KBS + 54"
10Flag of the United States.svg  Andrea Dvorak  (USA) Twenty16 p/b Sho-Air + 1' 03"

Classification leadership

StageWinnerGeneral classification
Jersey yellow.svg
Young rider classification
Jersey white.svg
Mountains classification
Jersey polkadot.svg
Sprints classification
Jersey green.svg
Teams classification
1 [4] Katie Hall Katie Hall Hannah Barnes Sarah Storey Allison Beveridge Twenty16 p/b Sho-Air
2 [5] Leah Kirchmann Lauren Komanski Kirsti Lay Leah Kirchmann
3 [6] Leah Kirchmann Trixi Worrack
Final [6] Trixi Worrack Hannah Barnes Kirsti Lay Leah Kirchmann Twenty16 p/b Sho-Air

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