2023 UCI Women's World Tour

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2023 UCI Women's World Tour
Eighth edition of the UCI Women's World Tour
Details
Dates15 January – 17 October 2023
Location
Races27
Champions
Individual champion Demi Vollering (SD Worx)
Teams' champion SD Worx
  2022
2024  

The 2023 UCI Women's World Tour was a competition that included twenty-seven road cycling events throughout the 2023 women's cycling season. It was the eighth edition of the UCI Women's World Tour, the ranking system launched by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) in 2016. The competition began with the Women's Tour Down Under from 15 to 17 January, and finished with the Tour of Guangxi on 17 October. [1]

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Dutch rider Demi Vollering (SD Worx) won the individual classification with 4891.86 points, leading the classification for the majority of the season. She had seven overall victories, including winning all three Ardennes classics, as well as the second edition of Tour de France Femmes. [2]

Second place went to Belgian rider Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx), with 2735 points, over 2000 points behind Vollering. She won three events including the Tour of Flanders. Third place was taken by Swiss rider Marlen Reusser (SD Worx) with 2512.86 points, after winning three events. Sixteen different riders won races, with five riders holding the individual classification lead during the season. [2]

As in previous years, the teams classification was won by SD Worx – their seventh win in eight seasons, with the top three places in the overall classification all being SD Worx riders. The youth classification was won by Dutch rider Shirin van Anrooij (Lidl–Trek), who finished 11th in the individual classification. [2]

Events

Demi Vollering (pictured at the Tour de France Femmes) won the overall classification, with her team SD Worx winning the team classification Demi VOLLERING.jpg
Demi Vollering (pictured at the Tour de France Femmes) won the overall classification, with her team SD Worx winning the team classification
Shirin van Anrooij (pictured at La Fleche Wallonne Feminine) won the youth classification 2023 Fleche Wallonne podium Shirin van Anrooij1.jpg
Shirin van Anrooij (pictured at La Flèche Wallonne Féminine) won the youth classification

The race calendar for the 2023 season was announced in June 2022, [3] with thirty races initially scheduled, [4] up from twenty-three that were held in 2022. The calendar featured several new races including the Women's Tour Down Under, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and La Vuelta Femenina. Races outside Europe returned for the first time since 2020, with two races in Australia, two races in China and one race in the United Arab Emirates. [1]

2023 UCI Women's World Tour
RaceDateFirstSecondThird Jersey violet.svg Leader
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Women's Tour Down Under 15–17 JanuaryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Grace Brown  (AUS)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Amanda Spratt  (AUS)Flag of New Zealand.svg  Georgia Williams  (NZL)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Grace Brown  (AUS)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race 28 JanuaryFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Loes Adegeest  (NED)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Amanda Spratt  (AUS)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Nina Buijsman  (NED)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Amanda Spratt  (AUS)
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg UAE Tour 9–12 FebruaryFlag of Italy.svg  Elisa Longo Borghini  (ITA)Flag of Italy.svg  Gaia Realini  (ITA)Flag of Italy.svg  Silvia Persico  (ITA)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 25 FebruaryFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Lotte Kopecky  (BEL)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Lorena Wiebes  (NED)Flag of Italy.svg  Marta Bastianelli  (ITA)
Flag of Italy.svg Strade Bianche Donne 4 MarchFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Demi Vollering  (NED)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Lotte Kopecky  (BEL)Flag of Denmark.svg  Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig  (DEN)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ronde van Drenthe 11 MarchFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Lorena Wiebes  (NED)Flag of Norway.svg  Susanne Andersen  (NOR)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Maike van der Duin  (NED)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Lorena Wiebes  (NED)
Flag of Italy.svg Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio 19 MarchFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Shirin van Anrooij  (NED)Flag of Italy.svg  Elisa Balsamo  (ITA)Flag of Italy.svg  Vittoria Guazzini  (ITA)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Classic Brugge–De Panne 23 MarchFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Pfeiffer Georgi  (GBR)Flag of Italy.svg  Elisa Balsamo  (ITA)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Lorena Wiebes  (NED)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gent–Wevelgem 26 MarchFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Marlen Reusser  (SUI)Flag of the United States.svg  Megan Jastrab  (USA)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Maike van der Duin  (NED)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Tour of Flanders 2 AprilFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Lotte Kopecky  (BEL)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Demi Vollering  (NED)Flag of Italy.svg  Elisa Longo Borghini  (ITA)
Flag of France.svg Paris–Roubaix Femmes 8 AprilFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Alison Jackson  (CAN)Flag of Italy.svg  Katia Ragusa  (ITA)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Marthe Truyen  (BEL)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Lotte Kopecky  (BEL)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amstel Gold Race 16 AprilFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Demi Vollering  (NED)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Lotte Kopecky  (BEL)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Shirin van Anrooij  (NED)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg La Flèche Wallonne Féminine 19 AprilFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Demi Vollering  (NED)Flag of Germany.svg  Liane Lippert  (GER)Flag of Italy.svg  Gaia Realini  (ITA)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes 23 AprilFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Demi Vollering  (NED)Flag of Italy.svg  Elisa Longo Borghini  (ITA)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Marlen Reusser  (SUI)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Demi Vollering  (NED)
Flag of Spain.svg La Vuelta Femenina 1–7 MayFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Annemiek van Vleuten  (NED)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Demi Vollering  (NED)Flag of Italy.svg  Gaia Realini  (ITA)
Flag of Spain.svg Itzulia Women 12–14 MayFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Marlen Reusser  (SUI)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Demi Vollering  (NED)Flag of Poland.svg  Katarzyna Niewiadoma  (POL)
Flag of Spain.svg Vuelta a Burgos Feminas 18–21 MayFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Demi Vollering  (NED)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Shirin van Anrooij  (NED)Flag of South Africa.svg  Ashleigh Moolman Pasio  (RSA)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg RideLondon Classique 26–28 MayFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Charlotte Kool  (NED)Flag of the United States.svg  Chloé Dygert  (USA)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Lizzie Deignan  (GBR)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Tour de Suisse Women 17–20 JuneFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Marlen Reusser  (SUI)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Demi Vollering  (NED)Flag of Italy.svg  Elisa Longo Borghini  (ITA)
Flag of Italy.svg Giro Donne 30 June – 9 JulyFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Annemiek van Vleuten  (NED)Flag of France.svg  Juliette Labous  (FRA)Flag of Italy.svg  Gaia Realini  (ITA)
Flag of France.svg Tour de France Femmes 23–30 JulyFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Demi Vollering  (NED)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Lotte Kopecky  (BEL)Flag of Poland.svg  Katarzyna Niewiadoma  (POL)
Flag of Norway.svg / Flag of Denmark.svg Tour of Scandinavia 23–27 AugustFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Annemiek van Vleuten  (NED)Flag of Denmark.svg  Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig  (DEN)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Amber Kraak  (NED)
Flag of France.svg Classic Lorient Agglomération 2 SeptemberFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Mischa Bredewold  (NED)Flag of Poland.svg  Marta Lach  (POL)Flag of Italy.svg  Sofia Bertizzolo  (ITA)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Simac Ladies Tour 5–10 SeptemberFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Lotte Kopecky  (BEL)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Lorena Wiebes  (NED)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Anna Henderson  (GBR)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Tour de Romandie Féminin 15–17 SeptemberFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Demi Vollering  (NED)Flag of Poland.svg  Katarzyna Niewiadoma  (POL)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Marlen Reusser  (SUI)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tour of Chongming Island 12–14 OctoberFlag of Italy.svg  Chiara Consonni  (ITA)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Mylène de Zoete  (NED)Flag of Poland.svg  Daria Pikulik  (POL)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tour of Guangxi 17 OctoberFlag of Poland.svg  Daria Pikulik  (POL)Flag of Italy.svg  Chiara Consonni  (ITA)Flag of Ireland.svg  Mia Griffin  (IRL)

Race cancellations

In January, the Vårgårda Cykelklubb ceased the organisation of the Vårgårda West Sweden races due to economic reasons, [5] reducing the calendar to twenty-eight races. In March, SweetSpot announced that the 2023 edition of The Women's Tour had been cancelled due to financial reasons (20% higher costs than 2022, and loss of key sponsors). This reduced the calendar to twenty-seven races. [6]

Changes for 2023

The number of riders allowed per team was changed – stage races longer than five stages had seven riders and two team support vehicles. For shorter events, organisers were able to decide whether to have six or seven riders per team. [1]

The minimum salary per rider was increased, with an additional category for new professional ("neo-pro") riders. [7]

2023 UCI Women's WorldTeams

The fifteen Women's WorldTeams were automatically invited to compete in events, with the two best 2022 UCI Women's Continental Teams (Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling and Lifeplus Wahoo) also invited automatically. Other Continental women's teams were invited by the organisers of each race. [1]

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