2024 UCI Women's World Tour

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2024 UCI Women's World Tour
Ninth edition of the UCI Women's World Tour
Details
Dates12 January – 20 October 2024
Location
Races27
Champions
Individual champion Lotte Kopecky (Team SD Worx–Protime)
Teams' champion Team SD Worx–Protime
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The 2024 UCI Women's World Tour was a competition that included twenty-seven road cycling events throughout the 2024 women's cycling season. It was be the ninth 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 12 to 14 January, and finished with the Tour of Guangxi on 20 October. [1] [2]

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Belgian rider Lotte Kopecky (Team SD Worx–Protime) won the individual classification with 4596 points, after a close battle with her teammate Demi Vollering throughout the season. Kopecky had six overall victories, including Strade Bianche Donne and Paris–Roubaix Femmes. [3]

Second place went to Dutch rider Demi Vollering (Team SD Worx–Protime) with 4175 points. Vollering won four events, including La Vuelta Femenina. Third place was taken by Italian rider Elisa Longo Borghini (Lidl–Trek) with 3327 points, with Longo Borghini winning two events – Giro d'Italia Women and Tour of Flanders. [3]

For the fourth year in a row, the teams classification was won by Team SD Worx–Protime – making it their eighth win in nine seasons. Thirteen different riders won races, with six riders holding the individual classification lead during the season. [3] For the third year running, the youth classification was won by Dutch rider Shirin van Anrooij (Lidl–Trek), who finished 11th in the individual classification. [3]

Events

Lotte Kopecky (pictured at the La Fleche Wallonne Feminine) won the overall classification, with her team SD Worx winning the team classification 2024 Fleche Wallonne - podium Lotte Kopecky2.jpg
Lotte Kopecky (pictured at the La Flèche Wallonne Féminine) won the overall classification, with her team SD Worx winning the team classification
Shirin van Anrooij (pictured at Tour de France Femmes) won the youth classification 2024 Tour de France Femmes - 4e etappe Shirin van Anrooij 1.jpg
Shirin van Anrooij (pictured at Tour de France Femmes) won the youth classification

The race calendar for the 2024 season was announced in June 2023, with twenty eight races initially scheduled. [4] The calendar was largely similar to 2023, with the dates of races moved to accommodate the 2024 Summer Olympics and 2024 Summer Paralympics. [4] Rumoured events such as women's editions of the Giro di Lombardia or Milan–San Remo, or promotion of the Thüringen Ladies Tour to the World Tour calendar did not occur. [5] [6]

In January 2024, SweetSpot – the organiser and promoter of The Women's Tour – entered liquidation and the race was initially removed from the 2024 calendar. [7] [8] The following month, British Cycling took over the running of the race, which was to be renamed as the Tour of Britain Women, and the race returned to the calendar but over a shorter four-day itinerary. [9] [10] In May 2024, the Tour of Scandinavia was cancelled due to a lack of funding. [11]

Races in the 2024 UCI Women's World Tour [1]
RaceDateFirstSecondThird Jersey violet.svg Leader
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Women's Tour Down Under 12–14 JanuaryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Sarah Gigante  (AUS)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Nienke Vinke  (NED)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Neve Bradbury  (AUS)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Sarah Gigante  (AUS)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race 27 JanuaryFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Rosita Reijnhout  (NED)Flag of Poland.svg  Dominika Włodarczyk  (POL)Flag of Denmark.svg  Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig  (DEN)Flag of Poland.svg  Dominika Włodarczyk  (POL)
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg UAE Tour 8–11 FebruaryFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Lotte Kopecky  (BEL)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Neve Bradbury  (AUS)Flag of Spain.svg  Mavi García  (ESP)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Neve Bradbury  (AUS)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 24 FebruaryFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Marianne Vos  (NED)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Lotte Kopecky  (BEL)Flag of Italy.svg  Elisa Longo Borghini  (ITA)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Lotte Kopecky  (BEL)
Flag of Italy.svg Strade Bianche Donne 2 MarchFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Lotte Kopecky  (BEL)Flag of Italy.svg  Elisa Longo Borghini  (ITA)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Demi Vollering  (NED)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ronde van Drenthe 10 MarchFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Lorena Wiebes  (NED)Flag of Italy.svg  Elisa Balsamo  (ITA)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Puck Pieterse  (NED)
Flag of Italy.svg Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio 17 MarchFlag of Italy.svg  Elisa Balsamo  (ITA)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Lotte Kopecky  (BEL)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Puck Pieterse  (NED)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Classic Brugge–De Panne 21 MarchFlag of Italy.svg  Elisa Balsamo  (ITA)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Charlotte Kool  (NED)Flag of Poland.svg  Daria Pikulik  (POL)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gent–Wevelgem 24 MarchFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Lorena Wiebes  (NED)Flag of Italy.svg  Elisa Balsamo  (ITA)Flag of Italy.svg  Chiara Consonni  (ITA)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Tour of Flanders 31 MarchFlag of Italy.svg  Elisa Longo Borghini  (ITA)Flag of Poland.svg  Katarzyna Niewiadoma  (POL)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Shirin van Anrooij  (NED)
Flag of France.svg Paris–Roubaix Femmes 6 AprilFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Lotte Kopecky  (BEL)Flag of Italy.svg  Elisa Balsamo  (ITA)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Pfeiffer Georgi  (GBR)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amstel Gold Race 14 AprilFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Marianne Vos  (NED)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Lorena Wiebes  (NED)Flag of Norway.svg  Ingvild Gåskjenn  (NOR)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg La Flèche Wallonne Féminine 17 AprilFlag of Poland.svg  Katarzyna Niewiadoma  (POL)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Demi Vollering  (NED)Flag of Italy.svg  Elisa Longo Borghini  (ITA)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes 21 AprilFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Grace Brown  (AUS)Flag of Italy.svg  Elisa Longo Borghini  (ITA)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Demi Vollering  (NED)
Flag of Spain.svg La Vuelta Femenina 28 April – 5 MayFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Demi Vollering  (NED)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Riejanne Markus  (NED)Flag of Italy.svg  Elisa Longo Borghini  (ITA)Flag of Italy.svg  Elisa Longo Borghini  (ITA)
Flag of Spain.svg Itzulia Women 10–12 MayFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Demi Vollering  (NED)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Mischa Bredewold  (NED)Flag of France.svg  Juliette Labous  (FRA)
Flag of Spain.svg Vuelta a Burgos Feminas 16–19 MayFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Demi Vollering  (NED)Flag of France.svg  Évita Muzic  (FRA)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Karlijn Swinkels  (NED)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Demi Vollering  (NED)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg RideLondon Classique 24–26 MayFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Lorena Wiebes  (NED)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Charlotte Kool  (NED)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Lotte Kopecky  (BEL)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tour of Britain Women 6–9 JuneFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Lotte Kopecky  (BEL)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Anna Henderson  (GBR)Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Christine Majerus  (LUX)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Lotte Kopecky  (BEL)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Tour de Suisse Women 15–18 JuneFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Demi Vollering  (NED)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Neve Bradbury  (AUS)Flag of Italy.svg  Elisa Longo Borghini  (ITA)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Demi Vollering  (NED)
Flag of Italy.svg Giro d'Italia Women 7–14 JulyFlag of Italy.svg  Elisa Longo Borghini  (ITA)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Lotte Kopecky  (BEL)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Neve Bradbury  (AUS)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Lotte Kopecky  (BEL)
Flag of France.svg Tour de France Femmes 12–18 AugustFlag of Poland.svg  Katarzyna Niewiadoma  (POL)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Demi Vollering  (NED)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Pauliena Rooijakkers  (NED)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Demi Vollering  (NED)
Flag of France.svg Classic Lorient Agglomération 24 AugustFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Mischa Bredewold  (NED)Flag of the United States.svg  Chloé Dygert  (USA)Flag of Germany.svg  Liane Lippert  (GER)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Tour de Romandie Féminin 6–8 SeptemberFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Lotte Kopecky  (BEL)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Demi Vollering  (NED)Flag of Italy.svg  Gaia Realini  (ITA)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Simac Ladies Tour 8–13 OctoberFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Lotte Kopecky  (BEL)Flag of Germany.svg  Franziska Koch  (GER)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Zoe Bäckstedt  (GBR)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Lotte Kopecky  (BEL)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tour of Chongming Island 15–17 OctoberFlag of Poland.svg  Marta Lach  (POL)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Mylène de Zoete  (NED)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Scarlett Souren  (NED)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tour of Guangxi 20 OctoberFlag of Spain.svg  Sandra Alonso  (ESP)Flag of Italy.svg  Giada Borghesi  (ITA)Flag of Poland.svg  Marta Lach  (POL)

2024 UCI Women's WorldTeams

The fifteen Women's WorldTeams were automatically invited to compete in events, with the two best 2023 UCI Women's Continental Teams (Cofidis and Tashkent City Women Professional Cycling Team) also invited automatically. Other Continental women's teams were invited by the organisers of each race. [2] [12]

References

  1. 1 2 "UCI World Tour Races". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  2. 1 2 Frattini, Kirsten (6 May 2023). "Women's WorldTour – The definitive guide for 2024". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Road Rankings". www.uci.org. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  4. 1 2 Giuliani, Simone (30 June 2023). "Giro d'Italia Donne, Tour de France Femmes dates shuffled forward in 2024". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  5. ↑ Giuliani, Simone (30 June 2023). "Giro d'Italia Donne, Tour de France Femmes dates shuffled forward in 2024". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 15 January 2024. there is no sign of the talked of women's editions of races like Milan-San Remo or Il Lombardia or a sought after step up for the long-running women's race like the Thüringen Ladies Tour.
  6. ↑ Frattini, Kirsten (26 April 2023). "Thüringen Ladies Tour bids for a place on the Women's WorldTour in 2024". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  7. ↑ Whittle, Jeremy (18 January 2024). "Women's Tour under threat as British cycling promoter goes into liquidation". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "Tour of Britain and Women's Tour no longer listed on UCI calendar". road.cc. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  9. ↑ Ostanek, Daniel (2 February 2024). "British Cycling take over organisation of men's and women's Tour of Britain". Cyclingnews.com . Future plc . Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  10. ↑ "Tour of Britain Women". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale . Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  11. ↑ Mickey, Abby (3 May 2024). "The Tour of Scandinavia will not take place in 2024". Escape Collective. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  12. ↑ "Allocation of 15 UCI Women's WorldTour licences, and registration of UCI WorldTeams and UCI ProTeams for the 2024 season". www.uci.org. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
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