Tour of Chongming Island

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Tour of Chongming Island
Race details
DateMay
Region Shanghai, China
Local name(s)崇明岛之旅 (in Chinese)
Discipline Road
Competition UCI Women's World Tour (since 2016)
Type Stage race
History
First edition2007 (2007)
Editions14 (as of 2023)
First winnerFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Li Meifang  (CHN)
Most winsFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Li Meifang  (CHN)
Flag of Germany.svg  Ina-Yoko Teutenberg  (GER)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Kirsten Wild  (NED)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Chloe Hosking  (AUS)
(2 wins)
Most recentFlag of Poland.svg  Marta Lach  (POL)

The Tour of Chongming Island International Cycling Race is an annual elite women's road bicycle racing stage race held in Shanghai, China, named after Chongming Island.

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The Tour previously consisted of two races: a stage race and a one-day race. Between 2007 and 2009, the one-day race was a time trial; in 2010, the time trial was replaced by a one-day race, referred to as the Tour of Chongming Island World Cup, that was part of the UCI Women's Road World Cup until 2015. Since 2016, the stage race became part of the new UCI Women's World Tour. [1]

Past winners

Stage race

YearWinnerSecondThird
2007 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Li Meifang  (CHN)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Ellen van Dijk  (NED)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Belinda Goss  (AUS)
2008 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Li Meifang  (CHN)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Meng Lang  (CHN)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Sha Hui  (CHN)
2009 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Chloe Hosking  (AUS)Flag of Germany.svg  Marlen Jöhrend  (GER)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhao Na  (CHN)
2010 Flag of Germany.svg  Ina-Yoko Teutenberg  (GER)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Kirsten Wild  (NED)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Rochelle Gilmore  (AUS)
2011 Flag of Germany.svg  Ina-Yoko Teutenberg  (GER)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Annemiek van Vleuten  (NED)Flag of Italy.svg  Monia Baccaille  (ITA)
2012 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Melissa Hoskins  (AUS)Flag of Italy.svg  Monia Baccaille  (ITA)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Liesbet De Vocht  (BEL)
2013 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Annette Edmondson  (AUS)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Chloe Hosking  (AUS)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Lucy Garner  (GBR)
2014 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Kirsten Wild  (NED)Flag of the United States.svg  Shelley Olds  (USA)Flag of Italy.svg  Giorgia Bronzini  (ITA)
2015 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Kirsten Wild  (NED)Flag of France.svg  Roxane Fournier  (FRA)Flag of Italy.svg  Annalisa Cucinotta  (ITA)
2016 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Chloe Hosking  (AUS)Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Huang Ting-ying  (TPE)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Leah Kirchmann  (CAN)
2017 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jolien D'Hoore  (BEL)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Kirsten Wild  (NED)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Chloe Hosking  (AUS)
2018 Flag of Germany.svg  Charlotte Becker  (GER)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Shannon Malseed  (AUS)Flag of Russia.svg  Anastasiia Iakovenko  (RUS)
2019 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Lorena Wiebes  (NED)Flag of Thailand.svg  Jutatip Maneephan  (THA)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Lotte Kopecky  (BEL)
2020-2022 races cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China [2] [3] [4]
2023 Flag of Italy.svg  Chiara Consonni  (ITA)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Mylène de Zoete  (NED)Flag of Poland.svg  Daria Pikulik  (POL)
2024 Flag of Spain.svg  Marta Lach  (ESP)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Mylène de Zoete  (NED)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Scarlett Souren  (NED)

Individual time trial

YearWinnerSecondThird
2007 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liu Yongli  (CHN)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Li Meifang  (CHN)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Ellen van Dijk  (NED)
2008 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Li Meifang  (CHN)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Li  (CHN)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liu Yongli  (CHN)
2009 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Bridie O'Donnell  (AUS)Flag of Ukraine.svg  Svitlana Halyuk  (UKR)Flag of Germany.svg  Madeleine Sandig  (GER)

World Cup

YearWinnerSecondThird
2010 Flag of Germany.svg  Ina-Yoko Teutenberg  (GER)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Kirsten Wild  (NED)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Rochelle Gilmore  (AUS)
2011 Flag of Germany.svg  Ina-Yoko Teutenberg  (GER)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Lizzie Armitstead  (GBR)Flag of Germany.svg  Charlotte Becker  (GER)
2012 Flag of the United States.svg  Shelley Olds  (USA)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Melissa Hoskins  (AUS)Flag of Italy.svg  Monia Baccaille  (ITA)
2013 Flag of Ukraine.svg  Tetyana Ryabchenko  (UKR)Flag of Italy.svg  Giorgia Bronzini  (ITA)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Amy Pieters  (NED)
2014 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Kirsten Wild  (NED)Flag of Italy.svg  Elena Cecchini  (ITA)Flag of Italy.svg  Giorgia Bronzini  (ITA)
2015 Flag of Italy.svg  Giorgia Bronzini  (ITA)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Kirsten Wild  (NED)Flag of France.svg  Fanny Riberot  (FRA)

Jerseys

As of 2014 edition

Jersey yellow.svg denotes the leader of the overall race.
Jersey green.svg denotes the leader of the points classification.

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