2016 UCI Women's World Tour

For the men's 2016 UCI World Tour, see 2016 UCI World Tour.
2016 UCI Women's World Tour
First edition of the UCI Women's WorldTour
Details
Dates 5 March – 11 September
Location Europe, USA and China
Rounds 17
Champions
Individual champion Megan Guarnier (Boels–Dolmans)
Teams' champion Boels–Dolmans
2017

The 2016 UCI Women's World Tour was the first edition of the UCI Women's World Tour. It featured nine one-day races of the former UCI Women's Road World Cup, plus another four one-day races. However, unlike its predecessor, the World Tour also incorporated four stage races, in China, the United States, the United Kingdom and Italy respectively.

The individual classification was won by American rider Megan Guarnier, riding for the Boels–Dolmans team.[1] Guarnier took the lead of the standings after winning the Tour of California,[2] maintaining it for the remainder of the year, adding further race victories at the Philadelphia Cycling Classic,[3] and the Giro d'Italia Femminile.[4] Her closest competitor, Canada's Leah Kirchmann (Team Liv–Plantur) finished over 300 points in arrears in second place. Third place in the standings went to the defending world champion Lizzie Armitstead of Great Britain, also riding for Boels–Dolmans. Armitstead took four victories – the most by any rider in 2016 – including a win in her home race, the Women's Tour.[5]

In the other classifications, Rabo–Liv rider Katarzyna Niewiadoma from Poland was the winner of the youth classification for riders under the age of 23. Niewiadoma took six victories in the classification, and finished with twice the number of points as compared to her nearest challenger, Dutch rider Floortje Mackaij of Team Liv–Plantur. Boels–Dolmans were the winners of the teams classification, taking ten wins out of a possible seventeen, including the opening five races of the season. Wiggle High5 took three victories with Chloe Hosking taking a pair of victories and Jolien D'Hoore winning the final race, as they finished as runners-up in the standings.

Events

Races in the 2016 UCI Women's World Tour
Race
()
Date Winner Second Third Leader
Italy Strade Bianche 5 March  Lizzie Armitstead (GBR)
Boels–Dolmans
 Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL)
Rabo–Liv
 Emma Johansson (SWE)
Wiggle High5
 Lizzie Armitstead (GBR)
Boels–Dolmans
Netherlands Ronde van Drenthe 12 March  Chantal Blaak (NED)
Boels–Dolmans
 Gracie Elvin (AUS)
Orica–AIS
 Trixi Worrack (DEU)
Canyon–SRAM
 Anna van der Breggen (NED)
Rabo–Liv
Italy Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio 20 March  Lizzie Armitstead (GBR)
Boels–Dolmans
 Megan Guarnier (USA)
Boels–Dolmans
 Jolanda Neff (SUI)
Servetto Footon
 Lizzie Armitstead (GBR)
Boels–Dolmans
Belgium Gent–Wevelgem 27 March  Chantal Blaak (NED)
Boels–Dolmans
 Lisa Brennauer (DEU)
Canyon–SRAM
 Lucinda Brand (NED)
Rabo–Liv
 Chantal Blaak (NED)
Boels–Dolmans
Belgium Tour of Flanders 3 April  Lizzie Armitstead (GBR)
Boels–Dolmans
 Emma Johansson (SWE)
Wiggle High5
 Chantal Blaak (NED)
Boels–Dolmans
 Lizzie Armitstead (GBR)
Boels–Dolmans
Belgium La Flèche Wallonne Féminine 20 April  Anna van der Breggen (NED)
Rabo–Liv
 Evelyn Stevens (USA)
Boels–Dolmans
 Megan Guarnier (USA)
Boels–Dolmans
China Tour of Chongming Island 6 – 8 May  Chloe Hosking (AUS)
Wiggle High5
 Huang Ting-ying (TWN)
Taiwan (national team)
 Leah Kirchmann (CAN)
Team Liv–Plantur
United States Tour of California 19 – 22 May  Megan Guarnier (USA)
Boels–Dolmans
 Kristin Armstrong (USA)
TWENTY16–Ridebiker
 Evelyn Stevens (USA)
Boels–Dolmans
 Megan Guarnier (USA)
Boels–Dolmans
United States Philadelphia International Cycling Classic 5 June  Megan Guarnier (USA)
Boels–Dolmans
 Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)
Wiggle High5
 Alena Amialiusik (BLR)
Canyon–SRAM
United Kingdom The Women's Tour 15 – 19 June  Lizzie Armitstead (GBR)
Boels–Dolmans
 Ashleigh Moolman (RSA)
Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling
 Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)
Wiggle High5
Italy Giro d'Italia Internazionale Femminile 1 – 10 July  Megan Guarnier (USA)
Boels–Dolmans
 Evelyn Stevens (USA)
Boels–Dolmans
 Anna van der Breggen (NED)
Rabo–Liv
France La Course by Le Tour de France 24 July  Chloe Hosking (AUS)
Wiggle High5
 Lotta Lepistö (FIN)
Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling
 Marianne Vos (NED)
Rabo–Liv
United Kingdom RideLondon Classique 30 July  Kirsten Wild (NED)
Team Hitec Products
 Nina Kessler (NED)
Lensworld–Zannata
 Leah Kirchmann (CAN)
Team Liv–Plantur
Sweden Crescent Vårgårda UCI Women's WorldTour TTT 19 August Boels–Dolmans Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling Rabo–Liv
Sweden Crescent Vårgårda UCI Women's WorldTour 21 August  Emilia Fahlin (SWE)
Alé–Cipollini
 Lotta Lepistö (FIN)
Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling
 Chantal Blaak (NED)
Boels–Dolmans
France GP de Plouay-Bretagne 27 August  Eugenia Bujak (POL)
BTC City Ljubljana
 Elena Cecchini (ITA)
Canyon–SRAM
 Joëlle Numainville (CAN)
Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling
Spain Madrid Challenge by la Vuelta 11 September  Jolien D'Hoore (BEL)
Wiggle High5
 Chloe Hosking (AUS)
Wiggle High5
 Marta Bastianelli (ITA)
Alé–Cipollini
Points at single day races and general classifications (1st place onwards) Stage points (in stage races)
120, 100, 85, 70, 60, 50, 40, 35, 30, 25, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 25, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4
Source[6]

Final points standings

Individual

Megan Guarnier (pictured at La Flèche Wallonne), the winner of the individual classification.

Riders tied with the same number of points were classified by number of victories, then number of second places, third places, and so on, in World Tour events and stages.

Individual rankings ()
Rank Name Team(s) Points
1  Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels–Dolmans 946
2  Leah Kirchmann (CAN) Team Liv–Plantur 624
3  Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) Boels–Dolmans 545
4  Chantal Blaak (NED) Boels–Dolmans 541
5  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Wiggle High5 523
6  Evelyn Stevens (USA) Boels–Dolmans 519
7  Anna van der Breggen (NED) Rabo–Liv 492
8  Emma Johansson (SWE) Wiggle High5 463
9  Chloe Hosking (AUS) Wiggle High5 450
10  Marianne Vos (NED) Rabo–Liv 442
11  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Rabo–Liv 421
12  Alena Amialiusik (BLR) Canyon–SRAM 288
13  Maria Giulia Confalonieri (ITA) Lensworld–Zannata 286
14  Lotta Lepistö (FIN) Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling 279
15  Amy Pieters (NED) Wiggle High5 265
16  Marta Bastianelli (ITA) Alé–Cipollini 249
17  Eugenia Bujak (POL) BTC City Ljubljana 245
18  Joëlle Numainville (CAN) Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling 241
19  Carmen Small (USA) Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling
Cylance Pro Cycling
240
20  Roxane Fournier (FRA) Poitou–Charentes.Futuroscope.86 234
163 riders scored points
Source:[7]

Youth

Katarzyna Niewiadoma (pictured at La Flèche Wallonne), the winner of the youth classification.

The top three riders in the final results of each World Tour event's young rider classification received points towards the standings. Six points were awarded to first place, four points to second place and two points to third place.

Youth rankings ()
Rank Name Team Points
1  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Rabo–Liv 36
2  Floortje Mackaij (NED) Team Liv–Plantur 18
3  Sheyla Gutiérrez (ESP) Cylance Pro Cycling 18
4  Jip van den Bos (NED) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team 14
5  Lotte Kopecky (BEL) Lotto–Soudal Ladies 12
6  Alice Barnes (GBR) Drops 10
7  Alexis Ryan (USA) Canyon–SRAM 10
8  Chanella Stougje (NED) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team 6
9  Chloe Dygert (USA) TWENTY16–Ridebiker 6
10  Ilaria Sanguineti (ITA) Bepink 6
11  Alice Maria Arzuffi (ITA) Lensworld–Zannata 6
12  Arianna Fidanza (ITA) Astana 6
13  Ksenyia Tuhai (BLR) Bepink 4
14  Molly Weaver (GBR) Team Liv–Plantur 4
15  Janelle Cole (USA) TWENTY16–Ridebiker 4
16  Emma White (USA) Rally Cycling 4
17  Maria Vittoria Sperotto (ITA) Servetto Footon 4
18  Sofia Beggin (ITA) Astana 4
19  Kelly Van den Steen (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Etixx 4
20  Jessenia Meneses (COL) Weber Shimano Ladies Power 4
26 riders scored points
Source:[8]

Team

Boels–Dolmans (members of the team pictured at La Flèche Wallonne), the winners of the teams classification.

Team rankings were calculated by adding the ranking points of the top four riders of a team in each race, plus points gained in the Crescent Vårgårda UCI Women's WorldTour TTT.

Team classification
Rank Team STR RON TRO GEN FLA LFW CHO TOC PHI AWT GIR LAC RID TTT VAR PLO MAD Points
1 Boels–Dolmans 176 130 238 200 325 193 302 190 268 507 140 85 60 80 2894
2 Wiggle High5 169 14 97 118 160 100 187 109 142 301 302 120 20 64 90 30 222 2245
3 Rabo–Liv 192 86 90 85 60 220 127 171 366 85 114 100 69 88 1853
4 Canyon–SRAM 2 103 78 118 12 54 30 120 72 107 40 30 80 54 131 1031
5 Team Liv–Plantur 25 65 16 40 145 163 118 18 85 48 35 62 20 840
6 Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling 8 62 6 18 167 170 50 120 100 93 794
7 Orica–AIS 50 150 45 68 72 61 122 12 8 40 49 14 691
8 Alé–Cipollini 16 60 8 26 102 54 76 4 18 40 120 36 85 645
9 Team Hitec Products 30 35 30 51 16 104 8 120 32 35 461
10 Lensworld–Zannata 4 12 2 64 25 160 28 68 10 60 433
11 Cylance Pro Cycling 8 50 16 40 30 8 50 35 52 28 40 68 425
12 BTC City Ljubljana 2 81 18 14 14 2 60 24 120 47 382
13 Poitou–Charentes.Futuroscope.86 6 134 46 110 34 30 360
14 Lotto–Soudal Ladies 35 6 48 20 126 30 4 269
15 TWENTY16–Ridebiker 236 29 265
16 Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team 6 164 8 10 6 14 44 2 254
17 UnitedHealthcare 20 10 134 30 16 210
18 Bepink 10 14 55 20 10 56 16 181
19 Servetto Footon 18 85 16 25 36 180
20 Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank 12 61 60 35 168
38 teams scored points
Source:[9]

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