2016 in women's road cycling

2016 in road cycling
List of men's road bicycle races
List of women's road bicycle races
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2016 in women's road cycling is about the 2016 women's bicycle races ruled by the UCI and the 2016 UCI Women's Teams.

World Rankings

UCI Women's World Rankings (Individual), as of 5 March 2017 Rank Rider Team Points Prev Move♦ 1  Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels–Dolmans 1134.00 1 2  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Wiggle High5 1057.00 5 4 3  Marianne Vos (NED) WM3 Pro Cycling 1019.00 4 1 4  Anna van der Breggen (NED) Boels–Dolmans 998.00 2 2 5  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) WM3 Pro Cycling 938.33 7 2 ♦Change since previous week's rankings ♣U23 rider

UCI Women's World Rankings (Teams), as of 5 March 2017 Rank Team Points Prev Move♦ 1 Boels–Dolmans 3969.00 1 2 Wiggle High5 2816.50 2 3 Team Sunweb 2429.25 3 4 WM3 Pro Cycling 2427.33 4 5 Canyon–SRAM 1943.25 5

UCI Women's World Rankings (Nations), as of 5 March 2017 Rank Nation Points Prev Move♦ 1  Netherlands 4291.75 1 2  United States 2835.50 2 3  Italy 2685.25 3 4  Australia 2134.50 4 5  Canada 1740.75 5

World Championships

The World Road Championships is set to be held in Doha, Qatar.

	Race	Date	Winner	Second	Third
World Road Championships	Team Time Trial	000000002017-10-09-00009 October	Boels–Dolmans	Canyon–SRAM	Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling
			Chantal Blaak (NED)  Karol-Ann Canuel (CAN)  Lizzie Deignan (GBR)  Christine Majerus (LUX)  Evelyn Stevens (USA)  Ellen van Dijk (NED)	Alena Amialiusik (BLR)  Hannah Barnes (GBR)  Lisa Brennauer (GER)  Elena Cecchini (ITA)  Mieke Kröger (GER)  Trixi Worrack (GER)	Ciara Horne (GBR)  Lisa Klein (GER)  Lotta Lepistö (FIN)  Ashleigh Moolman (RSA)  Joëlle Numainville (CAN)  Stephanie Pohl (GER)
	Individual Time Trial	000000002017-10-11-000011 October	Amber Neben (USA)	Ellen van Dijk (NED)	Katrin Garfoot (AUS)
	Road Race	000000002017-10-15-000015 October	Amalie Dideriksen (DEN)	Kirsten Wild (NED)	Lotta Lepistö (FIN)

UCI Women's WorldTour

Races in the 2016 UCI Women's World Tour

Race ()	Date	Winner	Second	Third	Leader
Strade Bianche	5 March	Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) Boels–Dolmans	Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Rabo–Liv	Emma Johansson (SWE) Wiggle High5	Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) Boels–Dolmans
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
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
Gent–Wevelgem	27 March	Chantal Blaak (NED) Boels–Dolmans	Lisa Brennauer (DEU) Canyon–SRAM	Lucinda Brand (NED) Rabo–Liv	Chantal Blaak (NED) Boels–Dolmans
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
La Flèche Wallonne Féminine	20 April	Anna van der Breggen (NED) Rabo–Liv	Evelyn Stevens (USA) Boels–Dolmans	Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels–Dolmans
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
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
Philadelphia International Cycling Classic	5 June	Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels–Dolmans	Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Wiggle High5	Alena Amialiusik (BLR) Canyon–SRAM
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
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
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
RideLondon Classique	30 July	Kirsten Wild (NED) Team Hitec Products	Nina Kessler (NED) Lensworld–Zannata	Leah Kirchmann (CAN) Team Liv–Plantur
Crescent Vårgårda UCI Women's WorldTour TTT	19 August	Boels–Dolmans	Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling	Rabo–Liv
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
GP de Plouay-Bretagne	27 August	Eugenia Bujak (POL) BTC City Ljubljana	Elena Cecchini (ITA) Canyon–SRAM	Joëlle Numainville (CAN) Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling
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[1]

Single day races (1.1 and 1.2)

Race	Date	Cat. †	Winner	Second	Third
Gran Prix San Luis Femenino ()	January 9	1.2	Małgorzata Jasińska	Coryn Rivera	Anna Trevisi
Udon Thani's 123rd Anniversary International Cycling ()	January 17	1.2	Jutatip Maneephan	Ting Ying Huang	Hsiao Chia Tseng
Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race ()	January 30	1.2	Amanda Spratt	Rachel Neylan	Dani King
GP-Isola	February 27	1.1	Cancelled
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad ()	February 27	1.1	Lizzie Armitstead	Chantal Blaak	Tiffany Cromwell
Omloop van het Hageland ()	February 28	1.1	Marta Bastianelli	Leah Kirchmann	Lotta Lepistö
Le Samyn des Dames ()	March 2	1.2	Chantal Blaak	Emma Johansson	Amy Pieters
Massada Arad ()	March 3	1.2	Shani Bloch	Paz Bash	Antri Christoforou
Arad Dimona Arad ()	March 4	1.2	Antri Christoforou	Paz Bash	Shani Bloch
Dead Sea–Scorpion Pass ()	March 5	1.2	Antri Christoforou	Shani Bloch	Liisi Rist
Acht van Westerveld ()	March 13	1.2	Leah Kirchmann	Christine Majerus	Anouska Koster
Cholet Pays de Loire Dames ()	March 20	1.2	Cancelled
Pajot Hills Classic ()	March 30	1.2	Marianne Vos	Megan Guarnier	Lotta Lepisto
Grand Prix de Dottignies ()	April 4	1.2	Giorgia Bronzini	Marta Bastianelli	Roxane Fournier
Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria ()	April 12	1.2	Megan Guarnier	Elisa Longo Borghini	Emma Johansson
Salverda Omloop van de IJsseldelta ()	April 16	1.2	Anna van der Breggen	Vera Koedooder	Floortje Mackaij
Ronde van Gelderland ()	April 17	1.2	Katarzyna Niewiadoma	Natalie van Gogh	Lieselot Decroix
EPZ Omloop van Borsele ()	April 23	1.1	Barbara Guarischi	Floortje Mackaij	Christine Majerus
Dwars door de Westhoek ()	April 24	1.1	Christine Majerus	Elena Cecchini	Emma Johansson
GP della Liberazione ()	April 25	1.2	Marta Bastianelli	Kimberley Wells	Arianna Fidanza
Tour de Yorkshire	April 30	1.2	Kirsten Wild	Lucy Garner	Floortje Mackaij
Grand Prix of Moscow ()	May 2	1.2	Cancelled
Rabobank Marianne Vos Classic ()	May 7	1.2	Marianne Vos	Lauren Kitchen	Anouk Rijff
Trofee Maarten Wynants ()	May 8	1.2	Lotte Kopecky	Lauren Kitchen	Kelly Druyts
Copa Federacion Venezolana de Ciclismo ()	May 11	1.2	Janildes Fernandes Silva	Ingrid Drexel	Wilmarys Moreno
Clasico FVCiclismo Corre Por la VIDA ()	May 12	1.2	Danielys Del Valle Garcia	Sofia Arreola	Miryan Nuñez
Gran Premio de Venezuela ()	May 14	1.2	Paola Munoz	Clemilda Fernandes	Jennifer Cesar
Grand Prix de Venezuela ()	May 15	1.2	Clemilda Fernandes	Jennifer Cesar	Ingrid Drexel
Velothon Wales ()	May 22	1.2	Cancelled
La Classique Morbihan ()	May 27	1.1	Christine Majerus	Elise Delzenne	Amélie Rivat
Boels Rental Hills Classic ()	May 27	1.1	Lizzie Armitstead	Annemiek van Vleuten	Ashleigh Moolman
Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan Dames ()	May 28	1.1	Rachel Neylan	Christine Majerus	Elise Delzenne
Horizon Park Women Challenge ()	May 28	1.2	Tetyana Riabchenko	Iryna Semionova	Hanna Solovey
VR Women ITT ()	May 29	1.2	Valeriya Kononenko	Tetyana Riabchenko	Hanna Solovey
Gooik-Geraardsbergen-Gooik ()	May 29	1.1	Gracie Elvin	Lotte Kopecky	Elise Delzenne
Winston-Salem Cycling Classic ()	May 30	1.2	Rossella Ratto	Valentina Scandolara	Coryn Rivera
Grand Prix cycliste de Gatineau ()	June 2	1.1	Kimberley Wells	Joëlle Numainville	Leah Kirchmann
Chrono Gatineau ()	June 3	1.1	Amber Neben	Tara Whitten	Karol-Ann Canuel
Zuidkempense Ladies Classic ()	June 5	1.2	Marianne Vos	Sarah Roy	Sara Mustonen
Ljubljana-Domzale-Ljubljana TT ()	June 10	1.2	Ann-Sophie Duyck	Olga Zabelinskaya	Claire Rose
Frauen Grand Prix Gippingen ()	June 12	1.2	Cancelled
Diamond Tour ()	June 12	1.1	Jolien D'Hoore	Christine Majerus	Monique van de Ree
O cenu hejtmana Moravskoslezskeho kraje TT	June 15	1.2	Martina Sáblíková	Ann-Sophie Duyck	Nikola Zdráhalová
White Spot / Delta Road Race ()	July 10	1.2	Joëlle Numainville	Sara Bergen	Alison Jackson
Erondegemse Pijl ()	August 6	1.2	Lucinda Brand	Nina Kessler	Thalita de Jong
Chrono Champenois ()	September 11	1.1	Katrin Garfoot	Olga Zabelinskaya	Ellen van Dijk
Giro dell'Emilia Internazionale Donne Elite ()	September 24	1.1	Elisa Longo Borghini	Ashleigh Moolman	Alena Amialiusik
Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli Internazionale Donne Elite ()	September 25	1.1	Chloe Hosking	Marianne Vos	Barbara Guarischi
Chrono des Nations ()	October 23	1.1
94.7 Cycle Challenge ()	November 20	1.1

† The clock symbol denotes a race which takes the form of a one-day time trial. ^[2]

Stage races (2.1 and 2.2)

Race	Date	Cat.	Winner	Second	Third
Tour Femenino de San Luis ()	January 10–15	2.1	Katie Hall	Małgorzata Jasińska	Arlenis Sierra
Tour of Udon ()	January 15–16	2.2	Jutatip Maneephan	Ting Ying Huang	Hsiao Chia Tseng
Santos Women's Tour ()	January 16–19	2.2	Katrin Garfoot	Shelley Olds	Lauren Kitchen
Ladies Tour of Qatar ()	February 2–5	2.1	Trixi Worrack	Romy Kasper	Ellen van Dijk
Vuelta Femenil Internacional ()	April 2–3	2.2	Erika Varela	Arianna Fidanza	Yngrid Porras
Energiewacht Tour ()	April 6–10	2.2	Ellen van Dijk	Annemiek van Vleuten	Lisa Brennauer
The Princess Maha Chackri Sirindhon's Cup ()	April 8–10	2.2	Qianyu Yang	Ting Ying Huang	Thi Thi Nguyen
Emakumeen Euskal Bira ()	June 13–17	2.1	Emma Johansson	Megan Guarnier	Ashleigh Moolman
Joe Martin Stage Race ()	April 21–24	2.2	Coryn Rivera	Linda Villumsen	Lauren Stephens
Gracia Orlova ()	April 28– May 1	2.2	Olena Pavlukhina	Shara Gillow	Alena Amialiusik
Festival Luxembourgeois du cyclisme féminin Elsy Jacobs ()	April 29– May 1	2.1	Katarzyna Niewiadoma	Katrin Garfoot	Anna van der Breggen
Tour of the Gila ()	May 4–8	2.2	Mara Abbott	Kristin Armstrong	Jasmin Glaesser
Vuelta Internacional Femenina a Costa Rica ()	May 5–8	2.2	Arlenis Sierra	Ingrid Drexel	Flávia Oliveira
Tour of Zhoushan Island ()	May 11–13	2.1	Elena Kuchinskaya	Olga Zabelinskaya	Nicole Brändli
4. Naisten kv. etappiajo - 4th Women's Stage Race ()	May 13–15	2.2	Vita Heine	Sari Saarelainen	Shani Bloch
Tour d'Occitanie ()	May 20–25	2.2	Cancelled
Auensteiner-Radsporttage ()	June 11–12	2.2	Ashleigh Moolman	Lisa Brennauer	Annemiek van Vleuten
Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol ()	June 18–19	2.1	Katarzyna Niewiadoma	Claudia Lichtenberg-Häusler	Soraya Paladin
Tour de Feminin-O cenu Českého Švýcarska ()	July 7–10	2.2	Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig	Anna Plichta	Natalia Boyarskaya
Tour de Bretagne Féminin ()	July 13–17	2.2	Arlenis Sierra	Ann-Sophie Duyck	Claire Rose
BeNe Ladies Tour ()	July 15–17	2.2	Jolien D'Hoore	Floortje Mackaij	Elise Delzenne
Internationale Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen ()	July 15–21	2.1	Elena Cecchini	Amanda Spratt	Ellen van Dijk
Tour de Pologne Féminin	July 19–20	2.2	Jolanda Neff	Flávia Oliveira	Tetyana Ryabchenko
Cascade Cycling Classic ()	July 20–24	2.2	Tara Whitten	Kristin Armstrong	Carmen Small
La Route de France ()	August 7–14	2.1	Amber Neben	Tayler Wiles	Eugenia Bujak
Ladies Tour of Norway ()	August 12–14	2.1	Lucinda Brand	Thalita de Jong	Anouska Koster
Trophée d'Or Féminin ()	August 21–24	2.2	Élise Delzenne	Claudia Lichtenberg	Daiva Tušlaitė
Boels Rental Ladies Tour ()	August 30–September 4	2.1	Chantal Blaak	Ellen van Dijk	Alena Amialiusik
Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche ()	September 1	2.2	Flávia Oliveira	Anna Kiesenhofer	Edwige Pitel
Lotto Belisol Belgium Tour ()	September 6–9	2.1	Annemiek van Vleuten	Marianne Vos	Lucinda Brand
Premondiale Giro Toscana Int. Femminile - Memorial Michela Fanini ()	September 9–11	2.2	Ashleigh Moolman	Flávia Oliveira	Anna Zita Maria Stricker

Source^[2]

Championships

International Games

Championships	Race	Winner	Second	Third
South Asian Games	Road race	Tourangbam Bidyaluxmi	Menamparambil Lidiyamol Sunny	N. Geethuraj
	Individual Time Trial	Tourangbam Bidyaluxmi	Elangbam Chaobi Devi	Sabiha Bibi
	Criterium	Menamparambil Lidiyamol Sunny	Tongbram Manorama Devi	Sudarika Priyadarshani Peththaperuma Arachchige
	Team Time Trial	India	Pakistan	Sri Lanka
Olympic Games	Road race	Anna van der Breggen	Emma Johansson	Elisa Longo Borghini
	Individual Time Trial	Kristin Armstrong	Olga Zabelinskaya	Anna van der Breggen

Continental Championships

Championships	Race	Winner	Second	Third
African Continental Championships  Morocco	Road race	Vera Adrian	An-Li Kachelhoffer	Kimberly Le Court de Billot
	Individual time trial	Vera Adrian	Jeanne D'arc Girubuntu	Samantha Sanders
	Team time trial	South Africa	Ethiopia	Eritrea
Oceania Cycling Championships  Australia	Road race	Shannon Malseed	Jessica Mundy	Lisen Hockings
	Individual time trial	Katrin Garfoot	Bridie O Donnell	Kate Perry
Pan American Championships  Venezuela	Road race	Iraida Garcia	Arlenis Sierra	Flávia Oliveira
	Individual time trial	Serika Gulumá	Ana Sanabria	Ingrid Drexel
Asian Cycling Championships  Japan (2016 summary)	Road race	Ahreum Na	Yixian Pu	Mayuko Hagiwara
	Individual time trial	Mayuko Hagiwara	Ju Mi Lee	Yao Pang
European Road Championships  France (2016 summary)	Road race[3]	Anna van der Breggen	Katarzyna Niewiadoma	Elisa Longo Borghini
	Individual time trial [3]	Ellen van Dijk	Anna van der Breggen	Olga Zabelinskaya
	Road race (U23)	Katarzyna Niewiadoma	Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig	Séverine Eraud
	Individual time trial (U23)	Anastasiia Iakovenko	Ksenyia Tuhai	Lisa Klein

Source^[2]

UCI teams

The country designation of each team is determined by the country of registration of the largest number of its riders, and is not necessarily the country where the team is registered or based.^[4]

References