The Women's Tour

The Women's Tour

Katarzyna Niewiadoma wearing the leader's green jersey as the 2017 edition passes through Warwick
Race details
Date May or June
Region Great Britain
Discipline Road
Competition UCI Women's World Tour
Type Stage race
Organiser SweetSpot
History
First edition 2014 (2014)
Editions 4 (as of 2017)
First winner  Marianne Vos (NED)
Most wins No repeat winners
Most recent  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL)

The Women's Tour, known as the Ovo Energy Women's Tour for sponsorship purposes,[1] is a women's staged cycle race which takes place in Great Britain and has been part of the new UCI Women's World Tour since 2016. Until 2015 it was rated by the UCI as a 2.1 race.[2]

Overall winners

Rider Team
2014 Netherlands Vos, MarianneMarianne Vos (NED) Rabo–Liv
2015 Germany Brennauer, LisaLisa Brennauer (GER) Velocio–SRAM
2016 United Kingdom Armitstead, LizzieLizzie Armitstead (GBR) Boels–Dolmans
2017 Poland Niewiadoma, KatarzynaKatarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) WM3 Pro Cycling

Jerseys

(As of 2014)

The yellow jersey is awarded to the rider with the lowest overall accumulated time.
The points jersey is awarded to the rider with the most points accrued from stage finishes, and intermediate sprints on each stage.
The Queen of the Mountains jersey is awarded to the rider with the most points accrued from the summits of designated climbs on each stage.
The best young rider jersey is awarded to the rider with the lowest accumulated time who is under 23 years of age.
The best British rider jersey is awarded to the leading british rider on general classification.

References

  1. ↑ "New sponsor for 2017 Tour of Britain and Women's Tour". British Cycling. British Cycling Federation. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  2. ↑ The Women's Tour 2014 at ProCyclingStats
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