The 2015 Aviva Women's Tour was the second staging of The Women's Tour, a women's stage race held in the United Kingdom. It ran from 17 to 21 June 2015 and had a UCI rating of 2.1. As in 2014, the race consisted of 5 stages and ran through southern and eastern England. The defending champion, Marianne Vos, was unable to participate due to injury. The winner of the first stage, Lizzie Armitstead, was unable to participate further in the race after she crashed crossing the finishing line, sustaining a sprained wrist and heavy bruising.[1] Lisa Brennauer assumed the race lead after Armitstead's withdrawal, and after briefly losing the lead to Christine Majerus on stage three, her stage win on the fourth stage allowed her to reassume the race lead which she held to the end of the race.[2][3]
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Dates | 17–21 June 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 596.2 km (370.5 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 15h 03' 24" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams
editNon-UCI women's teams
- Pearl Izumi Sports Tours International
National teams
Jerseys
edit- denotes the leader of the General classification, the rider with the overall lowest cumulative time
- denotes the leader of the Mountains classification
- denotes the leader of the Points classification
- denotes the leader of the Young rider classification, the rider with the lowest cumulative time who is also under 23 years.
- denotes the leader of the Best British rider classification, which is the British rider with the lowest cumulative time
Stages
editStage 1
edit- 17 June 2015 — Bury St Edmunds to Aldeburgh, 112.6 km (70.0 mi)[4]
Stage 2
edit- 18 June 2015 — Braintree to Clacton-on-Sea, 138 km (85.7 mi)[6]
Stage 2 result[7]
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General classification after Stage 2[7]
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Stage 3
editStage 3 result[9]
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General classification after Stage 3[9]
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Stage 4
edit- 20 June 2015 — Waltham Cross to Stevenage, 103.8 km (64.5 mi)[10]
Stage 4 result[11]
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General classification after Stage 4[11]
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Stage 5
edit- 21 June 2015 — Marlow to Hemel Hempstead, 102.6 km (63.8 mi)[12]
Stage 5 result[13]
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Final general classification[13]
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Lizzie Armitstead saw her 'career flying away' in Women's Tour crash". 19 June 2015.
- ^ "Lisa Brennauer wins sprint to take control of Aviva Women's Tour". The Observer. Guardian Media Group. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ Braverman, Jessi (21 June 2015). "Fight to the finish at the Aviva Women's Tour won by Lisa Brennauer". CyclingTips. CyclingTips Media Pty Ltd. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Stage 1, Wed 17 June, Bury St Edmunds to Aldeburgh". The Women's Tour. SweetSpot. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Women's Tour: Armitstead wins in Aldeburgh". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Stage 2, Thu 18 June, Braintree to Clacton". The Women's Tour. SweetSpot. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ a b Frattini, Kirsten (18 June 2015). "Women's Tour: D'hoore wins stage 2". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Stage 3, Fri 18 June, Oundle to Kettering". The Women's Tour. SweetSpot. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ a b O'Shea, Sadhbh (19 June 2015). "Women's Tour: Majerus wins in Kettering". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Stage 4, Sat 20 June, Waltham Cross to Stevenage". The Women's Tour. SweetSpot. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ a b Frattini, Kirsten (20 June 2015). "Women's Tour: Brennauer wins stage 4". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Stage 5, Sun 21 June, Marlow to Hemel Hempstead". The Women's Tour. SweetSpot. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ a b Frattini, Kirsten (21 June 2015). "Brennauer wins Aviva Women's Tour". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 3 July 2022.