2015 Tour of California (women's race)

The 2015 Amgen Tour of California Women's Race p/b SRAM was the first edition of the Tour of California women's race, held between 8 and 10 May in California, with a UCI rating of 2.1.[1][2]

2015 Tour of California
Race details
DatesMay 8–10
Stages3
Distance254.2 km (158.0 mi)
Winning time6 h 24 min 16 s
Results
Winner  Trixi Worrack (GER) (Velocio–SRAM)
  Second  Leah Kirchmann (CAN) (Optum–KBS)
  Third  Lauren Komanski (USA) (Twenty16 p/b Sho-Air)

Points  Leah Kirchmann (CAN) (Optum–KBS)
Mountains  Kirsti Lay (CAN) (Canada national team)
Youth  Hannah Barnes (GBR) (UnitedHealthcare)
  Team Twenty16 p/b Sho-Air
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Teams

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Fourteen teams were announced for the race in February 2015.[3]

UCI women's teams

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Elite teams

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National team

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Stages

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Stage 1

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May 8, 2015 — South Lake Tahoe to Heavenly Mountain Resort, 119 km (74 mi)
Stage 1 result and General classification after stage 1[4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Katie Hall (USA)   UnitedHealthcare 3h 10' 49"
2   Alena Amialiusik (BLR) Velocio–SRAM + 2"
3   Lauren Komanski (USA) Twenty16 p/b Sho-Air + 2"
4   Trixi Worrack (GER) Velocio–SRAM + 4"
5   Flávia Oliveira (BRA) Alé–Cipollini + 11"
6   Alison Jackson (CAN) Twenty16 p/b Sho-Air + 14"
7   Andrea Dvorak (USA) Twenty16 p/b Sho-Air + 14"
8   Leah Kirchmann (CAN) Optum–KBS + 18"
9   Lauren Stephens (USA) Team TIBCO–SVB + 22"
10   Lex Albrecht (CAN) Optum–KBS + 27"

Stage 2

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May 9, 2015 — South Lake Tahoe to Heavenly Mountain Resort, 80.5 km (50 mi)
Stage 2 result[5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Leah Kirchmann (CAN) Optum–KBS 1h 57' 33"
2   Lauren Komanski (USA) Twenty16 p/b Sho-Air + 0"
3   Trixi Worrack (GER) Velocio–SRAM + 0"
4   Katie Hall (USA)   UnitedHealthcare + 6"
5   Lauren Stephens (USA) Team TIBCO–SVB + 10"
6   Flávia Oliveira (BRA) Alé–Cipollini + 14"
7   Alena Amialiusik (BLR) Velocio–SRAM + 14"
8   Lex Albrecht (CAN) Optum–KBS + 17"
9   Alison Jackson (CAN) Twenty16 p/b Sho-Air + 19"
10   Kathrin Hammes (GER) Team TIBCO–SVB + 28"
General classification after stage 2[5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Lauren Komanski (USA)   Twenty16 p/b Sho-Air 5h 08' 18"
2   Trixi Worrack (GER) Velocio–SRAM + 3"
3   Katie Hall (USA) UnitedHealthcare + 10"
4   Leah Kirchmann (CAN)   Optum–KBS + 12"
5   Alena Amialiusik (BLR) Velocio–SRAM + 20"
6   Flávia Oliveira (BRA) Alé–Cipollini + 29"
7   Lauren Stephens (USA) Team TIBCO–SVB + 36"
8   Alison Jackson (CAN) Twenty16 p/b Sho-Air + 37"
9   Lex Albrecht (CAN) Optum–KBS + 48"
10   Andrea Dvorak (USA) Twenty16 p/b Sho-Air + 57"

Stage 3

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May 10, 2015 — Sacramento to Sacramento, 54.7 km (34 mi)
Stage 3 result[6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Leah Kirchmann (CAN)   Optum–KBS 1h 16' 04"
2   Hannah Barnes (GBR)   UnitedHealthcare + 0"
3   Erica Allar (USA) Colavita–Fine Cooking + 0"
4   Trixi Worrack (GER) Velocio–SRAM + 0"
5   Emily Collins (NZL) Team TIBCO–SVB + 0"
6   Lauren Komanski (USA)   Twenty16 p/b Sho-Air + 0"
7   Jessica Uebelhart (SUI) BMW p/b Happy Tooth Dental + 0"
8   Alexis Ryan (USA) UnitedHealthcare + 0"
9   Ana Teresa Casas (MEX) UAEM-G Pro Cycling Team + 0"
10   Liza Rachetto (USA) BMW p/b Happy Tooth Dental + 0"
Final general classification[6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Trixi Worrack (GER)   Velocio–SRAM 6h 24' 16"
2   Leah Kirchmann (CAN)   Optum–KBS + 5"
3   Lauren Komanski (USA) Twenty16 p/b Sho-Air + 6"
4   Katie Hall (USA) UnitedHealthcare + 16"
5   Alena Amialiusik (BLR) Velocio–SRAM + 26"
6   Flávia Oliveira (BRA) Alé–Cipollini + 35"
7   Alison Jackson (CAN) Twenty16 p/b Sho-Air + 41"
8   Lauren Stephens (USA) Team TIBCO–SVB + 42"
9   Lex Albrecht (CAN) Optum–KBS + 54"
10   Andrea Dvorak (USA) Twenty16 p/b Sho-Air + 1' 03"

Classification leadership

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Stage Winner General classification
 
Young rider classification
 
Mountains classification
 
Sprints classification
 
Teams classification
1[4] Katie Hall Katie Hall Hannah Barnes Sarah Storey Allison Beveridge Twenty16 p/b Sho-Air
2[5] Leah Kirchmann Lauren Komanski Kirsti Lay Leah Kirchmann
3[6] Leah Kirchmann Trixi Worrack
Final[6] Trixi Worrack Hannah Barnes Kirsti Lay Leah Kirchmann Twenty16 p/b Sho-Air

References

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  1. ^ "Amgen Tour of California Women's Race presented by SRAM 2015 Stage 3 results".
  2. ^ "Tour of California WE 2015 - CyclingFever - the International Cycling Social Network - Get the Cycling fever!".
  3. ^ "Teams, route announced for inaugural women's Tour of California". February 19, 2015.
  4. ^ a b Burns, Ted (May 8, 2015). "Hall wins Tour of California Women's Race opener at Heavenly Mountain Resort". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c Burns, Ted (May 9, 2015). "Kirchmann wins stage 2 of women's Tour of California". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d Burns, Ted (May 10, 2015). "Kirchmann makes it two in a row in Tour of California". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved November 29, 2021.