The 2017 UCI Women's World Tour was the second edition of the UCI Women's World Tour. For the 2017 season, the calendar consisted of 20 races, up from 17 in 2016.[1] Two one-day races – the Amstel Gold Race and Liège–Bastogne–Liège, to complete an Ardennes classics week – were added along with the Ladies Tour of Norway and the Holland Ladies Tour; all 2016 races returned for the 2017 calendar,[2] with the exception of the cancelled Philadelphia International Cycling Classic.
| Second edition of the UCI Women's WorldTour | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4 March – 10 September |
| Location | Europe, USA and China |
| Races | 20 |
| Champions | |
| Individual champion | Anna van der Breggen (Boels–Dolmans) |
| Teams' champion | Boels–Dolmans |
The individual classification was won by Dutch rider Anna van der Breggen, riding for the Boels–Dolmans team. Van der Breggen took the lead of the standings after winning the Tour of California,[3] and after losing the lead to Poland's Katarzyna Niewiadoma (WM3 Pro Cycling) after the Women's Tour,[4] van der Breggen regained the lead after victory at the Giro d'Italia Femminile.[5][6] Van der Breggen, who won five races during 2017 – including all three Ardennes classics – maintained her lead throughout the remainder of the season, ultimately winning the overall classification by 27 points from compatriot Annemiek van Vleuten from the Orica–Scott team. Van Vleuten closed the gap in points over the second half of the season, finishing third at the Giro d'Italia Femminile before victories at La Course by Le Tour de France,[7] and the Holland Ladies Tour.[8] Third place in the standings went to Niewiadoma, who took podium finishes in all three Ardennes classics and a second place at Strade Bianche, alongside her Women's Tour victory.
In the other classifications, Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling rider Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig from Denmark was the winner of the youth classification for riders under the age of 23. Uttrup Ludwig took seven victories in the classification, and finished with over three times as many points compared to her nearest challengers. Boels–Dolmans were the winners of the teams classification, taking eight wins during the season. Team Sunweb, and their American rider Coryn Rivera, took three victories as they finished as runners-up in the standings.
Teams edit
| Code | Official Team Name | Country | Rank[N 1] | Points | Groupset | Road Bike(s) | Time Trial Bike | Wheels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALE | Alé–Cipollini |  Italy
|
8 | 1563 | Campagnolo | Cipollini NK1K | Cipollini NKTT | Ursus |
| VAI | Aromitalia Vaiano | Italy
|
27 | 215 | ||||
| ASA | Astana |  Kazakhstan
|
18 | 610 | Shimano | Argon 18 Gallium Pro | Specialized Shiv | Corima |
| BPK | Bepink–Cogeas | Italy
|
11 | 872 | Shimano | Kemo KE-R8 | Kemo KE-T5 | Ambrosio |
| BDP | Bizkaia–Durango |  Spain
|
24 | 346 | Orbea | |||
| DLT | Boels–Dolmans |  Netherlands
|
1 | 4244 | SRAM | S-Works Amira Specialized Tarmac |
Specialized Shiv | Zipp |
| BTC | BTC City Ljubljana |  Slovenia
|
16 | 754 | SRAM | Scott Addict[10] | Scott Plasma | Fulcrum |
| LPR | Canyon–SRAM |  Germany
|
5 | 1992 | SRAM | Canyon Ultimate WMN CF SLX Canyon Aeroad CF SLX |
Canyon Speedmax CF | Zipp |
| CBT | Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling |  Switzerland
|
7 | 1684 | Shimano/Rotor | Cervélo S5 Cervélo R5 |
Cervélo P5 | Enve |
| GPC | China Chongming–Liv |  Hong Kong
|
34 | 65 | Giant | |||
| COL | Colavita/Bianchi |  United States
|
36 | 52 | Shimano | Bianchi Oltre XR.1 | Bianchi Aquila CV | Vittoria |
| CPC | Cylance Pro Cycling | United States
|
9 | 1406 | FSA | Cannondale SuperSix Evo | Cannondale Slice | Vision Wheels |
| CZG | Conceria Zabri–Fanini–Guerciotti |  Albania
|
Guerciotti | |||||
| DRP | Drops |  Great Britain
|
22 | 449 | Shimano | Trek Emonda Trek Modone |
Trek Speed Concept | Bontrager |
| FDJ | FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope |  France
|
15 | 784 | Shimano | Lapierre Xelius | Lapierre Aerostorm | Shimano |
| GSB | Giusfredi–Bianchi | Italy
|
38 | 43 | Bianchi | |||
| HBS | Hagens Berman–Supermint | United States
|
37 | 46 | Shimano | HIA Velo Founder | BH Aerolight | FastForward |
| HPU | Team Hitec Products |  Norway
|
12 | 856 | Shimano | Scott Addict 15 | Scott Plasma | FastForward |
| LWD | Lares–Waowdeals |  Belgium
|
13 | 840 | Shimano | Merckx Milano 72 | Merckx Lugano 68 | Edco |
| LWK | Lensworld–Kuota | Belgium
|
14 | 802 | Shimano | Kuota Kougar Kuota Khan |
Kuota Kalibur | Miche |
| LTK | Lointek | Spain
|
40 | 16 | MM | Nesta | ||
| LSL | Lotto–Soudal Ladies | Belgium
|
17 | 646 | Shimano | Ridley Liz SL | Ridley Dean | FastForward |
| MCC | Minsk Cycling Club |  Belarus
|
41 | 13 | ||||
| ORS | Orica–Scott |  Australia
|
6 | 1867 | Shimano | Scott Foil | Scott Plasma | Shimano/PRO |
| PVD | Parkhotel Valkenburg–Destil | Netherlands
|
26 | 264 | Shimano | Carrera Veleno | Massini | FastForward |
| RLW | Rally Cycling | United States
|
33 | 96 | SRAM | Diamondback Podium Equipe | Diamondback Serios AF | HED |
| MIC | S.C. Michela Fanini Rox | Italy
|
21 | 497 | Orbea Avant M40 | Orbea Ordu | Miche | |
| SAS | SAS–Macogep |  Canada
|
28 | 174 | Argon18 Gallium-Pro | Argon18 E-118 Next | ||
| SER | Servetto Giusta | Italy
|
20 | 510 | Shimano | Vision | ||
| T20 | Sho-Air TWENTY20 | United States
|
25 | 342 | SRAM | Felt Bicycles FR | Felt Bicycles DA | Zipp |
| SVE | Sport Vlaanderen–Guill D'or | Belgium
|
31 | 107 | ||||
| ILU | Team Illuminate | United States
|
39 | 23 | S-Works | |||
| SUN | Team Sunweb | Netherlands
|
4 | 2480 | Shimano | Giant–Liv Envie | Giant Trinity | Shimano |
| TIB | Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank | United States
|
19 | 550 | Shimano | Fuji Transonic Fuji SL Fuji Supreme |
Fuji Norcom Straight | Edco Wheels |
| TVW | Team VéloCONCEPT |  Denmark
|
10 | 1013 | SRAM | Cervelo S5 | Cervelo P5 | HED |
| WNT | Team WNT | Great Britain
|
30 | 115 | Shimano | Specialized Tarmac | Specialized Shiv | Hope Tech |
| TWC | Thailand Women's Cycling Team |  Thailand
|
– | – | ||||
| TOG | Top Girls Fassa Bortolo | Italy
|
29 | 131 | ||||
| UHC | UnitedHealthcare | United States
|
23 | 401 | Shimano | Orbea Orca OMR | Orbea Ordu | Shimano |
| VAL | Valcar–PBM | Italy
|
41 | 13 | Pinarello Dogma F8 Pinarello Gan |
Fulcrum | ||
| DNA | Visit Dallas DNA Pro Cycling | United States
|
32 | 105 | Shimano FSA |
Orbea Orca | Orbea Ordu | Vision |
| SLP | Weber Shimano Ladies Power |  Argentina
|
35 | 60 | ||||
| WHT | Wiggle High5 | Great Britain
|
2 | 2786 | Campagnolo | Colnago C60 | Colnago K.Zero | Campagnolo |
| WM3 | WM3 Pro Cycling | Netherlands
|
3 | 2483 | Shimano | Ridley Jane Ridley Aura |
Ridley Dean | Shimano |
Key edit
| Cell colour | Invitation |
|---|---|
| Top-15 team, invited to all UCI WWT one-day & stage races automatically | |
| Top-20 team, invited to all UCI WWT one-day races automatically |
Events edit
The Philadelphia International Cycling Classic was scheduled to be held on 4 June, but was cancelled on 27 January due to "difficulty attracting sponsor financial support".[11][12]
- ^ Race officials were unable to split
Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) (WM3 Pro Cycling) and 
Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) (Orica–Scott) in the photo-finish.[13]
Final points standings edit
Individual edit
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 | Points |
| 1 | Anna van der Breggen (NED) 
|
Boels–Dolmans | 1016 |
| 2 | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)
|
Orica–Scott | 989 |
| 3 |  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL)
|
WM3 Pro Cycling | 856 |
| 4 | Coryn Rivera (USA)
|
Team Sunweb | 803 |
| 5 | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)
|
Wiggle High5 | 630 |
| 6 | Jolien D'Hoore (BEL)
|
Wiggle High5 | 626 |
| 7 | Lizzie Deignan (GBR)
|
Boels–Dolmans | 623 |
| 8 | Ellen van Dijk (NED)
|
Team Sunweb | 614 |
| 9 |  Lotta Lepistö (FIN)
|
Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling | 518 |
| 10 | Chloe Hosking (AUS)
|
Alé–Cipollini | 457 |
| 11 | Marianne Vos (NED)
|
WM3 Pro Cycling | 452 |
| 12 | Megan Guarnier (USA)
|
Boels–Dolmans | 429 |
| 13 | Elena Cecchini (ITA)
|
Canyon–SRAM | 427 |
| 14 | Chantal Blaak (NED)
|
Boels–Dolmans | 373 |
| 15 | Kirsten Wild (NED)
|
Cylance Pro Cycling | 347 |
| 16 |  Arlenis Sierra (CUB)
|
Astana | 334 |
| 17 | Lisa Brennauer (GER)
|
Canyon–SRAM | 321 |
| 18 |  Christine Majerus (LUX)
|
Boels–Dolmans | 320 |
| 19 | Shara Gillow (AUS)
|
FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | 320 |
| 20 |  Ashleigh Moolman (RSA)
|
Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling | 303 |
| 202 riders scored points | |||
| Source:[16] | |||
Youth edit
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 | Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) 
|
Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling | 52 |
| 2 | Alice Barnes (GBR)
|
Drops | 16 |
| 3 | Amalie Dideriksen (DEN)
|
Boels–Dolmans | 16 |
| 4 | Susanne Andersen (NOR)
|
Team Hitec Products | 12 |
| 5 | Lisa Klein (GER)
|
Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling | 12 |
| 6 | Lotte Kopecky (BEL)
|
Lotto–Soudal Ladies | 12 |
| 7 | Anna Christian (GBR)
|
Drops | 10 |
| 8 | Demi de Jong (NED)
|
Parkhotel Valkenburg–Destil | 8 |
| 9 |  Nikola Nosková (CZE)
|
Bepink–Cogeas | 8 |
| 10 | Sofia Beggin (ITA)
|
Astana | 8 |
| 11 | Juliette Labous (FRA)
|
Team Sunweb | 8 |
| 12 | Floortje Mackaij (NED)
|
Team Sunweb | 8 |
| 13 | Sofia Bertizzolo (ITA)
|
Astana | 8 |
| 14 | Maria Vittoria Sperotto (ITA)
|
Bepink–Cogeas | 6 |
| 15 | Alba Teruel Ribes (ESP)
|
Lointek | 4 |
| 16 | Pernille Mathiesen (DEN)
|
Team VéloCONCEPT | 4 |
| 17 | Liane Lippert (GER)
|
Team Sunweb | 4 |
| 18 | Jeanne Korevaar (NED)
|
WM3 Pro Cycling | 4 |
| 19 |  Anastasiia Iakovenko (RUS)
|
Russia (national team) | 4 |
| 20 | Arianna Fidanza (ITA)
|
Astana | 4 |
| 28 riders scored points | |||
| Source:[17] | |||
Team edit
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 | AGR | LFW | LBL | CHO | TOC | OWT | GIR | LAC | RID | TTT | VAR | NOR | PLO | HOL | MAD | Points |
| 1 | Boels–Dolmans | 97 | 184 | 70 | 35 | 115 | 280 | 220 | 238 | 219 | 221 | 478 | 174 | 42 | 140 | 86 | 225 | 124 | 325 | 3273 | ||
| 2 | Team Sunweb | 72 | 103 | 124 | 85 | 126 | 75 | 50 | 98 | 117 | 214 | 177 | 26 | 138 | 80 | 155 | 220 | 163 | 130 | 2153 | ||
| 3 | Wiggle High5 | 140 | 120 | 30 | 100 | 25 | 78 | 34 | 54 | 221 | 43 | 116 | 299 | 85 | 75 | 64 | 35 | 77 | 12 | 46 | 170 | 1824 |
| 4 | Orica–Scott | 135 | 60 | 70 | 34 | 170 | 85 | 100 | 60 | 104 | 35 | 297 | 170 | 28 | 8 | 140 | 91 | 234 | 1821 | |||
| 5 | Canyon–SRAM | 25 | 116 | 62 | 102 | 70 | 35 | 83 | 191 | 103 | 10 | 123 | 100 | 36 | 63 | 160 | 226 | 1505 | ||||
| 6 | WM3 Pro Cycling | 108 | 40 | 35 | 12 | 35 | 85 | 85 | 93 | 4 | 219 | 126 | 30 | 76 | 56 | 116 | 218 | 76 | 1414 | |||
| 7 | Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling | 36 | 18 | 110 | 120 | 32 | 34 | 76 | 75 | 107 | 87 | 26 | 100 | 120 | 120 | 147 | 20 | 1228 | ||||
| 8 | Alé–Cipollini | 16 | 25 | 72 | 30 | 14 | 35 | 20 | 177 | 61 | 105 | 16 | 20 | 28 | 90 | 87 | 14 | 126 | 40 | 976[N 2] | ||
| 9 | Cylance Pro Cycling | 10 | 2 | 12 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 165 | 130 | 38 | 43 | 2 | 60 | 32 | 25 | 10 | 80 | 65 | 60 | 763 | ||
| 10 | FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | 50 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 60 | 40 | 28 | 66 | 80 | 35 | 52 | 12 | 24 | 90 | 95 | 662 | |||||
| 11 | BTC City Ljubljana | 14 | 56 | 22 | 106 | 32 | 31 | 16 | 44 | 6 | 97 | 88 | 512 | |||||||||
| 12 | Astana | 18 | 100 | 6 | 28 | 149 | 97 | 398 | ||||||||||||||
| 13 | Lensworld–Kuota | 10 | 68 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 60 | 16 | 30 | 50 | 300 | |||||||||
| 14 | Team VéloCONCEPT | 74 | 20 | 12 | 60 | 24 | 88 | 278 | ||||||||||||||
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare | 259 | 259 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank | 4 | 22 | 114 | 40 | 75 | 255 | |||||||||||||||
| 17 | Drops | 35 | 40 | 6 | 34 | 88 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 245 | ||||||||||||
| 18 | Team Hitec Products | 6 | 14 | 2 | 72 | 16 | 26 | 48 | 18 | 6 | 35 | 243 | ||||||||||
| 19 | Bepink–Cogeas | 16 | 35 | 74 | 4 | 32 | 36 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 223 | |||||||||||
| 20 | Lotto–Soudal Ladies | 10 | 60 | 24 | 20 | 114 | ||||||||||||||||
| 36 teams scored points | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source:[18] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes edit
- ^ This is the UCI's 'Invitational Ranking', the top 20 teams in the Invitational Rankings are guaranteed entry into Women's World Tour one-day-races, and the top 15 for the top stage races.
- ^ Listed on 994 points by UCI, due to all six riders being attributed points for the Giro d'Italia Femminile.
References edit
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- ^ "Tour of California: Anna van der Breggen wins women's race". San Francisco Chronicle. Associated Press. 14 May 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
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The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) has confirmed that both the men's and women's editions of the Philadelphia International Cycling Classic have been cancelled for 2017 [...]
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