2017 UCI Women's World Tour

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.

2017 UCI Women's World Tour
Second edition of the UCI Women's WorldTour
Details
Dates4 March – 10 September
LocationEurope, USA and China
Races20
Champions
Individual championAnna van der Breggen (Boels–Dolmans)
Teams' championBoels–Dolmans
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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

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2017 UCI Women's World Teams, invitational ranking & equipment[9]
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
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

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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]

Races in the 2017 UCI Women's World Tour
Race
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Date Winner Second Third   Leader
  Strade Bianche 4 March   Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)
Wiggle High5
  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL)
WM3 Pro Cycling
  Lizzie Deignan (GBR)
Boels–Dolmans
  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)
Wiggle High5
  Ronde van Drenthe 11 March   Amalie Dideriksen (DEN)
Boels–Dolmans
  Elena Cecchini (ITA)
Canyon–SRAM
  Lucinda Brand (NED)
Team Sunweb
  Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio 19 March   Coryn Rivera (USA)
Team Sunweb
  Arlenis Sierra (CUB)
Astana
  Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN)
Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling
  Gent–Wevelgem 26 March   Lotta Lepistö (FIN)
Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling
  Jolien D'Hoore (BEL)
Wiggle High5
  Coryn Rivera (USA)
Team Sunweb
  Tour of Flanders 2 April   Coryn Rivera (USA)
Team Sunweb
  Gracie Elvin (AUS)
Orica–Scott
  Chantal Blaak (NED)
Boels–Dolmans
  Coryn Rivera (USA)
Team Sunweb
  Amstel Gold Race 16 April   Anna van der Breggen (NED)
Boels–Dolmans
  Lizzie Deignan (GBR)
Boels–Dolmans
Dead heat[a]
  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL)
(WM3 Pro Cycling)
  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)
(Orica–Scott)
  La Flèche Wallonne 19 April   Anna van der Breggen (NED)
Boels–Dolmans
  Lizzie Deignan (GBR)
Boels–Dolmans
  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL)
WM3 Pro Cycling
  Liège–Bastogne–Liège 23 April   Anna van der Breggen (NED)
Boels–Dolmans
  Lizzie Deignan (GBR)
Boels–Dolmans
  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL)
WM3 Pro Cycling
  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)
Orica–Scott
  Tour of Chongming Island 5–7 May   Jolien D'Hoore (BEL)
Wiggle High5
  Kirsten Wild (NED)
Cylance Pro Cycling
  Chloe Hosking (AUS)
Alé–Cipollini
  Tour of California 11–14 May   Anna van der Breggen (NED)
Boels–Dolmans
  Katie Hall (USA)
UnitedHealthcare
  Arlenis Sierra (CUB)
Astana
  Anna van der Breggen (NED)
Boels–Dolmans
  The Women's Tour 7–11 June   Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL)
WM3 Pro Cycling
  Christine Majerus (LUX)
Boels–Dolmans
  Hannah Barnes (GBR)
Canyon–SRAM
  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL)
WM3 Pro Cycling
  Giro d'Italia Internazionale Femminile 30 June–9 July   Anna van der Breggen (NED)
Boels–Dolmans
  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)
Wiggle High5
  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)
Orica–Scott
  Anna van der Breggen (NED)
Boels–Dolmans
  La Course by Le Tour de France 20 July   Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)
Orica–Scott
  Lizzie Deignan (GBR)
Boels–Dolmans
  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)
Wiggle High5
  RideLondon Classique 29 July   Coryn Rivera (USA)
Team Sunweb
  Lotta Lepistö (FIN)
Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling
  Lisa Brennauer (GER)
Canyon–SRAM
  Crescent Vårgårda UCI Women's WorldTour TTT 11 August Boels–Dolmans Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling Canyon–SRAM
  Crescent Vårgårda UCI Women's WorldTour 13 August   Lotta Lepistö (FIN)
Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling
  Marianne Vos (NED)
WM3 Pro Cycling
  Leah Kirchmann (CAN)
Team Sunweb
  Ladies Tour of Norway 17–20 August   Marianne Vos (NED)
WM3 Pro Cycling
  Megan Guarnier (USA)
Boels–Dolmans
  Ellen van Dijk (NED)
Team Sunweb
  GP de Plouay-Lorient Agglomération 26 August   Lizzie Deignan (GBR)
Boels–Dolmans
  Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA)
Canyon–SRAM
  Sarah Roy (AUS)
Orica–Scott
  Holland Ladies Tour 29 August–3 September   Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)
Orica–Scott
  Anna van der Breggen (NED)
Boels–Dolmans
  Ellen van Dijk (NED)
Team Sunweb
  Madrid Challenge by la Vuelta 10 September   Jolien D'Hoore (BEL)
Wiggle High5
  Coryn Rivera (USA)
Team Sunweb
  Roxane Fournier (FRA)
FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
Source: [14][15]
  1. ^ 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

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Individual

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Anna van der Breggen (pictured at the Holland Ladies Tour), the winner of the individual classification.

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

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Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (pictured at the Tour of Flanders), the winner of the youth classification.

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

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Boels–Dolmans (members of the team pictured at the Holland Ladies Tour), the winners of the teams classification.

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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Listed on 994 points by UCI, due to all six riders being attributed points for the Giro d'Italia Femminile.

References

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  12. ^ "2017 Philadelphia International Cycling Classic cancelled". Cyclingnews.com. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017. 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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