The Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour, formerly known as the Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen (Women's Tour of Thuringia) is a stage race for women road cycle racers held every July in the German state of Thuringia. It is rated a class 2.1 event by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The title sponsor is LOTTO Thüringen, the state lottery of Thuringia.[1]

Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour
Final podium of the 2005 event (l to r): Susanne Ljungskog, Theresa Senff, Judith Arndt
Race details
DateMid-July
RegionThuringia
English nameWomen's Tour of Thuringia
Local name(s)Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen(in German)
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Women's Road Calendar
TypeStage race
OrganiserTRF Thüringer Sportmarketing GmbH
Race directorVera Hohlfeld
Web sitewww.thueringenrundfahrt-frauen.de Edit this at Wikidata
History
First edition1986 (1986)
Editions35 (as of 2023)
First winner Hanna Chmelarova (CSK)
Most wins Judith Arndt (GER)
 Emma Johansson (SWE)
(3 wins)
Most recent Lotte Kopecky (BEL)
Nicole Cooke secured the overall title in 2006 by winning the final stage in Zeulenroda-Triebes

List of winners

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Source:[2]

Year Distance
(km)
Winner
1986 210   Hanna Chmelarova (CSK)
1987 295   Petra Roßner (GDR)
1988 398   Tea Vikstedt-Nyman (FIN)
1989 410   Vanessa van Dijk (NED)
1990–1991 Event not held
1992 374   Alena Barillova (CSK)
1993 335   Lenka Ilavská (SVK)
1994 394   Alison Dunlap (USA)
1995 406   Laura Charameda (USA)
1996 465   Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (GER)
1997 553   Alessandra Cappellotto (ITA)
1998 523   Edita Pučinskaitė (LIT)
1999 664   Hanka Kupfernagel (GER)
2000 618   Valentyna Karpenko (UKR)
2001 634   Mirjam Melchers (NED)
2002 634   Zoulfia Zabirova (RUS)
2003 566   Valentina Polkhanova (RUS)
2004 588   Zoulfia Zabirova (RUS)
2005 583   Theresa Senff (GER)
2006 594   Nicole Cooke (GBR)
2007 593   Judith Arndt (GER)
2008 553   Judith Arndt (GER)
2009 587   Linda Villumsen (DEN)
2010 615   Olga Zabelinskaya (RUS)
2011 590   Emma Johansson (SWE)
2012 578   Judith Arndt (GER)
2013 633   Emma Johansson (SWE)
2014 595   Evelyn Stevens (USA)
2015 595   Emma Johansson (SWE)
2016 672.6   Elena Cecchini (ITA)
2017 553.9   Lisa Brennauer (GER)
2018 559.8   Lisa Brennauer (GER)
2019 545.7   Kathrin Hammes (GER)
2020 No race due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 672.6   Lucinda Brand (NED)
2022 695.8   Alexandra Manly (AUS)
2023 695.8   Lotte Kopecky (BEL)
2024 630.6   Ruth Winder (USA)

References

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  1. ^ "Sponsoren" (in German). Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Die Ehrentafel der Gewinnerinnen" [The honor roll of winners]. thueringenrundfahrt-frauen.de (in German). Retrieved 16 July 2012.
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