2015 The Women's Tour
Cycling race
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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 race was won by German rider Lisa Brennauer of Velocio–SRAM.[1]
Dates17–21 June 2015
Stages5
Distance596.2 km (370.5 mi)
Winning time15h 03' 24"
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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
Non-UCI women's teams
- Pearl Izumi Sports Tours International
National teams
Route
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 17 June | Bury St Edmunds to Aldeburgh | 112.6 km (70.0 mi) |  |
Flat stage |  Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) |
| 2 | 18 June | Braintree to Clacton-on-Sea | 138 km (85.7 mi) | |
Flat stage |  Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) |
| 3 | 19 June | Oundle to Kettering | 139.2 km (86.5 mi) |  |
Hilly stage |  Christine Majerus (LUX) |
| 4 | 20 June | Waltham Cross to Stevenage | 103.8 km (64.5 mi) | |
Hilly stage |  Lisa Brennauer (GER) |
| 5 | 21 June | Marlow to Hemel Hempstead | 102.6 km (63.8 mi) | |
Hilly stage | Hannah Barnes (GBR) |
| Total | 596.2 km (370.5 mi) | |||||
Race summary
The defending champion, Marianne Vos, was unable to participate due to injury. The winner of the first stage, Lizzie Armitstead (Boels–Dolmans), was unable to participate further in the race after she crashed crossing the finishing line, sustaining a sprained wrist and heavy bruising.[2] Lisa Brennauer (Velocio–SRAM) assumed the race lead after Armitstead's withdrawal, and after briefly losing the lead to Christine Majerus (Boels–Dolmans) on stage three, her stage win on stage 4 to allowed her to reassume the race lead which she held to the end of the race.[3][1] As well as winning the overall classification, Brennauer also won the points classification. Jolien D'Hoore (Wiggle–Honda) finished second overall, with Majerus third.[1]
Jerseys
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
Stage 1
- 17 June 2015 — Bury St Edmunds to Aldeburgh, 112.6 km (70.0 mi)[4]
Stage 2
- 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
Stage 3 result[9]
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General classification after Stage 3[9]
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Stage 4
- 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
- 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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