Women's Tour de Yorkshire
 | |
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | April/May |
| Region | Yorkshire, England |
| Discipline | Road |
| Type |
One day Race (2015-17) Stage race (2018-) |
| Organiser | Amaury Sport Organisation/Welcome to Yorkshire |
| History | |
| First edition | 2015 |
| Editions | 4 (as of 2018) |
| First winner |
 |
| Most wins | No repeat winners |
| Most recent |
 |
The Women's Tour de Yorkshire is a women's road cycling race in Yorkshire, England. From 2015 to 2017, the event was a one-day race. The 2018 event was a two-day event, with a UCI race classification of 2.1. The event is the female equivalent of the Tour de Yorkshire.
History
The first Women's Tour de Yorkshire was run in 2015. The course consisted of four laps of a 20 kilometres (12 mi) course, and was won by Britain's Louse Mahé.[1] The 2016 event was run on the same course as a stage of the men's event, from Otley to Doncaster. The event had a prize fund of £15,000, and was broadcast live on ITV.[2] The race was won by Dutch rider Kirsten Wild in a bunch sprint, after the breakaway was caught with 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to go.[2][3] The 2017 event was run on the same course as the second stage of the men's race on 29 April.[4] The event was won by Lizzie Deignan, who defied team orders to wait for the sprint finish, and broke away from the peloton 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from the end of the race.[5][6] In September 2017, it was announced that the 2018 Women's Tour de Yorkshire would be increased to two days.[7]
Winners
| Rider | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | |
Louise Mahé (GBR) | Ikon–Mazda |
| 2016 |  |
Kirsten Wild (NED) | Team Hitec Products |
| 2017 | |
Lizzie Deignan (GBR) | Boels–Dolmans |
| 2018 | |
Megan Guarnier (USA) | Boels–Dolmans |
References
- ↑ "Mahe wins Women's Tour de Yorkshire". Cycling News. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- 1 2 "Cycling fans let down as TV footage fails at Tour de Yorkshire race". The Daily Telegraph. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ↑ "Tour de Yorkshire: Kirsten Wild wins women's race in sprint finish". BBC Sport. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ↑ "Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Lizzie Deignan returns for women's race". BBC Sport. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ↑ Parker, Ian (29 April 2017). "Lizzie Deignan defies team orders to power to Women's Tour de Yorkshire victory thanks to her local knowledge". The Independent.
- ↑ "Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Lizzie Deignan wins women's race". BBC Sport. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ↑ Wynn, Nigel (21 September 2017). "Tour de Yorkshire increased to four days for 2018, women's race up to two days". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 9 November 2017.