Tour of California (women's race)

The Women's Tour of California is the women's event of the Tour of California, an annual road bicycle racing event in California, United States, held in mid-April since 2015. Raced over four stages, the event usually finishes with a criterium stage in Sacramento.[1] It is organized by Anschutz Entertainment Group and part of the UCI Women's World Tour. Dutch rider and Olympic road race champion Anna van der Breggen won the 2017 event;[2] Katie Hall won the latest edition in 2018.[3]

Tour of California (women's race)
Race details
DateMay
RegionCalifornia, United States
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Women's World Tour (since 2016)
TypeStage race
OrganiserAnschutz Entertainment Group
Web sitewww.amgentourofcalifornia.com
History
First edition2015 (2015)
Editions5 (as of 2019)
First winner Trixi Worrack (GER)
Most wins Anna van der Breggen (NED) (2 times)
Most recent Anna van der Breggen (NED)

Winners
Year 1st 2nd 3rd
2015 Trixi Worrack
Velocio–SRAM		 Leah Kirchmann
Optum–KBS		 Lauren Komanski
Twenty16 p/b Sho-Air
2016 Megan Guarnier
Boels–Dolmans		 Kristin Armstrong
TWENTY16–Ridebiker		 Evelyn Stevens
Boels–Dolmans
2017 Anna van der Breggen
Boels–Dolmans		 Katie Hall
UnitedHealthcare		 Arlenis Sierra
Astana
2018 Katie Hall
UnitedHealthcare		 Tayler Wiles
Trek–Drops		 Kasia Niewiadoma
Canyon–SRAM
2019 Anna van der Breggen
Boels–Dolmans		 Katie Hall
Boels–Dolmans		 Ashleigh Moolman Pasio
CCC Liv

References
  1. "2017 Tour of California routes announced". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  2. "Tour of California: Anna van der Breggen wins women's race". San Francisco Chronicle. Jeffrey M. Johnson, Hearst Communications. Associated Press. 14 May 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  3. Knöfler, Lukas. "Amgen Women's Race: Hall takes overall victory". cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
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