# 2016 in women's road cycling

2016 in women's road cycling is about the 2016 women's bicycle races ruled by the UCI and the 2016 UCI Women's Teams.

## World Championships

The World Road Championships is set to be held in Doha, Qatar.
| | Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| World Road Championships | Team Time Trial | 9 October | Boels–Dolmans | Canyon–SRAM | Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling |
| World Road Championships | Team Time Trial | 9 October | Chantal Blaak (NED) Karol-Ann Canuel (CAN) Lizzie Deignan (GBR) Christine Majerus (LUX) Evelyn Stevens (USA) Ellen van Dijk (NED) | Alena Amialiusik (BLR) Hannah Barnes (GBR) Lisa Brennauer (GER) Elena Cecchini (ITA) Mieke Kröger (GER) Trixi Worrack (GER) | Ciara Horne (GBR) Lisa Klein (GER) Lotta Lepistö (FIN) Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) Joëlle Numainville (CAN) Stephanie Pohl (GER) |
| World Road Championships | Individual Time Trial | 11 October | Amber Neben (USA) | Ellen van Dijk (NED) | Katrin Garfoot (AUS) |
| World Road Championships | Road Race | 15 October | Amalie Dideriksen (DEN) | Kirsten Wild (NED) | Lotta Lepistö (FIN) |

## UCI Women's WorldTour

Races in the 2016 UCI Women's World Tour :
| Race (viewtalkedit) | Date | Winner | Second | Third | Leader |
| Strade Bianche | 5 March | Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) Boels–Dolmans | Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Rabo–Liv | Emma Johansson (SWE) Wiggle High5 | Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) Boels–Dolmans |
| Ronde van Drenthe | 12 March | Chantal Blaak (NED) Boels–Dolmans | Gracie Elvin (AUS) Orica–AIS | Trixi Worrack (DEU) Canyon–SRAM | Anna van der Breggen (NED) Rabo–Liv |
| Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio | 20 March | Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) Boels–Dolmans | Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels–Dolmans | Jolanda Neff (SUI) Servetto Footon | Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) Boels–Dolmans |
| Gent–Wevelgem | 27 March | Chantal Blaak (NED) Boels–Dolmans | Lisa Brennauer (DEU) Canyon–SRAM | Lucinda Brand (NED) Rabo–Liv | Chantal Blaak (NED) Boels–Dolmans |
| Tour of Flanders | 3 April | Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) Boels–Dolmans | Emma Johansson (SWE) Wiggle High5 | Chantal Blaak (NED) Boels–Dolmans | Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) Boels–Dolmans |
| La Flèche Wallonne Féminine | 20 April | Anna van der Breggen (NED) Rabo–Liv | Evelyn Stevens (USA) Boels–Dolmans | Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels–Dolmans | Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) Boels–Dolmans |
| Tour of Chongming Island | 6 – 8 May | Chloe Hosking (AUS) Wiggle High5 | Huang Ting-ying (TWN) Taiwan (national team) | Leah Kirchmann (CAN) Team Liv–Plantur | Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) Boels–Dolmans |
| Tour of California | 19 – 22 May | Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels–Dolmans | Kristin Armstrong (USA) TWENTY16–Ridebiker | Evelyn Stevens (USA) Boels–Dolmans | Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels–Dolmans |
| Philadelphia International Cycling Classic | 5 June | Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels–Dolmans | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Wiggle High5 | Alena Amialiusik (BLR) Canyon–SRAM | Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels–Dolmans |
| The Women's Tour | 15 – 19 June | Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) Boels–Dolmans | Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Wiggle High5 | Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels–Dolmans |
| Giro d'Italia Internazionale Femminile | 1 – 10 July | Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels–Dolmans | Evelyn Stevens (USA) Boels–Dolmans | Anna van der Breggen (NED) Rabo–Liv | Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels–Dolmans |
| La Course by Le Tour de France | 24 July | Chloe Hosking (AUS) Wiggle High5 | Lotta Lepistö (FIN) Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling | Marianne Vos (NED) Rabo–Liv | Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels–Dolmans |
| RideLondon Classique | 30 July | Kirsten Wild (NED) Team Hitec Products | Nina Kessler (NED) Lensworld–Zannata | Leah Kirchmann (CAN) Team Liv–Plantur | Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels–Dolmans |
| Crescent Vårgårda UCI Women's WorldTour TTT | 19 August | Boels–Dolmans | Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling | Rabo–Liv | Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels–Dolmans |
| Crescent Vårgårda UCI Women's WorldTour | 21 August | Emilia Fahlin (SWE) Alé–Cipollini | Lotta Lepistö (FIN) Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling | Chantal Blaak (NED) Boels–Dolmans | Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels–Dolmans |
| GP de Plouay-Bretagne | 27 August | Eugenia Bujak (POL) BTC City Ljubljana | Elena Cecchini (ITA) Canyon–SRAM | Joëlle Numainville (CAN) Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling | Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels–Dolmans |
| Madrid Challenge by la Vuelta | 11 September | Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) Wiggle High5 | Chloe Hosking (AUS) Wiggle High5 | Marta Bastianelli (ITA) Alé–Cipollini | Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels–Dolmans |
| Points at single day races and general classifications (1st place onwards) | Points at single day races and general classifications (1st place onwards) | Points at single day races and general classifications (1st place onwards) | Points at single day races and general classifications (1st place onwards) | Stage points (in stage races) | Stage points (in stage races) |
| 120, 100, 85, 70, 60, 50, 40, 35, 30, 25, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 | 120, 100, 85, 70, 60, 50, 40, 35, 30, 25, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 | 120, 100, 85, 70, 60, 50, 40, 35, 30, 25, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 | 120, 100, 85, 70, 60, 50, 40, 35, 30, 25, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 | 25, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4 | 25, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4 |
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## Single day races (1.1 and 1.2)

| Race | Date | Cat. † | Winner | Second | Third |
| Gran Prix San Luis Femenino (details) | January 9 | 1.2 | Małgorzata Jasińska | Coryn Rivera | Anna Trevisi |
| Udon Thani's 123rd Anniversary International Cycling (details) | January 17 | 1.2 | Jutatip Maneephan | Ting Ying Huang | Hsiao Chia Tseng |
| Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race (details) | January 30 | 1.2 | Amanda Spratt | Rachel Neylan | Dani King |
| GP-Isola | February 27 | 1.1 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (details) | February 27 | 1.1 | Lizzie Armitstead | Chantal Blaak | Tiffany Cromwell |
| Omloop van het Hageland (details) | February 28 | 1.1 | Marta Bastianelli | Leah Kirchmann | Lotta Lepistö |
| Le Samyn des Dames (details) | March 2 | 1.2 | Chantal Blaak | Emma Johansson | Amy Pieters |
| Massada Arad (details) | March 3 | 1.2 | Shani Bloch | Paz Bash | Antri Christoforou |
| Arad Dimona Arad (details) | March 4 | 1.2 | Antri Christoforou | Paz Bash | Shani Bloch |
| Dead Sea–Scorpion Pass (details) | March 5 | 1.2 | Antri Christoforou | Shani Bloch | Liisi Rist |
| Acht van Westerveld (details) | March 13 | 1.2 | Leah Kirchmann | Christine Majerus | Anouska Koster |
| Cholet Pays de Loire Dames (details) | March 20 | 1.2 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Pajot Hills Classic (details) | March 30 | 1.2 | Marianne Vos | Megan Guarnier | Lotta Lepisto |
| Grand Prix de Dottignies (details) | April 4 | 1.2 | Giorgia Bronzini | Marta Bastianelli | Roxane Fournier |
| Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria (details) | April 12 | 1.2 | Megan Guarnier | Elisa Longo Borghini | Emma Johansson |
| Salverda Omloop van de IJsseldelta (details) | April 16 | 1.2 | Anna van der Breggen | Vera Koedooder | Floortje Mackaij |
| Ronde van Gelderland (details) | April 17 | 1.2 | Katarzyna Niewiadoma | Natalie van Gogh | Lieselot Decroix |
| EPZ Omloop van Borsele (details) | April 23 | 1.1 | Barbara Guarischi | Floortje Mackaij | Christine Majerus |
| Dwars door de Westhoek (details) | April 24 | 1.1 | Christine Majerus | Elena Cecchini | Emma Johansson |
| GP della Liberazione (details) | April 25 | 1.2 | Marta Bastianelli | Kimberley Wells | Arianna Fidanza |
| Tour de Yorkshire details | April 30 | 1.2 | Kirsten Wild | Lucy Garner | Floortje Mackaij |
| Grand Prix of Moscow (details) | May 2 | 1.2 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Rabobank Marianne Vos Classic (details) | May 7 | 1.2 | Marianne Vos | Lauren Kitchen | Anouk Rijff |
| Trofee Maarten Wynants (details) | May 8 | 1.2 | Lotte Kopecky | Lauren Kitchen | Kelly Druyts |
| Copa Federación Venezolana de Ciclismo (details) | May 11 | 1.2 | Janildes Fernandes Silva | Íngrid Drexel | Wilmarys Moreno |
| Clasico FVCiclismo Corre Por la VIDA (details) | May 12 | 1.2 | Danielys Del Valle García | Sofía Arreola | Miryan Nuñez |
| Gran Premio de Venezuela (details) | May 14 | 1.2 | Paola Muñoz | Clemilda Fernandes | Jennifer Cesar |
| Grand Prix de Venezuela (details) | May 15 | 1.2 | Clemilda Fernandes | Jennifer Cesar | Íngrid Drexel |
| Velothon Wales (details) | May 22 | 1.2 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| La Classique Morbihan (details) | May 27 | 1.1 | Christine Majerus | Élise Delzenne | Amélie Rivat |
| Boels Rental Hills Classic (details) | May 27 | 1.1 | Lizzie Armitstead | Annemiek van Vleuten | Ashleigh Moolman |
| Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan Dames (details) | May 28 | 1.1 | Rachel Neylan | Christine Majerus | Élise Delzenne |
| Horizon Park Women Challenge (details) | May 28 | 1.2 | Tetyana Ryabchenko | Iryna Semionova | Hanna Solovey |
| VR Women ITT (details) | May 29 | 1.2 | Valeriya Kononenko | Tetyana Ryabchenko | Hanna Solovey |
| Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik (details) | May 29 | 1.1 | Gracie Elvin | Lotte Kopecky | Élise Delzenne |
| Winston-Salem Cycling Classic (details) | May 30 | 1.2 | Rossella Ratto | Valentina Scandolara | Coryn Rivera |
| Grand Prix Cycliste de Gatineau (details) | June 2 | 1.1 | Kimberley Wells | Joëlle Numainville | Leah Kirchmann |
| Chrono Gatineau (details) | June 3 | 1.1 | Amber Neben | Tara Whitten | Karol-Ann Canuel |
| Zuidkempense Ladies Classic (details) | June 5 | 1.2 | Marianne Vos | Sarah Roy | Sara Mustonen |
| Ljubljana–Domžale–Ljubljana TT (details) | June 10 | 1.2 | Ann-Sophie Duyck | Olga Zabelinskaya | Claire Rose |
| Frauen Grand Prix Gippingen (details) | June 12 | 1.2 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Diamond Tour (details) | June 12 | 1.1 | Jolien D'Hoore | Christine Majerus | Monique van de Ree |
| O cenu hejtmana Moravskoslezskeho kraje TT | June 15 | 1.2 | Martina Sáblíková | Ann-Sophie Duyck | Nikola Zdráhalová |
| White Spot / Delta Road Race (details) | July 10 | 1.2 | Joëlle Numainville | Sara Bergen | Alison Jackson |
| Erondegemse Pijl (details) | August 6 | 1.2 | Lucinda Brand | Nina Kessler | Thalita de Jong |
| Chrono Champenois (details) | September 11 | 1.1 | Katrin Garfoot | Olga Zabelinskaya | Ellen van Dijk |
| Giro dell'Emilia Internazionale Donne Elite (details) | September 24 | 1.1 | Elisa Longo Borghini | Ashleigh Moolman | Alena Amialiusik |
| Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli Internazionale Donne Elite (details) | September 25 | 1.1 | Chloe Hosking | Marianne Vos | Barbara Guarischi |
| Chrono des Nations (details) | October 23 | 1.1 | | | |
| 94.7 Cycle Challenge (details) | November 20 | 1.1 | | | |
† The clock symbol denotes a race which takes the form of a one-day time trial.

## Stage races (2.1 and 2.2)

| Race | Date | Cat. | Winner | Second | Third |
| Tour Femenino de San Luis (details) | January 10–15 | 2.1 | Katie Hall | Małgorzata Jasińska | Arlenis Sierra |
| Tour of Udon (details) | January 15–16 | 2.2 | Jutatip Maneephan | Ting Ying Huang | Hsiao Chia Tseng |
| Santos Women's Tour (details) | January 16–19 | 2.2 | Katrin Garfoot | Shelley Olds | Lauren Kitchen |
| Ladies Tour of Qatar (details) | February 2–5 | 2.1 | Trixi Worrack | Romy Kasper | Ellen van Dijk |
| Vuelta Femenil Internacional (details) | April 2–3 | 2.2 | Erika Varela | Arianna Fidanza | Yngrid Porras |
| Energiewacht Tour (details) | April 6–10 | 2.2 | Ellen van Dijk | Annemiek van Vleuten | Lisa Brennauer |
| The Princess Maha Chackri Sirindhon's Cup (details) | April 8–10 | 2.2 | Qianyu Yang | Ting Ying Huang | Thi Thi Nguyen |
| Emakumeen Euskal Bira (details) | June 13–17 | 2.1 | Emma Johansson | Megan Guarnier | Ashleigh Moolman |
| Joe Martin Stage Race (details) | April 21–24 | 2.2 | Coryn Rivera | Linda Villumsen | Lauren Stephens |
| Gracia–Orlová (details) | April 28– May 1 | 2.2 | Olena Pavlukhina | Shara Gillow | Alena Amialiusik |
| Festival Luxembourgeois du cyclisme féminin Elsy Jacobs (details) | April 29– May 1 | 2.1 | Katarzyna Niewiadoma | Katrin Garfoot | Anna van der Breggen |
| Tour of the Gila (details) | May 4–8 | 2.2 | Mara Abbott | Kristin Armstrong | Jasmin Glaesser |
| Vuelta Internacional Femenina a Costa Rica (details) | May 5–8 | 2.2 | Arlenis Sierra | Íngrid Drexel | Flávia Oliveira |
| Tour of Zhoushan Island (details) | May 11–13 | 2.1 | Elena Kuchinskaya | Olga Zabelinskaya | Nicole Brändli |
| 4. Naisten kv. etappiajo – 4th Women's Stage Race (details) | May 13–15 | 2.2 | Vita Heine | Sari Saarelainen | Shani Bloch |
| Tour d'Occitanie (details) | May 20–25 | 2.2 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Auensteiner-Radsporttage (details) | June 11–12 | 2.2 | Ashleigh Moolman | Lisa Brennauer | Annemiek van Vleuten |
| Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol (details) | June 18–19 | 2.1 | Katarzyna Niewiadoma | Claudia Lichtenberg-Häusler | Soraya Paladin |
| Tour de Feminin-O cenu Českého Švýcarska (details) | July 7–10 | 2.2 | Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig | Anna Plichta | Natalia Boyarskaya |
| Tour de Bretagne Féminin (details) | July 13–17 | 2.2 | Arlenis Sierra | Ann-Sophie Duyck | Claire Rose |
| BeNe Ladies Tour (details) | July 15–17 | 2.2 | Jolien D'Hoore | Floortje Mackaij | Élise Delzenne |
| Internationale Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen (details) | July 15–21 | 2.1 | Elena Cecchini | Amanda Spratt | Ellen van Dijk |
| Tour de Pologne Féminin | July 19–20 | 2.2 | Jolanda Neff | Flávia Oliveira | Tetyana Ryabchenko |
| Cascade Cycling Classic (details) | July 20–24 | 2.2 | Tara Whitten | Kristin Armstrong | Carmen Small |
| La Route de France (details) | August 7–14 | 2.1 | Amber Neben | Tayler Wiles | Eugenia Bujak |
| Ladies Tour of Norway (details) | August 12–14 | 2.1 | Lucinda Brand | Thalita de Jong | Anouska Koster |
| Trophée d'Or Féminin (details) | August 21–24 | 2.2 | Élise Delzenne | Claudia Lichtenberg | Daiva Tušlaitė |
| Boels Rental Ladies Tour (details) | August 30–September 4 | 2.1 | Chantal Blaak | Ellen van Dijk | Alena Amialiusik |
| Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche (details) | September 1 | 2.2 | Flávia Oliveira | Anna Kiesenhofer | Edwige Pitel |
| Lotto Belisol Belgium Tour (details) | September 6–9 | 2.1 | Annemiek van Vleuten | Marianne Vos | Lucinda Brand |
| Premondiale Giro Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini (details) | September 9–11 | 2.2 | Ashleigh Moolman | Flávia Oliveira | Anna Zita Maria Stricker |
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## Championships
### International Games

| Championships | Race | Winner | Second | Third |
| South Asian Games | Road race | Tourangbam Bidyaluxmi | Menamparambil Lidiyamol Sunny | N. Geethuraj |
| South Asian Games | Individual Time Trial | Tourangbam Bidyaluxmi | Elangbam Chaobi Devi | Sabiha Bibi |
| South Asian Games | Criterium | Menamparambil Lidiyamol Sunny | Tongbram Manorama Devi | Sudarika Priyadarshani Peththaperuma Arachchige |
| South Asian Games | Team Time Trial | India | Pakistan | Sri Lanka |
| Olympic Games | Road race | Anna van der Breggen | Emma Johansson | Elisa Longo Borghini |
| Olympic Games | Individual Time Trial | Kristin Armstrong | Olga Zabelinskaya | Anna van der Breggen |

### Continental Championships

| Championships | Race | Winner | Second | Third |
| African Continental Championships Morocco | Road race | Vera Adrian | An-Li Kachelhoffer | Kimberly Le Court de Billot |
| African Continental Championships Morocco | Individual time trial | Vera Adrian | Jeanne D'arc Girubuntu | Samantha Sanders |
| African Continental Championships Morocco | Team time trial | South Africa | Ethiopia | Eritrea |
| Oceania Cycling Championships Australia | Road race | Shannon Malseed | Jessica Mundy | Lisen Hockings |
| Oceania Cycling Championships Australia | Individual time trial | Katrin Garfoot | Bridie O'Donnell | Kate Perry |
| Pan American Championships Venezuela | Road race | Iraida Garcia | Arlenis Sierra | Flávia Oliveira |
| Pan American Championships Venezuela | Individual time trial | Sérika Gulumá | Ana Sanabria | Íngrid Drexel |
| Asian Cycling Championships Japan (2016 summary) | Road race | Ahreum Na | Yixian Pu | Mayuko Hagiwara |
| Asian Cycling Championships Japan (2016 summary) | Individual time trial | Mayuko Hagiwara | Ju Mi Lee | Yao Pang |
| European Road Championships France (2016 summary) | Road race | Anna van der Breggen | Katarzyna Niewiadoma | Elisa Longo Borghini |
| European Road Championships France (2016 summary) | Individual time trial | Ellen van Dijk | Anna van der Breggen | Olga Zabelinskaya |
| European Road Championships France (2016 summary) | Road race (U23) | Katarzyna Niewiadoma | Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig | Séverine Eraud |
| European Road Championships France (2016 summary) | Individual time trial (U23) | Anastasiia Iakovenko | Ksenyia Tuhai | Lisa Klein |
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## UCI teams

The country designation of each team is determined by the country of registration of the largest number of its riders, and is not necessarily the country where the team is registered or based.