# 2015 The Women's Tour

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 defending champion, Marianne Vos, was unable to participate due to injury. The winner of the first stage, Lizzie Armitstead, was unable to participate further in the race after she crashed crossing the finishing line, sustaining a sprained wrist and heavy bruising. Lisa Brennauer assumed the race lead after Armitstead's withdrawal, and after briefly losing the lead to Christine Majerus on stage three, her stage win on the fourth stage allowed her to reassume the race lead which she held to the end of the race.

## Teams

    UCI Women's teams
    Alé–Cipollini
    Bigla Pro Cycling Team
    Boels–Dolmans
    Team Liv–Plantur
    Lotto–Soudal Ladies
    Matrix Fitness Pro Cycling
    Orica–AIS
    Optum–KBS
    Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86
    Rabo–Liv
    UnitedHealthcare
    Velocio–SRAM
    Wiggle–Honda
Non-UCI women's teams
    Pearl Izumi Sports Tours International
National teams
    Germany
    United States

## 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)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) | Boels–Dolmans | 2h 39' 53" |
| 2 | Lisa Brennauer (GER) | Velocio–SRAM | + 0" |
| 3 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Orica–AIS | + 0" |
| 4 | Simona Frapporti (ITA) | Alé–Cipollini | + 0" |
| 5 | Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) | Wiggle–Honda | + 0" |
| 6 | Roxane Knetemann (NED) | Rabo–Liv | + 0" |
| 7 | Pascale Jeuland (FRA) | Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 | + 0" |
| 8 | Alexis Ryan (USA) | UnitedHealthcare | + 0" |
| 9 | Lotta Lepistö (FIN) | Bigla Pro Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 10 | Aude Biannic (FRA) | Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 | + 0" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) | Boels–Dolmans | 2h 39' 43" |
| 2 | Lisa Brennauer (GER) | Velocio–SRAM | + 4" |
| 3 | Marta Tagliaferro (ITA) | Alé–Cipollini | + 5" |
| 4 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Orica–AIS | + 6" |
| 5 | Coryn Rivera (USA) | UnitedHealthcare | + 6" |
| 6 | Elinor Barker (GBR) | Matrix Fitness Pro Cycling | + 7" |
| 7 | Simona Frapporti (ITA) | Alé–Cipollini | + 10" |
| 8 | Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) | Wiggle–Honda | + 10" |
| 9 | Roxane Knetemann (NED) | Rabo–Liv | + 10" |
| 10 | Pascale Jeuland (FRA) | Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 | + 10" |

### Stage 2
#### 18 June 2015 — Braintree to Clacton-on-Sea, 138 km (85.7 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) | Wiggle–Honda | 3h 23' 25" |
| 2 | Lisa Brennauer (GER) | Velocio–SRAM | + 0" |
| 3 | Christine Majerus (LUX) | Boels–Dolmans | + 0" |
| 4 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Orica–AIS | + 0" |
| 5 | Anouska Koster (NED) | Rabo–Liv | + 0" |
| 6 | Marta Tagliaferro (ITA) | Alé–Cipollini | + 0" |
| 7 | Giorgia Bronzini (ITA) | Wiggle–Honda | + 0" |
| 8 | Simona Frapporti (ITA) | Alé–Cipollini | + 0" |
| 9 | Alexis Ryan (USA) | UnitedHealthcare | + 0" |
| 10 | Lucy Garner (GBR) | Team Liv–Plantur | + 0" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lisa Brennauer (GER) | Velocio–SRAM | 6h 03' 06" |
| 2 | Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) | Wiggle–Honda | + 1" |
| 3 | Vera Koedooder (NED) | Bigla Pro Cycling Team | + 6" |
| 4 | Marta Tagliaferro (ITA) | Alé–Cipollini | + 7" |
| 5 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Orica–AIS | + 8" |
| 6 | Christine Majerus (LUX) | Boels–Dolmans | + 8" |
| 7 | Coryn Rivera (USA) | UnitedHealthcare | + 8" |
| 8 | Corinna Lechner (GER) | Germany (national team) | + 8" |
| 9 | Elinor Barker (GBR) | Matrix Fitness Pro Cycling | + 9" |
| 10 | Hannah Barnes (GBR) | UnitedHealthcare | + 11" |

### Stage 3
#### 19 June 2015 — Oundle to Kettering, 139.2 km (86.5 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Christine Majerus (LUX) | Boels–Dolmans | 3h 43' 05" |
| 2 | Barbara Guarischi (ITA) | Velocio–SRAM | + 2" |
| 3 | Lucy Garner (GBR) | Team Liv–Plantur | + 2" |
| 4 | Hannah Barnes (GBR) | UnitedHealthcare | + 2" |
| 5 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Orica–AIS | + 2" |
| 6 | Lisa Brennauer (GER) | Velocio–SRAM | + 2" |
| 7 | Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) | Wiggle–Honda | + 2" |
| 8 | Trixi Worrack (GER) | Velocio–SRAM | + 5" |
| 9 | Amalie Dideriksen (DEN) | Boels–Dolmans | + 5" |
| 10 | Simona Frapporti (ITA) | Alé–Cipollini | + 5" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Christine Majerus (LUX) | Boels–Dolmans | 9h 46' 09" |
| 2 | Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) | Wiggle–Honda | + 3" |
| 3 | Lisa Brennauer (GER) | Velocio–SRAM | + 4" |
| 4 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Orica–AIS | + 9" |
| 5 | Barbara Guarischi (ITA) | Velocio–SRAM | + 10" |
| 6 | Lucy Garner (GBR) | Team Liv–Plantur | + 12" |
| 7 | Hannah Barnes (GBR) | UnitedHealthcare | + 13" |
| 8 | Simona Frapporti (ITA) | Alé–Cipollini | + 19" |
| 9 | Alexis Ryan (USA) | UnitedHealthcare | + 19" |
| 10 | Pascale Jeuland (FRA) | Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 | + 19" |

### Stage 4
#### 20 June 2015 — Waltham Cross to Stevenage, 103.8 km (64.5 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lisa Brennauer (GER) | Velocio–SRAM | 2h 36' 35" |
| 2 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Orica–AIS | + 0" |
| 3 | Lotta Lepistö (FIN) | Bigla Pro Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 4 | Christine Majerus (LUX) | Boels–Dolmans | + 0" |
| 5 | Hannah Barnes (GBR) | UnitedHealthcare | + 0" |
| 6 | Amalie Dideriksen (DEN) | Boels–Dolmans | + 0" |
| 7 | Alexis Ryan (USA) | UnitedHealthcare | + 0" |
| 8 | Sara Mustonen (SWE) | Team Liv–Plantur | + 0" |
| 9 | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) | Wiggle–Honda | + 0" |
| 10 | Sabrina Stultiens (NED) | Team Liv–Plantur | + 0" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lisa Brennauer (GER) | Velocio–SRAM | 12h 22' 35" |
| 2 | Christine Majerus (LUX) | Boels–Dolmans | + 9" |
| 3 | Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) | Wiggle–Honda | + 10" |
| 4 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Orica–AIS | + 11" |
| 5 | Hannah Barnes (GBR) | UnitedHealthcare | + 22" |
| 6 | Alexis Ryan (USA) | UnitedHealthcare | + 28" |
| 7 | Pascale Jeuland (FRA) | Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 | + 28" |
| 8 | Maria Giulia Confalonieri (ITA) | Alé–Cipollini | + 28" |
| 9 | Susanna Zorzi (ITA) | Lotto–Soudal Ladies | + 28" |
| 10 | Simona Frapporti (ITA) | Alé–Cipollini | + 28" |

### Stage 5
#### 21 June 2015 — Marlow to Hemel Hempstead, 102.6 km (63.8 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Hannah Barnes (GBR) | UnitedHealthcare | 2h 40' 51" |
| 2 | Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) | Wiggle–Honda | + 0" |
| 3 | Simona Frapporti (ITA) | Alé–Cipollini | + 0" |
| 4 | Lisa Brennauer (GER) | Velocio–SRAM | + 0" |
| 5 | Christine Majerus (LUX) | Boels–Dolmans | + 0" |
| 6 | Sara Mustonen (SWE) | Team Liv–Plantur | + 0" |
| 7 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Orica–AIS | + 0" |
| 8 | Katie Archibald (GBR) | Pearl Izumi Sports Tours International | + 0" |
| 9 | Maria Giulia Confalonieri (ITA) | Alé–Cipollini | + 0" |
| 10 | Roxane Knetemann (NED) | Rabo–Liv | + 0" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lisa Brennauer (GER) | Velocio–SRAM | 15h 03' 24" |
| 2 | Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) | Wiggle–Honda | + 6" |
| 3 | Christine Majerus (LUX) | Boels–Dolmans | + 7" |
| 4 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Orica–AIS | + 13" |
| 5 | Hannah Barnes (GBR) | UnitedHealthcare | + 14" |
| 6 | Simona Frapporti (ITA) | Alé–Cipollini | + 26" |
| 7 | Leah Kirchmann (CAN) | Optum–KBS | + 29" |
| 8 | Alexis Ryan (USA) | UnitedHealthcare | + 30" |
| 9 | Pascale Jeuland (FRA) | Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 | + 30" |
| 10 | Maria Giulia Confalonieri (ITA) | Alé–Cipollini | + 30" |