# 2016 UCI Women's World Tour

The 2016 UCI Women's World Tour was the first edition of the UCI Women's World Tour. It featured nine one-day races of the former UCI Women's Road World Cup, plus another four one-day races. However, unlike its predecessor, the World Tour also incorporated four stage races, in China, the United States, the United Kingdom and Italy respectively.
The individual classification was won by American rider Megan Guarnier, riding for the Boels–Dolmans team. Guarnier took the lead of the standings after winning the Tour of California, maintaining it for the remainder of the year, adding further race victories at the Philadelphia Cycling Classic, and the Giro d'Italia Femminile. Her closest competitor, Canada's Leah Kirchmann (Team Liv–Plantur) finished over 300 points in arrears in second place. Third place in the standings went to the defending world champion Lizzie Armitstead of Great Britain, also riding for Boels–Dolmans. Armitstead took four victories – the most by any rider in 2016 – including a win in her home race, the Women's Tour.
In the other classifications, Rabo–Liv rider Katarzyna Niewiadoma from Poland was the winner of the youth classification for riders under the age of 23. Niewiadoma took six victories in the classification, and finished with twice the number of points as compared to her nearest challenger, Dutch rider Floortje Mackaij of Team Liv–Plantur. Boels–Dolmans were the winners of the teams classification, taking ten wins out of a possible seventeen, including the opening five races of the season. Wiggle High5 took three victories with Chloe Hosking taking a pair of victories and Jolien D'Hoore winning the final race, as they finished as runners-up in the standings.

## Events

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 |
| Source ||||||

## Final points standings
### Individual

Riders tied with the same number of points were classified by number of victories, then number of second places, third places, and so on, in World Tour events and stages.
Individual rankings :
| Rank | Name | Team(s) | Points |
| 1 | Megan Guarnier (USA) | Boels–Dolmans | 946 |
| 2 | Leah Kirchmann (CAN) | Team Liv–Plantur | 624 |
| 3 | Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) | Boels–Dolmans | 545 |
| 4 | Chantal Blaak (NED) | Boels–Dolmans | 541 |
| 5 | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) | Wiggle High5 | 523 |
| 6 | Evelyn Stevens (USA) | Boels–Dolmans | 519 |
| 7 | Anna van der Breggen (NED) | Rabo–Liv | 492 |
| 8 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Wiggle High5 | 463 |
| 9 | Chloe Hosking (AUS) | Wiggle High5 | 450 |
| 10 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Rabo–Liv | 442 |
| 11 | Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) | Rabo–Liv | 421 |
| 12 | Alena Amialiusik (BLR) | Canyon–SRAM | 288 |
| 13 | Maria Giulia Confalonieri (ITA) | Lensworld–Zannata | 286 |
| 14 | Lotta Lepistö (FIN) | Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling | 279 |
| 15 | Amy Pieters (NED) | Wiggle High5 | 265 |
| 16 | Marta Bastianelli (ITA) | Alé–Cipollini | 249 |
| 17 | Eugenia Bujak (POL) | BTC City Ljubljana | 245 |
| 18 | Joëlle Numainville (CAN) | Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling | 241 |
| 19 | Carmen Small (USA) | Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling Cylance Pro Cycling | 240 |
| 20 | Roxane Fournier (FRA) | Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 | 234 |
| 163 riders scored points ||||
| Source: ||||

### Youth

The top three riders in the final results of each World Tour event's young rider classification received points towards the standings. Six points were awarded to first place, four points to second place and two points to third place.
Youth rankings :
| Rank | Name | Team | Points |
| 1 | Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) | Rabo–Liv | 36 |
| 2 | Floortje Mackaij (NED) | Team Liv–Plantur | 18 |
| 3 | Sheyla Gutiérrez (ESP) | Cylance Pro Cycling | 18 |
| 4 | Jip van den Bos (NED) | Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | 14 |
| 5 | Lotte Kopecky (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal Ladies | 12 |
| 6 | Alice Barnes (GBR) | Drops | 10 |
| 7 | Alexis Ryan (USA) | Canyon–SRAM | 10 |
| 8 | Chanella Stougje (NED) | Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | 6 |
| 9 | Chloé Dygert (USA) | TWENTY16–Ridebiker | 6 |
| 10 | Ilaria Sanguineti (ITA) | Bepink | 6 |
| 11 | Alice Maria Arzuffi (ITA) | Lensworld–Zannata | 6 |
| 12 | Arianna Fidanza (ITA) | Astana | 6 |
| 13 | Ksenyia Tuhai (BLR) | Bepink | 4 |
| 14 | Molly Weaver (GBR) | Team Liv–Plantur | 4 |
| 15 | Janelle Cole (USA) | TWENTY16–Ridebiker | 4 |
| 16 | Emma White (USA) | Rally Cycling | 4 |
| 17 | Maria Vittoria Sperotto (ITA) | Servetto Footon | 4 |
| 18 | Sofia Beggin (ITA) | Astana | 4 |
| 19 | Kelly Van den Steen (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Etixx–Guill D'or | 4 |
| 20 | Jessenia Meneses (COL) | Weber Shimano Ladies Power | 4 |
| 26 riders scored points ||||
| Source: ||||

### Team

Team rankings were calculated by adding the ranking points of the top four riders of a team in each race, plus points gained in the Crescent Vårgårda UCI Women's WorldTour TTT.
Team classification :
| Rank | Team | STR | RON | TRO | GEN | FLA | LFW | CHO | TOC | PHI | AWT | GIR | LAC | RID | TTT | VAR | PLO | MAD | Points |
| 1 | Boels–Dolmans | 176 | 130 | 238 | 200 | 325 | 193 | | 302 | 190 | 268 | 507 | | | 140 | 85 | 60 | 80 | 2894 |
| 2 | Wiggle High5 | 169 | 14 | 97 | 118 | 160 | 100 | 187 | 109 | 142 | 301 | 302 | 120 | 20 | 64 | 90 | 30 | 222 | 2245 |
| 3 | Rabo–Liv | 192 | 86 | 90 | 85 | 60 | 220 | | 127 | | 171 | 366 | 85 | 114 | 100 | 69 | 88 | | 1853 |
| 4 | Canyon–SRAM | 2 | 103 | 78 | 118 | 12 | 54 | | 30 | 120 | 72 | 107 | 40 | 30 | 80 | 54 | 131 | | 1031 |
| 5 | Team Liv–Plantur | 25 | 65 | 16 | 40 | | | 145 | | | 163 | 118 | 18 | 85 | 48 | 35 | 62 | 20 | 840 |
| 6 | Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling | | 8 | | 62 | 6 | 18 | | | | 167 | | 170 | 50 | 120 | 100 | 93 | | 794 |
| 7 | Orica–AIS | 50 | 150 | 45 | 68 | 72 | 61 | | | | 122 | | 12 | 8 | | 40 | 49 | 14 | 691 |
| 8 | Alé–Cipollini | 16 | 60 | 8 | | | 26 | 102 | | | 54 | 76 | 4 | 18 | 40 | 120 | 36 | 85 | 645 |
| 9 | Team Hitec Products | 30 | 35 | 30 | | | | 51 | | | 16 | 104 | 8 | 120 | 32 | | | 35 | 461 |
| 10 | Lensworld–Zannata | | 4 | 12 | | 2 | | | | | | 64 | 25 | 160 | 28 | 68 | 10 | 60 | 433 |
| 11 | Cylance Pro Cycling | 8 | 50 | | | 16 | | 40 | | 30 | 8 | 50 | | 35 | 52 | 28 | 40 | 68 | 425 |
| 12 | BTC City Ljubljana | | | | | | 2 | 81 | | 18 | 14 | | 14 | 2 | 60 | 24 | 120 | 47 | 382 |
| 13 | Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 | | 6 | | | | | 134 | | | | 46 | 110 | 34 | | | | 30 | 360 |
| 14 | Lotto–Soudal Ladies | 35 | | 6 | | 48 | 20 | | | | | 126 | 30 | | | | 4 | | 269 |
| 15 | TWENTY16–Ridebiker | | | | | | | | 236 | 29 | | | | | | | | | 265 |
| 16 | Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | | | | | | 6 | 164 | | 8 | 10 | | 6 | 14 | 44 | | 2 | | 254 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare | | | 20 | | 10 | | | 134 | 30 | | | 16 | | | | | | 210 |
| 18 | Bepink | | | | 10 | 14 | | | | | | 55 | 20 | 10 | 56 | | | 16 | 181 |
| 19 | Servetto Footon | 18 | | 85 | 16 | | 25 | 36 | | | | | | | | | | | 180 |
| 20 | Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank | | 12 | | | | | | 61 | 60 | | | 35 | | | | | | 168 |
| 38 teams scored points ||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: ||||||||||||||||||||