# 2016 The Women's Tour

The 2016 Aviva Women's Tour was the third staging of The Women's Tour, a women's stage race held in the United Kingdom. It took place between 15 and 19 June 2016 and is part of the UCI Women's World Tour.
The race was won by reigning World Champion Lizzie Armitstead. The 2015 champion, Lisa Brennauer, withdrew on the last stage, while 2014 champion Marianne Vos won the points category and finished fourth overall.

## Schedule

List of stages :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Winner |
| 1 | 15 June | Southwold – Norwich | 132.0 km (82.0 mi) | Christine Majerus (LUX) |
| 2 | 16 June | Atherstone – Stratford-upon-Avon | 140.0 km (87.0 mi) | Amy Pieters (NED) |
| 3 | 17 June | Ashbourne – Chesterfield | 112.6 km (70.0 mi) | Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) |
| 4 | 18 June | Nottingham – Stoke-on-Trent | 119.6 km (74.3 mi) | Marianne Vos (NED) |
| 5 | 19 June | Northampton – Kettering | 113.2 km (70.3 mi) | Lotta Lepistö (FIN) |
| Total | Total | Total | 617.4 km (383.6 mi) | 617.4 km (383.6 mi) | 617.4 km (383.6 mi) | 617.4 km (383.6 mi) |

## Results
### Stage 1
#### 15 June 2016 – Southwold – Norwich, 132.0 km (82.0 mi)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Christine Majerus (LUX) | Boels–Dolmans | 3h 24' 48" |
| 2 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Rabo–Liv | + 0" |
| 3 | Giorgia Bronzini (ITA) | Wiggle High5 | + 0" |
| 4 | Marta Bastianelli (ITA) | Alé–Cipollini | + 0" |
| 5 | Lotta Lepistö (FIN) | Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling | + 0" |
| 6 | Leah Kirchman (CAN) | Team Liv–Plantur | + 0" |
| 7 | Lucinda Brand (NED) | Rabo–Liv | + 0" |
| 8 | Alison Tetrick (USA) | Cylance Pro Cycling | + 0" |
| 9 | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) | Wiggle High5 | + 0" |
| 10 | Floortje Mackaij (NED) | Team Liv–Plantur | + 0" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Christine Majerus (LUX) | Boels–Dolmans | 3h 24' 38" |
| 2 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Rabo–Liv | + 1" |
| 3 | Giorgia Bronzini (ITA) | Wiggle High5 | + 6" |
| 4 | Leah Kirchman (CAN) | Team Liv–Plantur | + 7" |
| 5 | Gracie Elvin (AUS) | Orica–AIS | + 7" |
| 6 | Chantal Blaak (NED) | Boels–Dolmans | + 8" |
| 7 | Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) | Boels–Dolmans | + 9" |
| 8 | Marta Bastianelli (ITA) | Alé–Cipollini | + 10" |
| 9 | Lotta Lepistö (FIN) | Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling | + 10" |
| 10 | Lucinda Brand (NED) | Rabo–Liv | + 10" |

### Stage 2
#### 16 June 2016 – Atherstone – Stratford-upon-Avon, 140.0 km (87.0 mi)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Amy Pieters (NED) | Wiggle High5 | 3h 36' 55" |
| 2 | Lisa Brennauer (GER) | Canyon–SRAM | + 0" |
| 3 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Rabo–Liv | + 0" |
| 4 | Gracie Elvin (AUS) | Orica–AIS | + 0" |
| 5 | Christine Majerus (LUX) | Boels–Dolmans | + 0" |
| 6 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Wiggle High5 | + 0" |
| 7 | Giorgia Bronzini (ITA) | Wiggle High5 | + 0" |
| 8 | Floortje Mackaij (NED) | Team Liv–Plantur | + 0" |
| 9 | Leah Kirchmann (CAN) | Team Liv–Plantur | + 0" |
| 10 | Anna van der Breggen (NED) | Rabo–Liv | + 0" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Rabo–Liv | 7h 01' 26" |
| 2 | Christine Majerus (LUX) | Boels–Dolmans | + 3" |
| 3 | Amy Pieters (NED) | Wiggle High5 | + 7" |
| 4 | Lisa Brennauer (GER) | Canyon–SRAM | + 11" |
| 5 | Giorgia Bronzini (ITA) | Wiggle High5 | + 13" |
| 6 | Leah Kirchmann (CAN) | Team Liv–Plantur | + 13" |
| 7 | Gracie Elvin (AUS) | Orica–AIS | + 14" |
| 8 | Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) | Boels–Dolmans | + 16" |
| 9 | Floortje Mackaij (NED) | Team Liv–Plantur | + 17" |
| 10 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Wiggle High5 | + 17" |

### Stage 3
#### 17 June 2016 – Ashbourne – Chesterfield, 112.6 km (70.0 mi)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) | Boels–Dolmans | 2h 54' 27" |
| 2 | Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (RSA) | Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling | + 0" |
| 3 | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) | Wiggle High5 | + 0" |
| 4 | Amanda Spratt (AUS) | Orica–AIS | + 3" |
| 5 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Rabo–Liv | + 36" |
| 6 | Amalie Dideriksen (DEN) | Boels–Dolmans | + 36" |
| 7 | Leah Kirchmann (CAN) | Team Liv–Plantur | + 36" |
| 8 | Giorgia Bronzini (ITA) | Wiggle High5 | + 36" |
| 9 | Lisa Brennauer (GER) | Canyon–SRAM | + 36" |
| 10 | Amy Pieters (NED) | Wiggle High5 | + 36" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) | Boels–Dolmans | 9h 55' 59" |
| 2 | Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (RSA) | Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling | + 5" |
| 3 | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) | Wiggle High5 | + 7" |
| 4 | Amanda Spratt (AUS) | Orica–AIS | + 14" |
| 5 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Rabo–Liv | + 27" |
| 6 | Christine Majerus (LUX) | Boels–Dolmans | + 32" |
| 7 | Amy Pieters (NED) | Wiggle High5 | + 37" |
| 8 | Leah Kirchmann (CAN) | Team Liv–Plantur | + 41" |
| 9 | Lisa Brennauer (GER) | Canyon–SRAM | + 41" |
| 10 | Giorgia Bronzini (ITA) | Wiggle High5 | + 43" |

### Stage 4
#### 18 June 2016 – Nottingham – Stoke-on-Trent, 119.6 km (74.3 mi)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Rabo–Liv | 3h 07' 00" |
| 2 | Leah Kirchmann (CAN) | Team Liv–Plantur | + 0" |
| 3 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Wiggle High5 | + 0" |
| 4 | Amalie Dideriksen (DEN) | Boels–Dolmans | + 0" |
| 5 | Lisa Brennauer (GER) | Canyon–SRAM | + 0" |
| 6 | Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) | Boels–Dolmans | + 0" |
| 7 | Amy Pieters (NED) | Wiggle High5 | + 0" |
| 8 | Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (RSA) | Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling | + 0" |
| 9 | Nikki Harris (GBR) | Boels–Dolmans | + 0" |
| 10 | Ellen van Dijk (NED) | Boels–Dolmans | + 0" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) | Boels–Dolmans | 13h 02' 56" |
| 2 | Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (RSA) | Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling | + 8" |
| 3 | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) | Wiggle High5 | + 10" |
| 4 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Rabo–Liv | + 15" |
| 5 | Amanda Spratt (AUS) | Orica–AIS | + 17" |
| 6 | Leah Kirchmann (CAN) | Team Liv–Plantur | + 37" |
| 7 | Amy Pieters (NED) | Wiggle High5 | + 40" |
| 8 | Lisa Brennauer (GER) | Canyon–SRAM | + 44" |
| 9 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Wiggle High5 | + 46" |
| 10 | Gracie Elvin (AUS) | Orica–AIS | + 47" |

### Stage 5
#### 19 June 2016 – Northampton – Kettering, 113.2 km (70.3 mi)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lotta Lepistö (FIN) | Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling | 2h 57' 31" |
| 2 | Marta Bastianelli (ITA) | Alé–Cipollini | + 0" |
| 3 | Elena Cecchini (ITA) | Canyon–SRAM | + 0" |
| 4 | Lauren Kitchen (AUS) | Team Hitec Products | + 0" |
| 5 | Eugenia Bujak (POL) | BTC City Ljubljana | + 0" |
| 6 | Molly Weaver (GBR) | Team Liv–Plantur | + 0" |
| 7 | Janneke Ensing (NED) | Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | + 11" |
| 8 | Leah Kirchmann (CAN) | Team Liv–Plantur | + 15" |
| 9 | Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) | Wiggle High5 | + 15" |
| 10 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Rabo–Liv | + 15" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) | Boels–Dolmans | 16h 00' 39" |
| 2 | Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (RSA) | Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling | + 11" |
| 3 | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) | Wiggle High5 | + 13" |
| 4 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Rabo–Liv | + 18" |
| 5 | Amanda Spratt (AUS) | Orica–AIS | + 20" |
| 6 | Leah Kirchmann (CAN) | Team Liv–Plantur | + 40" |
| 7 | Amy Pieters (NED) | Wiggle High5 | + 43" |
| 8 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Wiggle High5 | + 49" |
| 9 | Gracie Elvin (AUS) | Orica–AIS | + 50" |
| 10 | Floortje Mackaij (NED) | Team Liv–Plantur | + 53" |

## Classification leadership

Classification leadership by stage :
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Young rider classification | Mountains classification | Points classification | Best British rider classification | Combativity award | Team classification |
| 1 | Christine Majerus | Christine Majerus | Floortje Mackaij | Ilona Hoeksma | Christine Majerus | Lizzie Armitstead | Alison Tetrick | Liv Racing TeqFind |
| 2 | Amy Pieters | Marianne Vos | Floortje Mackaij | Katie Hall | Marianne Vos | Lizzie Armitstead | Emilia Fahlin | Wiggle High5 |
| 3 | Lizzie Armitstead | Lizzie Armitstead | Floortje Mackaij | Katie Hall | Marianne Vos | Lizzie Armitstead | Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio | Wiggle High5 |
| 4 | Marianne Vos | Lizzie Armitstead | Floortje Mackaij | Katie Hall | Marianne Vos | Lizzie Armitstead | Emilia Fahlin | Wiggle High5 |
| 5 | Lotta Lepistö | Lizzie Armitstead | Floortje Mackaij | Katie Hall | Marianne Vos | Lizzie Armitstead | Eugenia Bujak | Wiggle High5 |
| Final | Final | Lizzie Armitstead | Floortje Mackaij | Katie Hall | Marianne Vos | Lizzie Armitstead | Emilia Fahlin | Wiggle High5 |