# 2020 in women's road cycling

2020 in women's road cycling is about the 2020 women's bicycle races ruled by the UCI and the 2020 UCI Women's Teams.

## Olympic Games

The 2020 Olympics, set to be held in Tokyo, Japan, were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic with the road cycling events taking place from 23 July to 8 August 2021.

## World Championships

The World Road Championships were originally set to be held in Aigle and Martigny, Switzerland, from 20 to 27 September 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland the races in Switzerland were cancelled. The UCI are intending to run the World Championships on the original dates at a new to be confirmed locations. The final location of the World Road Championships is Imola in Italy.
Events at the 2020 UCI Road World Championships :
| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third | Ref |
| World Championship Time Trial (elite) | September 24 | Anna van der Breggen (NED) | Marlen Reusser (SWI) | Ellen van Dijk (NED) | |
| World Championship Road Race (elite) | September 26 | Anna van der Breggen (NED) | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) | |

## Single day races (1.Pro, 1.1 and 1.2)

| Race | Date | Cat. † | Winner | Second | Third |
| Gravel and Tar (details) | January 25 | 1.2 | Niamh Fisher-Black (NZL) | Samara Sheppard (NZL) | Ella Bloor (AUS) |
| GP Belek (details) | January 25 | 1.2 | Olha Kulynych (UKR) | Olena Sharga (UKR) | Viktoriia Melnychuk (UKR) |
| Race Torquay (details) | January 30 | 1.1 | Brodie Chapman (AUS) | Emily Herfoss (AUS) | Tayler Wiles (USA) |
| Vuelta a la Comunitat Valenciana Feminas (details) | February 9 | 1.1 | Marta Bastianelli (ITA) | Barbara Guarischi (ITA) | Teniel Campbell (TTO) |
| Grand Prix Alanya (details) | February 13 | 1.2 | Diana Klimova (RUS) | Hanna Tserakh (BLR) | Anna Nahirna (UKR) |
| Grand Prix Gazipaşa (details) | February 14 | 1.2 | Olga Shekel (UKR) | Polina Kirillova (RUS) | Galina Chernyshova (RUS) |
| Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (details) | February | 1.1 | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | Marta Bastianelli (ITA) | Floortje Mackaij (NED) |
| Grand Prix Velo Alanya (details) | February | 1.2 | Daria Malkova (RUS) | Mariia Miliaeva (RUS) | Margarita Syradoeva (RUS) |
| Omloop van het Hageland (details) | March 1 | 1.1 | Lorena Wiebes (NED) | Marta Bastianelli (ITA) | Emma Cecilie Norsgaard (DEN) |
| Grand Prix Manavgat (details) | March 1 | 1.2 | Hanna Tserakh (BLR) | Iulia Galimullina (RUS) | Margarita Syradoeva (RUS) |
| Le Samyn des Dames (details) | March 3 | 1.2 | Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (NED) | Christine Majerus (LUX) | Lotte Kopecky (BEL) |
| Emakumeen Nafarroako Klasikoa (details) | July 23 | 1.1 | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | Mavi García (ESP) | Anna van der Breggen (NED) |
| Clasica Femenina Navarra (details) | July 24 | 1.1 | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) | Maria Giulia Confalonieri (ITA) |
| Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria (details) | July 26 | 1.1 | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | Anna van der Breggen (NED) | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) |
| La Périgord Ladies (details) | August 15 | 1.2 | Sheyla Gutiérrez (ESP) | Sandra Levenez (FRA) | Tanja Erath (GER) |
| Giro dell'Emilia Internazionale Donne Elite (details) | August 18 | 1.Pro | Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) | Rasa Leleivytė (LTU) | Pauliena Rooijakkers (NED) |
| Grote Prijs Euromat (details) | August 31 | 1.2 | Lorena Wiebes (NED) | Charlotte Kool (NED) | Susanne Andersen (NOR) |
| Grand Prix Develi (details) | September 3 | 1.2 | Laura Milena Toconás (COL) | Anastasia Chursina (RUS) | Aigul Gareeva (RUS) |
| Grand Prix Cappadocia (details) | September 4 | 1.2 | Valeriya Kononenko (UKR) | Olha Kulynych (UKR) | Aigul Gareeva (RUS) |
| Grand Prix Mount Erciyes 2200 mt (details) | September 5 | 1.2 | Maria Novolodskaya (RUS) | Valeriya Kononenko (UKR) | Aigul Gareeva (RUS) |
| Grand Prix World's Best High Altitude (details) | September 6 | 1.2 | Maria Novolodskaya (RUS) | Anastasia Chursina (RUS) | Carolina Upegui (COL) |
| Grand Prix Velo Erciyes (details) | September 14 | 1.2 | Valeriya Kononenko (UKR) | Iuliia Galimullina (RUS) | Anastasia Pecherskikh (RUS) |
| Grand Prix Central Anatolia (details) | September 15 | 1.2 | Tamara Balabolina (RUS) | Valeriya Kononenko (UKR) | Elizaveta Oshurkova (RUS) |
| Trophée des Grimpeuses (details) | September 19 | 1.2 | Inge van der Heijden (NED) | Yara Kastelijn (NED) | Kristabel Doebel-Hickok (USA) |
| Grand Prix d'Isbergues (details) | September 20 | 1.2 | Chloe Hosking (AUS) | Chiara Consonni (ITA) | Lauren Kitchen (AUS) |
| Brabantse Pijl Dames Gooik (details) | October 7 | 1.1 | Grace Brown (AUS) | Liane Lippert (GER) | Floortje Mackaij (NED) |
| Elite Road Central American Championships (details) | November 21 | 1.2 | Maria José Silva (NCA) | Jasmin Soto (GUA) | Annibel Emilia Prieto (PAN) |
| Elite Road Central American Championships (details) | November 22 | 1.2 | Milagro Mena (CRC) | María José Vargas (CRC) | Sharon Ramírez Moya (CRC) |

## Stage races (2.Pro, 2.1 and 2.2)

| Race | Date | Cat. | Winner | Second | Third |
| Santos Women's Tour (details) | 16-19 Jan | 2.Pro | Ruth Winder (USA) | Liane Lippert (GER) | Amanda Spratt (AUS) |
| Women's Herald Sun Tour (details) | 5–6 Feb | 2.1 | Lucy Kennedy (AUS) | Jaime Gunning (AUS) | Arlenis Sierra (CUB) |
| Dubai Women's Tour (details) | 17–20 Feb | 2.2 | Lucy van der Haar (GBR) | Tatsiana Sharakova (BLR) | Samah Khaled (JOR) |
| Setmana Ciclista Valenciana (details) | 20-23 Feb | 2.2 | Anna van der Breggen (NED) | Clara Koppenburg (GER) | Demi Vollering (NED) |
| Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche (details) | September 3–9 | 2.1 | Lauren Stephens (USA) | Mavi García (ESP) | Anna Kiesenhofer (AUT) |
| The Princess Maha Chackri Sirindhon's Cup (details) | October 14–16 | 2.1 | Jutatip Maneephan (THA) | Supaksorn Nuntana (THA) | Chaniporn Batriya (THA) |
| Vuelta a Colombia Femenina (details) | November 7–11 | 2.2 | Miryan Nuñez (ECU) | Lorena Colmenares (COL) | Lina Hernández (COL) |

## Junior races

| Race | Date | Cat. † | Winner | Second | Third |
| Velo Alanya Junior (details) | January 15–January 16 | 2.1WJ | Kristina Ivanova (RUS) | Ulyana Sukhorebrik (KAZ) | Arina Muraveva (RUS) |
| Manavgat Side Junior (details) | January 27–January 28 | 2.1WJ | Elena Boikova (RUS) | Sofia Balaeva (RUS) | Arina Muraveva (RUS) |
| Bizkaikoloreak (details) | September 12–September 13 | 2.NcupWJ | Inés Cantera (ESP) | Idoia Eraso (ESP) | Marina Garau (ESP) |

## Continental Championships

| Championships | Race | Winner | Second | Third |
| European Road Championships France August 24–26 (2020 summary) | Road race | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) | Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) |
| European Road Championships France August 24–26 (2020 summary) | Individual time trial | Anna van der Breggen (NED) | Ellen van Dijk (NED) | Marlen Reusser (SUI) |
| European Road Championships France August 24–26 (2020 summary) | Road race (U23) | Elisa Balsamo (ITA) | Lonneke Uneken (NED) | Emma Cecilie Norsgaard (DEN) |
| European Road Championships France August 24–26 (2020 summary) | Individual time trial (U23) | Hannah Ludwig (GER) | Franziska Koch (GER) | Marta Jaskulska (POL) |
| European Road Championships France August 24–26 (2020 summary) | Road race (Junior) | Eleonora Camilla Gasparrini (ITA) | Marith Vanhove (BEL) | Katrijn de Clercq (BEL) |
| European Road Championships France August 24–26 (2020 summary) | Individual time trial (Junior) | Elise Uijen (NED) | Maeva Squiban (FRA) | Carlotta Cipressi (ITA) |
| European Road Championships France August 24–26 (2020 summary) | Mixed Road Race | Germany (GER) Lisa Brennauer Mieke Kröger Lisa Klein Miguel Heidemann Justin Wolf Michel Hessmann | Switzerland (SUI) Kathrin Stirnemann Marlen Reusser Elise Chabbey Claudio Imhof Stefan Bissegger Robin Froidevaux | Italy (ITA) Vittoria Bussi Elena Cecchini Vittoria Guazzini Liam Bertazzo Edoardo Affini Davide Plebani |

## Teams

* UCI Women's WorldTeams
* Alé BTC Ljubljana
* Canyon–SRAM
* CCC Liv
* FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
* Mitchelton–Scott
* Movistar Team
* Team Sunweb
* Trek–Segafredo
* UCI Women's Continental Teams
* Agolíco–BMC–PatoBike
* Arkéa Pro Cycling Team
* Aromitalia–Basso Bikes–Vaiano
* Astana
* Bepink
* Biehler Krush Pro Cycling
* Bigla–Katusha
* Bizkaia–Durango
* Boels–Dolmans
* CAMS–Tifosi
* Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling
* Charente-Maritime Women Cycling
* Chevalmeire Cycling Team
* Ciclotel
* Cogeas–Mettler–Look
* Cronos–Casa Dorada
* DNA Pro Cycling
* Doltcini–Van Eyck–Proximus
* Drops
* Eneicat–RBH Global
* Eurotarget–Bianchi–Vittoria
* Hitec Products–Birk Sport
* InstaFund La Prima
* Lotto–Soudal Ladies
* Lviv Cycling Team
* Macogep Tornatech Girondins de Bordeaux
* Massi–Tactic
* Minsk Cycling Club
* Multum Accountants–LSK Ladies
* NXTG Racing
* Parkhotel Valkenburg
* Pro Cycling Team Fanini
* Rally Cycling
* Río Miera–Cantabria Deporte
* Roxsolt Attaquer
* Servetto–Piumate–Beltrami TSA
* Sestroretsk
* Sopela Women's Team
* Team Illuminate
* Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank
* Thailand Women's Cycling Team
* Top Girls Fassa Bortolo
* Valcar–Travel & Service
* VIB–Natural Greatness
* WCC Team

## Deaths

* April 29 - Eva Mottet, 25, French road cyclist.