2015 La Course by Le Tour de France

The 2015 La Course by Le Tour de France was the second edition of La Course by Le Tour de France, a one-day women's cycle race held in France. The race was run before the 21st stage of the 2015 Tour de France on 26 July. It was organised by the ASO and rated by the UCI as a 1.1 category race.

2015 La Course by Le Tour de France
Race details
Dates26 July 2015
Stages1
Distance89.0 km (55.30 mi)
Winning time2h 05' 01"
Results
  Winner  Anna van der Breggen (NED) (Rabo–Liv)
  Second  Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) (Wiggle–Honda)
  Third  Amy Pieters (NED) (Team Liv–Plantur)
  Points  Mia Radotic (CRO) (BTC City Ljubljana)
  Youth  Christina Siggaard (DEN) (Matrix Fitness Pro Cycling)

Route

The race used the same course as the 2014 edition of the race, 13 laps of the traditional course on the Champs-Élysées in Paris - making a distance of 89 kilometres (55 miles).[1]

Teams competing

UCI Women's Teams

Alé-Cipollini-Galassia
Bigla Pro Cycling Team
Bizkaia-Durango
Boels-Dolmans
BTC City Ljubljana
Inpa Sottoli Giusfredi
Lensworld.eu-Zannata
Lotto-Soudal Ladies
Matrix Fitness Pro Cycling
Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies
Orica-AIS
Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86
Rabo-Liv Women Cycling Team
Team Hitec Products
Team Liv-Plantur
Topsport Vlaanderen-Pro-Duo
UnitedHealthcare Women's Team
Velocio-SRAM Pro Cycling
Wiggle-Honda

National team

France

Race summary
Ellen van Dijk back on the bike temporarily after she broke her collarbone.
Anna van der Breggen riding solo to victory.

During the race the rain hammered down. The stones of the course were very slippery causing many crashes. Only 62 of the 196 riders who started the race finished. Dutch favorite Ellen van Dijk was involved in one of the first crashes. She broke her collarbone and had to abandon. Among other casualties were the world champion, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, who went down in the closing kilometres, and Shelley Olds who crashed and remounted, only to lose her derailleur and be forced to abandon.[2]

Result
Race result
Cyclist Team Time
1  Anna van der Breggen (NED) Rabo–Liv 2h 00' 41"
2  Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) Wiggle–Honda + 1"
3  Amy Pieters (NED) Team Liv–Plantur + 1"
4  Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) Boels–Dolmans + 1"
5  Lotta Lepistö (FIN) Bigla Pro Cycling Team + 1"
6  Lisa Brennauer (GER) Velocio–SRAM + 1"
7  Emma Johansson (SWE) Orica–AIS + 1"
8  Lucinda Brand (NED) Rabo–Liv + 1"
9  Kirsten Wild (NED) Team Hitec Products + 1"
10  Christine Majerus (LUX) Boels–Dolmans + 1"

Source[3]

See also

References
  1. "Women's La Course 2015: Women on La Course to move up a gear". The Independent. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  2. Anna van der Breggen wins La Course as Lizzie Armitstead fades The Guardian
  3. "La Course: Van der Breggen wins solo on the Champs-Élysées". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
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