2015 La Route de France

2015 La Route de France 9–15 August 2015 7 668.2 km 17hr 16' 47" Elisa Longo Borghini ITA orange WHT 2015 Amber Neben USA BPK 2015 Claudia Lichtenberg GER TLP 2015 Jenelle Crooks AUS white Australia Tetyana Ryabchenko UKR ISG 2015 yellow_number 2014 2016 The 2015 La Route de France is an elite women's cycling stage race that took place in France between 9 and 15 August. It was the ninth edition of La Route de France.La Route de France 2015 – General Classification http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=151502&c=2 ProCyclingStats 12 August 2015 The race was won by Elisa Longo Borghini (WHT 2015), who won two stages including the queen stage to La Planche des Belles Filles. She finished 1' 18" ahead of Amber Neben (BPK 2015), with Claudia Lichtenberg a further eight seconds back in third. The best young rider was Jenelle Crooks (Australia). The mountains classification was won by Tetyana Ryabchenko (ISG 2015). Teams 16 teams were invited to take part in the race.Route de France Internationale Féminine http://www.org-rc.fr/acceuil.php?page=2015/lesequipes.php org-rc.fr 12 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150812195632/http://www.org-rc.fr/acceuil.php?page=2015%2Flesequipes.php 12 August 2015 dead 2015 UCI Women's Teams TLP VLL LTK HPU OPW LBL ISG WHT FUT BTC BPK Astana–Acca Due O Bizkaia–Durango National teams Australia France Russia Stages Prologue 9 August 2015 – Enghien-les-Bains to Enghien-les-Bains, 3 km 0 on (ITT) The opening prologue was a 3 km loop of left hand bends ideally suited to track cycling specialists. Amy Pieters of Team Liv–Plantur won the opening stage with an average speed of 49.315 km/h.http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=151493 La Route de France procyclingstats.com 12 August 2015 Result of prologue 1 Amy Pieters NED TLP 2015 3' 39" 2 Eugenia Bujak POL BTC 2015 +2" 3 Brianna Walle USA OPW 2015 +3" 4 Jaime Nielsen NZL BPK 2015 +3" 5 Annette Edmondson AUS WHT 2015 +3" 6 Leah Kirchmann CAN OPW 2015 +5" 7 Lauren Kitchen AUS HPU 2015 +5" 8 Elisa Longo Borghini ITA WHT 2015 +6" 9 Aude Biannic FRA FUT 2015 +6" 10 Martina Ritter AUT BTC 2015 +7" ProCyclingStatsGeneral classification after prologue 1 Amy Pieters NED TLP 2015 3' 39" 2 Eugenia Bujak POL BTC 2015 +2" 3 Brianna Walle USA OPW 2015 +3" 4 Jaime Nielsen NZL BPK 2015 +3" 5 Annette Edmondson AUS WHT 2015 +3" 6 Leah Kirchmann CAN OPW 2015 +5" 7 Lauren Kitchen AUS HPU 2015 +5" 8 Elisa Longo Borghini ITA WHT 2015 +6" 9 Aude Biannic FRA FUT 2015 +6" 10 Martina Ritter AUT BTC 2015 +7" ProCyclingStats Stage 1 10 August 2015 – Avon to Briare, 127.1 km on The first stage had a delayed start with local organisers in dispute with police around road closures. It was won by Lucy Garner of Team Liv–Plantur.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/la-route-de-france-2015/stage-1/results/ Garner claims opening road stage in La Route de France cyclingnews.com 12 August 2015 Result of stage 1 1 Lucy Garner GBR TLP 2015 2hr 47' 49" 2 Annette Edmondson AUS WHT 2015 +0" 3 Roxane Fournier FRA FUT 2015 +0" 4 Anna Trevisi ITA ISG 2015 +0" 5 Aurore Verhoeven FRA LTK 2015 +0" 6 Giorgia Bronzini ITA WHT 2015 +0" 7 Lauren Kitchen AUS HPU 2015 +0" 8 Leah Kirchmann CAN OPW 2015 +0" 9 Amy Pieters NED TLP 2015 +0" 10 Kimberley Wells AUS Australia +0" ProCyclingStatsGeneral classification after stage 1 1 Amy Pieters NED TLP 2015 2hr 51' 28" 2 Eugenia Bujak POL BTC 2015 +3" 3 Brianna Walle USA OPW 2015 +4" 4 Jaime Nielsen NZL BPK 2015 +4" 5 Annette Edmondson AUS WHT 2015 +4" 6 Leah Kirchmann CAN OPW 2015 +5" 7 Lauren Kitchen AUS HPU 2015 +6" 8 Elisa Longo Borghini ITA WHT 2015 +6" 9 Aude Biannic FRA FUT 2015 +7" 10 Martina Ritter AUT BTC 2015 +7" ProCyclingStats Stage 2 11 August 2015 – Villemandeur to Bourges, 118 km on This was another flat stage suited to road sprinters. Two time world champion Giorgia Bronzini of Team Wiggle–Honda won from race leader Amy Pieters (Liv-Plantur) and a fast finishing Kimberley Wells (Australia).http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/la-route-de-france-2015/stage-2/results/ Bronzini wins stage 2 at La Route de France cyclingnews.com 12 August 2015 Result of stage 2 1 Giorgia Bronzini ITA WHT 2015 2hr 59' 13" 2 Amy Pieters NED TLP 2015 +0" 3 Kimberley Wells AUS Australia +0" 4 Annette Edmondson AUS WHT 2015 +0" 5 Lauren Kitchen AUS HPU 2015 +0" 6 Aurore Verhoeven FRA LTK 2015 +0" 7 Roxane Fournier FRA FUT 2015 +0" 8 Anna Trevisi ITA ISG 2015 +0" 9 Oxana Kozonchuk RUS Russia +0" 10 Claudia Lichtenberg GER TLP 2015 +0" ProCyclingStatsGeneral classification after stage 2 1 Amy Pieters NED TLP 2015 5hr 50' 41" 2 Eugenia Bujak POL BTC 2015 +3" 3 Brianna Walle USA OPW 2015 +4" 4 Jaime Nielsen NZL BPK 2015 +4" 5 Annette Edmondson AUS WHT 2015 +4" 6 Leah Kirchmann CAN OPW 2015 +5" 7 Lauren Kitchen AUS HPU 2015 +6" 8 Elisa Longo Borghini ITA WHT 2015 +6" 9 Aude Biannic FRA FUT 2015 +7" 10 Martina Ritter AUT BTC 2015 +7" ProCyclingStats Stage 3 12 August 2015 – Nevers to Avallon, 113.3 km on Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Wiggle–Honda was victorious on a mountainous stage 3 gaining 13 seconds from her nearest rival Eugenia Bujak. Result of stage 3 1 Elisa Longo Borghini ITA WHT 2015 3hr 06' 17" 2 Eugenia Bujak POL BTC 2015 +13" 3 Brianna Walle USA OPW 2015 +13" 4 Mayuko Hagiwara JPN WHT 2015 +13" 5 Amy Pieters NED TLP 2015 +13" 6 Lauren Kitchen AUS HPU 2015 +13" 7 Amber Neben USA BPK 2015 +13" 8 Ane Santesteban ESP ISG 2015 +13" 9 Jessie Daams BEL LBL +13" 10 Polona Batagelj SLO BTC 2015 +13" ProCyclingStatsGeneral classification after stage 3 1 Elisa Longo Borghini ITA WHT 2015 8hr 57' 09" 2 Amy Pieters NED TLP 2015 +2" 3 Eugenia Bujak POL BTC 2015 +5" 4 Lauren Kitchen AUS HPU 2015 +8" 5 Brianna Walle USA OPW 2015 +11" 6 Claudia Lichtenberg GER TLP 2015 +13" 7 Carlee Taylor AUS LBL 2015 +19" 8 Jessie Daams BEL LBL 2015 +19" 9 Polona Batagelj SLO BTC 2015 +20" 10 Amber Neben USA BPK 2015 +23" ProCyclingStats Stage 4 13 August 2015 – Autun to Louhans, 103 km 0 on Long-limbed Australian all-rounder Loren Rowney won stage 4 ahead of fellow Australian Annette Edmondson in a sprint finish. Result of stage 4 1 Loren Rowney AUS Australia 2hr 32' 31" 2 Annette Edmondson AUS WHT 2015 +0" 3 Roxane Fournier FRA FUT 2015 +1" 4 Leah Kirchmann CAN OPW 2015 +1" 5 Fiona Dutriaux FRA France +3" 6 Elisa Longo Borghini ITA WHT 2015 +3" 7 Aurore Verhoeven FRA LTK 2015 +3" 8 Anna Trevisi ITA ISG 2015 +3" 9 Daiva Tušlaitė LIT ISG 2015 +3" 10 Jessy Druyts BEL VLL 2015 +5" ProCyclingStatsGeneral classification after stage 4 1 Elisa Longo Borghini ITA WHT 2015 11hr 29' 43" 2 Amy Pieters NED TLP 2015 +4" 3 Eugenia Bujak POL BTC 2015 +7" 4 Lauren Kitchen AUS HPU 2015 +10" 5 Brianna Walle USA OPW 2015 +13" 6 Claudia Lichtenberg GER TLP 2015 +15" 7 Carlee Taylor AUS LBL 2015 +21" 8 Jessie Daams BEL LBL 2015 +21" 9 Polona Batagelj SLO BTC 2015 +22" 10 Amber Neben USA BPK 2015 +25" ProCyclingStats Stage 5 14 August 2015 – Vesoul to La Planche des Belles Filles, 87.4 km on Elisa Longo Borghini Wiggle–Honda won again on a mountain-top finish, gaining an additional 45 seconds on second-placed veteran Amber Neben. Result of stage 5 1 Elisa Longo Borghini ITA WHT 2015 2hr 42' 12" 2 Amber Neben USA BPK 2015 +45" 3 Claudia Lichtenberg GER TLP 2015 +1' 03" 4 Tetyana Ryabchenko UKR ISG 2015 +1' 36" 5 Carlee Taylor AUS LBL 2015 +1' 57" 6 Fanny Leleu FRA France +2' 01" 7 Marina Likhanova RUS Servetto Footon +2' 07" 8 Polona Batagelj SLO BTC 2015 +2' 09" 9 Jenelle Crooks AUS Australia +2' 29" 10 Eugenia Bujak POL BTC 2015 +3' 16" ProCyclingStatsGeneral classification after stage 5 1 Elisa Longo Borghini ITA WHT 2015 14hr 11' 55" 2 Amber Neben USA BPK 2015 +1' 10" 3 Claudia Lichtenberg GER TLP 2015 +1' 18" 4 Carlee Taylor AUS LBL 2015 +2' 18" 5 Tetyana Ryabchenko UKR ISG 2015 +2' 21" 6 Polona Batagelj SLO BTC 2015 +2' 31" 7 Jenelle Crooks AUS Australia +2' 56" 8 Eugenia Bujak POL BTC 2015 +3' 23" 9 Brianna Walle USA OPW 2015 +3' 38" 10 Jessie Daams BEL LBL 2015 +4' 11" ProCyclingStats Stage 6 15 August 2015 – Soultzmatt to Guebwiller, 116.4 km on Giorgia Bronzini from Wiggle–Honda sprinted to another victory ahead of consistent Loren Rowney, and Amy Pieters. Result of stage 6 1 Giorgia Bronzini ITA WHT 2015 3hr 04' 52" 2 Loren Rowney AUS VEL 2015 +0" 3 Amy Pieters NED TLP 2015 +0" 4 Leah Kirchmann CAN OPW 2015 +0" 5 Kaat Hannes BEL VLL 2015 +0" 6 Lauren Kitchen AUS HPU 2015 +0" 7 Aurore Verhoeven FRA LTK 2015 +0" 8 Eugenia Bujak POL BTC 2015 +0" 9 Roxane Fournier FRA FUT 2015 +0" 10 Cecilie Gotaas Johnsen NOR HPU 2015 +0" ProCyclingStatsFinal general classification 1 Elisa Longo Borghini ITA WHT 2015 17hr 16' 47" 2 Amber Neben USA BPK 2015 +1' 10" 3 Claudia Lichtenberg GER TLP 2015 +1' 18" 4 Carlee Taylor AUS LBL 2015 +2' 18" 5 Tetyana Ryabchenko UKR ISG 2015 +2' 21" 6 Polona Batagelj SLO BTC 2015 +2' 31" 7 Jenelle Crooks AUS Australia +2' 56" 8 Eugenia Bujak POL BTC 2015 +3' 23" 9 Brianna Walle USA OPW 2015 +3' 38" 10 Jessie Daams BEL LBL 2015 +4' 11" ProCyclingStats External links References Category:La Route de France La Route de France La Route de France