2015 La Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta

2015 La Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta 2015 La Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta map.png 250 Route of the race 13 September 2015 1 87 km 2h 06' 21" Shelley Olds USA ALE 2015 Giorgia Bronzini ITA WHT 2015 Kirsten Wild NED HPU 2015 2016 The 2015 La Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta was held on 13 September 2015, in Madrid, Spain. It coincided with the final day of the 2015 Vuelta a España, and was scheduled a few hours before the conclusion to the men's race.http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/02/news/news-vuelta-gets-green-light-womens-race_360735 In the News: Vuelta gets green light for women’s race VeloNews VeloNews.com 12 February 2015 28 November 2015 8 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151208114538/http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/02/news/news-vuelta-gets-green-light-womens-race_360735 dead It was the first edition of La Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta. A multi-lap course, the 87 km women's road cycling race was rated as a 1.1 category race. It was won by Shelley Olds (ALE 2015), who beat Giorgia Bronzini (WHT 2015) and Kirsten Wild (HPU 2015). Entry Thirteen of the UCI women's team entered the race, featuring between four and seven riders. They were joined by national teams from Portugal and Spain, bringing the total entry up to 88 riders.http://www.cyclingfever.com/editie.html?detp=view&_ap=startlijst&editie_idd=MjY5MTE= La Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta 2015: Startlist CyclingFever 1 December 2015 A number of the top teams and riders did not take part in the race, as they concentrated on preparing for the 2015 UCI Road World Championships the following week.http://www.wielerrevue.nl/2015/09/13/shelley-olds-wint-la-vuelta/ Shelley Olds wint La Vuelta Wieler Revue Dutch Mulder Wietze Willem 13 September 2015 1 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151206114853/http://www.wielerrevue.nl/2015/09/13/shelley-olds-wint-la-vuelta/ 6 December 2015 dead ALE BPK BPD BTC BZK SLP LTK LHT FUT HPU GIW TSV WHT UCI Teams 2015 National teams 20em Portugal Spain Course thumb|right|The race started and finished alongside the Cybele Palace in Plaza de Cibeles. The women's race was scheduled on the same day as the final stage of the men's Vuelta a España, and the course followed 15 laps of the same 5.8 km loop that the men would race on later.http://www.pezcyclingnews.com/race_news/vuelta15-st21-eventually-degenkolb-in-madrid-race-report/#.Vl2Sk_nhC70 Vuelta’15 St. 21: Eventually Degenkolb Wins In Madrid! Pez Cycling News Hamilton Alastair 13 September 2015 1 December 2015 For the Madrid Challenge, the women started in the Plaza de Cibeles, and headed north along Paseo de Recoletos, before a tight hairpin turn to return to Plaza de Cibeles. The course then turned west onto Gran Vía, before another hairpin turn brought the race back to Plaza de Cibeles once more, where the course bent south down Paseo del Prado. A final hairpin took the course back to the Plaza de Cibeles to complete the lap.http://www.lavuelta.com/madrid-challenge/2015/es/carrera.html Deporte Vuelta a España Spanish 1 December 2015 The course is relatively flat, favouring sprinters.http://wigglehonda.com/anna-sanchis-its-special-for-me-to-show-this-jersey-in-la-madrid-challenge/ Anna Sanchis: "It's special for me to show this jersey" in La Madrid Challenge Wiggle Honda 1 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151012201932/http://wigglehonda.com/anna-sanchis-its-special-for-me-to-show-this-jersey-in-la-madrid-challenge/ 12 October 2015 dead dmy-all On each lap, the first five riders to pass the start/finish line were awarded points in an intermediate sprint.http://www.lavuelta.com/madrid-challenge/2015/es/carrera.html Itinerario horario Vuelta a España Spanish 1 December 2015 Preview In 2014, the Tour de France added a women's race on the final day, known as La Course by Le Tour de France, and the organisers of the Vuelta a España opted to do similar in 2015.https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cycling/womens-la-course-2015-women-on-la-course-to-move-up-a-gear-10416128.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cycling/womens-la-course-2015-women-on-la-course-to-move-up-a-gear-10416128.html 2022-05-01 subscription Women's La Course 2015: Women on La Course to move up a gear Fotheringham Alasdair The Independent London 25 July 2015 1 December 2015http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/10/news/vuelta-espana-hold-one-day-womens-race_350125 Vuelta a Espana to hold one-day women’s race Powlison Spencer VeloNews 21 October 2014 1 December 2015 The plans were initially put on hold due to clashes with the Chrono Champenois-Trophée Européen, Belgium Tour and Giro della Toscana,http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/12/news/conflict-torpedo-vueltas-womens-la-course_356529 Scheduling conflict could torpedo Vuelta’s women’s ‘La Course’ VeloNews 19 December 2014 1 December 2015 but despite this, it was given approval as a 1.1 category race. Results |- | align="center" | 1 || Shelley Olds USA || ALE 2015 || 2h 06' 21" 2 Giorgia Bronzini 2015 + 0" 3 Kirsten Wild 2015 + 0" 4 Roxane Fournier 2015 + 0" 5 Lucy Garner 2015 + 0" 6 Eugenia Bujak 2015 + 0" 7 Elena Cecchini 2015 + 0" 8 Kelly Druyts 2015 + 0" 9 Arianna Fidanza 2015 + 0" 10 Sheyla Gutiérrez 2015 + 0" ProCyclingStatshttp://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=154094 2015 La Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta: Result ProCyclingStats 28 November 2015 References 30em External links http://www.lavuelta.com/madrid-challenge/2015/es/ es La Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta Category:2015 Vuelta a España