- Teams
- Stages Prologue Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6
- External links
- References
{{Infobox cycling race report
| name = 2015 La Route de France
| image =
| date = 9–15 August 2015
| stages = 7
| distance = 668.2
| unit = km
| time = 17hr 16' 47"
| speed = 38.7
| first = Elisa Longo Borghini
| first_nat = ITA
| first_color = orange
| first_team = {{ct|WHT|2015}}
| second = Amber Neben
| second_nat = USA
| second_team = {{ct|BPK|2015}}
| third = Claudia Lichtenberg
| third_nat = GER
| third_team = {{ct|TLP|2015}}
| youth = Jenelle Crooks
| youth_nat = AUS
| youth_color = white
| youth_team = Australia
| mountains = Tetyana Ryabchenko
| mountains_nat = UKR
| mountains_team = {{ct|ISG|2015}}
| team =
| team_color = yellow_number
| previous = 2014
| next = 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.[1] The race was won by Elisa Longo Borghini ({{ct|WHT|2015}}), who won two stages including the queen stage to La Planche des Belles Filles. She finished 1' 18" ahead of Amber Neben ({{ct|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 ({{ct|ISG|2015}}). Teams 16 teams were invited to take part in the race.[2] {{cyclingteamlist|year=2015|title=UCI Women's Teams|TLP|VLL|LTK|HPU|OPW|LBL|ISG|WHT|FUT|BTC|BPK|team1=Astana-Acca Due O|team2=Bizkaia-Durango}}{{cyclingteamlist|title=National teams|team1=Australia|team2=France|team3=Russia}} Stages Prologue 9 August 2015 – Enghien-les-Bains to Enghien-les-Bains, {{convert|3|km|0|abbr=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 49.315kph.[3] | {{cyclingresult start|title=Result of prologue}}{{cyclingresult|1|Amy Pieters|NED|{{ct|TLP|2015}}|3' 39"}}{{cyclingresult|2|Eugenia Bujak|POL|{{ct|BTC|2015}}|+2"}}{{cyclingresult|3|Brianna Walle|USA|{{ct|OPW|2015}}|+3"}}{{cyclingresult|4|Jaime Nielsen|NZL|{{ct|BPK|2015}}|+3"}}{{cyclingresult|5|Annette Edmondson|AUS|{{ct|WHT|2015}}|+3"}}{{cyclingresult|6|Leah Kirchmann|CAN|{{ct|OPW|2015}}|+5"}}{{cyclingresult|7|Lauren Kitchen|AUS|{{ct|HPU|2015}}|+5"}}{{cyclingresult|8|Elisa Longo Borghini|ITA|{{ct|WHT|2015}}|+6"}}{{cyclingresult|9|Aude Biannic|FRA|{{ct|FUT|2015}}|+6"}}{{cyclingresult|10|Martina Ritter|AUT|{{ct|BTC|2015}}|+7"}}{{cyclingresult end|source=ProCyclingStats}} | {{cyclingresult start|title=General classification after prologue}}{{cyclingresult|1|Amy Pieters|NED|{{ct|TLP|2015}}|3' 39"}}{{cyclingresult|2|Eugenia Bujak|POL|{{ct|BTC|2015}}|+2"}}{{cyclingresult|3|Brianna Walle|USA|{{ct|OPW|2015}}|+3"}}{{cyclingresult|4|Jaime Nielsen|NZL|{{ct|BPK|2015}}|+3"}}{{cyclingresult|5|Annette Edmondson|AUS|{{ct|WHT|2015}}|+3"}}{{cyclingresult|6|Leah Kirchmann|CAN|{{ct|OPW|2015}}|+5"}}{{cyclingresult|7|Lauren Kitchen|AUS|{{ct|HPU|2015}}|+5"}}{{cyclingresult|8|Elisa Longo Borghini|ITA|{{ct|WHT|2015}}|+6"}}{{cyclingresult|9|Aude Biannic|FRA|{{ct|FUT|2015}}|+6"}}{{cyclingresult|10|Martina Ritter|AUT|{{ct|BTC|2015}}|+7"}}{{cyclingresult end|source=ProCyclingStats}} |
Stage 1 10 August 2015 – Avon to Briare, {{convert|127.1|km|abbr=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.[4] | {{cyclingresult start|title=Result of stage 1}}{{cyclingresult|1|Lucy Garner|GBR|{{ct|TLP|2015}}|2hr 47' 49"}}{{cyclingresult|2|Annette Edmondson|AUS|{{ct|WHT|2015}}|+0"}}{{cyclingresult|3|Roxane Fournier|FRA|{{ct|FUT|2015}}|+0"}}{{cyclingresult|4|Anna Trevisi|ITA|{{ct|ISG|2015}}|+0"}}{{cyclingresult|5|Aurore Verhoeven|FRA|{{ct|LTK|2015}}|+0"}}{{cyclingresult|6|Giorgia Bronzini|ITA|{{ct|WHT|2015}}|+0"}}{{cyclingresult|7|Lauren Kitchen|AUS|{{ct|HPU|2015}}|+0"}}{{cyclingresult|8|Leah Kirchmann|CAN|{{ct|OPW|2015}}|+0"}}{{cyclingresult|9|Amy Pieters|NED|{{ct|TLP|2015}}|+0"}}{{cyclingresult|10|Kimberley Wells|AUS|Australia|+0"}}{{cyclingresult end|source=ProCyclingStats}} | {{cyclingresult start|title=General classification after stage 1}}{{cyclingresult|1|Amy Pieters|NED|{{ct|TLP|2015}}|2hr 51' 28"}}{{cyclingresult|2|Eugenia Bujak|POL|{{ct|BTC|2015}}|+3"}}{{cyclingresult|3|Brianna Walle|USA|{{ct|OPW|2015}}|+4"}}{{cyclingresult|4|Jaime Nielsen|NZL|{{ct|BPK|2015}}|+4"}}{{cyclingresult|5|Annette Edmondson|AUS|{{ct|WHT|2015}}|+4"}}{{cyclingresult|6|Leah Kirchmann|CAN|{{ct|OPW|2015}}|+5"}}{{cyclingresult|7|Lauren Kitchen|AUS|{{ct|HPU|2015}}|+6"}}{{cyclingresult|8|Elisa Longo Borghini|ITA|{{ct|WHT|2015}}|+6"}}{{cyclingresult|9|Aude Biannic|FRA|{{ct|FUT|2015}}|+7"}}{{cyclingresult|10|Martina Ritter|AUT|{{ct|BTC|2015}}|+7"}}{{cyclingresult end|source=ProCyclingStats}} |
Stage 2 11 August 2015 – Villemandeur to Bourges, {{convert|118|km|abbr=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 (cyclist) (Australia).[5] | {{cyclingresult start|title=Result of stage 2}}{{cyclingresult|1|Giorgia Bronzini|ITA|{{ct|WHT|2015}}|2hr 59' 13"}}{{cyclingresult|2|Amy Pieters|NED|{{ct|TLP|2015}}|+0"}}{{cyclingresult|3|Kimberley Wells|AUS|Australia|+0"}}{{cyclingresult|4|Annette Edmondson|AUS|{{ct|WHT|2015}}|+0"}}{{cyclingresult|5|Lauren Kitchen|AUS|{{ct|HPU|2015}}|+0"}}{{cyclingresult|6|Aurore Verhoeven|FRA|{{ct|LTK|2015}}|+0"}}{{cyclingresult|7|Roxane Fournier|FRA|{{ct|FUT|2015}}|+0"}}{{cyclingresult|8|Anna Trevisi|ITA|{{ct|ISG|2015}}|+0"}}{{cyclingresult|9|Oxana Kozonchuk|RUS|Russia|+0"}}{{cyclingresult|10|Claudia Lichtenberg|GER|{{ct|TLP|2015}}|+0"}}{{cyclingresult end|source=ProCyclingStats}} | {{cyclingresult start|title=General classification after stage 2}}{{cyclingresult|1|Amy Pieters|NED|{{ct|TLP|2015}}|5hr 50' 41"}}{{cyclingresult|2|Eugenia Bujak|POL|{{ct|BTC|2015}}|+3"}}{{cyclingresult|3|Brianna Walle|USA|{{ct|OPW|2015}}|+4"}}{{cyclingresult|4|Jaime Nielsen|NZL|{{ct|BPK|2015}}|+4"}}{{cyclingresult|5|Annette Edmondson|AUS|{{ct|WHT|2015}}|+4"}}{{cyclingresult|6|Leah Kirchmann|CAN|{{ct|OPW|2015}}|+5"}}{{cyclingresult|7|Lauren Kitchen|AUS|{{ct|HPU|2015}}|+6"}}{{cyclingresult|8|Elisa Longo Borghini|ITA|{{ct|WHT|2015}}|+6"}}{{cyclingresult|9|Aude Biannic|FRA|{{ct|FUT|2015}}|+7"}}{{cyclingresult|10|Martina Ritter|AUT|{{ct|BTC|2015}}|+7"}}{{cyclingresult end|source=ProCyclingStats}} |
Stage 3 12 August 2015 – Nevers to Avallon, {{convert|113.3|km|abbr=on}}Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Wiggle-Honda was victorious on a mountainous stage 3 gaining 13 seconds from her nearest rival Eugenia Bujak. | {{cyclingresult start|title=Result of stage 3}}{{cyclingresult|1|Elisa Longo Borghini|ITA|{{ct|WHT|2015}}|3hr 06' 17"}}{{cyclingresult|2|Eugenia Bujak|POL|{{ct|BTC|2015}}|+13"}}{{cyclingresult|3|Brianna Walle|USA|{{ct|OPW|2015}}|+13"}}{{cyclingresult|4|Mayuko Hagiwara|JPN|{{ct|WHT|2015}}|+13"}}{{cyclingresult|5|Amy Pieters|NED|{{ct|TLP|2015}}|+13"}}{{cyclingresult|6|Lauren Kitchen|AUS|{{ct|HPU|2015}}|+13"}}{{cyclingresult|7|Amber Neben|USA|{{ct|BPK|2015}}|+13"}}{{cyclingresult|8|Ane Santesteban|ESP|{{ct|ISG|2015}}|+13"}}{{cyclingresult|9|Jessie Daams|BEL|LBL|+13"}}{{cyclingresult|10|Polona Batagelj|SLO|{{ct|BTC|2015}}|+13"}}{{cyclingresult end|source=ProCyclingStats}} | {{cyclingresult start|title=General classification after stage 3}}{{cyclingresult|1|Elisa Longo Borghini|ITA|{{ct|WHT|2015}}|8hr 57' 09"}}{{cyclingresult|2|Amy Pieters|NED|{{ct|TLP|2015}}|+2"}}{{cyclingresult|3|Eugenia Bujak|POL|{{ct|BTC|2015}}|+5"}}{{cyclingresult|4|Lauren Kitchen|AUS|{{ct|HPU|2015}}|+8"}}{{cyclingresult|5|Brianna Walle|USA|{{ct|OPW|2015}}|+11"}}{{cyclingresult|6|Claudia Lichtenberg|GER|{{ct|TLP|2015}}|+13"}}{{cyclingresult|7|Carlee Taylor|AUS|{{ct|LBL|2015}}|+19"}}{{cyclingresult|8|Jessie Daams|BEL|{{ct|LBL|2015}}|+19"}}{{cyclingresult|9|Polona Batagelj|SLO|{{ct|BTC|2015}}|+20"}}{{cyclingresult|10|Amber Neben|USA|{{ct|BPK|2015}}|+23"}}{{cyclingresult end|source=ProCyclingStats}} |
Stage 4 13 August 2015 – Autun to Louhans, {{convert|103|km|0|abbr=on}}Long-limbed Australian all-rounder Loren Rowney won stage 4 ahead of fellow Australian Annette Edmondson in a sprint finish. | {{cyclingresult start|title=Result of stage 4}}{{cyclingresult|1|Loren Rowney|AUS|Australia|2hr 32' 31"}}{{cyclingresult|2|Annette Edmondson|AUS|{{ct|WHT|2015}}|+0"}}{{cyclingresult|3|Roxane Fournier|FRA|{{ct|FUT|2015}}|+1"}}{{cyclingresult|4|Leah Kirchmann|CAN|{{ct|OPW|2015}}|+1"}}{{cyclingresult|5|Fiona Dutriaux|FRA|France|+3"}}{{cyclingresult|6|Elisa Longo Borghini|ITA|{{ct|WHT|2015}}|+3"}}{{cyclingresult|7|Aurore Verhoeven|FRA|{{ct|LTK|2015}}|+3"}}{{cyclingresult|8|Anna Trevisi|ITA|{{ct|ISG|2015}}|+3"}}{{cyclingresult|9|Daiva Tušlaitė|LIT|{{ct|ISG|2015}}|+3"}}{{cyclingresult|10|Jessy Druyts|BEL|{{ct|VLL|2015}}|+5"}}{{cyclingresult end|source=ProCyclingStats}} | {{cyclingresult start|title=General classification after stage 4}}{{cyclingresult|1|Elisa Longo Borghini|ITA|{{ct|WHT|2015}}|11hr 29' 43"}}{{cyclingresult|2|Amy Pieters|NED|{{ct|TLP|2015}}|+4"}}{{cyclingresult|3|Eugenia Bujak|POL|{{ct|BTC|2015}}|+7"}}{{cyclingresult|4|Lauren Kitchen|AUS|{{ct|HPU|2015}}|+10"}}{{cyclingresult|5|Brianna Walle|USA|{{ct|OPW|2015}}|+13"}}{{cyclingresult|6|Claudia Lichtenberg|GER|{{ct|TLP|2015}}|+15"}}{{cyclingresult|7|Carlee Taylor|AUS|{{ct|LBL|2015}}|+21"}}{{cyclingresult|8|Jessie Daams|BEL|{{ct|LBL|2015}}|+21"}}{{cyclingresult|9|Polona Batagelj|SLO|{{ct|BTC|2015}}|+22"}}{{cyclingresult|10|Amber Neben|USA|{{ct|BPK|2015}}|+25"}}{{cyclingresult end|source=ProCyclingStats}} |
Stage 5 14 August 2015 – Vesoul to La Planche des Belles Filles, {{convert|87.4|km|abbr=on}}Elisa Longo Borghini Wiggle-Honda won again on a mountain-top finish, gaining an additional 45 seconds on second-placed veteran Amber Neben. | {{cyclingresult start|title=Result of stage 5}}{{cyclingresult|1|Elisa Longo Borghini|ITA|{{ct|WHT|2015}}|2hr 42' 12"}}{{cyclingresult|2|Amber Neben|USA|{{ct|BPK|2015}}|+45"}}{{cyclingresult|3|Claudia Lichtenberg|GER|{{ct|TLP|2015}}|+1' 03"}}{{cyclingresult|4|Tetyana Ryabchenko|UKR|{{ct|ISG|2015}}|+1' 36"}}{{cyclingresult|5|Carlee Taylor|AUS|{{ct|LBL|2015}}|+1' 57"}}{{cyclingresult|6|Fanny Leleu|FRA|France|+2' 01"}}{{cyclingresult|7|Marina Likhanova|RUS|Servetto Footon|+2' 07"}}{{cyclingresult|8|Polona Batagelj|SLO|{{ct|BTC|2015}}|+2' 09"}}{{cyclingresult|9|Jenelle Crooks|AUS|Australia|+2' 29"}}{{cyclingresult|10|Eugenia Bujak|POL|{{ct|BTC|2015}}|+3' 16"}}{{cyclingresult end|source=ProCyclingStats}} | {{cyclingresult start|title=General classification after stage 5}}{{cyclingresult|1|Elisa Longo Borghini|ITA|{{ct|WHT|2015}}|14hr 11' 55"}}{{cyclingresult|2|Amber Neben|USA|{{ct|BPK|2015}}|+1' 10"}}{{cyclingresult|3|Claudia Lichtenberg|GER|{{ct|TLP|2015}}|+1' 18"}}{{cyclingresult|4|Carlee Taylor|AUS|{{ct|LBL|2015}}|+2' 18"}}{{cyclingresult|5|Tetyana Ryabchenko|UKR|{{ct|ISG|2015}}|+2' 21"}}{{cyclingresult|6|Polona Batagelj|SLO|{{ct|BTC|2015}}|+2' 31"}}{{cyclingresult|7|Jenelle Crooks|AUS|Australia|+2' 56"}}{{cyclingresult|8|Eugenia Bujak|POL|{{ct|BTC|2015}}|+3' 23"}}{{cyclingresult|9|Brianna Walle|USA|{{ct|OPW|2015}}|+3' 38"}}{{cyclingresult|10|Jessie Daams|BEL|{{ct|LBL|2015}}|+4' 11"}}{{cyclingresult end|source=ProCyclingStats}} |
Stage 6 15 August 2015 – Soultzmatt to Guebwiller, {{convert|116.4|km|abbr=on}}Giorgia Bronzini from Wiggle-Honda sprinted to another victory ahead of consistent Loren Rowney, and Amy Pieters. | {{cyclingresult start|title=Result of stage 6}}{{cyclingresult|1|Giorgia Bronzini|ITA|{{ct|WHT|2015}}|3hr 04' 52"}}{{cyclingresult|2|Loren Rowney|AUS|{{ct|VEL|2015}}|+0"}}{{cyclingresult|3|Amy Pieters|NED|{{ct|TLP|2015}}|+0"}}{{cyclingresult|4|Leah Kirchmann|CAN|{{ct|OPW|2015}}|+0"}}{{cyclingresult|5|Kaat Hannes|BEL|{{ct|VLL|2015}}|+0"}}{{cyclingresult|6|Lauren Kitchen|AUS|{{ct|HPU|2015}}|+0"}}{{cyclingresult|7|Aurore Verhoeven|FRA|{{ct|LTK|2015}}|+0"}}{{cyclingresult|8|Eugenia Bujak|POL|{{ct|BTC|2015}}|+0"}}{{cyclingresult|9|Roxane Fournier|FRA|{{ct|FUT|2015}}|+0"}}{{cyclingresult|10|Cecilie Gotaas Johnsen|NOR|{{ct|HPU|2015}}|+0"}}{{cyclingresult end|source=ProCyclingStats}} | {{cyclingresult start|title=Final general classification}}{{cyclingresult|1|Elisa Longo Borghini|ITA|{{ct|WHT|2015}}|17hr 16' 47"}}{{cyclingresult|2|Amber Neben|USA|{{ct|BPK|2015}}|+1' 10"}}{{cyclingresult|3|Claudia Lichtenberg|GER|{{ct|TLP|2015}}|+1' 18"}}{{cyclingresult|4|Carlee Taylor|AUS|{{ct|LBL|2015}}|+2' 18"}}{{cyclingresult|5|Tetyana Ryabchenko|UKR|{{ct|ISG|2015}}|+2' 21"}}{{cyclingresult|6|Polona Batagelj|SLO|{{ct|BTC|2015}}|+2' 31"}}{{cyclingresult|7|Jenelle Crooks|AUS|Australia|+2' 56"}}{{cyclingresult|8|Eugenia Bujak|POL|{{ct|BTC|2015}}|+3' 23"}}{{cyclingresult|9|Brianna Walle|USA|{{ct|OPW|2015}}|+3' 38"}}{{cyclingresult|10|Jessie Daams|BEL|{{ct|LBL|2015}}|+4' 11"}}{{cyclingresult end|source=ProCyclingStats}} |
External links References 1. ^{{cite web|title=La Route de France 2015 – General Classification|url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=151502&c=2|website=ProCyclingStats|accessdate=12 August 2015}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=Route de France Internationale Féminine |url=http://www.org-rc.fr/acceuil.php?page=2015/lesequipes.php |website=org-rc.fr |accessdate=12 August 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150812195632/http://www.org-rc.fr/acceuil.php?page=2015%2Flesequipes.php |archivedate=12 August 2015 |deadurl=yes }}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=151493 |title=La Route de France|website=procyclingstats.com|access-date=12 August 2015}}
4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/la-route-de-france-2015/stage-1/results/ |title=Garner claims opening road stage in La Route de France|website=cyclingnews.com|access-date=12 August 2015}}
5. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/la-route-de-france-2015/stage-2/results/ |title=Bronzini wins stage 2 at La Route de France|website=cyclingnews.com|access-date=12 August 2015}}
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