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 women's cycling race held in France. The race was held before the final stage of the 2015 Tour de France on 26 July. The race was rated by the UCI as a 1.1 category race. The event was organised by ASO, which also organises the Tour de France.

2015 La Course by Le Tour de France

Race details
Dates	26 July 2015
Stages	1
Distance	89.0 km (55.30 mi)
Winning time	2h 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 Radotić (CRO) (BTC City Ljubljana)   Youth  Christina Siggaard (DEN) (Matrix Fitness Pro Cycling)
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The race was won by Dutch rider Anna van der Breggen of Rabo-Liv in a sprint finish.^[1]

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).^[2]

Teams

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 Teams

• 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.^[1]

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

• 2015 in women's road cycling