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The 2015 La Route de France is an elite women's
cycling stage race Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common ...
that took place in France between 9 and 15 August. It was the ninth edition of
La Route de France The Route de France Féminine is a women's cycle race. First held in 2006, it was rated 2.2 by the UCI for the 2006 and 2007 edition, and 2.1 since. The race was cancelled in 2011, but returned the next year. With the ending of the Grande Boucle ...
. The race was won by
Elisa Longo Borghini Elisa Longo Borghini (born 10 December 1991) is an Italian professional road cyclist, who rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . During her career, Longo Borghini has won two bronze medals in the road race at the Summer Olympic Games, taking third-p ...
(), who won two stages including the queen stage to
La Planche des Belles Filles La Planche des Belles Filles () is a ski station in the Vosges Mountains, in France. It is located in the Haute-Saône département. Since 2012, the climb to the summit has been used several times during the Tour de France cycle race. Etymolog ...
. She finished 1' 18" ahead of
Amber Neben Amber Leone Neben (born February 18, 1975) is an American racing cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI Women's Continental Team . Neben won the UCI world time trial championship in 2008 and 2016 as well as the U.S. national road race champions ...
(), with
Claudia Lichtenberg Claudia Lichtenberg (née Häusler; born 17 November 1985 in Munich) is a German former professional cyclist, who now works as a coach for German amateur team RSV Irschenberg. Born in Munich, Lichtenberg won the Tour de l'Aude in 2009, a race w ...
a further eight seconds back in third. The best young rider was Jenelle Crooks (Australia). The mountains classification was won by
Tetyana Ryabchenko Tetyana Ryabchenko ( uk, Тетяна Рябченко; born 28 August 1989) is a Ukrainian bicycle racing, racing cyclist, who most recently rode for Turkish amateur team Mega Saray. Major results ;2011 : 1st Ukrainian National Road Race Champi ...
().


Teams

16 teams were invited to take part in the race.


Stages


Prologue

9 August 2015 –
Enghien-les-Bains Enghien-les-Bains () is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris, in the département of Val-d'Oise. Enghien-les-Bains is famous as a spa resort and a well-to-do suburb of Paris, developed in ...
to Enghien-les-Bains, ( ITT) The opening prologue was a 3 km loop of left hand bends ideally suited to
track cycling Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles. History Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it wa ...
specialists.
Amy Pieters Amy Pieters (born 1 June 1991) is a Dutch professional road and track cyclist, who is contracted to ride for UCI Women's WorldTeam . She was a member of the Dutch team that finished sixth at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the team pursuit (togeth ...
of Team Liv–Plantur won the opening stage with an average speed of 49.315 km/h.


Stage 1

10 August 2015 – Avon to
Briare Briare (, also known as Briare-le-Canal) is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France, in the historical region of Puisaye. The composer and organist Henri Nibelle Henri Jules Joseph Nibelle (6 November 1883 – 18 November 1967) ...
, The first stage had a delayed start with local organisers in dispute with police around road closures. It was won by
Lucy Garner Lucy May van der Haar (née Garner; born 20 September 1994) is a British former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2013 and 2020 for the , and teams. Van der Haar is a double junior world road race champion, winning ...
of Team Liv–Plantur.


Stage 2

11 August 2015 –
Villemandeur Villemandeur () is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. Geography The commune is traversed by the river Solin. Population See also * Communes of the Loiret department The following is the list of the 325 communes of ...
to
Bourges Bourges () is a commune in central France on the river Yèvre. It is the capital of the department of Cher, and also was the capital city of the former province of Berry. History The name of the commune derives either from the Bituriges, t ...
, This was another flat stage suited to road sprinters. Two time world champion
Giorgia Bronzini Giorgia Bronzini (born 3 August 1983) is an Italian former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2003 and 2017. She won the women's road race in the UCI Road World Championships in both 2010 and 2011 and the women's poi ...
of Team Wiggle–Honda won from race leader
Amy Pieters Amy Pieters (born 1 June 1991) is a Dutch professional road and track cyclist, who is contracted to ride for UCI Women's WorldTeam . She was a member of the Dutch team that finished sixth at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the team pursuit (togeth ...
(Liv-Plantur) and a fast finishing
Kimberley Wells Kimberley Wells (born 18 July 1985) is an Australian racing cyclist, who has represented Australia in the United States, Middle East and Europe. Outside of professional cycling, Wells is a medical doctor working at the Australian Institute of Sp ...
(Australia).


Stage 3

12 August 2015 –
Nevers Nevers ( , ; la, Noviodunum, later ''Nevirnum'' and ''Nebirnum'') is the prefecture of the Nièvre Departments of France, department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region in central France. It was the principal city of the ...
to
Avallon Avallon () is a Communes of France, commune in the Yonne Departments of France, department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in central-eastern France. Name Avallon, Latin ''Aballō'', ablative ''Aballone'', is ultimately derived from Gaulish languag ...
,
Elisa Longo Borghini Elisa Longo Borghini (born 10 December 1991) is an Italian professional road cyclist, who rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . During her career, Longo Borghini has won two bronze medals in the road race at the Summer Olympic Games, taking third-p ...
(Ita)
Wiggle–Honda Wiggle High5 Pro Cycling () was a British professional cycling team based in Belgium, which competed in elite road bicycle racing and track cycling events, such as the UCI Women's Road World Cup. The team closed at the end of 2018. The team ...
was victorious on a mountainous stage 3 gaining 13 seconds from her nearest rival
Eugenia Bujak Eugenia Bujak (born 25 June 1989) is a racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . She competed in the 2013 UCI women's road race in Florence for Poland, and has represented Slovenia in competition since 2018. Major result ...
.


Stage 4

13 August 2015 –
Autun Autun () is a subprefecture of the Saône-et-Loire department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of central-eastern France. It was founded during the Principate era of the early Roman Empire by Emperor Augustus as Augustodunum to give a Ro ...
to
Louhans Louhans () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
, Long-limbed Australian all-rounder
Loren Rowney Loren Rowney (born 14 October 1988) is an Australian former racing cyclist. She rode at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships. In October 2015 it was announced that Rowney would join for the 2016 season after her previous team disbanded. After ...
won stage 4 ahead of fellow Australian
Annette Edmondson Annette Edmondson (born 12 December 1991) is an Australian former Cycle sport, cyclist who competed on the track with Cycling Australia's High Performance Unit (HPU). She also competed on the road for the team between 2015 and 2018. Her greate ...
in a sprint finish.


Stage 5

14 August 2015 –
Vesoul Vesoul () is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté located in eastern France. It is the most populated municipality of the department with inhabitants in 2014. The same year, the Communauté d'agglo ...
to
La Planche des Belles Filles La Planche des Belles Filles () is a ski station in the Vosges Mountains, in France. It is located in the Haute-Saône département. Since 2012, the climb to the summit has been used several times during the Tour de France cycle race. Etymolog ...
,
Elisa Longo Borghini Elisa Longo Borghini (born 10 December 1991) is an Italian professional road cyclist, who rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . During her career, Longo Borghini has won two bronze medals in the road race at the Summer Olympic Games, taking third-p ...
Wiggle–Honda Wiggle High5 Pro Cycling () was a British professional cycling team based in Belgium, which competed in elite road bicycle racing and track cycling events, such as the UCI Women's Road World Cup. The team closed at the end of 2018. The team ...
won again on a mountain-top finish, gaining an additional 45 seconds on second-placed veteran
Amber Neben Amber Leone Neben (born February 18, 1975) is an American racing cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI Women's Continental Team . Neben won the UCI world time trial championship in 2008 and 2016 as well as the U.S. national road race champions ...
.


Stage 6

15 August 2015 –
Soultzmatt Soultzmatt (; german: Sulzmatt) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Its vineyards produce one of the finest Alsacian wines: the ''Grand Cru'' . See also * Communes of the Haut-Rhin department The ...
to
Guebwiller Guebwiller (french: Guebwiller, ; Alsatian language, Alsatian: ''Gàwiller'' ; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Haut-Rhin Departments of France, department in Grand Est currently in north-eastern France. It was a Subprefectures in Fran ...
,
Giorgia Bronzini Giorgia Bronzini (born 3 August 1983) is an Italian former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2003 and 2017. She won the women's road race in the UCI Road World Championships in both 2010 and 2011 and the women's poi ...
from
Wiggle–Honda Wiggle High5 Pro Cycling () was a British professional cycling team based in Belgium, which competed in elite road bicycle racing and track cycling events, such as the UCI Women's Road World Cup. The team closed at the end of 2018. The team ...
sprinted to another victory ahead of consistent
Loren Rowney Loren Rowney (born 14 October 1988) is an Australian former racing cyclist. She rode at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships. In October 2015 it was announced that Rowney would join for the 2016 season after her previous team disbanded. After ...
, and
Amy Pieters Amy Pieters (born 1 June 1991) is a Dutch professional road and track cyclist, who is contracted to ride for UCI Women's WorldTeam . She was a member of the Dutch team that finished sixth at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the team pursuit (togeth ...
.


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References

{{reflist La Route de France
La Route de France The Route de France Féminine is a women's cycle race. First held in 2006, it was rated 2.2 by the UCI for the 2006 and 2007 edition, and 2.1 since. The race was cancelled in 2011, but returned the next year. With the ending of the Grande Boucle ...
La Route de France The Route de France Féminine is a women's cycle race. First held in 2006, it was rated 2.2 by the UCI for the 2006 and 2007 edition, and 2.1 since. The race was cancelled in 2011, but returned the next year. With the ending of the Grande Boucle ...