A much harder route than previous editions has been announced for the third edition of the Aviva Women’s Tour. The five-day race, which begins on June 15, will take the riders from Southwold on the Suffolk coast to the Northamptonshire town of Kettering.
After last year’s edition, the riders asked organisers for a bigger challenge and they have responded with more climbing for the 2016 edition. The Women’s Tour was inaugurated in 2014 and will form part of the first-ever women’s WorldTour and is expected to attract a strong line-up once again.
“When we created the Women’s Tour in 2014 we said that our aim was for the event to be the world’s best women’s race within three years and it is our firm belief that being a part of the new UCI Women’s WorldTour sees us well on course to do so,” said race director Mick Bennett.
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Lisa Brennauer won last year’s race ahead of Jolien d’Hoore after winning one stage and finishing in the top five in all but one day. Reigning world champion Lizzie Armitstead claimed the first leader’s jersey of the race after winning the first stage. However, she was unable to wear the jersey following a dramatic crash with a group of photographers just after the line. Armitstead is expected to be another attendee come in June.
“It’s fantastic news that the Aviva Women’s Tour will continue in 2016. As a British rider it’s a privilege to be able to compete on home roads, the British public have really taken to cycling and you can see that when the race goes through different towns the community really gets behind it," said Armitstead.
“I’m excited to see the growth in women’s cycling and I think the Women’s Tour has had a really positive impact on that change.”
The route
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