Tour of Britain Women 2024
Latest News from the Race
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British National Team put SD Worx-Protime under pressure on final Tour of Britain Women stage
Lizzie Deignan defends QOM jersey with solo attack, Anna Henderson finishes overall runner-up -
Lotte Kopecky wins Tour of Britain Women as Roseman-Gannon takes final stage
Majerus misses out on the line after early celebration -
Jo Tindley takes combativity prize after Tour of Britain Women breakaway
Maddie Leech drops out of breakaway due to mechanical problems
Date | June 6-9, 2024 |
Start Location | Welshpool |
End Location | Manchester |
Distance | 488.5km |
Category | Women’s WorldTour |
2024 winner | Lotte Kopecky (Bel) SD Worx-ProTime |
Tour of Britain Women results
Stage 4: Lotte Kopecky wins Tour of Britain Women as Roseman-Gannon takes final stage
Double-stage winner Lotte Kopecky finished fourth in the final stage to win the Tour of Britain Women with 17-second gap on Anna Henderson (Great Britain). Her SD Worx-ProTime teammate Christine Majerus took third.
On a rainy day, Ruby Roseman-Gannon (Liv-AlUla-Jayco) managed to break through the SD Worx-ProTime stranglehold to win the fourth stage but it was a close one. After being led out by her teammates, Majerus started her celebration early as Roseman-Gannon pipped her on the line in the bunch sprint.
Stage 3: Lorena Wiebes wins sprint
SD Worx-Protime continued their domination of Tour of Britain Women, taking a third back-to-back win, this time with Lorena Wiebes taking the bunch sprint by a bike length. Charlotte Kool (DSM-Firmenich PostNL) was second, and Georgia Baker (Liv-AlUla-Jayco) rounded out the podium.
Stage 2: Lotte Kopecky takes back-to-back wins on stage 2 ahead of Henderson
Lotte Kopecky made it two wins in a row when she outsprinted Anna Henderson after the two riders escaped the peloton in the final kilometre. Kopecky's teammate Lorena Wiebes took third in a reduced bunch sprint.
Stage 1: Lotte Kopecky given opening stage victory in photo finish over Paternoster
An elite breakaway escaped on the opening stage of the revived Tour of Britain Women, with World Champion Lotte Kopecky narrowly holding off Letizia Paternoster to take the first leader's jersey of the 2024 edition.
Tour of Britain Women Overview
British Cycling has taken over the newly-named 2024 Tour of Britain Women held from June 6-9, 2024.
SweetSpot, the former organisers of what was 'The Women's Tour' entered liquidation after financial difficulty and a trail of debts. Although it was initially unclear whether the event would be held in 2024, it was later confirmed under the organisation of British Cycling but has been reduced from six days to four.
The Women's Tour began in 2014 and has been part of the Women's WorldTour since 2016. However, the event was cancelled in 2020 and postponed until later in the year in 2021.
The race held all six stages in 2022, and the last overall winner was Elisa Longo Borghini.
The Women's Tour was cancelled in 2023 due to increased running costs and a lack of sponsorship.
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Tour of Britain Women History
Since its inception in 2014, the race has been won by Marianne Vos (2014), Lisa Brennauer (2015), Lizzie Deignan (2016, 2019), Kasia Niewiadoma (2017), Coryn Labecki (2018) and Demi Vollering (2021) and Elisa Longo Borgini in 2022.
Tour of Britain Women 2024 stages
The 2024 Tour of Britain Women has been reduced from six stages to four and will be held from June 6-9, 2024. Each stage offers the peloton one intermediate sprint and two main climbs. View the full route details.
- Stage 1 – Thursday June 6, 2024: Welshpool to Llandudno, 142.5km
- Stage 2 – Friday June 7, 2024: Wrexham, 140.2km
- Stage 3 – Saturday June 8, 2024: Warrington , 106.8km
- Stage 4 – Sunday June 9, 2024: National Cycling Centre to Leigh, Greater Manchester, 99km
2024 Tour of Britain Women start list
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Races
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Tour of Britain Women 20246 June 2024 - 9 June 2024 | Great Britain | Women's WorldTour
Top News on the Race
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Lizzie Deignan takes Tour of Britain Women mountains jersey on stage 1
British veteran enjoyed support and landscapes on Welsh roads -
SD Worx-Protime eye 'as many wins as possible' with Wiebes and Kopecky at Tour of Britain Women
World Champion and top sprinter combine for four-day UK stage race starting in Welshpool -
Lizzie Deignan, Anna Henderson headline Great Britain squad for new-look Tour of Britain Women
British Cycling announces six-woman selection for four-day race, running June 6-9
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Wales to host opening stages for rebranded Tour of Britain Women in June
'It’s been a monumental effort by the whole team' says Tour of Britain race director Ellingworth about restoration of events -
Rod Ellingworth appointed Tour of Britain race director in first post-Ineos role
51-year-old appointed to new position as British Cycling steps in to organise women's and men's races in 2024 -
Wout van Aert still owed Tour of Britain prize money five months after victory
Collapse of former organiser SweetSpot sees riders go unpaid from €113,080 prize pot
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British Cycling take over organisation of men's and women's Tour of Britain
Organisation in a 'race against time' to put on race formerly known as the Women's Tour this June