Thüringen Ladies Tour
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Mid-July |
| Region | Thuringia |
| English name | Women's Tour of Thuringia |
| Local name(s) | Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen(in German) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Women's ProSeries |
| Type | Stage race |
| Organiser | TRF Thüringer Sportmarketing GmbH |
| Race director | Vera Hohlfeld |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1986 |
| Editions | 36 (as of 2024) |
| Final edition | 2024 |
| First winner | Hanna Chmelarova (CSK) |
| Most wins | Judith Arndt (GER) Emma Johansson (SWE) (3 wins) |
| Final winner | Ruth Edwards (USA) |
The Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour, formerly known as the Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen (Women's Tour of Thuringia) was a stage race for women road cycle racers held every July in the German state of Thuringia. The race was part of the UCI Women's ProSeries, and was rated a class 2.Pro event by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The title sponsor was LOTTO Thüringen, the state lottery of Thuringia.[1]
The race was first held in 1986 in what was then East Germany, and was consistently held from 1992 – with only the 2020 event cancelled owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] Organisers noted their desire to be part of the UCI Women's World Tour in future, and provided live television coverage of the event from 2022.[3]
In March 2025, organisers announced that the 2025 edition of the race had been cancelled after €200,000 in funding from the Thuringia state government was stopped.[4] In May 2025, organisers noted that the race would not return, citing "irreparable damage to trust with state authorities" and a loss of sponsorship.[5]
List of winners
Source:[6]
| Year | Distance (km) |
Stages | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 210 | Hanna Chmelarova (CSK) | |
| 1987 | 295 | Petra Roßner (GDR) | |
| 1988 | 398 | Tea Vikstedt-Nyman (FIN) | |
| 1989 | 410 | Vanessa van Dijk (NED) | |
| 1990–1991 | Event not held | ||
| 1992 | 374 | Alena Barillova (CSK) | |
| 1993 | 335 | Lenka Ilavská (SVK) | |
| 1994 | 394 | Alison Dunlap (USA) | |
| 1995 | 406 | Laura Charameda (USA) | |
| 1996 | 465 | Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (GER) | |
| 1997 | 553 | Alessandra Cappellotto (ITA) | |
| 1998 | 523 | Edita Pučinskaitė (LIT) | |
| 1999 | 664 | Hanka Kupfernagel (GER) | |
| 2000 | 618 | Valentyna Karpenko (UKR) | |
| 2001 | 634 | Mirjam Melchers (NED) | |
| 2002 | 634 | Zoulfia Zabirova (RUS) | |
| 2003 | 566 | Valentina Polkhanova (RUS) | |
| 2004 | 588 | 6 | Zoulfia Zabirova (RUS) |
| 2005 | 583 | 6 | Theresa Senff (GER) |
| 2006 | 594 | 6 | Nicole Cooke (GBR) |
| 2007 | 593 | 6 | Judith Arndt (GER) |
| 2008 | 553 | 6 | Judith Arndt (GER) |
| 2009 | 587 | 6 | Linda Villumsen (DEN) |
| 2010 | 615 | 6 | Olga Zabelinskaya (RUS) |
| 2011 | 590 | 7 | Emma Johansson (SWE) |
| 2012 | 578 | 6 | Judith Arndt (GER) |
| 2013 | 633 | 7 | Emma Johansson (SWE) |
| 2014 | 595 | 6 | Evelyn Stevens (USA) |
| 2015 | 595 | 7 | Emma Johansson (SWE) |
| 2016 | 672.6 | 7 | Elena Cecchini (ITA) |
| 2017 | 553.9 | 6 | Lisa Brennauer (GER) |
| 2018 | 559.8 | 7 | Lisa Brennauer (GER) |
| 2019 | 545.7 | 6 | Kathrin Hammes (GER) |
| 2020 | No race due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 2021 | 672.6 | 6 | Lucinda Brand (NED) |
| 2022 | 695.8 | 6 | Alexandra Manly (AUS) |
| 2023 | 695.8 | 6 | Lotte Kopecky (BEL) |
| 2024 | 630.6 | 6 | Ruth Winder (USA) |
| 2025 | Race cancelled | ||
References
- ^ "Sponsoren" (in German). Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "Info-About | Lottothueringen-Ladies-Tour.de" (in German). Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ^ Frattini, Kirsten (2023-04-26). "Thüringen Ladies Tour bids for a place on the Women's WorldTour in 2024". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ^ Price, Matilda (2025-03-17). "Thüringen Ladies Tour officially cancelled for 2025 after key state funding withdrawn". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
- ^ Mitchell, Mathew (2025-05-11). "Farewell to a classic: the LOTTO Thüringen Ladies Tour ends after 36 editions". ProCyclingUK.com. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
- ^ "Die Ehrentafel der Gewinnerinnen" [The honor roll of winners]. thueringenrundfahrt-frauen.de (in German). Retrieved 16 July 2012.
External links
- Official website (in German)
- Thüringen Ladies Tour palmares at Cycling Archives (archived, or current page in French)