Tour of Flanders (women)

This article is about the senior women's cycle race. For the men's event, see Tour of Flanders (Men). For the under-23 men's event, see Ronde Van Vlaanderen Beloften.

Tour of Flanders Elite Women
2024 Tour of Flanders for Women
Race details
DateEarly April
RegionFlanders, Belgium
Local name(s)Ronde van Vlaanderen Elite Vrouwen (in Dutch)
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Women's World Tour (since 2016)
TypeOne-day race
OrganiserFlanders Classics
Web sitewww.rondevanvlaanderen.be/nl/rvv/elite-vrouwen Edit this at Wikidata
History
First edition2004 (2004)
Editions21 (as of 2024)
First winner Zoulfia Zabirova (RUS)
Most wins Mirjam Melchers-van Poppel (NED)
 Judith Arndt (GER)
 Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)
 Lotte Kopecky (BEL)
 Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)
(2 wins)
Most recent Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)

The Tour of Flanders (Dutch: Ronde van Vlaanderen), formerly the Tour of Flanders for Women (Dutch: Ronde van Vlaanderen voor Vrouwen), is an annual road bicycle racing event in Flanders, Belgium, held in early April. It is held on the same day as the men's race, on much of the same roads but at a shorter distance. Dutch riders Mirjam Melchers, Annemiek van Vleuten, Belgian Lotte Kopecky and German Judith Arndt hold the record with two wins each. Elisa Longo Borghini won the most recent edition in 2024.

The event has been held annually since 2004 on the same day as the men's race. From 2004 to 2015 it was part of the UCI Women's Road World Cup. Since 2016, the race is included in the UCI Women's World Tour, cycling's top-tier female elite competition. Since the first edition, organisers have included more climbs and extended the race gradually from 94 km in the first edition to 163 km in 2024.[1][2]

From 2021, race organisers Flanders Classics have dropped the 'for Women' part of the name on their website, with the women's race now sharing the Tour of Flanders name with the men's race. To distinguish between the two races, they are now categorised as the 'Elite Men' and 'Elite Women' editions.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference six was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Elisa Longo Borghini wins thriller at Tour of Flanders as Lotte Kopecky's hat-trick dream falters". www.eurosport.com. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Elite Women". 10 March 2017.