Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen
The International Thüringen Tour of the women is a major women's cycling race in the east of Thuringia. Stage areas are often the cities Zeulenroda, Schleiz Greiz, Gera and Schmölln. The tour is in the highest UCI category and part of the new German Championship (TUI Cup).
History
In July 1986, the first stage race for women was around the former county town Zeulenroda discharged. The now known as the International Thüringen Tour of the women cycling led 30 riders over four stages and a total of 210 km around Zeulenroda and was discharged as a country comparison DDR / CSSR. The winner was Hana Chmelařová from Czechoslovakia.
In 1990 and 1991 the race was not held.
2005 should also carry through Bavaria and Hesse a longer tour for the first time. As the organization failed for financial reasons, the 18 round trip of 19 to 24 July was again driven in eastern Thuringia, starting and finishing in Zeulenroda. In a training ride in preparation for Thuringia Tour Amy Gillett was killed on 18 July 2005 on the time trial of Zeulenroda to Auma deadly, as a 18 -year-old rookie driving drove her car head-on into their training group. Seriously injured were her teammates Alexis Rhodes and Louise Yaxley, which were to treat injuries sustained severe fractures and treated extensively in Jena, and three other team members. The prologue to the tour was subsequently canceled and replaced by a memorial service on July 19. The tour finally began on July 20 with the second stage of Zeulenroda to Greiz, but this was driven without racing character. The Free State of Thuringia since 2006 creates a " Amy Gillett Prize", awarded in Thuringia Tour to a driver with outstanding performance militant or special fairness.
The tour is currently the only professional stage race in Germany. Besides the traditional stage towns in eastern Thuringia a stage ( prologue ) was held in Zwickau first time in 2012.
Special
On the stage "Around Schmölln " is held annually before the tour race a public races instead, can deny a shortened distance of 18.7 km in the amateurs. During this stage, the riders take a trip to Saxony, where the riders have to climb the steep wall in Meerane.
Winners
- 2013 - Sweden Emma Johansson
- 2012 - Germany Judith Arndt
- 2011 - Sweden Emma Johansson
- 2010 - Russia Olga Sabelinskaja
- 2008 - Germany Judith Arndt
- 2007 - Germany Judith Arndt
- 2005 - Germany Theresa Senff
- 2004 - Russia Sulfija Sabirova
- 2003 - Russia Valentina Polchanowa
- 2002 - Russia Sulfija Sabirova
- 2001 - Netherlands Mirjam Melchers
- 2000 - Ukraine Walentyna Karpenko
- 1999 - Germany Kupfernagel
- 1998 - 1989 Lithuania Edita Pučinskaitė
- 1997 - Italy Alessandra Cappellotto
- 1996 - Ina- Yoko Teutenberg Germany
- 1995 - United States Laura Charameda
- 1994 - United States Alison Dunlap
- 1993 - Slovenia Lenka Ilavská
- 1992 - Czechoslovakia Alena Barillová
- 1989 - Netherlands Vanesa Dijk
- 1988 - Finland Tea Vikstedt Nyman
- 1987 - Germany Democratic Republic in 1949 Petra Rossner
- 1986 - Czechoslovakia Hana Chmelařová