2023 UCI Women's World Tour
The 2023 UCI Women's World Tour is a competition that includes twenty-seven road cycling events throughout the 2023 women's cycling season. It is the eighth edition of the UCI Women's World Tour, the ranking system launched by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) in 2016. The competition began with the Women's Tour Down Under from 15 to 17 January, and will finish with the Tour of Guangxi on 17 October.[1]
| Eighth edition of the UCI Women's World Tour | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 January – 17 October 2023 |
| Location | |
| Races | 27 |
Events
The race calendar for the 2023 season was announced in June 2022,[2] with thirty races initially scheduled,[3] up from twenty-three that were held in 2022. The calendar features several new races including the Women's Tour Down Under, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and La Vuelta Femenina. Races outside Europe return for the first time since 2020, with two races in Australia, two races in China and one race in the United Arab Emirates.[1]
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Race cancellations
In January, the Vårgårda Cykelklubb ceased the organisation of the Vårgårda West Sweden races due to economic reasons,[4] reducing the calendar to twenty-eight races. In March, SweetSpot announced that the 2023 edition of The Women's Tour had been cancelled due to financial reasons (20% higher costs than 2022, and loss of key sponsors). This reduced the calendar to twenty-seven races.[5]
Changes for 2023
The number of riders allowed per team has changed – stage races longer than five stages will have seven riders and two team support vehicles. For shorter events, organisers can decide whether to have six or seven riders per team.[1]
The minimum salary per rider has increased, with an additional category for new professional ("neo-pro") riders.[6]
2023 UCI Women's WorldTeams
The fifteen Women's WorldTeams are automatically invited to compete in the events, with the two best 2022 UCI Women's Continental Teams (Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling and Lifeplus Wahoo) also invited automatically. Other Continental women's teams are invited by the organisers of each race.[1]
References
- Frattini, Kirsten (6 January 2023). "Women's WorldTour – The definitive guide for 2023". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- Price, Matilda (17 June 2022). "Four events added to Women's WorldTour calendar for 2023". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- "From Australia to China, the rendezvous of the 2023 UCI Women's WorldTour". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- Weislo, Laura (25 January 2023). "Women's WorldTour shrinks as West Sweden Vårgårda races cancelled". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- Bull, Nick (31 March 2023). "Women's Tour 2023 postponed". The Women's Tour. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- Frattini, Kirsten (24 October 2022). "Development a key focus in sweeping changes to 2023 Women's WorldTour". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 26 January 2023.