Thüringen Ladies Tour

Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour
Podium of the 2005 event: Susanne Ljungskog, Theresa Senff and Judith Arndt
Race details
DateMid-July
RegionThuringia
English nameWomen's Tour of Thuringia
Local name(s)Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen(in German)
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Women's ProSeries
TypeStage race
OrganiserTRF Thüringer Sportmarketing GmbH
Race directorVera Hohlfeld
Web sitewww.thueringenrundfahrt-frauen.de
History
First edition1986 (1986)
Editions36 (as of 2024)
Final edition2024
First winner Hanna Chmelarova (CSK)
Most wins Judith Arndt (GER)
 Emma Johansson (SWE)
(3 wins)
Final winner Ruth Edwards (USA)
Nicole Cooke secured the overall title in 2006 by winning the final stage in Zeulenroda-Triebes

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

  1. ^ "Sponsoren" (in German). Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Info-About | Lottothueringen-Ladies-Tour.de" (in German). Retrieved 2025-02-11.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Price, Matilda (2025-03-17). "Thüringen Ladies Tour officially cancelled for 2025 after key state funding withdrawn". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
  5. ^ Mitchell, Mathew (2025-05-11). "Farewell to a classic: the LOTTO Thüringen Ladies Tour ends after 36 editions". ProCyclingUK.com. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
  6. ^ "Die Ehrentafel der Gewinnerinnen" [The honor roll of winners]. thueringenrundfahrt-frauen.de (in German). Retrieved 16 July 2012.
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