The 2024 UCI Women's World Tour was a competition that included twenty-seven road cycling events throughout the 2024 women's cycling season. It was the ninth 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 12 to 14 January, and finished with the Tour of Guangxi on 20 October.
Belgian rider Lotte Kopecky () won the individual classification with 4596 points, after a close battle with her teammate Demi Vollering throughout the season. Kopecky had six overall victories, including Strade Bianche Donne and Paris–Roubaix Femmes.
Second place went to Dutch rider Demi Vollering () with 4175 points. Vollering won four events, including La Vuelta Femenina. Third place was taken by Italian rider Elisa Longo Borghini () with 3327 points, with Longo Borghini winning two events – Giro d'Italia Women and Tour of Flanders.
For the fourth year in a row, the teams classification was won by – making it their eighth win in nine seasons. Thirteen different riders won races, with six riders holding the individual classification lead during the season. For the third year running, the youth classification was won by Dutch rider Shirin van Anrooij (Lidl–Trek), who finished 11th in the individual classification.
Events
The race calendar for the 2024 season was announced in June 2023, with twenty eight races initially scheduled. The calendar was largely similar to 2023, with the dates of races moved to accommodate the 2024 Summer Olympics and 2024 Summer Paralympics. Rumoured events such as women's editions of the Giro di Lombardia or Milan–San Remo, or promotion of the Thüringen Ladies Tour to the World Tour calendar did not occur.
In January 2024, SweetSpot – the organiser and promoter of The Women's Tour – entered liquidation and the race was initially removed from the 2024 calendar. The following month, British Cycling took over the running of the race, which was to be renamed as the Tour of Britain Women, and the race returned to the calendar but over a shorter four-day itinerary. In May 2024, the Tour of Scandinavia was cancelled due to a lack of funding.
+ Races in the 2024 UCI Women's World Tour Race Date First Second Third Leader Women's Tour Down Under 12–14 January Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race 27 January UAE Tour 8–11 February Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 24 February Strade Bianche Donne 2 March Ronde van Drenthe 10 March Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio 17 March Classic Brugge–De Panne 21 March Gent–Wevelgem 24 March Tour of Flanders 31 March Paris–Roubaix Femmes 6 April Amstel Gold Race 14 April La Flèche Wallonne Femmes 17 April Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes 21 April La Vuelta Femenina 28 April – 5 May Itzulia Women 10–12 May Vuelta a Burgos Feminas 16–19 May RideLondon Classique 24–26 May Tour of Britain Women 6–9 June Tour de Suisse Women 15–18 June Giro d'Italia Women 7–14 July Tour de France Femmes 12–18 August Classic Lorient Agglomération 24 August Tour de Romandie Féminin 6–8 September Simac Ladies Tour 8–13 October Tour of Chongming Island 15–17 October Tour of Guangxi 20 October
2024 UCI Women's WorldTeams The fifteen Women's WorldTeams were automatically invited to compete in events, with the two best 2023 UCI Women's Continental Teams ( and ) also invited automatically. Other Continental women's teams were invited by the organisers of each race.
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