UCI increases women’s race distances as standard of peloton improves


Maximum race distance of Women's WorldTour races now up to 160km

Lizzie Armitstead, Women's Tour 2016, stage four
Lizzie Armitstead, Women's Tour 2016, stage four
The UCI has increased the maximum distances of women's races to 160km and the maximum average distance to 140km as overall standard of peloton improves.