Thüringen Ladies Tour bids for a place on the Women's WorldTour in 2024
'I only want to hold the LOTTO꧒ Thüringen Ladies Tour in the future if we have some of the world’s best at the start' says race director

A fixture on the women's international racing calendar, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:International Lotto Thüringenꦉ Ladies Tour has placed a bid to be part of the 2024 Women𝔉's WorldTour.
Currently part of the Pro Series, the long-🍒running stage race will take place from May 23-28, 2023 in Germany.
. "The biggest hurdle was finding a suitable date for 2024. We submitted two proposals.”Thüringen Ladies Tour held its inaugural edition in 1988 and was a long-time 1.2 -level event until joining the Pro Series in 2020, but was forced to cancel that year due to COVID-19, that 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:halted the cycling season from March through the beginning of August.
Former champions of the Thüringen Ladies Tour includeꦅ Ina Teutenberg, Hanka Kupfernagel, Mirjam Melchers, Nicole Cooke, Judith Arndt, Elena Cecchini, Lisa Brennauer, Kathrin Hammes, Lucinda Brand and Alexandra Manly, who won the overall title last year.
Organisers demonstrated their ability to offer live cover❀age of the six-day race last year and intend🌞 to further show the UCI its ability to meet all the requirements to be part of the top tier of racing.
“We’ve done our homework. The 2023 tour will clearly be an application for 2024, where we want to present ourselves in the best possible way. We see ourselves well prepared and can implement all the requirements. After that, it’s up to the UCI to judge us," Marian Koppe told ProCycling UK.
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Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour - May 23-28
- Stage 1: Schleiz to Schleiz, 9.1km (TTT)
- Stage 2: Gera to Gera, 153.5km
- Stage 3: Schmölln to Schmölln, 94.6km
- Stage 4: Gotha to Gotha, 135.5km
- Stage 5: Schmalkalden to Schmalkalden, 132.6km
- Stage 6: Mühlhausen to Mühlhausen, 126.2km

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