2020 UCI Women's World Tour

For the 2020 season, the calendar consisted of 21 races, down from 23 in 2019. The RideLondon Classique lost its place in the Women's World Tour due to scheduling conflicts resulting from the Olympic races,{{cite web |title=Official Statement: 2020 Prudential RideLondon Classique |url=https://www.prudentialridelondon.co.uk/news-media/latest-news/official-statement-2020-prudential-ridelondon-classique/ |website=Prudential RideLondon |accessdate=16 January 2020}} and the Emakumeen Euskal Bira and Tour of California was cancelled due to financial pressures.{{cite web |last1=de Neef |first1=Matt |title=The Amgen Tour of California will not run in 2020 |url=https://cyclingtips.com/2019/10/tour-of-california-will-not-run-in-2020/ |website=CyclingTips |accessdate=16 January 2020 |date=2019-10-30 |archive-date=30 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030101311/https://cyclingtips.com/2019/10/tour-of-california-will-not-run-in-2020/ |url-status=dead }}

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the UCI announced that all UCI races in China in April and May would be cancelled or rescheduled, including the Tour of Chongming Island.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/news/2020/novel-coronavirus-important-information|title=Novel coronavirus: important information|website=UCI|language=en|access-date=2020-02-21}} Due to further outbreaks in Italy, Strade Bianche was postponed to an undetermined date,{{cite news|last=Farrand|first=Stephen|title=RCS Sport cancels Strade Bianche in light of coronavirus measures|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/rcs-sport-cancels-strade-bianche-in-light-of-coronavirus-measures/|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|accessdate=5 March 2020|date=5 March 2020}}{{cite news|url=https://www.rcssport.it/news/annullamento-strade-bianche-e-strade-bianche-women-elite-in-data-7-marzo?lang=en|title=Strade Bianche and Strade Bianche Women Elite postponed from 7 March|work=RCS Sport|publisher=RCS MediaGroup|date=5 March 2020|accessdate=5 March 2020}} Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio was delayed until June.{{cite news|last=Frattini|first=Kirsten|title=Coronavirus: Women's WorldTour Trofeo Alfredo Binda postponed until June 2|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/coronavirus-womens-worldtour-trofeo-alfredo-binda-postponed-until-june-2/|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|accessdate=5 March 2020|date=5 March 2020|quote=They are still awaiting the authorisation of the new date from the UCI.}} On 12 March, the Ronde van Drenthe was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/coronavirus-womens-worldtour-ronde-van-drenthe-cancelled/|title=Coronavirus: Women's WorldTour Ronde van Drenthe cancelled|first=Lukas|last=Knöfler|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|accessdate=12 March 2020|date=12 March 2020|quote=Sadly, this means that our races will not go ahead [...] We hope to be back next year.}} while all Belgian races were cancelled until 3 April, removing the Three Days of Bruges–De Panne (postponed to a later date),{{cite news|title=Geen koers tot en met drie april, Ronde van Vlaanderen maakt nog een waterkansje maar houdt rekening met annulering|language=Dutch|trans-title=No race until 3 April, Tour of Flanders still has a remote chance but takes cancellation into account|url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20200312_04887671|work=Het Nieuwsblad|publisher=Mediahuis|accessdate=12 March 2020|date=12 March 2020|quote=We besluiten bij deze om onze wedstrijd Driedaagse Brugge De Panne ook uit te stellen naar een later tijdstip. We hopen dat we een plaatsje krijgen op de kalender in het najaar. [We hereby decide to postpone our match Three Days Bruges De Panne to a later date. We hope that we will have a place on the calendar in the autumn].}} and Gent–Wevelgem from the schedule.{{cite news|url=https://sporza.be/nl/2020/03/12/alle-sportactiviteiten-in-belgie-tot-en-met-3-april-worden-gean~1584050395120/|title=Alle sportactiviteiten in België tot en met 3 april worden geannuleerd|language=Dutch|trans-title=All sports activities in Belgium until 3 April will be canceled|work=Sporza|publisher=Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie|date=12 March 2020|accessdate=12 March 2020|quote=In het wielrennen worden Nokere Koerse (18 maart), de Bredene Koksijde Classic (20 maart), de Driedaagse Brugge-De Panne (25 maart), de E3 Harelbeke (27 maart), Gent-Wevelgem (29 maart) en Dwars door Vlaanderen (1 april) geschrapt. [In cycling Nokere Koerse (March 18), the Bredene Koksijde Classic (March 20), the Driedaagse Brugge-De Panne (March 25), the E3 Harelbeke (March 27), Ghent-Wevelgem (March 29) and Dwars door Vlaanderen (April 1) are scrapped.]}} The following day, The Women's Tour was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.{{cite news|url=https://womenstour.co.uk/womens-tour-2020-postponed|title=Women's Tour 2020 postponed|first=Nick|last=Bull|work=The Women's Tour|publisher=SweetSpot Group|date=13 March 2020|accessdate=13 March 2020}} Three Belgian races were postponed on 17 March,{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/paris-roubaix-fleche-wallonne-and-liege-bastogne-liege-postponed-due-to-coronavirus-pandemic/|title=Paris-Roubaix, Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège postponed due to coronavirus pandemic|first=Barry|last=Ryan|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=17 March 2020|accessdate=17 March 2020|quote=As part of the fight against the spread of Coronavirus (COVID19), Amaury Sport Organisation, with the agreement of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), has decided to not organise Paris-Roubaix (12th April), the Flèche Wallonne and the Flèche Wallonne Women (22nd April) and Liège-Bastogne-Liège and Liège-Bastogne-Liège Women (26th April) races on their scheduled dates.}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-of-flanders-cancelled-over-coronavirus-concerns/|title=Tour of Flanders cancelled over coronavirus concerns|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=17 March 2020|accessdate=17 March 2020|quote=Organisers of the Tour of Flanders made the long-anticipated decision to cancel their April 5 race, saying they will work with the UCI and representatives of the teams and riders to look at the potential for scheduling a new date later this year.}} with the Amstel Gold Race also postponed the following day.{{cite news|url=https://www.velonews.com/2020/03/news/rolling-report-impact-of-coronavirus-on-pro-racing_505843|title=Rolling report: Impact of coronavirus on pro racing|work=VeloNews|publisher=Pocket Outdoor Media, LLC|date=13 March 2020|accessdate=18 March 2020|quote=March 18, 5:15 a.m. (MT): Amstel Gold race postponed}} By mid-April, only one race had been completed,{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/la-course-and-giro-rosa-original-dates-cancelled-due-to-coronavirus/|title=La Course and Giro Rosa original dates cancelled due to coronavirus|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=15 April 2020|accessdate=16 April 2020|first=Kirsten|last=Frattini}} while thirteen other races had been either postponed or cancelled outright; no racing was rescheduled before July.{{cite news|url=https://www.uci.org/road/news/2020/the-uci-reveals-the-broad-lines-of-the-revised-2020-uci-international-road-calendar|title=The UCI reveals the broad lines of the revised 2020 UCI International Road Calendar|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|date=15 April 2020|accessdate=16 April 2020|quote=The period of suspension of competitions on the UCI International Road Calendar was extended by one month, until {{not a typo|1st}} July, and until {{not a typo|1st}} August for UCI WorldTour events.}}

On 5 May 2020, a revised calendar was announced by the UCI, with 18 races to be held between 1 August and 8 November, including the introduction of a women's Paris–Roubaix.{{cite news|url=https://www.uci.org/road/news/2020/the-uci-unveils-the-revised-2020-calendars-for-the-uci-worldtour-and-uci-women-s-worldtour|title=The UCI unveils the revised 2020 calendars for the UCI WorldTour & UCI Women's WorldTour|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|date=5 May 2020|accessdate=5 May 2020}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/paris-roubaix-a-surprise-addition-to-revised-womens-worldtour/|title=Paris-Roubaix a surprise addition to revised Women's WorldTour|first=Kirsten|last=Frattini|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=5 May 2020|accessdate=5 May 2020}} In June, in line with the men's race, the Tour of Guangxi was moved from 20 October to 10 November.

Three events that were initially postponed in the first half of 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, were not able to rescheduled during the season; these were the Ronde van Drenthe due to be held on 15 March, the Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio due to be held on 2 June (initially 22 March),{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/womens-trofeo-binda-postponed-until-2021/|title=Women's Trofeo Alfredo Binda postponed until 2021|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=23 April 2020|accessdate=23 April 2020}} and The Women's Tour due to be held from 8 to 13 June.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/52529671|title=The Women's Tour cancelled for 2020 because of coronavirus pandemic|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=4 May 2020|accessdate=4 May 2020}}

Following the release of the revised calendar on 5 May, the Postnord UCI WWT Vårgårda West Sweden TTT and Postnord UCI WWT Vårgårda West Sweden, scheduled for 8 and 9 August, were cancelled on 14 May.{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/vargarda-womens-worldtour-one-day-races-cancelled/|title=Vargarda Women's WorldTour one-day races cancelled|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|first=Kirsten|last=Frattini|date=14 May 2020|accessdate=14 May 2020}} The Ladies Tour of Norway, scheduled between 13–16 August, was cancelled on 4 June.{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/coronavirus-restrictions-force-ladies-tour-of-norway-cancellation/|title=Coronavirus restrictions force Ladies Tour of Norway cancellation|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=4 June 2020|accessdate=4 June 2020}} The Holland Ladies Tour, scheduled for 1–6 September (initially 25–30 August), was cancelled on 27 July.{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/boels-ladies-tour-cancelled-as-municipalities-will-not-grant-permits-due-to-covid-19-concerns/|first=Kirsten|last=Frattini|title=Boels Ladies Tour cancelled as municipalities will not grant permits due to COVID-19 concerns|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=27 July 2020|accessdate=27 July 2020}} In August, the Chinese races at the Tour of Chongming Island (23–25 October, initially 7–9 May) and the Tour of Guangxi (10 November, initially 20 October) were cancelled. On 30 September, the Amstel Gold Race (initially scheduled for 19 April, and then rescheduled to 10 October), was cancelled following a surge of cases attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/amstel-gold-races-cancelled-due-to-dutch-coronavirus-restrictions/|title=Amstel Gold races cancelled due to Dutch coronavirus restrictions|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=30 September 2020|accessdate=30 September 2020}} On 9 October, the inaugural Paris–Roubaix (scheduled for 25 October) was delayed until 2021, following a surge of cases attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic in France.{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/paris-roubaix-cancelled-after-covid-19-cases-rise-in-northern-france/|title=Paris-Roubaix cancelled after COVID-19 cases rise in northern France|first=Patrick|last=Fletcher|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=9 October 2020|accessdate=9 October 2020}}

For the 2020 season, a revised point-scoring system was introduced by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). As had been the case since 2018, the top 40 riders in each race accumulated points towards the individual and team rankings.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/docs/default-source/rules-and-regulations/part-ii-road/2-roa-20200101-e.pdf|title=Part 2 - Road Races|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|date=1 January 2020|accessdate=1 February 2020|pages=94–96}} Instead of receiving 200 points, each race winner received 400 points, 320 points were given for a runner-up placing, 260 points for third place and so forth down to 8 points for finishes between 31st and 40th. There were also tweaks to the stage points and points for wearing the leader's jersey in stage races.

File:2020 Fleche Wallonne Trek-Segafredo LizzieDeignan.jpg (pictured at La Flèche Wallonne), the winner of the individual classification.]]

Riders tied with the same number of points were classified by number of victories, then number of second places, third places, and so on, in World Tour events and stages.

File:2020 Fleche Wallonne Sunweb Liane Lippert1.jpg (pictured at La Flèche Wallonne), the winner of the youth classification.]]

The top three riders in the final results of each World Tour event's young rider classification received points towards the standings. Six points were awarded to first place, four points to second place and two points to third place.

Team rankings were calculated by adding the ranking points of all the riders of a team in the table.{{cite web|url=https://dataride.uci.ch/iframe/RankingDetails/37?disciplineId=10&groupId=5&momentId=50878&disciplineSeasonId=145&rankingTypeId=2&categoryId=23&raceTypeId=0|title=Women's WorldTour Ranking – 2020: Team Ranking (08/11/2020)|work=UCI Women's World Tour|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|date=8 November 2020|accessdate=8 November 2020}}

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