10 Statistics about the Women World Tour
11 January 2024, by Bert Lip
Tomorrow the WorldTour season starts for the women. Therefore, we have put together 10 lists and statistics for you to get to know the peloton. Do you have a request for an additional statistic? Let us know on social media.
Age
Getting a spot on a WorldTour team isn't for free, you have to earn it. When you're young, you got to have potential to be on a team. Who are the youngest and oldest riders on a Women's World Tour team this season? In chart 3 we have plotted the number of riders per age. From this we see no real peak age, but most of the riders are between age 21 and 31.
Figure 1. Youngest riders in the WorldTour.
| # | Rider | Age | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FERGUSON Cat | 17y + 274d | MOV |
| 2 | MOORS Fleur | 18y + 107d | LTK |
| 3 | MOLENGRAAF Lauren | 18y + 113d | FST |
| 4 | WILSON-HAFFENDEN Felicity | 18y + 194d | LTK |
| 5 | SHARP Izzy | 18y + 211d | LTK |
Figure 2. Oldest riders in the WorldTour.
| # | Rider | Age | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GARCÍA Mavi | 40y + 24d | LAJ |
| 2 | MOOLMAN Ashleigh | 38y + 48d | AGS |
| 3 | STEELS Claire | 37y + 78d | MOV |
| 4 | VAN DIJK Ellen | 36y + 349d | LTK |
| 5 | MAJERUS Christine | 36y + 335d | SDW |
Figure 3. Age distribution WT
When we look at the average age per team, one team jumps off the charts. The average of the 18 riders on team dsm-firmenich PostNL is only 22 years. Team Roland, previously Israel-Premier Tech, has the oldest squad with 7 of the 12 riders aged over 30.
Figure 4. Average age of WorldTour teams in 2024.
| # | Team | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team dsm-firmenich PostNL | 22.0 |
| 2 | Canyon//SRAM Racing | 24.5 |
| 3 | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 24.6 |
| 4 | CERATIZIT-WNT Pro Cycling Team | 24.9 |
| 5 | AG Insurance - Soudal Team | 24.9 |
| 6 | Fenix-Deceuninck | 25.1 |
| 7 | FDJ - SUEZ | 25.6 |
| 8 | UAE Team ADQ | 25.6 |
| 9 | Lidl - Trek | 26.0 |
| 10 | Uno-X Mobility | 26.1 |
| 11 | Movistar Team | 26.3 |
| 12 | Team SD Worx | 26.7 |
| 13 | Liv AlUla Jayco | 26.7 |
| 14 | Human Powered Health | 26.8 |
| 15 | Roland | 27.8 |
Height
Just for the fun of it we looked at who are the tallest riders in the WorldTour. Five out of the 10 riders in the top-10 are from the Netherlands. The tallest riders are Evy Kuijpers and Teniel Campbell. On the other side of the chart it is Gaia Realini, with only 1.50 meters, who is the shortest rider on a WorldTour women's team.
Figure 5. Longest WorldTour riders.
| # | Rider | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAMPBELL Teniel | 183 |
| 2 | KUIJPERS Evy | 183 |
| 3 | MARKUS Riejanne | 182 |
| 4 | VAN DIJK Ellen | 182 |
| 5 | BREDEWOLD Mischa | 181 |
Figure 6. Shortest WorldTour riders.
| # | Rider | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | REALINI Gaia | 150 |
| 2 | PATIÑO Paula | 155 |
| 3 | FISHER-BLACK Niamh | 160 |
| 4 | ZANETTI Linda | 160 |
| 5 | STIASNY Petra | 160 |
Nations
Italy and the Netherlands are the major countries by number of riders on a WorldTour team. From the 236 riders making up the WorldTour rosters, 54 riders are hailing from the Netherlands and 32 from Italy. The most international team is team UAE with 11 nationalities.
Figure 7. Number of riders per country in the WorldTour.
| # | #Riders | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | ||
| 2 | Italy | ||
| 3 | Great Britain | ||
| 4 | France | ||
| 5 | Australia | ||
| 6 | Germany | ||
| 7 | Belgium | ||
| 8 | Poland | ||
| 9 | Spain | ||
| 10 | Denmark |
Figure 8. Most international team in the WorldTour.
| # | Team | #Nationalities | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UAE Team ADQ | 11 | |
| 2 | Human Powered Health | 10 | |
| 3 | Movistar Team | 10 | |
| 4 | Roland | 10 | |
| 5 | Canyon//SRAM Racing | 9 |
Experience
Finally we looked for the most experienced and the least experienced riders. We charted the total number of racedays on the road per rider. With 777 racedays, over 2 years of racing, Ellen van Dijk tops the list before Tiffany Cromwell with 767 racedays. The opposite statistic shows that Dutch cyclocross national champion Puck Pieterse has only three racedays on the road so far.
Figure 9. Riders in the WorldTour sorted by most career racedays.
| # | Rider | Racedays |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAN DIJK Ellen | 777 |
| 2 | CROMWELL Tiffany | 767 |
| 3 | KASPER Romy | 743 |
| 4 | VOS Marianne | 709 |
| 5 | BRAND Lucinda | 706 |
Figure 10. Riders in the WorldTour sorted by the least career racedays.
| # | Rider | Racedays |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIETERSE Puck | 3 |
| 2 | VON BERSWORDT Sophie | 12 |
| 3 | WILSON-HAFFENDEN Felicity | 12 |
| 4 | MOLENGRAAF Lauren | 12 |
| 5 | HOLMGREN Isabella | 15 |
We hope you enjoyed these statistics. Also in 2024 ProCyclingStats will bring you inside statistics about the women's peloton and races.
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