Cycling team season
The 2012 women's road cycling season was the eighth (and last) year for AA Drink–leontien.nl (UCI code: LNL), which began as Van Bemmelen–AA Drink in 2005.
Roster
The 2012 women's road racing team included six riders who were formerly members of the disbanded Garmin–Cervélo women's team : British cyclists Emma Pooley , Lizzie Armitstead , Sharon Laws and Lucy Martin , Belgian Jessie Daams and Australian Carla Ryan .[1] [2]
Ages as of 1 January 2012.
Rider
Date of birth
Madelene Olsson (SWE )
(1982-11-14 ) 14 November 1982 (aged 29)
Emma Pooley (GBR )
(1982-10-03 ) 3 October 1982 (aged 29)
Carla Ryan (AUS )
(1985-09-21 ) 21 September 1985 (aged 26)
Isabelle Söderberg (SWE )
(1989-05-28 ) 28 May 1989 (aged 22)
Marieke van Nek (NED )
(1988-11-14 ) 14 November 1988 (aged 23)
Marieke van Wanroij (NED )
(1979-07-05 ) 5 July 1979 (aged 32)
Kirsten Wild (NED )
(1982-10-15 ) 15 October 1982 (aged 29)
Season victories
Single day and stage races 2012[3]
Date
Nation
Race
Cat.
Winner
Ladies Tour of Qatar Stages 1 & 3, Kirsten Wild
Omloop van het Hageland – Tielt-Winge, Lizzie Armitstead
Gent – Wevelgem WE, Lizzie Armitstead
Stage 4a Energiewacht Tour , Kirsten Wild
Tour of Chongming Island World Cup, Shelley Olds-Evans
Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria , Emma Pooley
Overall Rabobank Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden , Kirsten Wild
Stage 3, Kirsten Wild
Stage 6 Giro d'Italia Femminile , Shelley Olds-Evans
Stage 2 Tour de Feminin – Krasna Lipa, Kirsten Wild
Stage 3 Tour de Feminin – Krasna Lipa, Lucinda Brand
Stage 3 Tour Féminin en Limousin, Lucinda Brand
Stage 6 International Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen , Jessie Daams
Stage 2 Route de France Féminine, Lucinda Brand
Stages 1 & 2 Lotto–Decca Tour , Kirsten Wild
Overall Tour Cycliste Féminin International Ardèche, Emma Pooley
Stages 3 & 5, Emma Pooley
Stage 6, Carla Ryan
Stage 3 BrainWash Ladies Tour , Kirsten Wild
Results in major races
Single day races
Wild (centre) riding the team pursuit at the Summer Olympics together with Ellen van Dijk and Amy Pieters .
^ Riders are part of the national team[5]
^ Riders are part of the national team[6]
^ Together with Ellen van Dijk , Amy Pieters and Vera Koedooder as part of the national team
^ Riders are part of the national team[7]
^ Riders are part of the national team[8]
Grand Tours
Other achievements
Dutch national record, team pursuit
Kirsten Wild, as part of the national team, broke together with Ellen van Dijk and Vera Koedooder the Dutch team pursuit record at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
^ As part of the national selection
UCI World Ranking
The team finished 4th in the UCI ranking for teams .[4]
References
^ "AA Drink neemt zes rensters Garmin–Cervélo over". wielerland.nl (in Dutch). 30 December 2011. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013.
^ "35 women's professional teams registered with UCI". cyclingnews.com . 17 January 2012.
^ "2012 » AA Drink - Leontien.nl". procyclingstats. Retrieved 1 March 2014 .
^ a b c "World Cup - Results - Cycling - Road 2012". UCI. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014 .
^ "2012 » Olympic Games Road Race WE (Olympics)". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 29 July 2014 .
^ "Olympic Games ITT (Olympics)". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 29 July 2014 .
^ "2012 » World Championships WE - ITT (CM)". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 29 July 2014 .
^ "2012 » 79th World Championships WE - Road Race (CM)". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 29 July 2014 .
^ "Giro d'Italia Internazionale Femminile 2012 (2.1)". cycling fever. Retrieved 28 April 2014 .
^ "Women's Team Pursuit 1st Round Results". www.london2012.com. 4 August 2012. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012 .
List of 2012 UCI ProTeams and riders
Accent.jobs–Willems Veranda's
Acqua & Sapone
Andalucía
Androni Giocattoli
Bretagne–Schuller
Caja Rural
Champion System
Cofidis
Colnago–CSF Inox
Colombia–Coldeportes
Team Europcar
Farnese Vini–Selle Italia
Landbouwkrediet–Euphony
Team NetApp
Project 1t4i
RusVelo
Saur–Sojasun
SpiderTech–C10
Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator
Team Type 1–Sanofi
UnitedHealthcare
Utensilnord–Named
Rabobank Women Cycling Team
Team Specialized–lululemon
AA Drink–leontien.nl
GreenEDGE–AIS
Hitec Products–Mistral Home
Diadora–Pasta Zara
Be Pink
Faren Honda Team
RusVelo
Lotto Belisol Ladies
Dolmans–Boels Cycling Team
MCipollini–Giambenini
Team Skil–Argos
Vaiano Tepso
Kleo Ladies Team
TIBCO–To the Top
S.C. Michela Fanini Rox
Team GSD gestion
Exergy TWENTY12
Vienne Futuroscope
ABUS Nutrixxion
Bizkaia–Durango
Fassa Bortolo–Servetto
Axman Team Taiwan
Topsport Vlaanderen–Ridley
Forno d'Asolo Colavita
Lointek
Sengers Ladies Cycling Team
Team Ibis Cycles
Team Bizhub–FCF
ASPTT Dijon–Bourgogne
China Chongming–Giant Pro Cycling
Alriksson Go:Green
Scappa Speed Queens
Verinlegno–Fabiani