2012 AA Drink–leontien.nl season
| 2012 AA Drink–leontien.nl | |
|---|---|
 Lizzie Armitstead in 2012 | |
| UCI Team ranking | 4th |
| Season victories | |
| One-day races | |
| Stage race overall | |
| Best ranked rider | Shelley Olds (10th) |
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.
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Season victories
| Date | Nation | Race | Cat. | Winner |
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- 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
| Date | # | Race | Best rider | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 March | 1 | Ronde van Drenthe |  Kirsten Wild
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2nd |
| 25 March | 2 | Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio |  Emma Pooley
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8th |
| 1 April | 3 | Tour of Flanders | Kirsten Wild
|
4th |
| 18 April | 4 | La Flèche Wallonne Féminine | Lucinda Brand
|
4th |
| 13 May | 5 | Tour of Chongming Island |  Shelley Olds
|
1st |
| 17 August | 6 | Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT | AA Drink–leontien.nl | 4th |
| 19 August | 7 | Open de Suède Vårgårda | Shelley Olds
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4th |
| 25 August | 8 | GP de Plouay | Lucinda Brand
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14th |
| Final individual classification | Shelley Olds
|
5th | ||
| Final team classification | AA Drink–leontien.nl | 4th | ||
| Date | Race | Rider | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 July | 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's road race[M 1] | Lizzie Armitstead (GBR)
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2nd |
| 1 August | 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's time trial[M 2] | Emma Pooley (GBR)
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6th |
| 3-4 August | 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's team pursuit[M 3] | Kirsten Wild (NED) (with Ellen van Dijk, Amy Pieters and Vera Koedooder) |
6th |
| 16 September | UCI Road World Championships – Women's team time trial | AA Drink–leontien.nl | 3rd |
| 18 September | UCI Road World Championships – Women's time trial[M 4] | Emma Pooley (GBR)
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4th |
| 22 September | UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race[M 5] | Emma Pooley (GBR)
|
15th |
- ^ 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
| Grand tour | Giro d'Italia Femminile |
|---|---|
| Rider (classification) | Emma Pooley[9] |
| Victories | 1 stage win |
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.
| Time | Speed (km/h) |
Cyclists | Event | Location of race | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:20.013 | 53.996 | Kirsten Wild[N 1] (with Ellen van Dijk and Vera Koedooder) |
2012 Summer Olympics (first round) | London
|
4 August 2012 | [10] |
- ^ As part of the national selection
UCI World Ranking
The team finished 4th in the UCI ranking for teams.[4]
| Rank | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Shelley Olds (USA) |
393.75 |
| 12 | Emma Pooley (GBR) |
381.5 |
| 13 | Kirsten Wild (NED) |
373.75 |
| 14 | Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) |
365 |
| 39 | Sharon Laws (NED) |
182.5 |
| 84 | Lucinda Brand (NED) |
150 |
| 86 | Chantal Blaak (NED) |
66.25 |
| 84 |  Jessie Daams (BEL) |
64.25 |
| 95 |  Carla Ryan (AUS) |
59 |
| 145 |  Isabelle Söderberg (SWE) |
29 |
| 147 | Marijn de Vries (NED) |
28 |
| 190 | Lucy Martin (NED) |
15 |
| 221 | Marieke van Wanroij (NED) |
12 |
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.